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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />1.05 <br /> <br />LA PORTE CODE <br /> <br />( <br />\ <br /> <br />1.05. Powers of the city. <br /> <br />a. Generally. The city shall have all the powers granted to. municipal corporations and to <br />cities by the Constitution and laws ofthe State of Texas together with all the implied powers <br />necessary to carry into execution the powers granted. The city may acquire property within or <br />without its corporate limits for any city purpose in fee-simple title or any lesser interest or <br />estate by purchase, gift, devise, lease or condemnation and may sell, lease, exchange, <br />. mortgage, hold, manage and control such property as its interest may require; and, except as <br />prohibited by the Constitution of this state or restricted by the Charter, the city may exercise <br />all municipal powers, functions, rights, privileges and immunities of every name and nature <br />whatsoever. The city may use a corporate seal; may sue and be sued; may contract; may <br />implead and be impleaded in all courts concerning all matters; may cooperate with the <br />government of the United States and of the State of Texas or any agency or political <br />subdivision thereof to accomplish any lawful purpose; and may pass such ordinances as may <br />be expedient for maintaining the city's peace and welfare and for the performance of its <br />functions. <br /> <br />b. Enumerated powers. Without limitation of the foregoing powers, the following are <br />enumerated for greater certainty: <br /> <br />1. Eminent domain. The city shall have the full power and right to exercise the power of <br />eminent domain when necessary or desirable to carry out any of the powers conferred <br />upon it by this Charter or by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas.. This ( <br />power shall include the power to acquire any public utility operating with or without \ <br />a franchise and furnishing a public service. The city may exercise its condemnation <br />power in any manner authorized or permitted by the constitution and laws of this <br />state. The power of eminent domain hereby conferred shall include the right of the city <br />to take fee~simple title in land so condemned and such power and authority shall <br />include the right to condemn property for such purposes. The city shall have and <br />possess the power of condemnation for any municipal or public purposes even though <br />not specifically enumerated in this Charter. <br /> <br />2. Streets. <br /> <br />(a) Powers. The city shall have the power to layout. establish, open, alter, widen, <br />lower, extend, grade, abandon, discontinue, abolish, close, care for, .pave, super- <br />vise, maintain and improve streets, alleys, sidewalks, parks, squares, public <br />places and bridges; and regulate the use thereof and require the removal from <br />streets. sidewalks. alleys and other public property or places of all obstructions <br />and all vendors, showcases and encroachments of every nature or character upon <br />any of said streets and sidewalks. <br /> <br />(b) Improvements. The city shall have exclusive dominion, control and jurisdiction in, <br />upon and over and under the public streets. avenues, alleys and highways of the <br />city, and may provide for the improvement thereof of paving, repaving, raising, <br />draining or otherwise. The provisions ofV.T.C.A., TransportatiQn C9de ~ 313.001 <br />et seq. are expressly adopted and made a part of this Charter. Such exclusive <br /> <br />( <br /> <br />pHT:4 <br />