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Wicomico County, MD
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2024-05-29 *
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Division 2 Municipal Charters
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Chapter FC Fruitland Charter
Division 1 The County Charter
Ch C
County Charter
Division 2 Municipal Charters
Ch DC
Delmar Charter
Ch FC
Fruitland Charter
Ch FC Art I
Incorporation; Corporate Limits
§ FC1-1
Incorporation; body corporate.
§ FC1-2
Corporate boundaries.
§ FC1-3
Boundaries; first 1973 annexation.
§ FC1-4
Boundaries; second 1973 annexation.
§ FC1-5
Boundaries; Ravenswood annexation.
§ FC1-6
Boundaries; 1985 annexation.
Ch FC Art II
The Council
§ FC2-1
Vesting of legislative power; composition; election generally and terms of Councilmen.
§ FC2-2
Composition and terms.
§ FC2-3
Other offices.
§ FC2-4
Qualifications.
§ FC2-5
Salaries of Councilmen.
§ FC2-6
Meetings.
§ FC2-7
Quorum.
§ FC2-8
President Pro Tempore; rules and order of business; journal of proceedings.
§ FC2-9
Filling of vacancies.
§ FC2-10
Creation, change, etc., of offices and departments.
§ FC2-11
Salary of officers and employees.
§ FC2-12
Dismissal of department heads.
§ FC2-13
Procedure for passage of ordinance and Zoning Map changes generally.
§ FC2-14
Approval of ordinance, etc.
§ FC2-15
Delivery of ordinances to the Judge of the District Court of Wicomico County.
§ FC2-16
Power as to passage of ordinances, etc., generally.
Ch FC Art III
Powers
§ FC3-1
Enumeration generally.
§ FC3-2
Enumeration of express powers.
§ FC3-3
Enforcement of ordinances.
§ FC3-4
Exercise of powers.
Ch FC Art IV
Registration. Nominations and Elections
§ FC4-1
Qualifications of voters.
§ FC4-2
Board of Supervisors of Elections.
§ FC4-3
Registrations and elections generally.
§ FC4-4
(Reserved)
§ FC4-5
Registration and maintenance of registration records.
§ FC4-6
Voting list.
§ FC4-7
Regular elections.
§ FC4-8
Special elections.
§ FC4-9
Candidates.
§ FC4-10
Data on Council Members.
Ch FC Art V
Department of Finance
§ FC5-1
Department of Finance generally.
§ FC5-2
Powers and duties of City Treasurer generally.
§ FC5-3
Deputy Treasurer.
§ FC5-4
Expenditures to be authorized by Council.
§ FC5-5
Fiscal year.
§ FC5-6
Preparation and submission of budget.
§ FC5-7
Contents of budget.
§ FC5-8
Budget a public record.
§ FC5-9
Hearing and final passage of budget.
§ FC5-10
Appropriations established by budget.
§ FC5-11
Contingency Fund.
§ FC5-12
Unspent fund balances.
§ FC5-13
Public utility revenues.
§ FC5-14
Property subject to taxation; assessment; limitation of tax rate.
§ FC5-15
Taxable year; when taxes due and payable; when in arrears; and penalties for the collection of overdue taxes.
§ FC5-16
Industrial, commercial and warehousing exemptions.
§ FC5-17
Power of city to borrow by issuance and sale of bonds.
§ FC5-18
Regulations as to bonds and bond issues.
§ FC5-19
Notes issued in anticipation of revenue.
§ FC5-20
General obligation indebtedness.
§ FC5-21
Emergency appropriations and funding thereof.
§ FC5-22
Other forms of borrowing permitted.
Ch FC Art VI
City Manager
§ FC6-1
Creation of office and appointment.
§ FC6-2
Term, qualifications and salary.
§ FC6-3
Powers and duties generally.
Ch FC Art VII
City Clerk
§ FC7-1
Appointment and term.
§ FC7-2
May be Deputy Treasurer.
§ FC7-3
Duties generally.
Ch FC Art VIII
Department of Law
§ FC8-1
Establishment, etc., appointment, terms and compensation of City Solicitor.
§ FC8-2
Qualifications of City Solicitor.
§ FC8-3
Duties of City Solicitor generally.
Ch FC Art IX
Department of Public Works
§ FC9-1
Establishment; appointment, term and compensation of Director; division of Department into bureaus.
§ FC9-2
Qualifications and duties of Director of Public Works generally.
Ch FC Art X
Police Department
§ FC10-1
Establishment, etc.; appointment and compensation of Chief of Police.
