South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 5 - Municipal Corporations

Chapter 1 - Incorporation

Section 5-1-10. Certified municipalities and established townships declared perpetual bodies politic and corporate. - (A) A municipality having a certificate of incorporation issued by...

Section 5-1-20. Definitions. - As used in Chapters 1 through 17 of this title,...

Section 5-1-22. Public policy for incorporation of publicly-owned property established. - The General Assembly finds and declares the following to be...

Section 5-1-24. Application for incorporation; contents; review. - (A) After June 30, 2005, citizens of an area seeking...

Section 5-1-26. Joint Legislative Committee on Municipal Incorporation created; membership; terms; chairman; committee staff. - (A) The Joint Legislative Committee on Municipal Incorporation is created...

Section 5-1-30. Prerequisites to issuance of corporate certificate to proposed municipality. - (A) Before issuing a corporate certificate to a proposed municipality,...

Section 5-1-40. Joint Legislative Committee on Municipal Incorporation recommendation; submission of subsequent application. - (A) The Joint Legislative Committee on Municipal Incorporation shall return...

Section 5-1-50. Issuance of commission by Secretary of State authorizing incorporation election; questions to be voted on; initial governing body. - (A)(1) After receipt of a recommendation from the Joint Legislative...

Section 5-1-60. Election managers' sworn returns of election results. - The managers of the election shall make their sworn returns...

Section 5-1-70. Certification of results by commissioners; issuance of certificate of incorporation by Secretary of State. - The commissioners shall certify the result of the election under...

Section 5-1-80. Incorporation fees. - Before delivery of a certificate of incorporation, the Secretary of...

Section 5-1-90. Certificate of incorporation effective upon election of municipal officers. - The certificate of incorporation must be issued to the commissioners...

Section 5-1-100. Forfeiture, surrender or cancellation of certificate. - (A) When following its incorporation a municipality's population has decreased...

Section 5-1-110. Time limit for bringing suit challenging incorporation procedures of municipal corporation. - A suit to challenge the incorporation procedures of a municipal...

Chapter 3 - Change Of Corporate Limits

Section 5-3-10. Power to extend corporate limits. - Any city or town council may extend the corporate limits...

Section 5-3-15. Municipality may not annex certain property. - No municipality may annex, under the provisions of this chapter,...

Section 5-3-20. Municipality may not annex real property owned by professional sports team. - No municipality may annex, under the provisions of this chapter,...

Section 5-3-30. Consolidation of two or more municipal corporations without petition. - When two or more municipal corporations propose to consolidate, no...

Section 5-3-40. Agreement upon terms of consolidation. - Whenever it is proposed to extend the corporate limits of...

Section 5-3-90. Filing notice with Secretary of State, Department of Transportation, and Department of Public Safety. - Any municipality increasing its territory shall file a notice with...

Section 5-3-100. Alternate method when entire area owned by annexing municipality or county. - If the territory proposed to be annexed belongs entirely to...

Section 5-3-110. Annexation of right-of-way area of street lying beyond but abutting on corporate limits. - Whenever the whole or any part of any street, roadway,...

Section 5-3-115. Annexation of property within a multicounty park. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any real property which...

Section 5-3-120. Alternate method when entire area proposed to be annexed owned by corporation. - If the entire area proposed to be annexed belongs to...

Section 5-3-130. Alternate method when entire area proposed to be annexed owned by school district. - If the area proposed to be annexed belongs entirely to...

Section 5-3-140. Alternate method when entire area proposed to be annexed owned by Federal or State Government. - If the territory proposed to be annexed belongs entirely to...

Section 5-3-150. Alternate methods where petition signed by all or seventy-five percent of landowners. - (1) Any area or property which is contiguous to a...

Section 5-3-155. Rules for annexation of certain properties by municipalities. - An area in this State located more than twelve miles...

Section 5-3-210. Subsequent election after defeat of annexation election. - When an annexation election is defeated either by the voters...

Section 5-3-235. Assessed value of any single freeholder's real property not to exceed twenty-five percent of assessed value of existing municipality; exceptions. - Except when the procedures for an annexation provided for in...

Section 5-3-240. "Freeholder" defined for purposes of pertinent provisions. - For the purposes of Sections 5-3-150, 5-3-280, and 5-3-300 ,...

Section 5-3-250. Extension of corporate limits to include cemeteries. - Any municipality may extend its corporate limits so as to...

Section 5-3-260. Annexation of church property. - Any area owned entirely by an established church or religious...

Section 5-3-270. Time within which contest on extension of municipal limits must be instituted. - When the limits of a municipality are ordered extended, no...

Section 5-3-280. Reduction of corporate limits. - Whenever a petition is presented to a city or town...

Section 5-3-285. Removal of territory from within corporate limits of municipality. - Territory proposed to be removed from within the corporate limits...

Section 5-3-290. "Municipality" defined. - The word "municipality" as used in this chapter shall be...

Section 5-3-300. Annexation procedure. - (A) In addition to other methods of annexation authorized by...

Section 5-3-305. Contiguous property defined. - For purposes of this chapter, "contiguous" means property which is...

Section 5-3-310. Annexation of special purpose district. - When all or part of the area of a special...

Section 5-3-311. Committee to formulate plan in absence of agreement. - The plan contemplated by Sections 5-3-300 through 5-3-315 may be...

Section 5-3-312. Plan to balance equities and interest. - The plan formulated under Sections 5-3-300 through 5-3-315 shall seek...

Section 5-3-313. Auditor and treasurer to conform to plan. - The auditor and treasurer of the county or counties in...

Section 5-3-314. Obligation may not be disturbed. - In no event under any plan or otherwise may the...

Section 5-3-315. Public hearing. - Any district affected by the proposed annexation may conduct a...

Chapter 5 - Selection Of Forms Of Municipal Government

Section 5-5-10. Forms of municipal government; selection of form of government made by ordinance of municipal council. - The forms of municipal government in this State shall be...

Section 5-5-20. Petition or ordinance calling for special election to determine form of government after date of official council action. - After the date of official council action if a petition...

Section 5-5-30. Determination of form of government by governing body effective until changed by election; subsequent elections. - Until changed by an election, the selection of the form...

Section 5-5-40. Preparation of election ballot; majority of votes cast by qualified electors required to effect change in form of government. - In any election to determine a change of a form...

Section 5-5-50. Notice, expenses and conduct of elections. - Notice of all special elections relating to a change in...

Section 5-5-60. Service of existing members of governing body after adoption of or change to one of alternate forms of government. - Upon initial adoption of or on any change to one...

Chapter 7 - General Structure, Organization, Powers, Duties, Functions And Responsibilities Of All Municipalities

Section 5-7-10. Scope of chapter. - The provisions of this chapter provide for the structure, organization,...

