HOUSE BILL 1633
By Shaw SENATE BILL 1653
By Walley AN ACT to amend Chapter 280 of the Acts of 1901; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the charter of the Town of Whiteville.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Chapter 280 of the Acts of 1901, and any other acts amendatory thereto, is amended by deleting Section 13 and substituting the following:
Section 13. Ordinance procedure. An ordinance shall be considered and adopted on two (2) separate days.
An ordinance may receive first consideration upon its introduction. An ordinance shall take effect upon final consideration, adoption, and being signed by the Mayor unless a different effective date is designated in the ordinance.
All ordinances shall be signed by the Mayor before they shall become effective.
The Mayor shall examine all ordinances passed and sign at once if they meet the Mayor's approval. If the Mayor does not approve an ordinance, it shall be returned to
the next regular meeting of the Board with the Mayor's objections in writing, and no
ordinance vetoed shall go into effect unless and until it again passes by the majority of
the entire Board.
Any form of board action shall be passed by a majority of the members present if
there is a quorum.
SECTION 2. This act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the legislative body of the Town of Whiteville. Its approval or nonapproval shall be
proclaimed by the presiding officer of the legislative body and certified to the secretary of state.
SECTION 3. 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 2.
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