§ FC10-2
Duties, etc., of Chief of Police.
§ FC10-3
Officers and employees.
§ FC10-4
Special policemen.
Ch FC Art XI
Department of Parks and Public Property
§ FC11-1
Establishment, appointment, term and compensation of head; duties, etc.
§ FC11-2
Trust property.
§ FC11-3
Protection and preservation of public property.
Ch FC Art XII
Purchases and Sales, City Property Inventory
§ FC12-1
Purchasing Department established; appointment of and compensation of Purchasing Agent; general control of purchases and sales.
§ FC12-2
Powers and duties of Purchasing Agent.
§ FC12-3
Competitive bidding required; exceptions.
§ FC12-4
Procedure for competitive bidding.
§ FC12-5
Procedure when competitive bidding not required.
§ FC12-6
Financial and accounting control of purchases; overexpenditure prohibited.
§ FC12-7
Disposition of surplus property.
Ch FC Art XIII
Public Ways, Sidewalks and Subdivisions, Etc.
§ FC13-1
Definitions.
§ FC13-2
Control.
§ FC13-3
Public ways.
§ FC13-4
Sidewalks.
§ FC13-5
Construction by property owners.
§ FC13-6
Other projects.
§ FC13-7
Acquisition of property.
§ FC13-8
Subdivision control.
§ FC13-9
Unauthorized changes.
§ FC13-10
Bonds.
§ FC13-11
Bridges.
Ch FC Art XIV
Water, Sewers and Garbage
§ FC14-1
Powers.
§ FC14-2
Jurisdiction over plants and systems.
§ FC14-3
Placing structures in public ways.
§ FC14-4
Obstructions.
§ FC14-5
Entering on county or state public ways.
§ FC14-6
Acquisition of property.
§ FC14-7
Connections.
§ FC14-8
Revolving fund.
§ FC14-9
Extension beyond boundaries.
§ FC14-10
Construction of private systems.
§ FC14-11
Pollution of water supply.
§ FC14-12
Finance.
Ch FC Art XV
Special Assessment Procedure
§ FC15-1
Levy and collection of special assessments.
§ FC15-2
Procedure where abutting properties are specially benefited.
§ FC15-3
Procedure where special assessment districts are specially benefited.
Ch FC Art XVI
Condemnation
§ FC16-1
Procedure.
§ FC16-2
Offer to purchase.
Ch FC Art XVII
Miscellaneous Provisions
§ FC17-1
Oath of office.
§ FC17-2
Personal interest.
§ FC17-3
Official bonds.
§ FC17-4
Deeds.
§ FC17-5
Existing ordinances.
§ FC17-6
Misdemeanors.
Ch FC Art XVIII
Legality
§ FC18-1
Inconsistent ordinances.
§ FC18-2
Saving clause.
§ FC18-3
Severability clause.
Ch HC
Hebron Charter
Ch MC
Mardela Springs Charter
Ch PC
Pittsville Charter
Ch SC
Salisbury Charter
Ch SHC
Sharptown Charter
Ch WC
Willards Charter
Division 3 The Code
Part I, Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 5
Aviation
Ch 7
Board of Appeals
Ch 9
Bridges
Ch 13
County Internal Auditor
Ch 14
(Reserved)
Ch 15
Emergency Management
Ch 18
Compensation and Allowance Commission
Ch 19
Contracts and Purchasing
Ch 20
Correction, Department of
Ch 22
County Property
Ch 27
Deeds
Ch 29
Finance
Ch 30
Clean Energy Loan Program
Ch 31
Election Districts
Ch 33
Elections
Ch 36
Environment, Commission on
Ch 37
Ethics Law
Ch 39
Fire and Ambulance Companies and Rescue Squads
Ch 41
Fire Protection
Ch 44
Housing Authority
Ch 46
Law Enforcement Review Board
Ch 47
Library System
Ch 56
(Reserved)
Ch 59
Personnel Rules
Ch 62
Planning and Zoning Commission
Ch 64
Planning Organization, Areawide
Ch 66
(Reserved)
Ch 68
Pocomoke River
Ch 70
Recreation, Parks and Tourism
Ch 72
Register of Wills
Ch 74
(Reserved)
Ch 77
Roads and Improvements
Ch 80
(Reserved)
Ch 83
Seal
Ch 86
Sheriff
Ch 87
Special Benefit Districts
Ch 88
Substance Abuse Policy
Ch 90
Tax Exemptions
Ch 94
(Reserved)
Ch 97
Urban Service Districts
Part II, General Legislation
Ch 104
Agricultural Land Preservation
Ch 105
Alarms
Ch 106
(Reserved)
Ch 110
Assemblies, Mass Public
Ch 117
Building Construction
Ch 119
Cable Television Franchise
Ch 125
Critical Area Resource Protection
Ch 126
Forest Conservation
Ch 130
(Reserved)
Ch 133
Animal Control
Ch 135
Drugs and Tobacco Products
Ch 138
Electrical Standards
Ch 140
Erosion and Sediment Control
Ch 141
Fees
Ch 144
Fire Prevention
Ch 146
Fires
Ch 148
Flood Hazard Areas
Ch 149
Floodplain Management
Ch 151
Fortune-Telling
Ch 153
Foxes
Ch 156
Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
Ch 158
Hazardous Materials
Ch 160
Housing Standards
Ch 169
Mobile Home Parks
Ch 170
Motels and Places of Amusements
Ch 174
Nuisances
Ch 179
Parks, Recreational Facilities and Areas
Ch 180
Peddlers
Ch 183
Plumbing
Ch 186
Right to Farm
Ch 190
(Reserved)
Ch 195
(Reserved)
Ch 196
Stormwater Management
Ch 197
Streets and Addressing System
Ch 200
Subdivision of Land
Ch 203
Taxation
Ch 205
Taxicabs
Ch 211
Trailer Camps
Ch 213
Transient Merchants
Ch 216
Trespass
Ch 218
Vagrants
Ch 221
Violations and Penalties
Ch 225
Zoning
Appendix
Ch A228
Acts Appearing as Footnotes in 1965 Code
Ch A229
Acts Not Elsewhere Referred to
Ch A230
Comparative Table of Sections
Ch A231
Derivation Table
Ch A232
Disposition Lists
Ch A233
Rules of Legislative Procedure
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Chapter FC
