- § 36-30-1 - Meaning of Terms "City," "Town," "Municipality," or "Village."
Wherever the words "city," "town," "municipality," or "village" appear in the statutory laws of this state, such words shall be construed as synonymous, and...
- § 36-30-2 - Management and Disposition of Property
The council or other governing body of a municipal corporation has discretion in the management and disposition of its property. Where such discretion is...
- § 36-30-3 - Ordinances of a Council Not to Bind Succeeding Councils; Exceptions
(a) One council may not, by an ordinance, bind itself or its successors so as to prevent free legislation in matters of municipal government.(b)...
- § 36-30-4 - Eligibility of Members of Municipal Councils or Boards of Aldermen for Other Municipal Offices
A councilman or alderman of a municipal corporation shall be ineligible to hold any other municipal office during the term of office for which...
- § 36-30-5 - Inclusion of Residency in Annexed Territory in Computing Period of Residence Necessary to Qualify for Office
Whenever the charter of any incorporated municipality provides for a prior period of residency in the municipality as a qualification for the election or...
- § 36-30-6 - Voting Upon Questions by Interested Councilmembers
It is improper and illegal for a member of a municipal council to vote upon any question brought before the council in which he...
- § 36-30-7 - Authorization and Procedure for Surrender of Corporate Charter
A municipal corporation in this state is authorized to surrender its corporate charter when such municipal corporation has not functioned under the corporate charter...
- § 36-30-7.1 - Inactive Municipalities
(a) On and after July 1, 1995, any municipal corporation in this state shall be deemed an inactive municipality and its charter shall be...
- § 36-30-8 - Confinement of Violators of Ordinances
The right and power to organize work gangs or other means of confinement and to confine at labor therein, for a term not exceeding...
- § 36-30-9 - Compensation of Law Enforcement Officers
It shall be unlawful for any municipal corporation to provide commissions or percentages of any fines and bond forfeitures derived from any arrests made...
- § 36-30-10 - Grant of Right to Obstruct Public Street Prohibited
Without express legislative authority, a municipal corporation may not grant to any person the right to erect or maintain a structure or obstruction in...
- § 36-30-11 - Enclosure of Lanes or Alleys
The municipal authorities of any municipal corporation are authorized to permit the enclosure of any lane, alley, or portion thereof in such municipal corporation...
- § 36-30-12 - Closing Streets Adjacent to or Through Institutions of Higher Learning in Municipal Corporations Having a Population of 350,000 or More
In all municipal corporations of this state having a population of 350,000 or more according to the United States decennial census of 1980 or...
- § 36-30-13 - Special Election to Fill Vacancies When All Seats are Vacant
Except as provided in subsection (g) of Code Section 21-4-13, in the event that all seats on the governing authority of a municipality are...
Last modified: October 14, 2016