Local Government Law (Hornbooks)

Synopsis

The Study Of Local Government Today -- Units Of Local Government -- Forms Of Government Within Local Units -- Limits On State Control Of Municipalities : Inherent Home Rule -- Limits On State Control Of Municipalities : Specific Constitutional Limitations -- Limits On State Control Of Municipalities : Constitutional And Statutory Home Rule -- Relationship Of Municipalities To Federal Government -- Powers Of Municipalities -- Delegation Of Powers -- Municipal Legislation : Requirement Of Definiteness And Certainty -- Municipal Legislation : Forms And Procedures For Enactment -- Territorial Composition Of Municipalities -- Public Officers -- Public Employees -- Finances Of Local Governments -- Local Inducements To Business And Industry -- Local Operation Of Utilities -- Local Control Of The Use Of Property : Zoning And Related Methods -- Municipal Acquisition Of Property : Eminent Domain And Other Methods -- Urban Renewal And Public Housing -- Planning At The Local Level -- Efforts To Establish New Towns -- Local Regulation Of Trade, Business, And Other Enterprises -- Local Controls On Criminal Activity -- Local Contractual And Quasi-contractual Liability -- Local Government Liability In Tort And Related Theories -- Extraordinary Actions And Remedies As To Local Governments. Osborne M. Reynolds, Jr., Professor Of Law Emeritus, University Of Oklahoma. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.