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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11-43A-24
Section 11-43A-24 Regular public meetings of council; adjourned, called, special, or other
meetings; quorum; when vote of majority of quorum sufficient; when vote of majority of council
required; procedure; record of proceedings; journal; unanimous consent for passage of certain
ordinances at meeting where introduced; publication of ordinances. The council shall hold
regular public meetings as may be prescribed by its own rules, provided that a regular hour
and day shall be fixed by the order of said council and publicly announced. It may hold such
adjourned, called, or special or other meetings as the business of the municipality may require.
The mayor when present, and in his absence the assistant mayor, shall preside at all meetings
of said council. A majority of the whole qualified membership of the council shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of any and every power conferred upon said council. The affirmative
vote of a majority of the quorum shall be necessary and...
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11-43A-90
Section 11-43A-90 Regular public meetings of council; adjourned, called, special or other meetings;
quorum; when vote of majority of quorum sufficient; when vote of majority of council required;
procedure; record of proceedings; journal; unanimous consent for passage of certain ordinances
at meeting where introduced; publication of ordinances. The council shall hold regular public
meetings as may be prescribed by its own rules, provided that a regular hour and day shall
be fixed by the order of the council and publicly announced. It may also hold adjourned, called,
special or other meetings as the business of the municipality may require. A majority of the
whole qualified membership of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
any and all business of the council. Except as otherwise provided herein, the affirmative
vote of a majority of the quorum shall be necessary and sufficient for the passage of any
resolution, rule or ordinance or the transaction of any business...
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11-48-22
Section 11-48-22 Delivery of assessment book to city or town clerk; publication of notice as
to delivery and inspection of book, etc. After the completion of the proper entries of each
improvement, said book shall be delivered to the city or town clerk, who shall thereupon give
notice by publication one time in some newspaper published in said municipality or of general
circulation therein that said assessment roll or list has been delivered to him and is open
for inspection in the office of the person authorized to make collection of said assessments.
(Code 1907, §1377; Code 1923, §2192; Acts 1927, No. 639, p. 753; Code 1940, T. 37, §531.)...

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11-49-102
Section 11-49-102 Adoption of ordinance for vacation of street and erection of public building,
etc., thereon - Publication of notice as to introduction of ordinance and time for consideration
thereof by council, etc. - Payment of costs thereof. The state, county, or municipality or
the railroad or street railroad company or corporation for whose use as a site in whole or
in part for a public building or a railroad station or depot or street railroad station or
depot the vacation is proposed to be made shall pay the cost of such publication and notice.
(Acts 1909, No. 67, p. 102; Code 1923, §2243; Code 1940, T. 37, §668.)...
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11-42-205
Section 11-42-205 Notice of election. The judge of probate shall give notice of the holding
of such election by publication in newspaper published within the city or town, one publication
thereof for at least seven days being sufficient, and if no newspaper is published in such
city or town then by posting a notice thereof at three public places in said city or town,
which notice shall state the day on which such election is to be held, describe the proposed
corporate limits as fixed by said resolution, and state that a map of such territory is on
file in the office of judge of probate of said county, open to public inspection. (Acts 1923,
No. 372, p. 394; Code 1923, §2419; Code 1940, T. 37, §243.)...
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11-48-5
Section 11-48-5 Adoption of ordinance or resolution describing proposed improvement, ordering
preparation of plans, specifications, etc., thereof, etc. (a) When the council of any city
or town shall determine to open, widen, extend, construct, or improve any street, alley, avenue,
sidewalk, highway, or other public place or to make any other public improvements or undertake
any work authorized by the provisions of this article, the cost of which or any part thereof
it is proposed to assess against the property abutting on, served, illuminated, drained, elevated,
reclaimed, protected, or otherwise specially benefited or increased in value by said improvements,
it shall adopt an ordinance or resolution to that effect, describing the nature and extent
of the work, the general character of the materials to be used and the location and terminal
point thereof and the streets, avenues, alleys, or other highways or parts thereof embraced
therein, and it shall direct that full details,...
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11-51-103
Section 11-51-103 Revocation of licenses of houses of public entertainment or places where
firearms, etc., kept for sale. The city or town council or other governing body shall have
the right and power to revoke and cancel any and all licenses issued to any house of public
entertainment or house or place where firearms or other deadly weapons are kept for sale when,
in their judgment, the public safety, peace, good order, or decency may require it and when
the owner thereof or person operating the same shall have been convicted of any violation
of the city or town ordinances regulating such business. (Code 1907, §1342; Code 1923, §2165;
Code 1940, T. 37, §752.)...
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11-43-63
Section 11-43-63 Division of municipality into single-member districts. Any city or town council
of this state not currently electing its members from single-member districts pursuant to
state law may, not less than six months prior to the regular general municipal election, by
ordinance adopted by a majority of the membership of the council, divide the municipality
into single-member districts (wards) of not less than five nor more than seven districts (wards).
Provided, however, that the number of districts (wards) in any Class 1, 2, or 3 municipality
may not exceed nine districts (wards). Such ordinance shall be considered only after two weeks
public notice has been given, outlining generally the voting districts under consideration.
The ordinance shall provide that candidates for election for a place on the council, where
the council has been divided into districts, shall reside within the boundaries of said district
(ward) for which he or she seeks election, and shall continue to...
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11-44E-51
Section 11-44E-51 Meetings of commission; mayor to preside; quorum; majority vote requirement;
enactment of resolutions, bylaws, and ordinances; record of proceedings; publication of ordinances.
The commission shall hold regular public meetings at a regular hour to be fixed by ordinance
of said commission. It may hold such adjourned, called, special, or other meetings as the
business of the city may require. The mayor when present, shall preside at all meetings of
said commission. A majority of the commission members elected shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of any and every power conferred upon said commission, and affirmative vote
of a majority of those members present shall be sufficient for the passage of any resolution,
bylaw, or ordinance, or the transaction of any business of any sort by the said commission
or the exercise of any of the powers conferred upon it by the terms of this chapter or by
law, or which may hereafter be conferred upon it. No resolution, bylaw,...
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