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NE Code § 14-105 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-105 - City council; powers; drainage of lots; duty of owner; special assessment.

14-105.  City council; powers; drainage of lots; duty of owner; special assessment.The city council may require any and all lots or pieces of ground within the city to be drained, filled, or graded, and upon the failure of the owners of such lots or pieces of ground to comply with such requirements, after thirty days' notice in writing, the council may cause the lots or pieces of ground to be drained, filled, or graded, and the cost and expense thereof shall be levied upon the property so filled, drained, or graded and shall be equalized, assessed, and collected as a special assessment.Source   Laws 1921, c. 116, art. I, § 5, p. 407;   C.S.1922, § 3492;   C.S.1929, § 14-105;   R.S.1943, § 14-105;  Laws 2015, LB361, § 1.  Annotations  Owner of lot must have been requested to fill lot and failed to comply before cost of drainage can be assessed against lot. If nuisance is caused by negligence of city in grading, cost of filling or drainage cannot be assessed against the lot. Lasbury v. McCague, 56 Neb. 220, 76 N.W. 862 (1898). This section in charter of 1887, authorizing cost of filling and draining to be assessed where nuisance existed, was held constitutional, and a valid exercise of police power. Horbach v. City of Omaha, 54 Neb. 83, 74 N.W. 434 (1898). It is within police power of state to authorize a municipal corporation to fill lots within its limits so as to prevent stagnant water thereon and to assess cost against lots so filled. Patrick v. City of Omaha, 1 Neb. Unof. 250, 95 N.W. 477 (1901).
NE Code § 14-106 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-106 - City council; powers; regulation of utilities; rates.

14-106.  City council; powers; regulation of utilities; rates.The council shall have the power to regulate and provide for the lighting of streets, laying down gas and other pipes, and erection of lampposts, electric towers or other apparatus; to regulate the sale and use of gas and electric lights, and fix and determine from time to time the price of gas, the charge of electric lights and power, and the rents of gas meters within the city, when not furnished by public authority, and regulate the inspection thereof; to prohibit or regulate the erection of telegraph, telephone or electric wire poles or other poles for whatsoever purpose desired or used in the public grounds, streets or alleys, and the placing of wires thereon; and to require the removal from the public grounds, streets or alleys, of any or all such poles, and require the removal and placing under ground of any or all telegraph, telephone or electric wires.Source   Laws 1921, c. 116, art. I, § 6, p. 407;   C.S.1922, § 3493;   C.S.1929, § 14-106;   R.S.1943, § 14-106.  Annotations  Proper for city to grant permits for defendant's private use of streets. Dunmar Inv. Co. v. Northern Nat. Gas Co., 185 Neb. 400, 176 N.W.2d 4 (1970). Under power conferred by this section, city could grant franchise for distribution of electric current for power and heating purposes as well as lighting purposes. Old Colony Trust Co. v. City of Omaha, 230 U.S. 100 (1913). Mayor and council were authorized to grant a franchise for twenty-five years to furnish gas at a fixed rate. Omaha Gas Co. v. City of Omaha, 249 F. 350 (D. Neb. 1914).
NE Code § 14-107 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-107 - City council; powers; public utility plants, subways, landing fields; construction and maintenance; rates and charges.

14-107.  City council; powers; public utility plants, subways, landing fields; construction and maintenance; rates and charges.The city council may erect, construct, purchase, maintain and operate subways or conduits, waterworks, gas works, electric light and power plants, and provide and equip aerial landing fields, and may determine, fix and charge rentals for subways and conduits and fix rates to be charged by such enterprises, except as otherwise provided by general law. As to all the activities authorized in this section, the council may adopt all needful and proper rules and regulations and enforce the same, in connection with the operation of any such enterprises.Source   Laws 1921, c. 116, art. I, § 7, p. 408;   C.S.1922, § 3494;   C.S.1929, § 14-107;   R.S.1943, § 14-107.  Annotations  Proper for city to grant permits for defendant's private use of streets. Dunmar Inv. Co. v. Northern Nat. Gas Co., 185 Neb. 400, 176 N.W.2d 4 (1970). Mayor and council were authorized to grant a franchise for twenty-five years to furnish gas at a fixed rate. Omaha Gas Co. v. City of Omaha, 249 F. 350 (D. Neb. 1914).
NE Code § 14-108 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-108 - City council; powers; utilities; contracts; terms; limitation.

14-108.  City council; powers; utilities; contracts; terms; limitation.The council shall have power by ordinance to contract with any competent party for the supplying and furnishing of electric light, electric heat or power, or other similar service for the use of the city on its streets and public places. The ordinance shall contain specifically the rates, terms and conditions upon which the same may and shall be supplied and furnished during the period named in the ordinance or contract. Any such contract exceeding the term of forty years shall be void.Source   Laws 1921, c. 116, art. I, § 8, p. 408;   C.S.1922, § 3495;   C.S.1929, § 14-108;   R.S.1943, § 14-108;   Laws 1967, c. 41, § 1, p. 172.
NE Code § 14-110 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-110 - City council; supplemental powers; authorized.

