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Annexation Handbook For Tennessee Municipal Officials [Archived Material], Wallace Mendelson Oct 1952

Annexation Handbook For Tennessee Municipal Officials [Archived Material], Wallace Mendelson

MTAS History

This is a handbook for municipal officials in Tennessee who are considering annexation as a solution for fringe area problems. The unincorporated urban fringe that surrounds most cities creates a host of problems, both from the the viewpoint of the city and the suburban dwellers. The purpose of this handbook is to present and to discuss briefly the factors that enter into a decision as to whether annexation should be undertaken.


Municipal Tort Liability In Tennessee, Cliff Greenwood Sep 1952

Municipal Tort Liability In Tennessee, Cliff Greenwood

MTAS History

In preparing this bulletin an examination has been made of all the published opinions of Tennessee. No attempt has been made to cite all opinions because there is considerable duplication, especially in the decisions dealing with street and sidewalk accidents. An attempt, however, has been made to cover all tort liability problems that have been presented to the appellate courts of Tennessee,


Paths To Constitutional Home Rule For Municipalities, Wallace Mendelson Jun 1952

Paths To Constitutional Home Rule For Municipalities, Wallace Mendelson

MTAS History

Part I deals with the relatively simple matter of authorizing municipalities to adopt and amend their own charters. Part II deals with the far more difficult problem of the allocation of functions as between the state and municipality. The first concerns forms of government; the second the powers of government. Part III deals with the related problem of the extension of city boundaries by the annexation of fringe areas.


Equalizing Assessments Of City Properties: What, Why And How, Cecil Morgan Mar 1952

Equalizing Assessments Of City Properties: What, Why And How, Cecil Morgan

MTAS History

This publication can serve as a guide to city officials in carrying out an assessments equalization program. In addition to discussing the records required, the procedures to follow and some of the problems involved in such a program, this bulletin reviews the tax equalization experience of six Tennessee taxing jurisdictions. The final section draws attention to the importance of having a good public relations program accompanying a tax equalization program.


Style Manual For Municipal Technical Advisory Service, The University Of Tennessee, Joyce H. Williams, Katherine W. Thompson Jan 1952

Style Manual For Municipal Technical Advisory Service, The University Of Tennessee, Joyce H. Williams, Katherine W. Thompson

MTAS History

This Manual of Technique and Style for the Municipal Technical Advisory Service is, primarily, an attempt to establish consistent and uniform usage of style within the office. Its purpose is not to elevate any one form as the best, others may be equally desirable, but to designate one form only for MTAS use.


Directory Of Tennessee Municipal Officials 1952, Mtas Jan 1952

Directory Of Tennessee Municipal Officials 1952, Mtas

Municipal Directories

A directory of Tennessee cities that includes personnel and municipal data, such as number of employees, population, charter form, size in square miles, and election date, for 1952.