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 Irving
 Code of Ordinances
 Part I. THE CHARTER
 Article III. CORPORATE POWERS

§ 1. Generally.  

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  • (a)

    The City of Irving, made a body politic and corporate by the legal adoption of this Charter, shall have perpetual succession; may use a common seal; may sue and be sued; may contract and be contracted with; implead and be impleaded in all courts and places and in all matters whatever; may take, hold and purchase such lands, within or without the city limits, as may be needed for corporate purposes of said city, and may sell any real estate or personal property owned by it; perform and render all public service, and when deemed expedient may condemn property for corporate use, and may hold, manage and control the same; and shall be subject to all duties and obligations now pertaining to or incumbent upon said city as a corporation, not in conflict with the provisions of this Charter; and shall enjoy all rights, immunities, powers, privileges and franchises now possessed by said city and herein conferred and granted; and except as prohibited by the Constitution of the State of Texas or restricted by this Charter, the City of Irving shall have and may exercise all municipal powers, functions, rights, privileges and immunities of every name and nature whatsoever. In addition to the powers herein otherwise granted, the city shall have all powers enumerated in Chapter 51 Texas Local Government Code, and article 1175, Revised Statutes of Texas, 1925, as heretofore amended as though such statutes were set forth herein. The City of Irving shall have all of the powers conferred by statutes and the Constitution to recover damages, costs and penalties, including, but not limited to, attachment, liens and foreclosure.

    (b)

    The enumeration of particular powers by this Charter shall not be held or deemed to be exclusive, but, in addition to the powers enumerated therein or implied thereby, or appropriate to the exercise of such powers, it is intended that the City of Irving shall have, and may exercise, all powers which under the Constitution and statutes of the State of Texas it would be competent for the Chapter specifically to enumerate. All powers of the city, whether expressed or implied, shall be exercised in the manner prescribed by this Charter or, if not prescribed therein, then in the manner provided by ordinance or resolution of the council.

(Ord. No. 889; Ord. No. 7196, Amd. 7, 1-22-98; Ord. No. 2013-9464, Amd. 1, 5-22-13)