Chapter 17. Cities of the Second Class and Villages
Index
- § 17-101. Cities of the Second Class, Defined; Population; Exception
- § 17-102. Wards; Number; How Determined
- § 17-103. City Council; Members; Number; Qualifications
- § 17-104. City Council; Members; Election; Term; Qualifications
- § 17-105. City Council; Meetings; Quorum
- § 17-106. City Council; Special Meetings
- § 17-107. Mayor; Qualifications; Election; Officers; Appointment; Removal; Police Officers; Appointment; Removal; Procedure
- § 17-107.01. Repealed
- § 17-107.02. Repealed
- § 17-108. Officers; Salaries
- § 17-108.01. Repealed
- § 17-108.02. Officers and Employees; Merger of Offices Or Employment; Salaries
- § 17-108.03. Repealed
- § 17-109. Repealed
- § 17-110. Mayor; General Duties and Powers
- § 17-111. Mayor; Ordinances; Veto Power; Passage Over Veto
- § 17-112. Mayor; Recommendations to City Council
- § 17-113. Mayor; Reports of Officers; Power to Require
- § 17-114. Mayor; Territorial Jurisdiction
- § 17-115. Repealed
- § 17-116. Repealed
- § 17-117. Mayor; Remission of Fines; Pardons; Powers
- § 17-118. Police; Arrest; Power
- § 17-119. Overseer of Streets; Duties
- § 17-120. Public Morals; Powers; Restrictions
- § 17-121. Health and Sanitation; Rules and Regulations; Board of Health; Members; Powers
- § 17-122. Hospital; Establishment and Control
- § 17-123. Public Health; Regulations; Water; Power to Supply
- § 17-123.01. Litter; Removal; Notice; Action By City Or Village
- § 17-124. Police; Power to Establish
- § 17-125. Transferred
- § 17-126. Public Market; Establishment; Regulation
- § 17-127. Public Buildings; Power to Erect
- § 17-128. Sunday; Business and Amusements; Regulation
- § 17-129. Disorderly Conduct; Power to Prevent
- § 17-130. Fire Escapes; Exits; Regulation
- § 17-131. Safety Regulations
- § 17-132. Places of Amusement; Safety Regulations; Revocation of License
- § 17-133. Hotels; Cabs; Runners For; Licensing and Regulation
- § 17-134. Peddlers; Pawnbrokers; Entertainers; Licensing and Regulation
- § 17-135. Liquor; Sale to Minor; Power to Prohibit
- § 17-136. Fire Hazards; Elimination
- § 17-137. Explosives; Storage; Fireworks; Regulation
- § 17-138. Animals; Cruelty, Prevention of
- § 17-139. Traffic; Sales; Regulation
- § 17-140. Signs and Handbills; Regulation
- § 17-141. Sidewalks and Substructures; Regulation
- § 17-142. Streets; Moving of Buildings; Other Obstructions; Regulation
- § 17-143. Railroads; Location, Grade, and Crossing; Regulation
- § 17-144. Railroads; Crossings; Grades; Drainage; Regulation
- § 17-145. Sewers and Drains; Regulation
- § 17-146. Refunding Bonds; Power to Issue
- § 17-147. Fire Department; Organization and Equipment
- § 17-148. City Council; President; Acting President; Powers
- § 17-149. Sewerage and Drainage; Districts; Regulation
- § 17-149.01. Sewerage and Drainage; Failure of Property Owner to Connect; Notice; Cost; Assessment; Collection
- § 17-150. Sewerage System; Establishment; Estimates; Duties of Engineer; Contracts; Advertisement For Bids
- § 17-151. Sewerage System; Establishment; Borrowing Money; Conditions Precedent
- § 17-152. Repealed
- § 17-153. Sewerage System; Bonds; Sinking Funds; Investment
- § 17-154. Sewers; Right-Of-Way; Condemnation; Procedure
- § 17-155. Board of Equalization; Counties Under Township Organization; Members; Meetings
- § 17-156. Joint City and School District Facility; Acquisition of Land; Erection, Equipment, Furnishings, and Maintenance
- § 17-157. Joint City and School District Facility; Expense; Bonds; Election; Approval By Electors
- § 17-158. Joint City and School District Facility; Indebtedness; Bonds; Principal and Interest; In Addition to Other Limitations