14-110.  City council; supplemental powers; authorized.If the manner of exercising any power conferred upon the city council is not prescribed, the council may provide by ordinance therefor.Source   Laws 1921, c. 116, art. I, § 10, p. 409;   C.S.1922, § 3947;   C.S.1929, § 14-110;   R.S.1943, § 14-110.  Annotations  Right to levy taxes having been conferred on municipal authorities, they have power to supply the details necessary to full exercise of such right. Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co. v. Bauman, 132 Neb. 67, 271 N.W. 256 (1937). This section does not deprive State Railway Commission of jurisdiction to control operation of taxicab companies in city of Omaha. In re Yellow Cab & Baggage Co., 126 Neb. 138, 253 N.W. 80 (1934). City may provide for notice to property owners of a hearing of claims for damages arising from grading of a street. Burkley v. City of Omaha, 102 Neb. 308, 167 N.W. 72 (1918). In absence of constitutional or statutory restrictions upon its power, city may prescribe by ordinance means of acquiring jurisdiction of a certain subject. Ives v. Irey, 51 Neb. 136, 70 N.W. 961 (1897). City has only such powers as are expressly conferred upon it by statute, or as are necessary to carry into effect some enumerated power. State ex rel. Ransom v. Irey, 42 Neb. 186, 60 N.W. 601 (1894).
NE Code § 14-111 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-111 - City council; powers; city property and finances.

14-111.  City council; powers; city property and finances.The council shall have the care, management and control of the city, its property and finances, and shall have power to pass, amend or repeal any and all ordinances necessary or proper to execute or carry into effect any of the provisions of this act, or any of the powers herein granted, except as otherwise provided herein.Source   Laws 1921, c. 116, art. I, § 11, p. 409;   C.S.1922, § 3498;   C.S.1929, § 14-111;   R.S.1943, § 14-111.  Cross References  "This act", defined, see section 14-101.Annotations An ordinance, providing that it shall be unlawful to erect a gas reservoir without written consent of all property owners within radius of one thousand feet, is void. State ex rel. Omaha Gas Co. v. Withnell, 78 Neb. 33, 110 N.W. 680 (1907).
NE Code § 14-112 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-112 - City council; powers; public comfort stations.

14-112.  City council; powers; public comfort stations.In each city of the metropolitan class, the city shall have power by ordinance to erect, establish and maintain public comfort stations. It may locate such public comfort stations on any street, alley, public grounds, or on any lands acquired for such purpose.Source   Laws 1921, c. 116, art. I, § 12, p. 409;   C.S.1922, § 3499;   C.S.1929, § 14-112;   R.S.1943, § 14-112.
NE Code § 14-113 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-113 - City council; powers; armory; establishment; lease to state authorized.

14-113.  City council; powers; armory; establishment; lease to state authorized.In each city of the metropolitan class the city council shall have power by ordinance to erect, establish and maintain an armory in said city, and may rent or lease such armory to the State of Nebraska for the purpose of housing the National Guard and State Guard of the state, or any unit thereof, under such terms and conditions as it may deem proper.Source   Laws 1921, c. 116, art. I, § 12 1/2, p. 410;   C.S.1922, § 3500;   C.S.1929, § 14-113;   Laws 1935, Spec. Sess., c. 10, § 3, p. 73;   Laws 1941, c. 130, § 9, p. 495;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 14-113;   R.S.1943, § 14-113;   Laws 1972, LB 1046, § 1.
NE Code § 14-114 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-114 - City council; powers; municipal coal yard; establishment; operation; limitation.

14-114.  City council; powers; municipal coal yard; establishment; operation; limitation.In each city of the metropolitan class, the council shall have power to establish, conduct and maintain a municipal coal yard, and for that purpose it may engage in the general business of buying and selling coal; Provided, however, that such city shall not sell coal to any but inhabitants thereof, nor charge for coal sold by it more than the cost thereof to the city, plus the cost of handling the same.Source   Laws 1921, c. 116, art. I, § 13, p. 410;   C.S.1922, § 3501;   C.S.1929, § 14-114;   R.S.1943, § 14-114.  Annotations Metropolitan cities have been granted the power to maintain municipal coal yards, disclosing the legislative view that it is for a public purpose. Consumers Coal Co. v. City of Lincoln, 109 Neb. 51, 189 N.W. 643 (1922).
NE Code § 14-118 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-118 - Annexation or merger of city or village; rights and liabilities; rights of franchise holders and licensees.

