§ 31-32-101. Franchise Granted by Ordinance
No franchise or license giving or granting to any person the right or privilege to erect, construct, operate, or maintain a street railway, electric light plant or system, gasworks, gas plant or system, geothermal system, solar system, or telegraph or telephone system within any city or town or to use the streets or alleys of […]
§ 31-32-102. Notice of Application – Publication
Any person desiring to secure a franchise or license for any of the purposes named in section 31-32-101 shall cause a notice of its intention to apply to the governing body of the city or town for the passage of an ordinance granting such franchise or license. Notice shall be published, in a newspaper of […]
§ 31-32-103. Ordinance Read Twice – Publication Before Passage
Every such ordinance shall be read at least twice in full, once at the time of its introduction and again before the question of its passage is voted upon. No governing body of any city or town shall permit any such ordinance to be introduced or read for the first time at any meeting other […]
§ 31-32-104. Majority Vote Required for Passage
Every such ordinance shall require for its passage or adoption the concurrence of a majority of all the members of the governing body of the city or town. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1244, § 1, effective July 1. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1496, § 11, effective May 28. Editor’s note: […]
§ 31-32-105. Cities or Towns May Erect Utilities
Nothing in this part 1 shall be construed as in any way modifying or restricting the right of cities or towns to purchase or erect electric light works, heating and cooling works and distribution systems for the distribution of heat and cooling obtained from geothermal resources, solar or wind energy, hydroelectric or renewable biomass resources, […]
§ 31-32-201. Financing Acquisition of Utilities
In any municipality possessed of authority to acquire public utilities operating under general law or under article XX of the state constitution, unless otherwise provided by the charter of such municipality, no public utility shall be acquired until the plan for such acquisition has been adopted by ordinance and such ordinance has been approved at […]