- § 17-159. Joint City and School District Facility; City Council and Board of Education; Building Commission; Powers; Duties
- § 17-160. Joint City and School District Facility; Building Commission; Plans and Specifications; Personnel; Compensation; Contracts
- § 17-161. Joint City and School District Facility; Annual Budget of City and School District
- § 17-162. Joint City and School District Facility; Building Commission; Accept Gifts
- § 17-163. Offstreet Parking; Declaration of Purpose
- § 17-164. Offstreet Parking; Facilities; Acquisition; Procedure
- § 17-165. Offstreet Parking; Revenue Bonds; Issuance; Terms
- § 17-166. Offstreet Parking; Plans and Specifications; Coordination With Traffic Control Program
- § 17-167. Offstreet Parking; City Council; Rules and Regulations; Contracts; Rates
- § 17-168. Offstreet Parking; Acquisition of Facilities; Submission At Election; Notice
- § 17-169. Offstreet Parking; Facilities; Lease; Controls Retained; Business Restricted
- § 17-170. Offstreet Parking; Private Parking Lot; Not Subject to Eminent Domain
- § 17-171. Offstreet Parking; Rights of Bondholders
- § 17-172. Offstreet Parking; Revenue; Use
- § 17-173. Offstreet Parking; Supplementary Powers
- § 17-174. City of Second Class; Public Passenger Transportation System; Acquire; Accept Funds; Administration; Powers
- § 17-201. Village, Defined; Incorporation; Restriction On Territory; Condition
- § 17-201.01. Villages; Incorporation; Presumption of Regularity of Proceedings
- § 17-202. Board of Trustees; Election; Terms
- § 17-203. Board of Trustees; Qualifications
- § 17-203.01. Repealed
- § 17-204. Board of Trustees; Oath; Meetings
- § 17-205. Board of Trustees; Quorum; Compulsory Attendance
- § 17-206. Board of Trustees; Journal; Roll Calls; Public Proceedings
- § 17-207. Board of Trustees; Powers; Restrictions
- § 17-207.01. Offstreet Motor Vehicle Parking; Acquisition; Procedure
- § 17-207.02. Offstreet Motor Vehicle Parking; Acquisition; Board of Trustees; Powers
- § 17-208. Appointive Officers; Police Officer; Removal Or Disciplinary Action; Procedure; Board of Health; Members; Duties
- § 17-209. Appointed Officers and Employees; Compensation; Fixed By Ordinance
- § 17-209.01. Repealed
- § 17-209.02. Officers and Employees; Merger of Offices; Salaries
- § 17-210. Board of Trustees; Ordinances; Publication; Chairman Pro Tempore
- § 17-211. Elections; Notice of
- § 17-212. Elections; Officers of Election; Vacancies; How Filled
- § 17-213. Village Marshal; Powers and Duties
- § 17-214. Overseer of Streets; Power and Duties
- § 17-215. Village; Dissolution; How Effected
- § 17-215.01. Village; Dissolution; County, Defined
- § 17-216. Village; Dissolution; Petition Or Resolution; Election
- § 17-217. Village; Dissolution; Election; Form of Ballot
- § 17-218. Village; Dissolution; When Effective
- § 17-219. Village; Dissolution; Village Property, Records, and Funds; Disposition
- § 17-219.01. Village; Dissolution; Property; Sale By County Board; When Authorized
- § 17-219.02. Village; Dissolution; Property; Sale; Notice
- § 17-219.03. Village; Dissolution; Board of Trustees; County Board; Duties
- § 17-220. Village Situated In More Than One County; How Organized
- § 17-221. Repealed
- § 17-222. Village Situated In More Than One County; Jails
- § 17-223. Village Situated In More Than One County; Tax; How Certified
- § 17-224. Village Situated In More Than One County; Legal Notices; Publication
- § 17-225. Railroads; Blocking Crossings; Penalty
- § 17-226. Transferred
- § 17-227. Transferred
- § 17-228. Transferred
- § 17-229. Street Improvement Program; Authorization; Tax Levy
- § 17-230. Street Improvement Program; Tax Levy Limitation
