11-50-53
Section 11-50-53 Regulation, installation, etc., of drainage and sewer connections generally.
All cities and towns of this state shall have the power to establish or build drains and may
require private or public premises to be connected with the sewer system for proper drainage
or sanitation and shall have the power to regulate the manner of connection therewith. They
shall also have the power to adopt and enforce all such laws, ordinances, and resolutions
necessary to compel the owners of real property to ditch and drain the same at such owner's
expense and to punish any neglect of such owner or person in charge of said lots or property,
and on failure of the owner after 10 days' notice to do so, the city or town may ditch and
drain such premises at the expense of such owner, the same to be a lien on such property to
be collected as other debts are collected or liens enforced. The notice required by this section
shall be by personal service or by posting a notice on the premises....
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45-42-162.17
Section 45-42-162.17 Transition. (a) The transition period shall be directed by the provisions
contained herein. The level of services during transition shall not be below the level of
service previously provided by the respective government. (b)(1) Not later than six months
after assuming office, the commission shall adopt a plan for the reorganization of service
operations on a countywide basis, so that the general service district shall receive services,
(including, but not limited to: streets and roads, refuse disposal, police, parks, and recreation),
which are customarily furnished by a county government in a metropolitan area, and the urban
service district shall receive services, (including, but not limited to: additional police
protection, additional transportation, street lighting, and street cleaning) which are customarily
furnished by a city in a metropolitan area. The plan to combine services and functions should
aim toward effectiveness, efficiency, and equity in the...
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45-46-90.06
Section 45-46-90.06 Powers of the authority. (a) The authority shall have the following powers,
together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate
form: (1) To have succession by its corporate name for the duration of time which may be perpetuity,
subject to Section 45-46-90.18, specified in its certificate of incorporation. (2) To sue
and be sued in its own name in civil suits and actions, excepting actions in tort, and to
defend suits against it. (3) To adopt and make use of a corporate seal and to alter the same
at pleasure. (4) To adopt and alter bylaws for the regulation and conduct of its affairs and
business. (5) To acquire, receive, and take, by purchase, gift, lease, devise, or otherwise,
and to hold property of every description, real, personal, or mixed. (6) To make, enter into,
and execute such contracts, agreements, leases, and other instruments and to take such other
actions as may be necessary or convenient to accomplish any...
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11-49-20
Section 11-49-20 Exclusive rights of municipalities as to establishment, regulation, etc.,
of ferries. (a) The mayor and council or other governing bodies of incorporated municipalities
in this state have the exclusive power and authority to establish or authorize the establishment
of ferries on rivers which in whole or in part constitute the dividing line between two counties
in this state at points touching such incorporated municipalities and to regulate the same.
(b) In all cases where the river is the dividing line between two counties and where the boundaries
of any incorporated municipality border upon such river and at a public road crossing, the
power and authority to establish a ferry across said river at such public road crossing is
hereby vested exclusively in such municipality. (Acts 1923, No. 541, p. 721; Code 1923, §2409;
Code 1940, T. 37, §372.)...
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4-4-7
Section 4-4-7 Control of airports by municipal governing bodies; delegation of powers to other
bodies or officers. When any municipality has acquired or set apart land for use as a municipal
airport, the council or other governing body of such municipality shall have the power and
authority to develop the same into a municipal airport and to improve, equip, maintain, operate,
regulate and police the same. Such governing body may adopt regulations for the government
of the municipal airports of such municipality, provide penalties for violation of such regulations
and establish and collect fees, tolls and charges for the use of such airports or parts thereof
or any facilities thereof or any equipment thereof. The power and authority committed by this
section to the governing body of such municipality may be by it conferred upon a board or
officer of such municipality or upon any board created by law for the government of the parks
of such municipality, subject always, however, to the...
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45-37A-56.29
Section 45-37A-56.29 Powers of the authority. (a) The authority shall have the following powers,
together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate
form: (1) To have succession by its corporate name for the duration of time, which may be
in perpetuity, specified in its certificate of incorporation. (2) To sue and be sued in its
own name in civil suits and actions. (3) To adopt and make use of a corporate seal and to
alter the same at pleasure. (4) To adopt and alter bylaws for the regulation and conduct of
its affairs and business. (5) To acquire, receive, take, and hold, whether by purchase, gift,
lease, devise, eminent domain, or otherwise, property of every description, whether real,
personal, or mixed, and to manage the property, and to develop any undeveloped property owned,
leased, or controlled by it, provided, however, that no such authority shall acquire or lease
real property located outside the boundaries of the city. (6) To...
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11-61A-9
Section 11-61A-9 Powers. The authority shall have the following powers, together with all incidental
powers necessary: (1) To have succession by its corporate name for the duration of time (which
may be in perpetuity) specified in its certificate of incorporation. (2) To sue and be sued
in its own name in civil suits and actions. (3) To adopt and make use of a corporate seal
and to alter the seal at pleasure. (4) To adopt and alter bylaws for the regulation and conduct
of its affairs and business. (5) To acquire, receive, take, and hold, whether by purchase,
gift, lease, devise, eminent domain, or otherwise, property of every description, whether
real, personal, or mixed, and to manage the property, and to develop any undeveloped property
owned, leased, or controlled by it. An authority may not acquire or lease real property located
outside the boundaries of the municipality. An authority created under this chapter may not
exercise any power of eminent domain without a concurring...
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37-2-3
Section 37-2-3 Duty of commission to supervise, regulate, and control transportation companies.
The Public Service Commission is charged with the duty of supervising, regulating and controlling
all transportation companies doing business in this state, in all matters relating to the
performance of their public duties and their charges therefor, and of correcting abuses therein
by such companies, and the commission shall, from time to time, prescribe and enforce against
said transportation companies, in the manner authorized in this title, such rates, charges,
classifications of freight, storage, demurrage and car service charges, rules and regulations,
and shall require them to establish and maintain all such public service facilities and conveniences
as may be reasonable and just, which said rates, charges, classifications, rules, regulations
and requirements the commission may, from time to time, alter or amend. All rates, charges,
classifications, rules and regulations adopted or...
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23-1-80
Section 23-1-80 County commissions - Powers and duties generally. The county commissions of
the several counties of this state have general superintendence of the public roads, bridges,
and ferries within their respective counties so as to render travel over the same as safe
and convenient as practicable. To this end, they have legislative and executive powers, except
as limited in this chapter. They may establish, promulgate, and enforce rules and regulations,
make and enter into such contracts as may be necessary or as may be deemed necessary or advisable
by such commissions to build, construct, make, improve and maintain a good system of public
roads, bridges, and ferries in their respective counties, and regulate the use thereof; but
no contract for the construction or repair of any public roads, bridge, or bridges shall be
made where the payment of the contract price for such work shall extend over a period of more
than 20 years. (Code 1923, §1347; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348;...
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32-5-1
Section 32-5-1 Powers of local authorities. (a) Except as herein otherwise provided, local
authorities shall have no power to pass, enforce, or maintain any ordinance, rule, or regulation
requiring from any owner or chauffeur or other authorized driver to whom this chapter is applicable,
any additional license or permit for the use of the public highways, or excluding any such
owner, chauffeur, or other authorized driver from the public highway, nor to pass, enforce,
or maintain any ordinance, rule, or regulation regulating motor vehicles or their speed contrary
to the provisions of this chapter, nor shall any such law now in force or hereafter enacted
have any effect. (b) Local authorities shall have no power or authority to charge a license
or tax upon any motor carrier hauling passengers or any truck hauling freight for hire, when
such motor carriers in the usual course of operations enter or pass through any county, municipality,
or town of this state; provided, that this...
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