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Private Acts of 2012 Chapter 43

Tennessee Code Annotated
Tennessee Attorney General Opinions

SECTION 1. Chapter 640 of the Private Acts of 1949; as amended by Chapter 250 of the Private Acts of 1953; Chapter 546 of the Private Acts of 1953; Chapter 239 of the Private Acts of 1953; Chapter 384 of the Private Acts of 1955; Chapter 106 of the Private Acts of 1957; Chapter 14 of the Private Acts of 1965; Chapter 121 of the Private Acts of 1967; Chapter 444 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 23 of the Private Acts of 1971; Chapter 24 of the Private Acts of 1971; Chapter 379 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapter 176 of the Private Acts of 1978; Chapter 60 of the Private Acts of 1979; Chapter 196 of the Private Acts of 1982; Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1995 and Chapter 117 of the Private Acts of 2002; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the Weakley County Highway Commission, shall be repealed at the expiration of the terms of office of all current county highway commissioners.

SECTION 2. The offices of highway commissioner in Weakley County are abolished. Nothing in this act shall be construed as reducing the term of the offices of the current highway commissioners in Weakley County. Such persons shall continue to serve in that capacity andretain all powers and responsibilities of the office until the expiration of the current terms or until such commissioners vacate office, whichever occurs first. In the case of a vacancy in an office of highway commissioner in Weakley County prior to the expiration of such office of highway commissioner, the office shall remain vacant.

SECTION 3. This act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the legislative body of Weakley County. Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by the presiding officer of Weakley County and certified to the secretary of state.

SECTION 4. For the purpose of approving or rejecting the provisions of this act, it shall be effective upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. For all other purposes, it shall become effective as provided in Section 3.
Passed: April 4, 2012.