Section 5-7-12. School resource officers; procedures for certain arrests; jurisdiction; employment rights. - (A) The governing body of a municipality or county may...

Section 5-7-20. Form and effect of corporate name of municipality. - The corporate name of every city or town incorporated under...

Section 5-7-30. Powers conferred upon municipalities; surtax for parking spaces. - Each municipality of the State, in addition to the powers...

Section 5-7-32. Municipal code enforcement officers; appointment; powers and duties. - A municipality may appoint and commission as many code enforcement...

Section 5-7-35. Mailing, to division superintendent or local agent of railroad, copies of certain municipal ordinances. - No ordinance of a municipality which affects the operation of...

Section 5-7-36. Assessments for additional police, fire, and garbage services on residential property in improvement districts. - No assessment for the Improvement District improvements may be made...

Section 5-7-40. Ownership and disposition of property by municipalities. - All municipalities of this State may own and possess property...

Section 5-7-50. Municipalities' acquisition of land, easement or right-of-way by condemnation. - Any municipality desiring to become the owner of any land...

Section 5-7-60. Municipality authorized to perform any of its functions or to furnish any of its services; charges and financing. - Any municipality may perform any of its functions, furnish any...

Section 5-7-80. Ordinances relating to upkeep of property within municipality. - (1) Any municipality is authorized to provide by ordinance that...

Section 5-7-90. Trial of persons charged with violations of ordinances of municipality or laws of State. - The municipal judge or judges of a municipality shall speedily...

Section 5-7-100. Investigations of departments of municipal government by governing body; compelling attendance of witnesses; subpoenas; contempt. - The governing body of the municipalities or its agents may...

Section 5-7-110. Municipal police officers; contracting to provide police protection beyond corporate limits of municipality. - Any municipality may appoint or elect as many police officers,...

Section 5-7-120. Municipalities authorized to send law enforcement officers to other political subdivisions of State upon request in emergency situations. - (A) The governing body of any municipality may upon the...

Section 5-7-130. Conflict of interests of municipal officer or employee. - Any municipal officer or employee who has a substantial financial...

Section 5-7-140. Extension of police jurisdiction and authority of municipalities bordering on high tide line or high water mark of navigable body of water. - (A) The corporate limits of any municipality bordering on the...

Section 5-7-145. Lifeguard and safety services provided by coastal municipalities. - (A) Each municipality bordering on the Atlantic Ocean is authorized...

Section 5-7-150. Coastal municipalities' criminal jurisdiction over piers and other structures and waters of the ocean. - Every coastal municipality has criminal jurisdiction over piers and other...

Section 5-7-155. Police jurisdiction over certain streets and highways along which municipal boundaries run. - If any portion of a street or highway is within...

Section 5-7-160. Powers of municipality vested in council; quorum. - All powers of the municipality are vested in the council,...

Section 5-7-170. Salaries and expenses of mayor and councilmen determined by council through ordinance. - The council may determine the annual salary of its members...

Section 5-7-180. Mayor or councilman prohibited from holding other political office during term elected. - Except where authorized by law, no mayor or councilman shall...

Section 5-7-190. Mayor pro tempore elected from council membership. - Immediately after any general election for the municipal council, the...

Section 5-7-200. Grounds for forfeiture of office of mayor or councilman; filling vacancies in office. - (a) A mayor or councilman shall forfeit his office if...

Section 5-7-210. Council as judge of election and qualifications of its members and of grounds for forfeiture of their office. - The council shall be the judge of the election and...

Section 5-7-220. Appointment and duties of municipal clerk. - The council under the council and mayor-council forms of government...

Section 5-7-230. Appointment or election of municipal attorney and judge of municipal court. - The city council may elect or appoint a municipal attorney...

Section 5-7-240. Council required to provide for independent annual audit of financial records and transactions of municipality and agencies funded by municipal funds. - The council shall provide for an independent annual audit of...

Section 5-7-250. Council meetings; rules and procedures for meetings; freedom of information; emergency ordinances. - (a) The council, after public notice shall meet regularly at...

Section 5-7-260. Acts of municipal council which are required to be done by ordinance. - In addition to other acts required by law to be...

Section 5-7-270. Form and procedures for introducing and passing ordinances. - Every proposed ordinance shall be introduced in writing and in...

Section 5-7-280. Adoption of standard codes or technical regulations in ordinances. - The council may adopt any standard code or technical regulations...

Section 5-7-290. Municipal ordinances to be codified; public inspection. - Each municipal council shall provide by ordinance for the codification...

Section 5-7-300. Collection of delinquent ad valorem property taxes by municipalities. - (A) All municipalities of the State may provide by ordinance...

Section 5-7-310. Provisions of Section 4-9-55 apply to general laws which affect municipalities. - The provisions of Section 4-9-55 apply to general laws enacted...

Chapter 9 - Mayor-council Form Of Government

Section 5-9-10. Applicability of Chapter 7. - Except as specifically provided for in this chapter, the structure,...

Section 5-9-20. Structure of mayor-council form of government; election of council members. - (a) Under the mayor-council form of government there shall be...

Section 5-9-30. Responsibilities and powers of mayor. - The mayor shall be the chief administrative officer of the...

Section 5-9-40. Establishment of municipal departments, offices and agencies by council; employment of administrator to assist mayor; offices and agencies under direction of mayor administered by officer appointed by mayor; annual budget. - The council may establish municipal departments, offices, and agencies in...

Chapter 11 - Council Form Of Government

Section 5-11-10. Applicability of Chapter 7. - Except as specifically provided for in this chapter, the structure,...

Section 5-11-20. Structure of council form of government; election of mayor and members of council. - (a) Under the council form of government there shall be...

Section 5-11-30. Legislative and administrative powers of municipality vested in municipal council. - All legislative and administrative powers of the municipality and the...

Section 5-11-40. Establishment of municipal departments, offices or agencies; employment of administrator; administrative officers appointed and controlled by council; annual budget; taxes. - (a) The council may establish municipal departments, offices or agencies...

Chapter 13 - Council-manager Form Of Government

Section 5-13-10. Applicability of Chapter 7. - Except as specifically provided for in this Chapter the structure,...

Section 5-13-20. Structure of council-manager form of government; election of members of council and mayor. - (a) Under the council-manager form of government there shall be...

Section 5-13-30. Powers and duties of municipal council. - All legislative powers of the municipality and the determination of...

Section 5-13-40. Councilmen prohibited from holding other offices during term, appointing or removing employees whom manager is empowered to appoint and dealing with employees under control and supervision of manager. - (a) Except where authorized by law, no councilman shall hold...

Section 5-13-50. Employment and qualifications of manager. - The council shall employ a manager and fix his compensation....

Section 5-13-60. Surety bonds of manager and other municipal employees. - The municipal council may require suitable surety bonds of the...

Section 5-13-70. Term of employment and compensation of manager; removal of manager by council. - The term of employment of the manager shall be at...