Fruitland Charter
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Fruitland
1-22-1973
as
Res. No. 1-1972
. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Article I
Incorporation; Corporate Limits
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§ FC1-1
Incorporation; body corporate.
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§ FC1-2
Corporate boundaries.
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§ FC1-3
Boundaries; first 1973 annexation.
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§ FC1-4
Boundaries; second 1973 annexation.
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§ FC1-5
Boundaries; Ravenswood annexation.
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§ FC1-6
Boundaries; 1985 annexation.
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Article II
The Council
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§ FC2-1
Vesting of legislative power; composition; election generally and terms of Councilmen.
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§ FC2-2
Composition and terms.
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§ FC2-3
Other offices.
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§ FC2-4
Qualifications.
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§ FC2-5
Salaries of Councilmen.
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§ FC2-6
Meetings.
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§ FC2-7
Quorum.
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§ FC2-8
President Pro Tempore; rules and order of business; journal of proceedings.
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§ FC2-9
Filling of vacancies.
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§ FC2-10
Creation, change, etc., of offices and departments.
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§ FC2-11
Salary of officers and employees.
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§ FC2-12
Dismissal of department heads.
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§ FC2-13
Procedure for passage of ordinance and Zoning Map changes generally.
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§ FC2-14
Approval of ordinance, etc.
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§ FC2-15
Delivery of ordinances to the Judge of the District Court of Wicomico County.
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§ FC2-16
Power as to passage of ordinances, etc., generally.
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Article III
Powers
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§ FC3-1
Enumeration generally.
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§ FC3-2
Enumeration of express powers.
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§ FC3-3
Enforcement of ordinances.
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§ FC3-4
Exercise of powers.
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Article IV
Registration. Nominations and Elections
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§ FC4-1
Qualifications of voters.
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§ FC4-2
Board of Supervisors of Elections.
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§ FC4-3
Registrations and elections generally.
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§ FC4-4
(Reserved)
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§ FC4-5
Registration and maintenance of registration records.
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§ FC4-6
Voting list.
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§ FC4-7
Regular elections.
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§ FC4-8
Special elections.
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§ FC4-9
Candidates.
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§ FC4-10
Data on Council Members.
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Article V
Department of Finance
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§ FC5-1
Department of Finance generally.
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§ FC5-2
Powers and duties of City Treasurer generally.
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§ FC5-3
Deputy Treasurer.
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§ FC5-4
Expenditures to be authorized by Council.
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§ FC5-5
Fiscal year.
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§ FC5-6
Preparation and submission of budget.
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§ FC5-7
Contents of budget.
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§ FC5-8
Budget a public record.
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§ FC5-9
Hearing and final passage of budget.
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§ FC5-10
Appropriations established by budget.
