§ 40-05-01 Powers of all municipalities
§ 40-05-01.1 Assessment of costs of work done necessary for the general welfare
§ 40-05-01.3 City traffic ordinances to apply to streets within mobile home parks
§ 40-05-02 Additional powers of city council and board of city commissioners
§ 40-05-02.2 City may levy excise tax on nonprofit liquor dealers by ordinance
§ 40-05-03 Cities having population of fifteen thousand may provide for regulation and inspection of food markets
§ 40-05-05 Cities may contract for electrical energy or gas
§ 40-05-06 City fines and penalties limited
§ 40-05-08 Municipal licenses for sale of agricultural products limited – Exception
§ 40-05-09 Purchase of firefighting equipment – How paid – Limitations
§ 40-05-09.2 Contracting for fire protection service
§ 40-05-10 Municipalities to have powers of townships
§ 40-05-11 Foreign city – Power to acquire by right of eminent domain, purchase, lease, own, and hold real estate in this state – Liability
§ 40-05-12 Foreign city – Power to sue and defend in courts of this state
§ 40-05-13 Foreign city – Power to convey realty – Regulations governing
§ 40-05-14 Agreements for construction and maintenance of streets between municipalities and counties
§ 40-05-16 Programs and activities for senior citizens – Expenditure of funds
§ 40-05-17 City restriction of adult establishments – Definitions
§ 40-05-18 Garbage removal – Number of contractors allowed
§ 40-05-19 City funding for animal shelters – Sterilization of animals
§ 40-05-20 Programs and activities for handicapped persons – Expenditure of funds
§ 40-05-22 Golf carts on city streets
§ 40-05-23 Limitation on authority – Seed
§ 40-05-24 Duties of cities granting property tax incentives
§ 40-05-25 Cooperative purchasing – Authorized
§ 40-05-26 Development by a foreign adversary – Prohibition

Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 40-05 - Powers of Municipalities

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Female: means a girl, woman, or an individual whose biological reproductive system is developed to produce ova. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Male: means a boy, man, or an individual whose biological reproductive system is developed to produce sperm. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Organization: includes a foreign or domestic association, business trust, corporation, enterprise, estate, joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, partnership, trust, or any legal or commercial entity. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action, and evidences of debt. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • population: means the number of inhabitants as determined by the last preceding state or federal census. See North Dakota Code 1-01-47
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • subscription: includes "mark" when the person cannot write, the person's name being written near it and written by a person who writes that person's own name as a witness. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33