§ 32-281. Acquisition of property.

(a)

The county and the Memphis and Shelby County Port Commission are hereby authorized to purchase, or otherwise acquire title to land, easement or rights-of-way, to be used in connection with the authority herein granted and may likewise condemn any land, riparian rights, easements and rights-of-way under, on or above the ground or water in connection with the harbor and port within the area described in this section, as now provided and set out by the mode of condemnation in the statutory law of the state.

(b)

The area hereinabove referred to being described as follows:

Beginning at the point of intersection of the centerline of the Mississippi River with the center line of the Memphis and Arkansas Bridge and running thence eastwardly in the center line of said Bridge and the centerline of E. H. Crump Boulevard to its point of intersection with a northerly projection of the centerline of Delaware Street and along the center of Delaware Street to its intersection with the centerline of Wisconsin Avenue; running thence westwardly in the center line of Wisconsin Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Riverside Boulevard, running thence southwardly in the centerline of Riverside Boulevard to its intersection with the centerline of Mallory Avenue at the southeast corner of Riverside Park, running thence eastwardly in the centerline of Mallory Avenue to its intersection with the centerline of Hernando Road, running thence southwardly in the centerline of Hernando Road to a point 1000 feet north of center line of Nonconnah River, running thence eastwardly, southwardly and westwardly to an arc of 1000 feet radius (with a radius point at the intersection of the centerline of Hernando Road and the center line of Nonconnah River) to a point in the centerline of Hernando Road, running thence southwardly in the centerline of Hernando Road to its intersection with the centerline of Brooks Avenue, running thence westwardly in the centerline of Brooks Avenue to its intersection with the centerline of Horn Lake Road, running thence northwardly in the centerline of Horn Lake Road to its intersection with the centerline of Peebles Avenue, running thence westwardly in the centerline of Peebles Avenue and continuing in the projection of said center line of its intersection with the eastern or southern right-of-way line of the Y. & M. V. Railroad; thence continuing westwardly and southwardly along the south and/or the eastern right-of-way line of the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad low line or southbound main line to the south line of the County of Shelby; thence westwardly with the south line of the County of Shelby to the center line of the Mississippi River being defined as the state line between Arkansas and Tennessee, running thence northwardly in the centerline of the Mississippi River to the point of beginning, save and except that portion of the Memphis River and Rail Terminal which lies within the area hereinabove defined.

Provided, however, the council of the City of Memphis and the board of county commissioners, by joint resolution from time to time, may redefine the territorial limits of the area which the Memphis and Shelby County Port Commission has jurisdiction, which area shall not extend outside of the county.

(Code 1992, § 18-11; Priv. Acts 1947, ch. 529, § 11; Priv. Acts 1951, ch. 380, § 6; Priv. Acts 1957, ch. 118, § 1)

Note— City of Memphis Resolution adopted 5-8-1962.