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§ FC5-11
Contingency Fund.
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§ FC5-12
Unspent fund balances.
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§ FC5-13
Public utility revenues.
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§ FC5-14
Property subject to taxation; assessment; limitation of tax rate.
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§ FC5-15
Taxable year; when taxes due and payable; when in arrears; and penalties for the collection of overdue taxes.
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§ FC5-16
Industrial, commercial and warehousing exemptions.
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§ FC5-17
Power of city to borrow by issuance and sale of bonds.
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§ FC5-18
Regulations as to bonds and bond issues.
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§ FC5-19
Notes issued in anticipation of revenue.
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§ FC5-20
General obligation indebtedness.
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§ FC5-21
Emergency appropriations and funding thereof.
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§ FC5-22
Other forms of borrowing permitted.
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Article VI
City Manager
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§ FC6-1
Creation of office and appointment.
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§ FC6-2
Term, qualifications and salary.
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§ FC6-3
Powers and duties generally.
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Article VII
City Clerk
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§ FC7-1
Appointment and term.
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§ FC7-2
May be Deputy Treasurer.
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§ FC7-3
Duties generally.
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Article VIII
Department of Law
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§ FC8-1
Establishment, etc., appointment, terms and compensation of City Solicitor.
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§ FC8-2
Qualifications of City Solicitor.
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§ FC8-3
Duties of City Solicitor generally.
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Article IX
Department of Public Works
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§ FC9-1
Establishment; appointment, term and compensation of Director; division of Department into bureaus.
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§ FC9-2
Qualifications and duties of Director of Public Works generally.
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Article X
Police Department
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§ FC10-1
Establishment, etc.; appointment and compensation of Chief of Police.
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§ FC10-2
Duties, etc., of Chief of Police.
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§ FC10-3
Officers and employees.
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§ FC10-4
Special policemen.
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Article XI
Department of Parks and Public Property
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§ FC11-1
Establishment, appointment, term and compensation of head; duties, etc.
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§ FC11-2
Trust property.
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§ FC11-3
Protection and preservation of public property.
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Article XII
Purchases and Sales, City Property Inventory
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§ FC12-1
Purchasing Department established; appointment of and compensation of Purchasing Agent; general control of purchases and sales.
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§ FC12-2
Powers and duties of Purchasing Agent.
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§ FC12-3
Competitive bidding required; exceptions.
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§ FC12-4
Procedure for competitive bidding.
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§ FC12-5
Procedure when competitive bidding not required.
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§ FC12-6
Financial and accounting control of purchases; overexpenditure prohibited.
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§ FC12-7
Disposition of surplus property.
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Article XIII
Public Ways, Sidewalks and Subdivisions, Etc.
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§ FC13-1
Definitions.
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§ FC13-2
Control.
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§ FC13-3
Public ways.
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§ FC13-4
Sidewalks.
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§ FC13-5
Construction by property owners.
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§ FC13-6
Other projects.
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§ FC13-7
Acquisition of property.
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§ FC13-8
Subdivision control.
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§ FC13-9
Unauthorized changes.
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§ FC13-10
Bonds.
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§ FC13-11
Bridges.
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Article XIV
Water, Sewers and Garbage
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§ FC14-1
Powers.
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§ FC14-2
Jurisdiction over plants and systems.
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§ FC14-3
Placing structures in public ways.
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§ FC14-4
Obstructions.
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§ FC14-5
Entering on county or state public ways.
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§ FC14-6
Acquisition of property.
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§ FC14-7
Connections.
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§ FC14-8
Revolving fund.
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§ FC14-9
Extension beyond boundaries.
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§ FC14-10
Construction of private systems.
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§ FC14-11
Pollution of water supply.
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§ FC14-12
Finance.
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Article XV
Special Assessment Procedure
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§ FC15-1
Levy and collection of special assessments.
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§ FC15-2
Procedure where abutting properties are specially benefited.
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§ FC15-3
Procedure where special assessment districts are specially benefited.
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Article XVI
Condemnation
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§ FC16-1
Procedure.
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§ FC16-2
Offer to purchase.
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Article XVII
Miscellaneous Provisions
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§ FC17-1
Oath of office.
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§ FC17-2
Personal interest.
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§ FC17-3
Official bonds.
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§ FC17-4
Deeds.
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§ FC17-5
Existing ordinances.
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§ FC17-6
Misdemeanors.
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Article XVIII
Legality
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§ FC18-1
Inconsistent ordinances.
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§ FC18-2
Saving clause.
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§ FC18-3
Severability clause.
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