§ 40-01-01 Definitions
§ 40-01-02 Municipalities are bodies corporate
§ 40-01-03 Judicial notice of existence and change of organization to be taken by courts
§ 40-01-04 Vested rights
§ 40-01-05 Ordinances and resolutions remain in force – Legal identity not changed
§ 40-01-06 Bonds, contracts, and conveyances – How signed and countersigned
§ 40-01-07 Property exempt from taxation and sale on execution
§ 40-01-08 Removal of building when taxes and special assessments or share of bonded indebtedness are due – Lien – Penalty
§ 40-01-09 Official newspaper of municipality
§ 40-01-09.1 Publication of city government proceedings – Electorate to decide
§ 40-01-10 Certificate of publication filed in auditor’s office – Conclusive evidence – When bill for publication audited
§ 40-01-11 Publication by a city or park district in which no official newspaper is published
§ 40-01-12 Claims and accounts against municipalities audited
§ 40-01-13 Payment of accounts by municipality
§ 40-01-14 Office of municipality located in more than one county – Form of official proceeding – Seal
§ 40-01-15 Assessors where municipality is in more than one county – Powers and duties of assessors
§ 40-01-16 Duty of auditor relating to assessments in municipality located in more than one county
§ 40-01-17 County treasurers’ duties relating to municipality located in more than one county
§ 40-01-18 Other provisions applicable to municipalities situated in more than one county
§ 40-01-19 Provisions of title shall apply to all cities
§ 40-01-20 Daylight saving time prohibited
§ 40-01-21 Removal of city advisory or policy decisionmaking members
§ 40-01-22 Antitrust immunity of cities and city governing bodies
§ 40-01-23 Authorization to organize and participate in an organization of city governments
§ 40-01-24 Firefighters may solicit charitable contributions from motorists
§ 40-01-25 Prohibition – Connection of utility services
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Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 40-01 - General Provisions

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Organization: includes a foreign or domestic association, business trust, corporation, enterprise, estate, joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, partnership, trust, or any legal or commercial entity. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • seal: includes an impression of such seal upon the paper alone as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed thereto. See North Dakota Code 1-01-38
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33