Section 8-2-1 – General corporate and regulatory powers.
8-2-1. General corporate and regulatory powers. Each organized township in the state is a body corporate and has power: (1)To sue and be sued; (2)To acquire, by purchase, condemnation, or other lawful means, real property within or without the limits of the township, necessary or convenient for township purposes, or for the exercise of the […]
Section 8-2-2 – Transactions and conveyances in township name.
8-2-2. Transactions and conveyances in township name. All transactions by or with a township in its corporate capacity shall be conducted in the name of such township, but any conveyance of land within the limits of such township, made in any manner for the use and benefit of its inhabitants, shall have the same effect […]
Section 8-2-3 – Proceedings by and against township in township name.
8-2-3. Proceedings by and against township in township name. In all actions and proceedings the township shall sue and be sued by its name, except where township officers are authorized by law to sue in their official capacity for the benefit of the township. Source: SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, §92; CL 1887, §805; […]
Section 8-2-6 – Township public library services.
8-2-6. Township public library services. Each organized township in the state has power to provide for public library services, subject however to the same conditions as provided in chapter 14-2, and all provisions of such chapter, so far as reasonably adapted to townships, apply with reference to the establishment, management, and operation of such library […]