Section 5-13-80. Designation by manager of administrative officer to act in manager's absence or disability; effect of manager's failure to designate officer. - By letter filed with the municipal clerk the manager shall...

Section 5-13-90. Responsibilities of manager. - The manager shall be the chief executive officer and head...

Section 5-13-100. Council authorized to create, change and abolish offices, departments or agencies. - Municipal council may, by ordinance, create, change and abolish offices,...

Chapter 15 - Nominations And Elections For Municipal Offices

Section 5-15-10. Municipal primary, general and special elections conducted mutatis mutandi. - Municipal primary, general and special elections shall be conducted pursuant...

Section 5-15-20. Methods of election of council; mayor elected at large; qualifications. - Each municipality in this State shall provide by ordinance for...

Section 5-15-30. Procedure for changing number of or method of election of council members. - If by action of a majority of council, or if...

Section 5-15-40. Terms of office of mayor and councilmen. - The mayor and councilmen of each municipality shall be elected...

Section 5-15-50. Establishment of municipal ward lines and time for general and special elections; public notice of elections. - Each municipal governing body may by ordinance establish municipal ward...

Section 5-15-60. Municipality to adopt method of nominating candidates for and determining results of nonpartisan elections. - Each municipality in this State shall adopt by ordinance one...

Section 5-15-61. Determination of election results under nonpartisan plurality method. - In conducting nonpartisan elections and using the plurality method, election...

Section 5-15-62. Determination of election results under nonpartisan election and runoff election method. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, results in...

Section 5-15-63. Determination of election results under nonpartisan primary election and general election method. - (a) In municipalities whose elections are nonpartisan and which use...

Section 5-15-70. Duty of governing body of municipality to enact ordinances relating to time requirements for nominations, primaries and the like. - Each municipal governing body shall determine by ordinance the time...

Section 5-15-80. Results of political party primaries; protests and contests. - The results of any political party primary shall be declared...

Section 5-15-90. Municipal elections conducted by municipal election commission; composition of commission and terms of members; training and certification program. - (A) All municipal elections held under the provisions of this...

Section 5-15-100. Functions, powers and duties of municipal election commission. - The municipal election commission shall be vested with the functions,...

Section 5-15-110. Filing with municipal election commission of nomination petition by candidates nominated by petition. - Candidates for municipal offices in any partisan or nonpartisan general...

Section 5-15-120. Vote counting. - Immediately upon the closing of the polls at any municipal...

Section 5-15-125. Municipal elections resulting in tie. - If any municipal election results in a tie, the municipal...

Section 5-15-130. Procedures for contesting results of election. - Within forty-eight hours after the closing of the polls, any...

Section 5-15-140. Contesting election results; appeal from decision of municipal election commission. - Within ten days after notice of the decision of the...

Section 5-15-145. Transfer of authority to conduct municipal elections to county elections commission. - (A) Municipalities are authorized to transfer authority for conducting municipal...

Section 5-15-150. Oath of office for mayor and councilmen. - The mayor and councilmen, before entering upon the duties of...

Section 5-15-160. Term of office of commissioner of public works may be extended. - Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a municipal council is...

Section 5-15-170. Ratification of actions of commissioner. - Any and all actions taken by a commissioner of public...

Chapter 17 - Initiative And Referendum

Section 5-17-10. Electors of municipality permitted to propose ordinances. - The electors of a municipality may propose any ordinance, except...

Section 5-17-20. Electors' petition requesting repeal of ordinance authorizing evidences of debt requiring pledge of full faith and credit of municipality. - Within sixty days after the enactment by the council of...

Section 5-17-30. Special election subsequent to council's failure or refusal to act upon initiative petition in manner desired by electors. - If the council shall fail to pass an ordinance proposed...

Chapter 19 - Civil Service Commissions

Section 5-19-10. Appointment and removal of commissioners; vacancies. - The city or town council of any city or town...

Section 5-19-20. Examinations and certification of results. - The civil service commissioners shall, twice a year or oftener...

Section 5-19-30. Other duties of commissioners. - The civil service commissioners shall give attention to the work...

Section 5-19-40. Selection and removal of employees. - Council may choose employees in the civil service departments of...

Section 5-19-110. Authorization. - Any municipality in this State which does not operate under...

Section 5-19-120. Qualifications of commissioners; oath; removal. - The members of any such commission shall be of good...

Section 5-19-130. Compensation. - The commissioners shall be paid such compensation for their services...

Section 5-19-140. Chairman and secretary. - On the creation of such commission and each year thereafter...

Section 5-19-150. Meetings. - The commission shall hold meetings at least once during each...

Section 5-19-160. Mayor, city council or any committee from city council may attend commission meetings. - The mayor, the city council or any committee from the...

Section 5-19-170. General duties; employees. - Such civil service commission, by and with the advice of...

Section 5-19-180. Examinations of applicants for positions in fire and police departments; temporary and clerical employees; minimum age for applicants for positions in fire departments. - All applicants for position in the fire or police departments...

Section 5-19-190. Notice of examinations. - Notice of the time and place of the holding of...

Section 5-19-200. Register of successful applicants; re-examinations. - The commission shall prepare and keep a register of persons...

Section 5-19-210. Probation period. - A six months' period shall elapse from the date of...

Section 5-19-220. Service records. - A practical and reasonably accurate service record of each and...

Section 5-19-230. Promotions; appointments of department chiefs. - All promotions in the fire or police department of any...

Section 5-19-240. Employees shall be removable only for cause; suspension pending investigation. - No officer or employee of the fire or police department,...

Section 5-19-250. Suspension of employees by superior officers. - An employee of either department may be suspended for a...

Section 5-19-260. Complaints and trials. - A complaint against any officer or employee of either department...

Section 5-19-270. Acts for which officer or employee may be punished upon finding of guilt; punishment. - In the event any officer or employee be found guilty...

Section 5-19-280. Reports. - Every such commission shall make a full semiannual report to...

Section 5-19-290. Effect of provisions of article upon powers of city council. - No clause or provision of this article shall be so...

Section 5-19-300. Article is cumulative. - It is not intended by this article to repeal any...

Chapter 21 - Financial Matters Generally

Section 5-21-10. Prerequisites to creating debts or endorsing or guaranteeing notes and the like in cities over 45,000. - No city council of any city of over forty-five thousand...

Section 5-21-20. Exceptions to 5-21-10. - Nothing in Section 5-21-10 contained shall apply to any debt...

Section 5-21-30. Municipal officers prohibited from contracting with municipality; exceptions. - (A) It is unlawful for a municipal officer to take...

Section 5-21-40. Officers required to account to municipality for interest collected on deposits. - A municipal officer depositing funds at interest in a bank...

Section 5-21-50. Towns over 200 required to publish financial statements. - All towns in this State of more than two hundred...