- § 17-231. Street Improvement Program; Construction of Improvements; Issuance of Warrants; Interest; Unused Funds Transferred to General Fund
- § 17-301. City of the First Class; Reorganization As City of the Second Class
- § 17-302. Government Pending Reorganization
- § 17-303. Wards; Establish
- § 17-304. Reorganization; Council; Members; Qualifications
- § 17-305. Reorganization; Existing Ordinances; Effect; Modification
- § 17-305.01. Applicability of Sections
- § 17-306. City of the Second Class; Reorganization As Village
- § 17-307. Transferred
- § 17-308. Reorganization; Transfer of Property; How Effected
- § 17-309. Reorganization; Existing Ordinances; Effect; Debts; Taxes
- § 17-310. Decrease In Population; Remain City of the Second Class
- § 17-311. Village; Increase In Population; Reorganization As City of the Second Class
- § 17-312. Village; Retention of Village Government; Petition; Election
- § 17-401. Consolidation; Authority
- § 17-402. Consolidation; Procedure
- § 17-403. Consolidation; When Effective; Existing Rights and Liabilities Preserved
- § 17-404. Consolidation; Property
- § 17-405. Contiguous Land; Annexation; Petition; Plat; Approval of Council; Recording; Effect
- § 17-405.01. Annexation; Powers; Restrictions
- § 17-405.02. Contiguous Land, Defined
- § 17-405.03. Use Regulations; Effect of Annexation
- § 17-405.04. Inhabitants of Annexed Land; Benefits; Ordinances
- § 17-405.05. City Or Village In Two Or More Counties; Annexation By City Or Village; Procedure
- § 17-406. City Or Village In Two Or More Counties; Annexation; Petition of Owners; Procedure
- § 17-407. Repealed
- § 17-408. Repealed
- § 17-409. Repealed
- § 17-410. Repealed
- § 17-411. Repealed
- § 17-412. State-Owned Land; Effect of Annexation
- § 17-413. Transferred
- § 17-414. Land Within Corporate Limits; Disconnection; Procedure
- § 17-415. Additions; Plat; Contents; Duty to File
- § 17-416. Additions; Plat; Acknowledgment; Filing
- § 17-417. Additions; Plat; Acknowledgment and Recording; Effect
- § 17-418. Additions; Streets and Alleys
- § 17-419. Additions; Plat; How Vacated; Approval Required
- § 17-420. Additions; Plats; Vacation of Part; Effect
- § 17-421. Additions; Plat; Vacation of Part; Rights of Owners
- § 17-422. Additions; Plat; Vacation; Recording
- § 17-423. Additions; Plat; Vacation; Right of Owner to Plat
- § 17-424. Additions; Plat; Failure to Execute and Record; Power of County Clerk; Costs; Collection
- § 17-425. Land Less Than Forty Acres; Ownership In Severalty; County Clerk May Plat
- § 17-426. Additions; Lots; Sale Before Platting; Penalty
- § 17-501. Cities of the Second Class and Villages; Powers; Board of Public Trust; Members; Duties
- § 17-502. Seal; Other Powers
- § 17-503. Real Property; Sale; Exception; Procedure; Remonstrance; Procedure; Hearing
- § 17-503.01. Real Property Less Than Five Thousand Dollars; Sale; Procedure
- § 17-503.02. Personal Property; Sale; Procedure; Other Conveyance
- § 17-504. Corporate Name; Process; Service
- § 17-505. Ordinances, Rules, and Regulations; Enactment; Enforcement
- § 17-506. Property Tax; Amount of Levy Authorized
- § 17-507. Other Taxes; Power to Levy
- § 17-508. Streets; Grading and Repair, When; Bridges and Sewers; Construction
- § 17-508.01. Streets; Maintenance and Repair; Contracts With County Authorized
- § 17-508.02. Streets; Grading and Repair; Bridges and Sewers; Tax Limits
- § 17-509. Streets and Malls; Power to Improve; Districts
- § 17-510. Streets; Improvement District; Creation By Petition; Denial; Assessments
- § 17-511. Streets; Improvement By Ordinance; Objections; Time of Filing
- § 17-512. Streets; Main Thoroughfares; Improvement By Ordinance; Assessments
- § 17-513. Streets; Improvement; Petitions and Protests; Sufficiency; How Determined; Appeal