14-118.  Annexation or merger of city or village; rights and liabilities; rights of franchise holders and licensees.Whenever any city of the metropolitan class shall extend its boundaries so as to annex or merge with it any city or village, the laws, ordinances, powers, and government of such metropolitan city shall extend over the territory embraced within such city or village so annexed or merged with the metropolitan city from and after the date of annexation. The date of annexation or merger shall be set forth in the ordinance providing for the same, and after said date the metropolitan city shall succeed to all the property and property rights of every kind, contracts, obligations, and choses in action of every kind held by or belonging to the city or village annexed or merged with it, and the metropolitan city shall be liable for and recognize, assume, and carry out all valid contracts, obligations and licenses of any city or village so annexed or merged with the metropolitan city. Any city or village so merged or annexed with the metropolitan city shall be deemed fully compensated by virtue of such annexation or merger and assumption of its obligations and contracts, for all its properties and property rights of every kind acquired as aforesaid by the metropolitan city; Provided, however, that any public franchise, license or privilege granted to or held by any person or corporation from any of the cities or villages annexed or merged with any metropolitan city, before such annexation or merger, shall not by virtue of such annexation or merger be extended into, upon or over the streets, alleys or public places of the metropolitan city involved in such consolidation and merger.Source   Laws 1921, c. 116, art. I, § 17, p. 412;   C.S.1922, § 3505;   C.S.1929, § 14-118;   R.S.1943, § 14-118.  Annotations  Property and obligations of airport authority belonging to annexed city become property and obligation of annexing city. Airport Authority of City of Millard v. City of Omaha, 185 Neb. 623, 177 N.W.2d 603 (1970). Consolidated city is required to perform all valid, unperformed, subsisting contracts made by city of South Omaha. State ex rel. Parks Co. v. Dahlman, 100 Neb. 416, 160 N.W. 117 (1916).
NE Code § 14-120 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-120 - Annexed or merged city or village; taxes; fines; fees; claims; payment; collection.

14-120.  Annexed or merged city or village; taxes; fines; fees; claims; payment; collection.All taxes, assessments, fines, license fees, claims and demands of every kind, due or to become due or owing to any city or village thus annexed or merged with any metropolitan city, shall be paid to and collected by the metropolitan city.Source   Laws 1921, c. 116, art. I, § 19, p. 413;   C.S.1922, § 3507;   C.S.1929, § 14-120;   R.S.1943, § 14-120.
NE Code § 14-121 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-121 - Annexed or merged city or village; authorized taxes or assessments; city of the metropolitan class; powers.

14-121.  Annexed or merged city or village; authorized taxes or assessments; city of the metropolitan class; powers.All taxes or special assessments which any city or village so annexed or merged was authorized to levy or assess, but which are not levied or assessed at the time of such annexation or merger for any kind of public improvements made by it or in process of construction or contracted for, may be levied or assessed by such metropolitan city as consolidated. Such metropolitan city shall have the power to reassess all special assessments or taxes levied or assessed by such city or village thus consolidated with it in all cases where any city or village was authorized to make reassessments or relevies of such taxes or assessments.Source   Laws 1921, c. 116, art. I, § 20, p. 413;   C.S.1922, § 3508;   Laws 1925, c. 166, § 2, p. 434;   C.S.1929, § 14-121;   R.S.1943, § 14-121;   Laws 1953, c. 278, § 1, p. 905;   Laws 1961, c. 30, § 1, p. 146;   Laws 1971, LB 4, § 1. Annotations Metropolitan city had authority to levy special assessments after annexation and consolidation with city of smaller class to carry out paving contracts entered into by latter city prior to consolidation. State ex rel. Parks Co. v. Dahlman, 100 Neb. 416, 160 N.W. 117 (1916).
NE Code § 14-122 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-122 - Annexed or merged city or village; licenses; extension for remainder of license year; city of the metropolitan class; powers.

14-122.  Annexed or merged city or village; licenses; extension for remainder of license year; city of the metropolitan class; powers.Where, at the time of any such annexation or merger, the municipal license year, for any kind of license, of any city or village so consolidated with the metropolitan city extends beyond or overlaps the municipal license year of the metropolitan city, then the proper authorities of the metropolitan city are hereby authorized to issue to the lawful holder of any yearly license issued by any such city or village annexed or merged with the metropolitan city, or to any new applicants applying for license to continue the business at the place covered by such expiring city or village license, a new license under such conditions as may be provided in the laws or ordinances governing the metropolitan city for the remainder of the metropolitan city license year, extending from the expiration of such city or village license up to the end of the metropolitan city license year, and charging and collecting therefor only such portion of the yearly amount fixed for any such license by the laws or ordinances governing the metropolitan city as will represent proportionately the time for which the new license shall be granted.Source   Laws 1921, c. 116, art. I, § 21, p. 413;   C.S.1922, § 3509;   C.S.1929, § 14-122;   R.S.1943, § 14-122.
NE Code § 14-123 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-123 - Annexed or merged city or village; actions pending; claims; claimants' rights.