Section 5-21-60. Prorating of municipal business license taxes on business establishments annexed into municipalities. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when any business establishment...

Section 5-21-110. Property subject to municipal taxes. - All municipal taxes levied by cities and towns in this...

Section 5-21-120. Cities and towns authorized to collect taxes in installments. - The cities and towns of this State may collect the...

Section 5-21-130. Unlawful for proceeds of tax specially levied to be applied for other purposes. - Whenever a municipal corporation shall levy and collect a tax...

Section 5-21-140. Authority of municipalities to grant special property tax assessments to rehabilitated historic properties and low and moderate income rental properties. - The powers and authorities conferred upon county governing bodies by...

Section 5-21-210. Short title. - This article may be cited as the "Municipal Bond Act."...

Section 5-21-220. Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) The word "municipality" shall...

Section 5-21-230. Declaration of purpose. - This article is designed to authorize the issuance of general...

Section 5-21-240. Municipal councils authorized to issue bonds; extent of issue. - The municipal council of any municipality may issue general obligation...

Section 5-21-250. Petition for election on issuance. - Unless exempted in whole or in part from the following...

Section 5-21-260. Notice of filing of petition. - Upon the filing of such a petition the municipal council...

Section 5-21-270. Action on petition. - Upon the occasion fixed in the notice a meeting of...

Section 5-21-280. Time for holding election. - Such election shall be held not sooner than twenty days...

Section 5-21-290. Notice of the holding of the election. - Notice of the holding of the election shall be published...

Section 5-21-300. Qualified voters. - Only those persons, residents of the municipality, qualified under the...

Section 5-21-310. Ballots. - The form of ballot shall seek an answer to the...

Section 5-21-320. Declaration of result of election; effect when filed. - Upon the receipt of the returns of the election the...

Section 5-21-330. Issuance of bonds as single issue or as several separate issues; time limit for issuance of bonds. - The bonds authorized as a consequence of the favorable result...

Section 5-21-340. Maturity of bonds. - Bonds issued hereunder shall mature in such annual series or...

Section 5-21-350. Redemption privilege. - All bonds maturing subsequent to fifteen years from their date...

Section 5-21-360. Negotiability; registration. - Bonds issued hereunder shall be in the form of negotiable...

Section 5-21-370. Place of payment. - Such bonds shall be made payable at such place or...

Section 5-21-380. Interest rate. - The bonds shall bear interest at the rate or rates...

Section 5-21-390. Execution of bonds. - Such bonds and the coupons annexed thereto shall be executed...

Section 5-21-400. Pledge of credit for payment and tax therefor; sinking fund. - For the payment of the principal and interest of the...

Section 5-21-410. Additional pledge of utility revenues. - The municipal council may, in its discretion, additionally secure bonds...

Section 5-21-420. Covenants permissible if revenues are pledged. - If revenues are pledged pursuant to the provisions of Section...

Section 5-21-430. Sale of bonds. - Bonds issued hereunder shall be sold at public sale, after...

Section 5-21-440. Minimum sale price. - Such bonds must be sold at a price of not...

Section 5-21-450. Deposit and use of proceeds. - The proceeds derived from the sale of any such bonds...

Section 5-21-460. Bonds are legal investments for fiduciaries and sinking funds commissions. - It shall be lawful for all executors, administrators, guardians, committees...

Section 5-21-470. Exemption from taxes. - Bonds issued under this article shall be exempt from all...

Section 5-21-480. Use of bonds in payment of taxes. - The municipal council may provide in the proceedings taken in...

Section 5-21-490. Bond holder's right to require levying of taxes and to enforce covenants. - If the municipal council shall fail to levy the taxes...

Section 5-21-500. Diversion of and payment of funds; penalties. - Any member of any municipal council or any commissioner who...

Section 5-21-610. Short title. - This article shall be cited as the "Paving Bond Act."...

Section 5-21-620. Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) The word "municipality" shall...

Section 5-21-630. Declaration of purpose. - This article is designed to furnish a method by which...

Section 5-21-640. Issuance of paving bonds authorized after levy by municipality of assessments against real property for permanent improvements to streets and sidewalks; amount of bonds. - When any municipality shall have levied assessments against real property...

Section 5-21-650. Maturities of bonds. - Each issue of such paving bonds shall mature in annual...

Section 5-21-660. Redemption privilege. - Any bond issued may be issued with a provision providing...

Section 5-21-670. Denominations of bonds. - Bonds issued under this article shall be of such denominations...

Section 5-21-680. Coupons, registrations and negotiability. - Any such bonds shall be issued as coupon bonds, payable...

Section 5-21-690. Place of payment. - The bonds shall be made payable at such place or...

Section 5-21-700. Interest rates. - Such bonds shall bear interest at the rate or rates...

Section 5-21-710. Execution of bonds. - Such bonds and the coupons annexed thereto shall be executed...

Section 5-21-720. Exemption from taxes. - Bonds issued under this article shall be exempt from all...

Section 5-21-730. Sale of bonds. - Such bonds shall be sold at public sale, after advertisement...

Section 5-21-740. Minimum sale price. - All bonds must be sold at a price of not...

Section 5-21-750. Deposit and use of proceeds. - The proceeds derived from the sale of any bonds issued...

Section 5-21-760. Bonds are legal investments for fiduciaries and sinking fund commissions. - It shall be lawful for all executors, administrators, guardians, committees...

Section 5-21-770. Use of bonds in payment of taxes. - The municipal council may provide in the proceedings taken in...

Section 5-21-780. Credit pledged for payment; levy of taxes to pay. - The full faith, credit and taxing power of the municipality...

Section 5-21-790. Use and pledge of assessments collected. - All moneys derived from the collection of the assessments upon...

Section 5-21-800. Bond holder's right to require levying of taxes and to enforce covenants. - If the municipal council shall fail to levy the taxes...

Chapter 25 - Building Codes And Fire Prevention

Section 5-25-10. Application of chapter. - None of the provisions of this chapter, except Sections 5-25-20,...

Section 5-25-20. Fire departments in cities and towns of one hundred inhabitants; fire limits and construction therein. - Any city or town council of a city or town...

Section 5-25-40. Fire alarm boxes in hospitals and public schools. - Each hospital operating over ten beds and all public schools...

Section 5-25-50. Amount of explosives, inflammable liquids and matches that may be kept. - Explosives, inflammable liquids and matches may be kept within the...

Section 5-25-110. Chief of fire department. - The city council or governing body of every city and...

Section 5-25-120. Inspectors of buildings. - The chief of a fire department shall also be the...

Section 5-25-130. Deputy building inspector. - All duties imposed by this chapter upon the building inspector...

Section 5-25-140. Electrical inspector. - The city council of any incorporated city or town may,...

Section 5-25-150. Review of actions or orders of inspector by city council. - The city council may at any time review, reverse, modify...

