Kingsport City Attorney Department Collection, c.1906-1991 and undated

KM Manuscript Collection 44

INTRODUCTION:

Title: Kingsport City Attorney Department Collection, c.1906-1991 and undated

Collection Number: Kingsport Municipal Manuscript Collection (KMMC) 44

Physical Description:  5 boxes, 3 linear feet

Creator: The Kingsport City Legal Department

Repository: Archives of the City of Kingsport

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION:

Provenance: The Kingsport City Attorney Department Collection was donated to the Archives of the City of Kingsport by the Legal Department in 1994.

Access/Restrictions: There are no restrictions on use of this collection for research purposes. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Processed By:

Kate Lukach processed the collection and developed the finding aid in April 2008.

COLLECTION CITATION:

This collection should be cited as:

Kingsport City Attorney Department Collection, c.1906-1991 and undated. KM Manuscript Collection 44, Archives of the city of Kingsport, Tennessee

SCOPE AND CONTENT

The Kingsport city Attorney Department Collection contains documents used by the Kingsport City Attorney.  The collection includes city ordinances, conference and seminar proceedings, books pertaining to municipal law, handbooks and manuals from city departments, and various other documents. The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject, with one box containing two items not suited for file folders.

 

BOX AND FOLDER LIST

Box 1

  1. Abstract of Lectures on Conveyancing – Martin P. Burks, 1906
  2. Amendments to the Civil Rights Act of 1871 and the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976, 1983
  3. American Bar Association – Canons of Professional Ethics, Oath of Admission to the Bar, etc., 1960
  4. Chapter No. 76, Senate Bill No. 450, “An Act to create a municipal corporation in Sullivan County, Tennessee, to be know as City of Kingsport…” – Mr. Worley, March 2, 1917
  5. Charter of Tri Cities Juvenile Residential Treatment Centers, Inc., January 23, 1973
  6. City of Kingsport Administrative Procedures, February 1, 1979
  7. City of Kingsport Administrative Policies, February 1, 1979 (1 of 2)
  8. City of Kingsport Administrative Policies, February 1, 1979 (2 of 2)
  9. City of Kingsport Administrative Procedures, January 1983
  10. Code of Ordinances, original code, undated
  11. Code of Ordinances, Supplement No. 1, c.1981
  12. Code of Ordinances, Supplement No. 2, c.1982
  13. Code of Ordinances, Supplement No. 3, c.1984
  14. Code of Ordinances, Supplement No. 4, c.1990
  15. Code of Ordinances, Supplement No. 5, c.1991

Box 2

  1. Compendium of State Privacy and Security Legislation, 1984
  2. The Constitutionality of Historic Preservation – Frank B. Gilbert, 1980
  3. Contractual Agreements Procedure Guidelines, October 8, 1980
  4. Countersuits by Police Officers in Civil Rights Cases, April 14, 1981
  5. Current Problems in Law Enforcement, September 27-30, 1966
  6. Directory of Social Services of the Greater Kingsport Area, 1972
  7. Does the Market Require Disclosure Irrespective of the Federal Securities Laws? – Gedale B. Horowitz, November 1980
  8. Education and the Law in Tennessee – Larry W. Hughes and Robert J. Simpson, 1971
  9. Elery Lay et al. v. City of Kingsport, Tennessee, et al., 1971-1972
  10. Employee Code of Conduct, December 1984
  11. Employee Handbook, City of Kingsport, TN, 1990 (2 copies)
  12. Federal Mediation in Civil Rights and Employment Cases – Ernest Jones, undated
  13. A Guide to the Boards, Committees, and Commissions of the City of Kingsport, November 1975
  14. A Guide to the Boards, Committees, and Commissions of the City of Kingsport, April 1977
  15. A Guide to the Boards, Committees, and Commissions of the City of Kingsport, c.1983
  16. A Guide to the Boards, Committees, and Commissions of the City of Kingsport, May, 1987
  17. Guide for the Issuance of Notes, July 1980
  18. Kingsport City Schools Staff Handbook, 1975-1976
  19. List of Senate Judiciary Committee and House Judiciary Committee Members, undated
  20. Metropolitan Government Charter for Knoxville and Knox County, Tennessee, January 1959

Box 3

  1. More Letters From a Country Lawyer – Sam Hill, 1957-1959
  2. NIMLO Seminar on Civil Rights Litigation: Proving the Municipal Defense, April 12-14, 1981
  3. Negating Discriminatory Intent: Permit Denial – Jack M. Siegel, c.1980
  4. Ordinance No. ___, undated
  5. Outlines of the Law of Bailments and Carriers – Edwin C. Goddard, 1928
  6. An Overview of the Law of Historic Preservation – Frank Gilbert, 1980
  7. Popular Government, June 1932
  8. Procedures for Liability or Potential Liability, April 27, 1979 (2 copies)
  9. Proving the Lack of Municipal Control Over Independently Elected Officials – Jerry K. Emrich, c.1980
  10. Recommended Model Provisions for a Preservation Ordinance, with Annotations, April 1980
  11. Report of the NIMLO Committee on Tort Liability, 1980
  12. Report in Response to HJR 599, 95th General Assembly (Railroad Crossings) April 1989
  13. Rules of Local Practice in the Circuit and Law and Equity Courts for Sullivan County, TN, April 15, 1980
  14. Rules of Tennessee Department of Public Health…Solid Waste Management, June 1, 1978
  15. Safety Program for the City of Kingsport, June 15, 1972
  16. School Board Policies, Kingsport City Schools, March 4, 1971
  17. Seminar on Juvenile Court Laws, 1970
  18. Subdivision Regulations, February 1968
  19. Sub-Standard Housing Ordinances, No. 1388 and No. 1389, 1954

Box 4

  1. Summary of 1981 Public Acts of Interest to Tennessee Municipal Officials – Don W. Ownby
  2. Tax Reform Act of 1986
  3. Tennessee Government, October-November 1949
  4. Tennessee Law of Criminal Procedure, 1976 (1 of 2)
  5. Tennessee Law of Criminal Procedure, 1976 (2 of 2)
  6. Tennessee Laws of Descent and Distribution, April 1, 1977
  7. Tennessee Liquor Laws, 1965
  8. Tennessee Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, 1982 Amendments, Public Chapter 874
  9. The Tort Liability of Public Officers – Leon Thomas David, 1940
  10. Town of Mount Carmel v. City of Kingsport, May 12, 1965
  11. The University of Tennessee College of Law Alumni Directory, 1890-1976 and 1977 Supplement
  12. Zoning, City of Kingsport, TN, 1966 (3 copies)
  13. Zoning Ordinance of the City of Kingsport, TN, Ordinance No. 894, 1943-1961
  14. Zoning Ordinance of the City of Kingsport, TN, Ordinance No. 894, 1943-1963

Box 5

  1. Building Code, City of Kingsport, TN, 1957-1958
  2. Section 1983 Litigation: Prosecution and Defense of Suits Against State and Local Governments, April 21-23, 1983