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City Of Portland Charter & Codes

City Charter


Click here to view Portland's City Charter



The City of Portland is a "Private Act Charter City".

A private act charter applies only to the city or town with that specific charter. In other words, if your city or town is chartered under, say, Chapter 319,
Private Acts of 1943, there’s only one city or town to  which Chapter 319, Private Acts of 1943 applies: yours. The city or town next door to yours may also have a private act charter, but it will be chartered under, say, Chapter 27, Private Acts of 1901.



Code of Ordinances


The City's Municipal Code offers a wealth of information for governing the city.

By clicking HERE you will be redirected to MTAS's site where Portland's Code can be reviewed.




TCA - Tennesse Code

By clicking HERE you be redirected to the site containing the TCA (state code).