Section 5-25-160. Building inspectors' responsibility to hold inquiries into origins of fires; ex officio inspectors. - The inspector of buildings of every incorporated city or town...

Section 5-25-170. Report to State Fire Marshal. - After making a complete inquiry upon such fire any such...

Section 5-25-180. Fee for inquiry; from whom derived. - An inspector of buildings shall be entitled to a fee...

Section 5-25-190. Procedure and penalty in cases of criminal carelessness. - If the officer shall consider that the fire be due...

Section 5-25-200. Procedure when municipality fails to appoint inspector. - If the governing body of any municipality shall fail or...

Section 5-25-210. Penalties; enforcement. - An officer so appointed who, after accepting such appointment, shall...

Section 5-25-310. Building permit. - Before a building is begun the owner of the property...

Section 5-25-320. Inspections and certificate of compliance. - As the construction of any building progresses the inspector shall...

Section 5-25-330. Permit for moving building. - No building shall be moved until a permit has been...

Section 5-25-340. Right to enter premises. - The local inspector shall at all times have the right...

Section 5-25-350. Reports of noncompliance. - The inspector shall report to the State Fire Marshal every...

Section 5-25-360. Quarterly inspections of premises within fire limits; reports. - Once in every three months the inspector or his deputy...

Section 5-25-370. Annual inspections required. - At least once in each and every year the inspector...

Section 5-25-380. Procedure in case of defective or illegal construction. - Whenever the inspector finds any defects in any new building...

Section 5-25-390. Notice to repair unsafe buildings. - To every building which shall appear to the inspector to...

Section 5-25-400. Approval required of proposed alterations. - No building shall be altered, repaired or moved until it...

Section 5-25-410. Effect of failure of owner to correct defects in new building. - If the owner or builder erecting any new building, upon...

Section 5-25-420. Penalty if owner of unsafe and dangerous building fails to remedy defects. - If the owner of any building which has been condemned...

Section 5-25-430. Removal of notice is a misdemeanor. - If any person shall remove any notice which has been...

Section 5-25-440. Records kept by inspector. - The inspector shall keep the following records: (1) A book...

Section 5-25-450. Reports of inspections. - The inspector shall report before the fifteenth day of February...

Section 5-25-460. Misconduct of inspector. - If the inspector shall (a) fail to perform the duties...

Section 5-25-470. Fees for inspections; compensation of inspectors. - For every inspection of a new building or of an...

Section 5-25-480. Inspection fees in cities of 70,000 or more. - Cities having a population of seventy thousand or more, according...

Section 5-25-610. Height of buildings; floor area between fire walls. - No building hereafter erected or altered shall exceed four stories...

Section 5-25-620. Height of frame buildings. - No frame building erected or altered after February 20 1917...

Section 5-25-630. Openings in walls; standard fire doors; windows. - No opening in any interior masonry wall shall exceed eight...

Section 5-25-640. Business buildings required to have standpipes; free connections and service with city water mains. - All business buildings erected after February 20 1917 being more...

Section 5-25-650. Structures around chimneys, flues and fireplaces. - No wooden beams or joists shall be placed within two...

Section 5-25-660. Construction of fireplaces and chimneys. - All fireplaces and chimneys in stone or brick walls in...

Section 5-25-670. Additional regulations as to chimneys. - No chimney shall be started or built upon a beam,...

Section 5-25-680. Construction of flues. - All flues shall extend at least three feet above the...

Section 5-25-690. Hanging flues. - Hanging flues i e., for the reception of stovepipes built...

Section 5-25-700. Stovepipe construction. - No stovepipe shall pass through any roof window or weatherboarding...

Section 5-25-710. Correction of dangerous chimneys, flues or heating apparatus. - If any chimney, flue or heating apparatus on any premises...

Section 5-25-720. Foundry chimneys. - Iron cupola or other chimneys of foundries shall extend at...

Section 5-25-730. Steam pipes. - No steam pipes shall be placed within two inches of...

Section 5-25-740. Heater pipes. - All heater pipes from hot-air furnaces, where passing through combustible...

Section 5-25-750. Registers, register boxes and cold-air ducts for hot-air furnaces. - Every hot-air furnace shall have at least one register without...

Section 5-25-760. Ranges and stoves. - No kitchen range or stove in any building shall be...

Section 5-25-770. Combustible floors under coal ranges. - Combustible floors under coal ranges and similar appliances without legs...

Section 5-25-780. Protection of woodwork near boilers, furnaces and similar appliances. - Any woodwork, wooden lath and plaster partition or ceiling within...

Section 5-25-790. Gas, gasoline, oil or charcoal stoves or heating devices. - All gas, gasoline, oil or charcoal-burning stoves or heating devices...

Section 5-25-800. Gas connections. - Gas connections to stoves and similar heating devices and lighting...

Section 5-25-810. Electric wiring. - The electrical wiring of houses or buildings for lighting or...

Section 5-25-820. Inspections of new electrical wiring; alterations. - It shall be unlawful for any person controlling such wiring...

Section 5-25-830. Stair and elevator shafts; partitions. - In all buildings erected after February 20 1917, except private...

Section 5-25-840. Door openings in stair and elevator enclosures. - All door openings in stair and elevator enclosures shall be...

Section 5-25-850. Skylights covering stairway, elevator or dumbwaiter shaft. - Where a stairway, elevator or dumbwaiter shaft extends through the...

Section 5-25-860. Interior light or vent shafts; dumbwaiter shafts. - In every building erected or altered after February 20 1917,...

Section 5-25-870. Restrictions as to openings in a roof for admission of light or air. - All openings in roofs for the admission of light or...

Section 5-25-880. Required means of egress. - In every building erected after February 20 1917, except in...

Section 5-25-890. Stairways; exit doors. - Except in dwellings, no required stairway shall be less than...

Section 5-25-900. Firestopping construction on floor levels. - At each floor level, in all buildings erected after February...

Section 5-25-910. Construction of areaways. - All areaways shall be guarded with suitable railings or be...

Section 5-25-920. Rows of frame houses. - In rows of frame houses, the dividing walls or partitions...

Section 5-25-930. Buildings outside of fire limits of incombustible material. - Outside the fire limits, when any building is to be...

Section 5-25-940. Construction not provided for in this chapter. - The construction of any or all buildings not provided for...

Section 5-25-1110. Municipalities shall pass fire limit ordinances. - The city council or governing body of every incorporated city...

Section 5-25-1120. Manner in which buildings in fire limits shall be constructed. - Every building hereafter erected or enlarged within the fire limits...

Section 5-25-1130. No frame structures shall be built or moved within fire limits; exceptions. - No frame or wood structure shall be built within such...

Section 5-25-1140. Construction of certain buildings in fire limits. - No building shall hereafter be built for a public garage,...