14-123.  Annexed or merged city or village; actions pending; claims; claimants' rights.All actions in law or in equity pending in any court in favor of or against any city or village thus annexed or merged with the metropolitan city at the time such annexation or merger takes effect, shall be prosecuted by or defended by such metropolitan city. All rights of action existing against any city or village consolidated with such metropolitan city at the time of such consolidation, or accruing thereafter on account of any transaction had with or under any law or ordinance of such city or village, may be prosecuted against such metropolitan city as existing after annexation or merger.Source   Laws 1921, c. 116, art. I, § 22, p. 414;   C.S.1922, § 3510;   C.S.1929, § 14-123;   R.S.1943, § 14-123.
NE Code § 14-124 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-124 - Annexed or merged city or village; books, records or property; transfer to city of the metropolitan class; offices; termination.

14-124.  Annexed or merged city or village; books, records or property; transfer to city of the metropolitan class; offices; termination.All officers of any city or village so annexed or merged with the metropolitan city, having books, papers, bonds, funds, effects or property of any kind in their hands or under their control belonging to any such city or village shall, upon the taking effect of such consolidation, deliver the same to the respective officers of the metropolitan city as may be by law or ordinance or resolution of such metropolitan city entitled or authorized to receive the same. Upon such annexation and merger taking effect the terms and tenure of all offices and officers of any city or village so consolidated with the metropolitan city shall terminate and entirely cease except as herein otherwise provided.Source   Laws 1921, c. 116, art. I, § 23, p. 414;   C.S.1922, § 3511;   C.S.1929, § 14-124;   R.S.1943, § 14-124.
NE Code § 14-125 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-125 - Annexed or merged city or village; rights acquired under earlier consolidation; continuance.

14-125.  Annexed or merged city or village; rights acquired under earlier consolidation; continuance.Any rights, power or authority acquired, granted or received or possessed by any person, city or village through consolidation effectuated under the terms of Chapter 212 of the Session Laws of Nebraska for 1915, are hereby granted and continued.Source   Laws 1921, c. 116, art. I, § 24, p. 414;   C.S.1922, § 3512;   C.S.1929, § 14-125;   R.S.1943, § 14-125.
NE Code § 14-126 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-126 - Board of public welfare; powers and duties; limitations; power of board of education to grant use of property.

14-126.  Board of public welfare; powers and duties; limitations; power of board of education to grant use of property.In each city of the metropolitan class there may be a board of public welfare, which shall be selected as provided by ordinance. The board of public welfare shall have such power as may be provided, which shall include, subject to such limitations as may be provided by the city council, the authority (1) to provide a unified and comprehensive recreation system and the supervision of such recreation; Provided, that, whenever the council shall authorize such public welfare board to take charge of any part of the recreation system of any such city, it may authorize said board to take charge of and utilize the buildings and grounds under the control of the board of education with the consent of said board of education, and said board of education is hereby given power and authority under such regulations as it may provide, to grant to the public welfare board the right to thus utilize the property under its control; (2) to supervise and regulate commercial amusements; (3) to parole or pardon persons convicted under the ordinances of the city; (4) to establish an employment bureau; (5) to provide for a legal aid bureau to which the poor may go to get protection in their legal rights; (6) to establish a charity bureau to render assistance to the poor of the city as its funds will permit, and to cooperate with other charitable organizations of such city; (7) to establish a municipal farm and workhouse; (8) to establish a welfare loan agency, but no funds of the city shall ever be loaned; (9) to investigate into the housing of inhabitants of the city, especially with reference to tenements, and to provide regulations for the housing of the inhabitants of such city; (10) to provide for the study of and research into causes of poverty, delinquency, crime and disease, and other social problems in the community, and to provide for the necessary publicity; and (11) to provide for regulations to promote the health and general welfare of the city.Source   Laws 1921, c. 116, art. I, § 25, p. 415;   C.S.1922, § 3513;   C.S.1929, § 14-126;   R.S.1943, § 14-126.
NE Code § 14-136 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class|14-136 - City council; investigations; attendance and examination of witnesses; power to compel; oaths.

14-136.  City council; investigations; attendance and examination of witnesses; power to compel; oaths.The council, or any committee of the members thereof, shall have power to compel the attendance of witnesses for the investigation of matters that may come before them, and the presiding officer of the council, or the chairman of such committee for the time being, may administer the requisite oaths, and such council or committee shall have the same authority to compel the giving of testimony as is conferred on courts of justice.Source   Laws 1921, c. 116, art. I, § 35, p. 418;   C.S.1922, § 3523;   C.S.1929, § 14-136;   R.S.1943, § 14-136.