- § 17-514. Streets; Improvement; Assessments; Certification to County Treasurer
- § 17-515. Streets and Malls; Improvement; Assessments; Interest; When Delinquent; Payment In Installments
- § 17-516. Streets and Malls; Improvement; Paving Bonds; Warrants; Interest; Terms
- § 17-517. Repealed
- § 17-518. Streets; Improvement; Sinking Fund; Investment
- § 17-519. Streets; Improvement; Assessments Against Public Lands; Payment
- § 17-520. Streets; Improvement; Intersections; Property; Assessment; Intersection Paving Bonds; Warrants; Interest; Partial Payments; Final Payments
- § 17-521. Streets; Improvement; Railways; Duty to Pave Between Rails
- § 17-522. Sidewalks; Repair; Cost; Assessment; Notice
- § 17-523. Sidewalks; Temporary Walks; Construction; Cost
- § 17-524. Streets and Sidewalks; Improvements; Assessments; How Made; Collection
- § 17-525. Occupation Tax; Power to Levy; Exceptions
- § 17-526. Dogs and Other Animals; License Tax; Enforcement
- § 17-527. Elections; Rules Governing; Power to Prescribe
- § 17-528. Electricity; Franchises and Contracts; Tax; Sale By Public Service Company to City
- § 17-528.01. Repealed
- § 17-528.02. Gas Franchises; Length; Conditions; Tax
- § 17-528.03. Electricity Franchises; Length; Conditions; Election, When Required; Exceptions
- § 17-529. Watercourses; Aqueducts; Wells; Regulation
- § 17-529.01. Dikes; Erection and Maintenance; Eminent Domain; Procedure
- § 17-529.02. Flood Control Projects; Cooperation With United States; Consent to Requirements
- § 17-529.03. Flood Control Projects; Removal to Another Site; Definitions
- § 17-529.04. Flood Control Projects; Removal to Another Site; When Authorized
- § 17-529.05. Flood Control Projects; Removal to Another Site; Petition; Contents; Order For Hearing; Notice
- § 17-529.06. Flood Control Projects; Removal to Another Site; Hearing; Entry of Order
- § 17-529.07. Flood Control Projects; Removal to Another Site; Order; Effect
- § 17-529.08. Flood Control Projects; Bonds; Interest; Election; Tax; Levy
- § 17-530. Waterworks; Franchises; Terms
- § 17-531. Waterworks; Acquisition Or Construction Authorized
- § 17-532. Waterworks; Private Companies; Compulsory Connections
- § 17-533. Waterworks; Construction; Bids
- § 17-534. Waterworks; Purchase Or Construction; Bonds; Interest; Limitation; Tax; Approval of Electors Required; Exception
- § 17-535. Waterworks; Construction and Maintenance; Acquisition of Land Beyond Corporate Limits; Procedure
- § 17-536. Waterworks; Water Supply; Pollution; Power to Prevent
- § 17-537. Waterworks; Rules and Regulations
- § 17-538. Waterworks; Use of Water; Rates Or Rental; Collection
- § 17-539. Waterworks; Construction; Cost; Assessments
- § 17-540. Waterworks; Income; How Used; Surplus, Investment
- § 17-541. Waterworks; Water Commissioner; Appointment; Term; Bond Or Insurance; Removal; Public Works Commissioner, When
- § 17-542. Waterworks; Rates; Regulation
- § 17-543. Waterworks; Water Commissioner; Duty to Account; Report; Salary; Public Works Commissioner; Duties
- § 17-544. Repealed
- § 17-545. Waterworks; Additional Tax; When Authorized
- § 17-546. Waterworks; Additional Tax; Provision Cumulative
- § 17-547. Animals Running At Large; Regulation
- § 17-548. Pounds; Establishment
- § 17-549. Fire Prevention; Regulations
- § 17-550. Buildings; Construction; Regulation
- § 17-551. Railways; Depots; Regulation
- § 17-552. Railways; Crossings; Safety Regulations
- § 17-553. Repealed
- § 17-554. Fuel and Feed; Inspection and Weighing
- § 17-555. Streets and Sidewalks; Removal of Obstructions; Trees; Declaration of Nuisance; Procedure
- § 17-556. Public Safety; Firearms; Explosives; Riots; Regulation
- § 17-557. Streets; Safety Regulations; Removal of Snow, Ice, and Other Encroachments