Section 5-25-1150. Repairs to roofs within fire limits. - All repairs to roofs within the fire limits shall be...

Section 5-25-1160. Removal of damaged frame buildings. - An existing frame building within the fire limits which may...

Section 5-25-1310. Smoke detectors required for one-family and two-family dwellings, including manufactured housing. - (A) One-family and two-family dwellings, including manufactured housing, must be...

Section 5-25-1320. Battery-operated detectors permitted in certain existing dwellings. - A battery-operated detector meeting the requirements of NFPA 74, 1989...

Section 5-25-1330. Responsibility of owner of dwelling to supply and install smoke detectors in rental dwellings and housing; instructions for operation of detectors; notice of deficiencies in detectors; repair or replacement of detector. - (A) The owner of a dwelling is responsible for supplying...

Section 5-25-1340. Conveyance or transfer of real estate prohibited unless smoke detectors have been installed and are functioning. - No person may convey a title to real estate which...

Section 5-25-1360. Enforcement of article by State Fire Marshal or local fire official. - Upon entry into a dwelling on official business by invitation...

Section 5-25-1370. Penalties for violations of article. - A person who violates this article on first offense has...

Section 5-25-1380. Failure to comply with article does not create cause of action or basis for insurance company to deny coverage. - Failure to comply with the provisions of this article does...

Chapter 27 - Streets And Sidewalks

Section 5-27-10. Purchase of land for purpose of establishing or improving streets, alleys, roads, courts or lanes. - Whenever the mayor and aldermen of any city or the...

Section 5-27-110. Maintenance and repair of streets and ways in towns of less than 1,000. - Every town council of a town of less than one...

Section 5-27-120. Repair of streets, ways and bridges in municipalities of over 1,000. - The city or town council of any city or town...

Section 5-27-130. Prisoners may be required to work on roads in municipalities of over 1,000. - Every person sentenced to imprisonment in any such city or...

Section 5-27-140. Erection of poles, posts and the like on streets in towns under 5,000. - In towns of less than five thousand inhabitants, incorporated under...

Section 5-27-150. Opening, closing or otherwise altering streets in cities over 5,000. - The city council of any city containing more than five...

Section 5-27-160. Approval of subdivisions in cities of 35,000 or more. - It shall be unlawful to sell and convey lots or...

Section 5-27-170. Change of street names near cities of 50,000 or more. - In any county and beyond the borders of any incorporated...

Section 5-27-180. Names of streets and numbers of lots in counties with cities between 85,000 and 100,000. - In any county containing a city having a population of...

Section 5-27-310. Authorization for assessment. - Any incorporated city or town of this State may provide...

Section 5-27-320. Prerequisites to assessment. - No such assessment shall be so laid upon the abutting...

Section 5-27-330. Use of funds. - The amounts of money raised by such assessments, together with...

Section 5-27-340. Assessment as lien; enforcement. - Such assessments shall be entered in a book kept by...

Section 5-27-350. Entry of satisfaction upon payment. - The city or town clerk shall be required by ordinance...

Section 5-27-360. Notice of transfer of property before extinguishment of assessment lien. - Such cities or towns may, by ordinance, require the grantor...

Section 5-27-370. Provisions not effective locally until approved by local elections. - The provisions of Sections 5-27-310, 5-27-320, 5-27-330, 5-27-340, 5-27-350 and...

Section 5-27-510. Municipalities empowered to construct or authorize construction of buildings projecting over sidewalks. - A municipality may construct or authorize the construction of any...

Section 5-27-520. Municipalities empowered to construct or authorize parking facilities which project over sidewalks. - A municipality may construct or authorize the construction of motor...

Section 5-27-910. Issuance to certain organizations of permits to solicit funds from motorists. - Any rescue squad, volunteer fire department, or charitable or eleemosynary...

Chapter 29 - Off-street Parking Facilities

Section 5-29-10. Short title. - This chapter, and all statutes incorporated herein by reference, may...

Section 5-29-20. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) The term "municipality" shall...

Section 5-29-30. Right of municipalities to establish on-street parking facilities reaffirmed. - The right of any municipality to establish on-street parking facilities...

Section 5-29-40. Right of municipalities to establish, construct, maintain, and improve off-street parking facilities. - Any municipality shall be permitted to make provision for the...

Section 5-29-50. Authority of municipalities under Revenue Bond Act and Refunding Revenue Bond Act. - Any municipality shall be fully empowered to avail itself of...

Section 5-29-60. Additional powers of municipalities as to bonds. - Any municipality may: (1) Provide that any revenue bonds issued...

Chapter 31 - Electricity, Water, Natural Gas And Sewerage Systems

Section 5-31-10. Laying water pipes under streams or highways. - Any municipal corporation of this State having power to construct...

Section 5-31-20. Interference with sewers, waterworks and the like prohibited. - No person shall turn, remove, raise or in any manner...

Section 5-31-30. Investment of proceeds of sale of public utilities; sinking funds for outstanding bonds. - Whenever any city or town in this State had prior...

Section 5-31-40. Powers under certain sections cumulative. - The powers conferred by Sections 5-31-210 to 5-31-270, 5-31-430, 5-31-610...

Section 5-31-50. Exclusive municipal franchises for furnishing water or waste disposal service. - All cities and towns of this State may grant to...

Section 5-31-210. Election and terms of commissioners of public works in municipalities. - At any election for bonds held to meet the costs...

Section 5-31-215. Ex officio commissioners of public works in certain cities. - In a city with a population of more than thirty...

Section 5-31-220. Special provisions for cities over 50,000. - In cities of fifty thousand inhabitants or more, in addition...

Section 5-31-230. Municipalities in which there are no board of commissioners of public works. - The following cities and towns shall have no board of...

Section 5-31-235. Abolition of commissions of public works. - (A) If the commissioners of public works unanimously, by resolution,...

Section 5-31-240. Qualification; organization; officers; vacancies. - The mayor of the city or the mayor or intendant...

Section 5-31-250. Powers. - The board of commissioners of public works of any city...

Section 5-31-260. Incurring indebtedness. - No board of commissioners of public works may incur any...

Section 5-31-270. Monthly financial report. - Each board of commissioners of public works shall make a...

Section 5-31-410. Purchase of lands for public works within corporate limits. - Any municipal corporation desiring to become the owner of any...

Section 5-31-420. Condemnation upon refusal to sell land desired. - In case the owner of a any land situate within...

Section 5-31-430. Powers of municipalities with respect to acquisition of property and operation of water and electric works. - Cities and towns may purchase and hold suitable lands and...

Section 5-31-440. Condemnation of land for waterworks and to protect watersheds. - Any municipal corporation in this State desiring to establish waterworks...

Section 5-31-450. Drains for surface water. - Whenever, within the boundaries of any municipality, it shall be...

Section 5-31-460. Condemnation for use of another corporation. - When any lands are condemned by a municipal corporation for...

