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- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-08-04 · Election of council members
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-08-04.1 · Procedure when petition to change to ten council members and mayor is filed - Special election - Ballot
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-08-04.2 · Election at large of council members from wards - Option
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-08-05 · Qualifications of council members
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-08-06 · Term of office of council members - Staggered terms provided for in cities where other than ten council members elected
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-08-06.1 · Terms of office under ten council members - Staggered terms provided for - Nominating petition requirements
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-08-07 · Compensation of council members
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-08-08 · Vacancies on council - How filled
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-08-09 · Restrictions on members of council
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-08-10 · Meetings of council - Regular, special, and for organization
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-08-11 · When president and vice president of council elected
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-08-12 · Publication of proceedings
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-08-13 · Presiding officer of council in absence or disability of mayor - President of council
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-08-14 · Mayor - Qualifications - Term
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-08-15 · Compensation of mayor
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-08-16 · Vacancy in office of mayor - Filled by election or by council - President of council to be acting mayor
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-08-17 · Absence or disability of mayor - Acting mayor
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-08-18 · Mayor to preside at council meetings - Voting power of mayor
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-08-19 · Mayor may remove appointive officers - Reasons for removal to be given
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-08-20 · Mayor may suppress disorder and keep peace
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-08-21 · Release of prisoners by mayor - Report to council
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-08-22 · Mayor to perform duties prescribed by law - Enforce laws and ordinances
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-08-23 · Inspection of books, records, and papers of city by mayor
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-08-24 · Ordinance or resolution signed or vetoed by mayor
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-08-25 · Messages to council
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-08-26 · Mayor may call on residents to aid in enforcing ordinances
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-08-27 · Police chief and police officers appointed by mayor
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-08-28 · Mayor may administer oaths
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-09-01 · Board of city commissioners - Composition
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-09-02 · Governing body is judge of election and qualifications of members
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-09-03 · Regulations governing election of commissioners
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-09-04 · Commissioners - Terms - Resignations
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-09-05 · President and board of commissioners succeed to powers and duties of mayor and council
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-09-06 · Style of board - Oath and salary of commissioners
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-09-07 · Bond and oath of commissioner
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-09-08 · President of board as executive officer - Duties - No veto power
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-09-09 · Vice president and acting president of board - Powers to act
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-09-10 · Filling vacancies in board
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-09-11 · Meetings of board - Regular and special - Action on departmental matters
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-09-12 · Departments of administration of city divided among commissioners - Duties
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-09-13 · Accounts - Audited by respective commissioners - Approved by board
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-09-14 · Rules and regulations governing departments and agencies of city made by board
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-09-15 · Special police - President of board may call - Powers
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-09-16 · Board may summon and compel attendance of witnesses and books - Punish for contempt - Process
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-09-17 · Restrictions on members of board
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-10-01 · Petition for city manager - Contents - Notice of election - Election
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-10-02 · Vote required to adopt plan - Effective date
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-10-03 · City manager - How selected - Qualifications - Compensation - Term
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-10-04 · Removal of city manager - Summary proceedings - Charges brought - Suspension - Absence or disability of city manager
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-10-05 · Powers of governing body
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-10-06 · Duties of city manager
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-10-07 · Conflict of powers and duties of city manager and other officers - Who to govern
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-10-08 · Election to determine question of retention of city manager plan - Procedure thereafter
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-11-01 · Enacting clause for ordinances
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-11-02 · Procedure in passing ordinances
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-11-03 · Yea and nay vote on passage - When required
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-11-04 · Ordinance required for the transfer of property
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-11-04.1 · Real property transfer requirements
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-11-04.2 · Transfer of real property by exclusive and nonexclusive listing agreements
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-11-05 · Ordinances and resolutions adopted in council cities - Mayor's veto power - Reconsideration after veto
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-11-06 · Publication of ordinances
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-11-07 · Effective date of ordinances
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-11-08 · Ordinance book required - Ordinance book and certified copies of ordinances as evidence
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-11-09 · Enactment and revision of ordinances
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-11-09.1 · Presumption of regular adoption, enactment, or amendment of resolution or ordinance
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-11-10 · Action for violation of ordinance in corporate name - Previous prosecution, recovery, or acquittal no defense
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-11-11 · Summons to issue on violation of ordinance - When warrant of arrest to issue
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-11-12 · Commitment of guilty person for nonpayment of fines or costs
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-11-13 · Fines and forfeitures for violation of ordinances paid into treasury
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-12-01 · Initiative and referendum apply only in commission and modern council cities
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-12-02 · Submission of proposed ordinance by petition - Filed with city auditor - Request in petition
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-12-03 · Requirements of petitions for initiative and referendum
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-12-04 · Signatures to petition - Requirements - Oath - Withdrawal
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-12-05 · City auditor to determine sufficiency of initiative petition - Certificate attached to petition
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-12-06 · Duty of governing body after receiving petition for proposed ordinance
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-12-07 · Adoption of proposed ordinance - Effect - Repeal or amendment of initiated ordinance
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-12-08 · Petition to refer ordinance - Suspension of ordinance - Requirements of petition
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-12-09 · Referred measure - Submission - Result of election
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-12-10 · No limitation on number of ordinances that may be voted on at one election - Limitation on special elections
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-12-11 · Publication of proposed or referred ordinance or proposition before election
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-12-12 · Form of ballots to be used in voting on initiated or referred ordinance
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-12-13 · Propositions submitted for repeal or amendment to initiated or referred ordinance - Election - Vote required
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-13-01 · Qualifications of elective and appointive officers
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-13-02 · Bonds of city officials - Requirements - Approvals - Additional bonds
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-13-03 · Oaths of municipal officers
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-13-04 · Salaries of officers and employees fixed by ordinance - Diminution of officers' salaries during term prohibited
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-13-05 · Officers not to be interested in contracts or work of municipality - Exception
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-13-05.1 · Municipal officers - Contracts - Disclosure required - Penalty
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-13-06 · Penalty for illegal interest in contract of municipality - Contract void
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-13-07 · Office deemed vacant on removal from municipality or failure to qualify
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-13-08 · Vacancy existing in appointive office - How filled
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-13-09 · Vacancies to be filled for unexpired term
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-13-10 · Delivery of property, books, and other effects to successor in office
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-13-11 · Additional duties, powers, and privileges of officers may be defined by ordinance
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-13-12 · Municipal officers liable to criminal prosecution - Fine - Removal from office
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-13-13 · Nepotism by city officials restricted
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-14-01 · Officers to be elected in council cities
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-14-02 · Terms of elective officers
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-14-03 · When term of elective officer begins
- N.D. Cent. Code § 40-14-04 · Appointive officers in council cities - Appointment of more than one assessor