The Tennessee legislature, known as the General Assembly, passes necessary laws specific to individuals, localities, or counties as needed. These are known as “Private Acts.”

The following list was extracted from the Tennessee Private Acts Index 1951-2022 available at the Tennessee Secretary of State’s Web site. Click here to view all available Private Acts for the period.

Year	Act	Title
1951	369	Repeal Priv. Acts 1939, Ch. 56, so as to provide for filling vacancies in the office of County Judge
1951	370	Filling vacancies in the office of County Judge in certain counties
1951	533	Fix the salaries of Circuit Court Clerks in certain counties and provide for the payment of same.
1953	228	Fix salaries of Tax Assessors in certain counties.
1953	508	Fix the salary of the Clerk or Secretary to the County Judge in certain counties.
1955	240	Short term notes, $50,000
1955	292	Define election terms for County Highway Commissioners
1955	343	Change the county line between Coffee and Franklin Counties
1957	235	Fix the compensation of justices of the peace attending Quarterly County Court in certain counties.
1957	295	Fix the compensation of tax assessors in certain counties
1957	308	Fix the salary of the Clerk or Secretary to the County Judge in certain counties.
1959	033	Fix the salary of the Secretary of the County Judges
1959	115	Fix the compensation of justices of the peace attending Quarterly County Court in certain counties.
1959	303	Provide an increase in the salaries of the Tax Assessors in certain counties.
1961	077	Fix the compensation of the County Highway Commission.
1961	078	Change the term of office for the Highway Superintendent.
1961	156	Fix the compensation and the mileage of the Members of the Board of Education and the Superintendent.
1963	107	Fix the compensation of the County Board of Education.
1963	108	Require transfer of real estate be recorded with Tax Assessor
1963	201	Create non‐profit hospital district, Franklin County Hospital Board of Trustees
1963	207	Provide for the compensation of Tax Assessors in certain counties
1963	222	Provide for clerical help for tax assessors in certain counties.
1963	251	Fix the salary of the clerk or secretary for the County Judge
1965	086	Change the line between counties of Franklin and Moore
1965	146	Require the issuance of a building permit to be filed with the county Tax Assessor.
1965	273	Fix the salary of the Superintendent of Roads
1967	007	Fix the compensation for County Attorney
1967	008	Provide for the appointment of a clerk for the assessor of property.
1967	014	Litigation tax
1967	338	Amend, building permit requried
1967	348	Clerk or Secretary of County Judge, compensation
1967	349	Create Hospital District
1969	106	Relative method election Board of Education
1969	160	Provide the Sheriff of Franklin County, TN, Two Dollars (2.00) per day for keeping prisoners
1970	281	Per Diem for J.P.’s
1970	282	Provide for the appointment of an additional deputy assessor of property in Franklin County and to provide for this duties and compensation
1970	283	Provide the Sheriff of Franklin County, TN One Dollar and seventy‐five cents ($1.75) per day for keeping prisoners
1970	284	Relative salaries
1971	011	Franklin County Board of Education
1971	012	Road Law of Franklin County
1972	290	Franklin County General Hospital District
1973	014	Repeal Priv. Acts 1970, Ch. 281, to provide for the per diem and mileage allowances for justices of the peace.
1973	046	Repeal Priv. Acts 1951, Ch. 527, Regulation of pyrotechnics in certain counties
1973	051	Fix the per diem and mileage allowance for justices of the peace
1974	249	Provide per diem and mileage allowances for members of committees of the quarterly county court
1974	336	Compensation of members of the Board of Education
1975	021	Requiring the issuance of building permits by the Franklin County tax assessor
1975	132	Road law, amend
1975	133	Amend Board of Education Act
1979	024	Bidding procedures of Franklin County Highway Department
1979	041	Franklin County General Hospital District
1979	152	Franklin County Hospital and Board of Trustees
1980	265	Providing for the appointment of an additional Deputy Assessor of Property
1980	266	Empowering the Clerk and Master of Chancery Court to employ a clerk or stenographer
1980	267	Compensation of the chairman and members of the Highway Commission
1980	268	Creating the office of County Attorney
1980	269	Providing for compensation of members of the Board of Education
1980	272	The appointment of two clerks for the office of Assessor of Property
1980	273	Compensation of the clerk of secretary of the County Judge
1981	013	Power of the Board of Trustees of the Franklin County Hospital and Nursing Home to borrow certain funds for certain purposes and to incur indebtedness to a limited amount
1981	073	Boundaries of the hospital district in Franklin County
1982	302	Transfer the jurisdiction over certain matters to the General Sessions Court of Franklin County
1983	003	To health care facilities in Franklin County
1983	028	Litigation taxes for the courts of Franklin County, TN
1988	219	Authorize Franklin County to levy a privilege tax on the occupancy of hotels and motels, to regulate collection of the tax, and to provide for the application of the tax revenue
1989	032	Privilege tax on the occupancy of hotels and motels in Franklin County
1991	016	County attorney of Franklin County
1992	233	Use of proceeds of the litigation tax
1994	115	Purchasing in Franklin County
1994	163	Franklin County Board of Education
1999	008	Duties of Clerk for the Juvenile Court
2000	104	Establish school districts within Franklin County, provide for the number, election, terms, duties and compensation of the members of the Franklin County Board of Education, and to provide a method for filling vacancies on the Board.