Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-22-101
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Corporate powers of municipalities
Official statutory text
All incorporated municipalities shall be bodies corporate and
politic, and shall have the powers to:
1. Sue and be sued;
2. Purchase and hold real and personal property for the use of
the municipality;
3. Sell and convey any real or personal property owned by the
municipality and make orders respecting the same as may be conducive
to the best interests of the municipality;
4. Make all contracts and do all other acts in relation to the
property and affairs of the municipality, necessary to the good
government of the municipality, and to the exercise of its corporate
and administrative powers; and
5. Exercise such other powers as are or may be conferred by
law.
politic, and shall have the powers to:
1. Sue and be sued;
2. Purchase and hold real and personal property for the use of
the municipality;
3. Sell and convey any real or personal property owned by the
municipality and make orders respecting the same as may be conducive
to the best interests of the municipality;
4. Make all contracts and do all other acts in relation to the
property and affairs of the municipality, necessary to the good
government of the municipality, and to the exercise of its corporate
and administrative powers; and
5. Exercise such other powers as are or may be conferred by
law.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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