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Corporate Powers

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Powers of cities

Section
12402.1

City property and affairs

Payment of debts and expenses

Creation of reserve funds

Hiring of employees and salaries

Creation of necessary offices or boards

Lockups

Marketplaces

Accumulation of ashes, garbage, solid waste and refuse materials

Regulation of pets and feral animals

Inspection and regulation of fireplaces and chimneys and smoke regulations

Fireworks and inflammable articles

Regulation of division fences, party walls and foundations

Nuisances

Regulation of encroachments

Shade trees

Numbering of buildings

Transportation stands

Police force

Police regulations

Rewards

Prevent riots

Regulate discharge of guns and deadly weapons

Racing and dangerous practices

Bathing, recreational swimming establishments and boathouses and bathhouses

Musical entertainment

Aid to historical societies

Establishment of institutions to collect educational collections

Ambulances and rescue and lifesaving services

Insurance

Parking lots

Disorderly conduct

Official expenses on city business

Municipal authorities and cooperation with other political subdivisions

Local self-government

Historical property

Appropriations for handling, storage and distribution of surplus foods

Junk dealers and junk yards

Appropriations for industrial development

Nondebt revenue bonds

Appropriations for urban common carrier mass transportation

Appropriation for nonprofit art corporation

Ratification and validation of real estate sales

Validation and maintenance of certain records

Rights within streets and rights-of-way

Emergency services

Charitable purposes

Observances, celebrations and recognition

Chapter Notes