Section 5-31-610. Construction and operation of municipal utilities. - Any city or town may: (1) Construct, purchase, operate and...

Section 5-31-620. Election prerequisite to action under article. - Before such construction, purchase, sale, conveyance or disposal of any...

Section 5-31-630. Election prerequisite to condemnation of waterworks. - Proceedings to condemn existing waterworks shall not be instituted until...

Section 5-31-640. Petition prerequisite to election. - Before any election shall be held under the provisions of...

Section 5-31-650. Question may refer to issue of revenue bonds. - Any question set forth in any petition for an election...

Section 5-31-660. Action if election result is favorable. - If a majority of the electors voting in such election...

Section 5-31-670. Furnishing water for compensation; sewerage charge. - Any city or town or special service district may, after...

Section 5-31-680. Sale, lease or other disposition of municipally owned natural gas system. - Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, any city or...

Section 5-31-690. Restrictions on interruption of electric or gas services to residential customer for nonpayment of bill; exceptions. - (A) Except as provided in subsection (B) of this section,...

Section 5-31-810. Establishment of municipal sewerage system. - Any city or town in this State may incur bonded...

Section 5-31-820. Sewerage commission; composition. - Any municipal corporation in this State which is about to...

Section 5-31-830. Sewerage commission; oaths of members; officers; vacancies and removal from office. - The members of the sewerage commission, before entering upon their...

Section 5-31-840. Sewerage commission; duties. - Any such sewerage commission shall have the construction of the...

Section 5-31-850. Sewerage commission; contracts with member. - No member of any such commission shall be permitted to...

Section 5-31-860. Sewerage commission; expenditures. - No such sewerage commission shall expend more money in enlarging,...

Section 5-31-870. Sewerage commission; records. - A permanent record shall be made and kept by each...

Section 5-31-880. Use of streets, highways and public buildings for sewerage purposes. - Any municipal corporation in this State, for the purpose of...

Section 5-31-890. Contracts as to systems of sewage disposal. - All municipalities in this State owning, controlling, leasing or planning...

Section 5-31-900. General ordinances, rules and regulations. - Any such municipal corporation may enact all necessary ordinances, rules...

Section 5-31-910. Contracts with public agency to provide municipalities with primary, secondary or tertiary sewage treatment or to dispose of solid waste; definitions. - As used in Sections 5-31-910 to 5-31-940, the following terms...

Section 5-31-920. Contracts with public agency to provide municipalities with primary, secondary or tertiary sewage treatment or to dispose of solid waste; terms and conditions. - Each municipality, subject to compliance with the provisions of Section...

Section 5-31-930. Contracts with public agency to provide municipalities with primary, secondary or tertiary sewage treatment or to dispose of solid waste; ordinance. - No municipality shall enter into a contract under the authorization...

Section 5-31-940. Contracts with public agency to provide municipalities with primary, secondary or tertiary sewage treatment or to dispose of solid waste; powers and authorizations cumulative. - The powers and authorizations herein are in addition to all...

Section 5-31-1110. Interfering with or opening fire hydrants. - It shall be unlawful for any person not connected with...

Section 5-31-1120. Interfering with property or appurtenances. - It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere or...

Section 5-31-1130. Injury or obstructions to systems; pollution of water. - It shall be unlawful for any person to remove, obstruct,...

Section 5-31-1140. Unauthorized use of water. - Any person who has a contract, agreement, license or permission,...

Section 5-31-1150. Use of water without contract is a misdemeanor. - Any person who has no contract, agreement, license or permission...

Section 5-31-1160. Tapping water main without permit. - It shall not be lawful for any person to extend...

Section 5-31-1170. Violations. - Any person violating any provision of this article shall be...

Section 5-31-1310. Election to consider sale of light or water plants. - Should the city or town council of any city or...

Section 5-31-1320. Security from proposed purchaser. - Prior to the ordering of such election, such city or...

Section 5-31-1330. Notice of election. - In the event such election be ordered, six weeks' notice...

Section 5-31-1340. Persons entitled to vote; conduct of election. - The city or town council shall conduct the election, appoint...

Section 5-31-1350. Sale if majority favors. - In the event the result of the election is in...

Section 5-31-1360. Operating agreement with purchaser; maximum rates. - In connection with such sale, such city or town council...

Section 5-31-1370. Grant of franchise. - In connection with such sale such city or town council...

Section 5-31-1510. Extension and assessment therefor. - Upon the written request of any property owner requesting the...

Section 5-31-1520. Extension beyond city limits. - Any city or town may extend its system to any...

Section 5-31-1530. Ordinance to provide for payment of costs. - Any incorporated city or town of this State may provide...

Section 5-31-1540. Entry of assessments. - Such assessments shall be entered in a book kept by...

Section 5-31-1550. Entry of assessments when extensions are beyond city limits. - When such water and sewer system is extended to property...

Section 5-31-1560. Lien of assessments. - The assessments so laid shall constitute a lien upon the...

Section 5-31-1570. Effect of default in payment of installment. - Upon default in the payment of any installment or deferred...

Section 5-31-1580. Entry of satisfaction of assessments. - It shall by ordinance be made the duty of the...

Section 5-31-1590. Deposit and use of receipts. - The amounts of money raised by such assessments shall constitute...

Section 5-31-1600. Certificates of indebtedness against assessments. - The city or town council of any such city or...

Section 5-31-1710. Authorization for municipalities having populations between 3,000 and 4,000 to extend water or sewer disposal facilities beyond city limits. - Any municipal corporation in this State having a population of...

Section 5-31-1720. Assessments for costs of extensions. - Any municipality, as provided in Section 5-31-1710, may provide by...

Section 5-31-1730. Assessment book. - Assessments shall be entered in an assessment book, to be...

Section 5-31-1740. Lien of assessments. - The assessments so laid shall constitute a lien upon the...

Section 5-31-1750. Effect of default in payment of installment. - Upon default in the payment of any installment or deferred...

Section 5-31-1760. Entry of satisfaction of assessments. - The municipality shall require the town clerk to make entry...

Section 5-31-1770. Deposit and use of receipts. - The amounts of money raised by such assessments shall constitute...

Section 5-31-1780. Certificates of indebtedness against assessments. - The town council of any municipality as provided in this...

Section 5-31-1910. Authorization for cities and towns to furnish water and electric current beyond corporate limits. - Any city or town in this State owning a water...

Section 5-31-1920. Special provision for cities over 70,000, 1940 census. - The limitation of two years imposed by Section 5-31-1910 shall...

Section 5-31-1930. Special provision for cities of 50,000 to 60,000, 1950 census. - The limitations imposed by Section 5-31-1910 shall not apply to...

Section 5-31-2010. Declaration of legislative findings and intent. - The General Assembly takes note of the fact that incorporated...

