Search for www. So help me God. In case of affirmation the last four words to be stricken out. Section 1. This Act shall be known as the Charter of the City of Gingoog. Territory of the City of Gingoog. Corporate character of the city.
Seal and general powers of the city. It may take, purchase, receive, hold, lease, convey, and dispose of real and personal property for the general interests of the city, condemn private property for public use, contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, prosecute and defend to final judgment and execution wherein said city is a party, and exercise all the powers hereinafter conferred.
The city not liable for damages. Jurisdiction of the city. The municipal court of the city shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the justice of the peace court of the respective municipalities, to try crimes and misdemeanors committed within said drainage area, or within said spaces of one hundred meters.
The court first taking jurisdiction of such an offense shall thereafter retain exclusive jurisdiction thereof. The police force of the several municipalities concerned shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the police force of the city for the maintenance of good order and the enforcement of ordinances throughout said zone, area and spaces.
But any license that may be issued within said zone, area or space shall be granted by the proper authorities of the municipality concerned, and the fees arising therefrom shall accrue to the treasury of the said municipality concerned and not to that of the city.
