§ 9-201. General authority  


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  •    A charter county:

       (1) shall have perpetual succession;

       (2) may sue and be sued;

       (3) may acquire and hold property, either absolutely or in trust for a public purpose;

       (4) may dispose of property;

       (5) may adopt a common seal; and

       (6) may adopt an ordinance, a resolution, or bylaws to exercise its powers.


HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 25A, § 1(a); 2013, ch. 119, § 2.