Section 5-31-2020. Definitions. - For all purposes of this article: (a) The term "municipality"...

Section 5-31-2030. Powers of municipalities enumerated. - Each council is empowered by ordinance duly adopted: (1) To...

Section 5-31-2040. Lien on real estate for sewer service charges; collection of past-due charges. - If the notice or notices prescribed by paragraph (1) of...

Section 5-31-2310. "Political subdivision" defined. - For the purposes of this article, "political subdivision" means a...

Section 5-31-2320. Authority to expend funds collected by front-foot or per-parcel assessments for sewer improvements. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a political subdivision by...

Section 5-31-2330. Application of funds to maintenance, repair and replacement of lines; conditions. - In the event that a political subdivision, pursuant to special...

Section 5-31-2340. Requirements on political subdivision prior to expenditure of funds. - Before the expenditure of funds in accordance with this article,...

Section 5-31-2510. Definitions. - For purposes of this article: (1) "Licensed health care provider"...

Section 5-31-2520. Termination procedures; contents. - (A) Each municipality furnishing electricity or natural gas to its...

Section 5-31-2530. Third party notification program. - Each municipality furnishing electricity or natural gas to its citizens...

Section 5-31-2540. Disconnection when public safety emergency exists. - Notwithstanding another provision of this article, a municipality furnishing electricity...

Section 5-31-2550. Right of action; duty of care. - This article does not create a new private right of...

Chapter 33 - Ice Plants

Section 5-33-10. Acquisition and operation of ice plant authorized upon vote of electors. - The municipal authorities of any incorporated city or town in...

Section 5-33-20. Supervisor of plant; bond; removal. - The mayor and council of any city or the mayor...

Section 5-33-30. Selling price of ice. - The price at which the product of any such ice...

Section 5-33-40. Sale of ice plant. - Should the city council of any city in this State...

Section 5-33-50. Security required of proposed purchaser. - Prior to the ordering of such election the city council...

Section 5-33-60. Notice of election on issue of sale. - In the event such election be ordered four weeks' notice...

Section 5-33-70. Sale authorized if election favorable; contract for operation; maximum rates. - In the event the result of the election is in...

Chapter 35 - Water Front Improvements

Section 5-35-10. Cities of 10,000 or more empowered to condemn lands on water front. - When any city of this State having a population of...

Section 5-35-20. Filling up lowlands owned by private persons. - Whenever such extension, improvement or protection shall make necessary the...

Section 5-35-30. Notification of proposed plan and fill levels. - The municipality shall first notify each private owner interested of...

Section 5-35-40. Condemnation by city in cases of disagreement as to filling up lowlands. - In the event that any lot owner objects to the...

Chapter 37 - Municipal Improvements Act Of 1999

Section 5-37-10. Short title; authority of municipalities. - This chapter may be referred to as the "Municipal Improvement...

Section 5-37-20. Definitions. - As used in this chapter, the following terms have the...

Section 5-37-25. Consent required to use revenues for improvements outside municipality where improvement district is located. - A municipality must obtain the consent of the county governing...

Section 5-37-30. Improvements authorized; funding sources. - The governing body is authorized to acquire, own, construct, establish,...

Section 5-37-35. Assessments for fund improvements not to be imposed on property not located in improvement district; exception for bonds issued pursuant to Section 5-37-30. - (A) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5-37-30, assessments, revenues, or...

Section 5-37-40. Establishment of improvement districts; written consent of owners. - (A) If the governing body finds that: (1) improvements would...

Section 5-37-45. Inclusion in improvement district of area in which the proposed improvements have been constructed or are under construction; exceptions. - (A)(1) The governing body may include within an improvement district...

Section 5-37-50. Resolution regarding improvement plan and public hearing. - The governing body, by resolution adopted, shall describe the improvement...

Section 5-37-60. Publication of resolution. - A resolution providing for an improvement district, when adopted, shall...

Section 5-37-70. Payment of costs of improvements. - The governing body may provide by the resolution for the...

Section 5-37-80. Assessments upon property owners. - The financing of improvements by assessments, bonds, or other revenues,...

Section 5-37-90. Improvements as property of municipality; use of special assessments. - The improvements as defined in Section 5-37-20 are to be...

Section 5-37-100. Ordinance creating improvement district. - No sooner than ten days nor more than one hundred...

Section 5-37-110. Assessment roll; preparation and distribution; publication of notice; hearing of objections. - In the event all or any part of improvements and...

Section 5-37-120. Notice of assessment to owners; filing of objections. - As soon as practicable after the completion of the assessment...

Section 5-37-130. Conduct of hearings; filed assessment constitutes superior lien. - The governing body shall hear the objections as provided herein...

Section 5-37-140. Appeals from decisions of governing body. - Upon the confirmation of an assessment, if any, the governing...

Section 5-37-150. Powers are cumulative. - Nothing contained herein shall be construed to limit or restrict...

Section 5-37-160. Effectiveness of petition or consent and of acts taken under other laws. - Any written petition or consent signed by a property owner...

Section 5-37-170. Approval required for inclusion of streets in State highway system in mall developments. - No street in the state highway system shall be included...

Section 5-37-180. Mall developments; streets near courthouses. - No street which is located in front of the county...

Chapter 39 - Cemeteries And Cemetery Commissions

Section 5-39-10. Acquisition and operation of cemeteries authorized; police powers outside municipality. - The city or town council of every incorporated city or...

Section 5-39-110. Appointment and term. - Any city or town council of any city or town...

Section 5-39-120. Removal; vacancies. - When such commissioners are elected and accept the appointment of...

Section 5-39-130. Duties and powers. - Such cemetery commission shall meet and from its number elect...

Section 5-39-210. Appointment and term. - Any incorporated city in this State having a population of...

Section 5-39-220. Bond and compensation. - The commissioners shall each give bond in such sum as...

Section 5-39-230. Officers. - Every such commission shall once in every two years elect...

Section 5-39-240. Receipt of gifts, devises, bequests and the like for care of graves. - Any such commission may receive by gift, devise, bequest or...

Section 5-39-250. Transfer of funds to commission. - Any commission, committee, person, city or town now having funds...

Section 5-39-260. Investments. - The members of any such commission shall invest or handle...

Section 5-39-270. Disbursements and reports. - No disbursement shall be made except by check, and at...

Section 5-39-280. Liability of cities. - No liability shall attach to any city or town for...

Section 5-39-410. Acceptance of trust for maintenance of burial lots, graves, tombs and the like. - Any incorporated city in this State having a population of...

Section 5-39-420. Transfer of funds to city. - Any person that may have funds to be used for...

Section 5-39-430. Ordinance shall provide terms of acceptance. - Any such city desiring to avail itself of the provisions...

Section 5-39-440. City empowered to contract for service. - Any such city may contract with any person for the...

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Title 5 - Municipal Corporations