Section 11-44-23 Powers and authority of board of commissioners upon organization of commission form of government; abolition of certain boards, commissions, and officers; continuation of corporate ex
Section 11-44-23
Powers and authority of board of commissioners upon organization of commission form of government; abolition of certain boards, commissions, and officers; continuation of corporate existence, etc., of municipality.
The commissioners of such city or town, to be known as the board of commissioners of such city or town, shall have, possess, and exercise all the powers and authority, legislative, executive, and judicial, possessed and exercised by the mayor and board of aldermen and board of police commissioners and any and all other boards (except the board of education), commissions and officers of said city or town of any and every sort whatsoever, and all such boards, commissions, and officers (except those provided for by this article) shall then and thereby be abolished, and the terms of office of any and all such officers or officials shall then and thereby cease, except boards of education. Such city or town shall continue its existence as a body corporate under the name of "City of _____" or "Town of _____" (inserting the name of such city or town). It shall continue to be subject to all the duties and obligations then pertaining to or incumbent upon it as a municipal corporation and shall continue to enjoy all the rights, immunities, powers, and franchises then enjoyed by it as well as those that may thereafter be granted to it.
(Acts 1911, No. 504, p. 591; Code 1923, §2346; Code 1940, T. 37, §45.)