Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-09-17
ARTICLE III. Powers of City.

O6cJlOn l. 1uo Sdlu COTpOIdllOn, Iut City of Yuma:
 (a) Shall own, possess, control, eX ercise and enjoy all of the books records, documents, and all of the property, real, personal and mixed and all of the rights, privileges, fran ohises, powers and immunities now belonging to, possessed or exercised by the municipal corporation knowr as the City of Yuma"
 (b) It shall be subject to anC liable for all of the legal debts, lia bilities, judgments, bonds. and all the other legal obligations for which the said corporation, the City of Yuma. $ now or may hereafter become legal " bound.
 (c) It may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded. in all courts O law or equity, in all actions and pro ceedings whatsoever: adopt a sea and may from time to time alter the same; contract and be contracted with, acquire and hold real, persona pr mixed property for the purpose f0' which it is incorporated, and do al such acts and things necessary O proper for a municipal corporation tC 10, to carry out the purpose for whicl t is incorporated.
 Section 2 Without denial or dis engagement of other powers held un- Ter the constitution and laws Of tho State of Arizona and by virtue of it. being continued in the rights. nowcr md property of the City of Yuma.
 he City of Yuma shall have the fuI her rights and powers, to-wit:
 Section 3. To purchase, receive nave, take. hold, lease, use and enjov property of every kind and descrir ion. both within and without thI md dispose of the same for the publiC benefit.
 Section 4 To receive bequests rifts and donations of all kinds O property. in fee simple, or in trus- or charitable or for other purposes md do all acts necessary to carr 1ut the purposes of such bequests gifts and donations, with power tC manage, sell, lease or otherwise dis nose of the same, in accordance witf the terms of the bequest, gift o' rust, or absolutely in case such be quest, gift or trust be unconditional
 Section ,. To acquire by purchase condemnation or otherwise and to es tablish, maintain, equip, own ant operate, libraries, reading rooms, art galleries, museums, parks, playgrOunds and places of recreation, fountains public baths, public toilets, public markets, market houses, abbatoirs 1ispensaries, infirmaries hospitals charitable institutions, jails, houses O. correction, work houses, detention homes, morgues, cemeteries, garbage collection and garbage disposal anC reduction works, sewers, street clean ing and sprinkling plants, quarries waterways. canals and all other pub lic buildings, places, works and in stitutions.
 Section G. To acquire by purchase condemnation or otherwise, and tt establish, maintain, equip, own ant operate telephone and telegraph sys ems, cable and electric or other rail way and transDOrtation service of an. md every kind.
 Section '. To acquire by purchase condemnation or otherwise, and to es ] tablish, maintain, equip, own an' operate water-works, gas works, cleo 'ric light, heat and power works with n and without the city, and to suppl | the city and it's inhabitants. and als | persons, firms or corporations O l cities or towns outside the city wit water, gas, heat or electricity. An | 70 provide and contract for the light | ing of the streets, highways, publl | places and public buildings and 10 supplying the city with water fo l municipal purposes and to assess tn | cost of the installation of lamps l standards or other devices for sue
 lighting, or such part of such cos
 IS it may deem proper against tn
 real estate of the owners benefite | hereby, and from time to time a
 t may deem desirable and proper
 replace the same or substitute other l therefor.
 Section &. To sell gas, water, ele, tric current, and all products of an
 public utility operated by the city.
 Section 9. To acquire by purchas
 condemnation, suit or otherwise, wit
 in and without the city, such lano
 or other property as may be necessar
 for the establishment, maintenanC
 and operation of any public utility, ( to provide for and effectuate, an other public purpose, and to sell, CO | vey and dispose of the same for pu . lie benefit.
 , Section 10. To lease, by ordinant } any lands now or hereafter owned } the city, except buildings or lan(