Private Acts of 1965 Chapter 145

SECTION 1. That Chapter 123 of the Private Acts of 1941, the caption of which is set forth above, as amended, be and the same is hereby amended to created a Fifth Division of the General Sessions Court of Shelby County, Tennessee. The said Fifth Division shall have the same terms of Court, the same jurisdiction and powers as are now exercised by the other Divisions of the General Sessions Court of Shelby County, Tennessee.

SECTION 2. That the office of the Fifth General Sessions Court judge is hereby created which shall be filled by an appointee hereafter to be named until the election of the judge to fill such office as hereinafter provided, and said Fifth General Sessions Court judge to be so appointed or selected and his successors in office shall sit and hold court regularly in Division V thereof.

SECTION 3. That the Governor shall on or before September 1, 1965, appoint a person qualified under the law to fill the office hereby created of General Sessions Court Judge of Division V, who shall hold the office until September 1, 1966, and until his successor qualifies. At the next regular election of County officers in the State to be held in August, 1966, a person qualified under the law shall be elected for a term of eight years from September 1, 1966, and until his successor is elected and qualifies. At each succeeding judicial election thereafter a judge for Division V shall be elected for eight year terms.

SECTION 4. That the judge of the Fifth Division of the General Sessions Court of Shelby County, Tennessee, shall have the same qualifications and exercise the same powers and jurisdiction and receive the same compensation as do the other General Sessions Court judges of Shelby County, Tennessee.

SECTION 5. That all rules and regulations necessary for the administration of the four divisions of General Sessions Court shall be enlarged to include Division V and the minutes of Division V shall be kept in the same manner as the minutes of the other Divisions and signed by the judge presiding therein.

SECTION 6. That the County Court of Shelby County, Tennessee shall furnish the necessary supplies for said Division and shall furnish a suitable and separate Court Room and the Sheriff of the County shall in person or by Deputy attend the Fifth Division when it is in session.

SECTION 7. That the office, powers and duties and responsibilities of the Clerk of the General Sessions Court shall be enlarged to include the work of Division V and the Clerk or his Deputy shall attend Division V when it is in session.

SECTION 8. That this Act shall have no effect unless the same shall have been approved by a two-thirds vote of the Quarterly County Court of Shelby County, within sixty (60) days after the sine die adjournment of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee for the year 1965. The approval or non-approval of this Act by said Quarterly County Court shall be certified by the Chairman of the Quarterly Court to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 9. That this Act shall take effect from and after its passage, the public welfare requiring it.

Passed: March 17, 1965.