Powers of Municipalities

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Section
3-18-1

General powers; body politic and corporate powers.

Section
3-18-2

Prohibition on municipal taxing power.

Section
3-18-3

Animals.

Section
3-18-4

Buildings; construct, purchase, rehabilitate, care for.

Section
3-18-5

Dangerous buildings or debris; removal; notice; right of municipality to remove; lien.

Section
3-18-6

Building construction and restrictions; establishing fire zones.

Section
3-18-7

Additional county and municipal powers; flood and mudslide hazard areas; flood plain permits; land use control; jurisdiction; agreement.

Section
3-18-8

Cemeteries.

Section
3-18-9

Census.

Section
3-18-10

Power of eminent domain; purposes; proceedings.

Section
3-18-11

Fire prevention and protection; insurance for volunteer firemen.

Section
3-18-11.1

Fingerprinting of fireman applicants required; authorization for municipality to communicate such information to the federal bureau of investigation.

Section
3-18-12

Food and merchandise; regulation and inspection.

Section
3-18-13

Industrial nuisances and nauseous locations; regulation and prohibition.

Section
3-18-14

Municipal libraries; establishment; contract services; state publications; gifts and bequests.

Section
3-18-15

Works of art; other works; acquisition and maintenance.

Section
3-18-16

Markets and market places.

Section
3-18-17

Nuisances and offenses; regulation or prohibition.

Section
3-18-18

Parks.

Section
3-18-19

Park and recreation construction authorized.

Section
3-18-20

Police ordinances; county jails.

Section
3-18-21

Railroads; street railroads; crossings.

Section
3-18-22

Requirement for sanitary facilities; notice to owners; failure to comply; municipality to perform work; lien; interest.

Section
3-18-23

Steam boiler inspection.

Section
3-18-24

Licensing and regulating secondhand and junk stores.

Section
3-18-25

Water systems; sewers; assessments.

Section
3-18-26

Toll bridges.

Section
3-18-27

Trees and shrubs.

Section
3-18-28

Municipal employees' retirement system.

Section
3-18-29

[Foreign-trade zones.]

Section
3-18-30

Parking citations; certain municipalities; administrative cost assessment.

Section
3-18-31

Sale of gasoline; authority of the municipality.

Section
3-18-32

Limitation of county and municipal restrictions on solar collectors.