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<br />§ 16OA-320 CH. 160A. CITIES AND TOWNS § 160A-322
<br />meruit or otherwise. Henderson Water Co. v. cannot by subsequent ordinance arbitrarily
<br />Trustees of Henderson Graded Schools, 151 annul such license. Asheville Street Ry. v. City
<br />N.C. 171, 65 S .E. 927 (1909) --;",yr of Ashevillo;;109N.C..688,:14 S.E. 316 (1891). , -
<br />-Lioense Graiited;'°to Railroad Not si ~ Rights of Abutting Owners. - As against
<br />Permanent Easement - A license granted the rights of abutting owners, the municipal.
<br />by a city to a railroad company to lay a track authorities haven power to grant to a railroad '
<br />upon end to that extent use the streets, in the company an easement to lay its track upon and
<br />absence of an express power in the charter to do operate its trains over the streets of a town,
<br />so, cannot be construed into a grant of a perma- even though the title to the streets be in the
<br />nent easement. State v. Atlantic & N.C.R.R., town. Staton v. Atlantic Coast Line R.R., 147
<br />141 N.C. 736, 53 S.E. 290 (1906). N.C. 428, 61 S.E. 455 (1908).
<br />Power to Annul License. - After a city, by Stated in Duke Power Co. v. City of High
<br />ordinance, has granted a street railroad a right Point, 22 N.C. App. 91, 205 S.E.2d 774 (1974).
<br />to construct its line over certain streets, it
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<br />§ 16OA-320: Reserved for future codification purposes.
<br />§ 160A-321. Sale, lease, or discontinuance of city-owned en-
<br />terprise.
<br />A city is authorized to sell.or:lease as lessor anyy. enterprise that 't may.o
<br />upon anx terms and;conditions':that the council may deem be"s `However'-
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<br />except"as 'to transfers to another governmental entity"p`ursua~,
<br />nt to G.S.
<br />160A-274, a city-owned enterprise shall not be sold, leased. to another, or
<br />discontinued unless the proposal to sell, lease, or discontinue is first submitted
<br />to a vote of the people and approved by a majority of. those who vote thereon.
<br />Voter,appioval shall-not be-reiluired for the sale; lease; or discontinuance"of
<br />airportaioff-street parking systems and facilities, or solid waste collection-and
<br />disposallsystems. (Code, ss. 704, 3117; 1901, c. 283; 1905, c. 526; Rev., s. 2916;
<br />1907, c. 978; P.L. 1917, c. 223; C.S., s. 2623; Ex. Sess. 1921, c. 58; 1927, c. 14;
<br />1933, c. 69; 1949, c. 938; 1955, c. 77; 1959, c. 391; 1961, c. 308; 1967, c. 100, s.
<br />2; c. 1122, s. 1; 1969, c. 944; 1971, c. 698, s. 1; 1973, c. 489, s. 2.)
<br />CASE NOTES
<br />Approval of Voters Not Required for Sale
<br />of Diesel Engines. - Where a municipality
<br />decided to abandon the generation of electricity
<br />by the use of diesel engines and substitute
<br />therefor electricity purchased wholesale for dis.
<br />tribution through its electric plant, and in pur-
<br />suance of such change of policy advertised a
<br />sale of diesel engines, there was no sale by such
<br />municipality of its electric plant requiring
<br />approval of a majority of the qualified voters.
<br />Mullen v. Town of Louisburg, 225 N.C. 53, 33 "
<br />S.E.2d 484 (1945), decided under former similar
<br />statutory provisions.
<br />As to private sale under former statutory
<br />provisions, see Allen v. Town of Reidsville,
<br />178 N.C. 513, 101 S.E. 267 (1919).
<br />§ 160A-322. Contracts for electric power and water.
<br />A city is authorized to enter into contracts for a period not exceeding 40 years
<br />for the supply of water, and for a period not exceeding 30 years for the supply
<br />of electric power or other public commodity or services. (Code, ss. 704, 3117;
<br />1901, c. 283; 1905, c. 526; Rev., s. 2916; 1907, c. 978; P.L. 1917, c. 223; C. S.,
<br />s. 2623; Ex. Sess. 1921, c. 58; 1927, c. 14; 1933, c. 69; 1949, c. 938; 1955, c. 77;
<br />1959, c. 391; 1961, c. 308; 1967, c. 100, s. 2; c. 1122, s. 1; 1969, c. 944; 1971, c.
<br />698, s. 1.)
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