The inhabitants of each city of the first class shall constitute a corporation, with power to govern themselves by any ordinances and resolutions for municipal purposes not in conflict with the Constitution or laws of this state or of the United States. In its corporate capacity the city may contract and be contracted with and may sue and be sued. It may adopt a common seal and change it at pleasure or act without a seal. It may acquire property for municipal purposes by purchase or otherwise. It may hold all its property either in its own name or in the name of others, to the use of the city, for the purposes for which the property was granted or dedicated, and may use, manage, improve, sell and convey, rent or lease its property.
Effective: July 15, 1986

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 83.420

  • City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

History: Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 106, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1986. — Created
1972 Ky. Acts ch. 243, sec. 2.

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