11-42-74
Section 11-42-74 Division of wards into voting precincts; electors to vote in precincts of
residence; rearrangement, etc., of boundaries of voting precincts. The council or governing
body of the city shall by resolution or ordinance divide the respective wards in the city
into voting precincts, as many as may be necessary, and such elector shall vote in the precinct
of his residence, and the boundary lines of such voting precinct shall be arranged and rearranged
from time to time so that, as nearly as practicable, no more than 300 electors reside in any
voting precinct, except where voting machines are used. (Code 1907, §1107; Code 1923, §1801;
Code 1940, T. 37, §170.)...
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11-43-8
Section 11-43-8 Establishment of salaries of municipal officers. The salaries of all officers
of cities or towns except aldermen and councilmen shall be fixed by the municipal council
or other governing body, but if there is a salary limit for such officers provided in the
charter or laws governing the city or town, the same shall not be altered or changed above
such salary limit except by a two-thirds vote of all members elected to said municipal council
or other governing body of such cities or towns and by and with the consent of the mayor.
(Code 1907, §1456; Code 1923, §2312; Code 1940, T. 37, §409.)...
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45-37A-150.01
Section 45-37A-150.01 Establishment of districts. (a) The City Council of the City of Fairfield,
may, not less than six months prior to the next regular general municipal election in 1992,
by ordinance adopted by a majority of the membership of the council, divide the municipality
into six single-member districts and designate the districts as numbers one through six, pursuant
to subsection (b). The ordinance shall provide that candidates for election for a place on
the council shall reside within the boundaries of the district for which he or she seeks election,
and shall continue to so reside in the district he or she represents so long as he or she
remains a member of the council. Candidates for election to a place on the council shall have
resided within the district from which he or she seeks election for a period of 90 days immediately
preceding the date of the election. Only electors residing within a district shall be entitled
to vote for candidates seeking election for the...
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11-42-186
Section 11-42-186 Partial annexation - Payment of proportionate share of bonded indebtedness
for municipal improvements by expanded municipality. Should the city or town so altering or
rearranging its boundary lines absorb or annex any part of another city or town, the city
or town so altering or rearranging its boundary lines shall assume and pay the proportionate
share of the bonded indebtedness of the city or town from which said territory is taken that
the cost of the municipal improvements in such territory taken from such city or town bears
to the whole cost of municipal improvements made in the whole of the city or town from which
such territory is taken immediately before such annexation; provided, that this section shall
apply only to that part of bonded indebtedness actually expended for municipal improvements.
(Code 1907, §1162; Code 1923, §1876; Code 1940, T. 37, §235.)...
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11-42-212
Section 11-42-212 Laws governing territory within corporate limits established pursuant to
article; jurisdiction as to same. The territory included within the corporate limits established
under the provisions of this article shall be subject to all the laws and ordinances of said
city or town then in force or that may thereafter be adopted, and said city or town shall
have and exercise the same jurisdiction over said territory as it exercised over the original
territory. (Acts 1923, No. 372, p. 394; Code 1923, §2425; Code 1940, T. 37, §249.)...
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11-43-100
Section 11-43-100 Attendance at and preparation of record of council meetings; custody of seal
and rules, ordinances, etc., of council. The clerk of all cities and towns shall attend the
meetings of the council and keep a record of its proceedings. He shall have the custody of
the rules, ordinances, and resolutions of the council and shall keep a record of them when
adopted by the council. He shall also have the custody of the city or town seal. During the
absence of the clerk, the council may appoint some person to perform his duties. (Code 1907,
§1199; Code 1923, §1915; Code 1940, T. 37, §421.)...
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11-43-4
Section 11-43-4 Election of clerk, etc., in towns and in cities having less than 6,000 inhabitants;
filling of vacancies in council generally. In cities having a population of less than 6,000
and in towns, the council shall elect a clerk and fix the salary and term of office, and may
determine by ordinance the other officers of the city or town, their salary, the manner of
their election and the terms of office, and shall fill all vacancies in the council by a majority
vote of the council; and all members of the council may vote to fill vacancies any provision
of law to the contrary notwithstanding. The clerk and such other officers elected by the council
shall serve until their successor or successors are elected and qualified. (Code 1907, §1067;
Acts 1919, No. 448, p. 687; Code 1923, §1759; Code 1940, T. 37, §406; Acts 1951, No. 290,
p. 583; Acts 1981, No. 81-627, p. 1043; Acts 1984, No. 84-286, p. 497, §1.)...
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11-45-2
Section 11-45-2 Style of ordinances; procedure for adoption of ordinances or resolutions generally;
manner of awarding contracts on bids. (a) The style of an ordinance of a city or town shall
be, "Be it ordained by the city (or town) council of ___ as follows:" inserting
the name of the city or town as the case may be. (b) No ordinance or resolution intended to
be of permanent operation shall be adopted by the council at the same meeting at which it
is introduced, unless unanimous consent of those present is given for the immediate consideration
of such ordinance or resolution, such consent to be shown by a vote taken by yeas and nays,
and the names of the members voting shall be entered upon the minutes, and no ordinance or
resolution intended to be of permanent operation shall become a law unless on its final passage
a majority of the members elected to said council in cities of over 12,000 inhabitants shall
vote in its favor. In all towns and in cities of less than 12,000...
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11-47-171
Section 11-47-171 Authorization of acquisition by municipal governing body. Whenever in the
opinion of the council or other governing body of a city or town, a right-of-way through the
lands of others (whether in or out of the city or town) is necessary for obtaining a water
supply or for sewerage or drainage purposes and whenever the council or other governing body
may determine to change the grade of any street, sidewalk, or public place and whenever any
property is needed for any city or town purpose, the council or other governing body shall
authorize the mayor or other chief executive officer to attempt to acquire such right by purchase
from the owner or owners thereof and, in case of failure, to acquire the same by condemnation.
(Code 1907, §1440; Code 1923, §2296; Code 1940, T. 37, §508.)...
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11-50-2
Section 11-50-2 Acquisition of power lines and rights-of-way, etc., incident thereto. (a) Cities
and towns in this state are authorized to construct, lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire
power lines for the transmission of electricity from any point in this state or any other
state to said city or town for the purpose of serving the needs of its citizens. (b) For the
purposes of this section cities and towns may exercise the right of eminent domain in acquiring
title to land for rights-of-way, power stations, and other purposes necessary to the operation
of said transmission lines. Such eminent domain proceedings shall be conducted in the manner
provided by law. (Acts 1933, Ex. Sess., No. 105, p. 99; Code 1940, T. 37, §361.)...
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