- § 17-557.01. Sidewalks; Removal of Encroachments; Cost of Removal; Special Assessments; Interest
- § 17-558. Streets; Improving; Vacating; Abutting Property; How Treated
- § 17-559. Streets; Offstreet Parking; Markets; Public Utilities; Establishment; Eminent Domain; Procedure
- § 17-560. Borrowing Power; Pledges
- § 17-561. Railway Tracks; Lighting, City May Require; Cost; Assessment
- § 17-562. Repealed
- § 17-563. Lots; Drainage; Weeds Or Litter; Nuisance; Noncompliance By Owner; Notice; Assessment of Cost; Violation; Penalty; Civil Action
- § 17-563.01. Repealed
- § 17-564. Fines; Actions to Recover
- § 17-565. Fines; Action to Recover; Limitation
- § 17-566. County Jail; Use By City; Compensation
- § 17-567. Highways, Streets, Bridges; Maintenance and Control
- § 17-568. Employment of Special Engineer
- § 17-568.01. City Or Village Engineer; Public Works; Prepare Estimate of Cost; Board of Public Works; Powers; Contracts; Procedure; City Council Or Village Board; Powers and Duties; Public Emergency
- § 17-568.02. Municipal Bidding Procedure; Waiver; When
- § 17-569. Abandoned Real Estate; Sale; Ordinance
- § 17-570. Abandoned Real Estate; Sale; Notice
- § 17-571. Abandoned Real Estate; Sale; Sealed Bids; Deed
- § 17-572. Loans to Students; Conditions
- § 17-601. Repealed
- § 17-601.01. Caucus; When Held; Notice
- § 17-601.02. Caucus; Notice to Village Clerk; Contents
- § 17-601.03. Caucus; Additional Filings
- § 17-602. Registered Voters; Qualifications
- § 17-603. Officers; Canvass; Certificates of Election; Failure to Qualify, Effect
- § 17-604. Officers; Powers, Duties, and Compensation; Regulate By Ordinance; Bond Or Insurance; Premium
- § 17-605. Clerk; Duties
- § 17-606. Treasurer; Duties; Failure to File Account; Penalty
- § 17-607. Treasurer; Depositories; Qualification; Bond; Exemption of Treasurer From Liability; Conflict of Interest
- § 17-608. Treasurer; Surplus Funds; Investments Authorized; Interest
- § 17-609. Treasurer; Utility Funds; Retirement of Bonds Or Warrants
- § 17-610. City Attorney; Duties
- § 17-611. Officer; Extra Compensation Prohibited
- § 17-612. Elective Officers, Salary; Increase During Term of Office Prohibited; Exception
- § 17-613. Ordinances; Style; Publication; Proof
- § 17-614. Ordinances; How Enacted; Title
- § 17-615. Ordinances; Passage; Rules and Regulations; Proof
- § 17-616. Ordinances; Contracts; Appointments; Vote; Record
- § 17-701. Fiscal Period; Commencement
- § 17-702. Property Tax; General Levy Authorized; Sale For Delinquent Taxes; Additional Levies
- § 17-703. Special Assessments; Tax Limit; Refunding; When Authorized; How Paid
- § 17-704. Repealed
- § 17-705. Repealed
- § 17-706. Annual Appropriation Bill; Contents
- § 17-707. Repealed
- § 17-708. Funds; Expenditure; Appropriation Condition Precedent
- § 17-709. Contracts; Appropriation Condition Precedent
- § 17-710. Special Assessments; Expenditure; Limitations
- § 17-711. Warrants; How Executed
- § 17-712. Repealed
- § 17-713. Road Tax; Amount; When Authorized
- § 17-714. Claims and Accounts Payable; Filing; Requirements; Disallowance; Notice; Costs
- § 17-715. Claims; Allowance; Payment
- § 17-716. Transferred
- § 17-717. Intersection Paving Bonds; Tax Authorized
- § 17-718. Voluntary Fire Departments; Maintenance; Tax; Limitation
- § 17-719. Repealed
- § 17-720. Certificates of Deposit; Time Deposits; Security Required
- § 17-801. Board of Public Works; How Created; Members; Appointment; Removal; Qualifications; Terms
- § 17-802. Board of Public Works; Powers and Duties; City Council; Approve Budget
- § 17-802.01. Board of Public Works; Insurance Plan; Cooperation and Participation
- § 17-803. Board of Public Works; Surplus Funds; Investment