Article VII.
Local Government

Section 21. Cities and villages; incorporation, taxes, indebtedness

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196419641909

Cities and villages; incorporation, taxes, indebtedness

The legislature shall provide by general laws for the incorporation of cities and villages. Such laws shall limit their rate of ad valorem property taxation for municipal purposes, and restrict the powers of cities and villages to borrow money and contract debts. Each city and village is granted power to levy other taxes for public purposes, subject to limitations and prohibitions provided by this constitution or by law.

196419641909

Public bodies, borrowing power

Public bodies corporate shall have power to borrow money and to issue their securities evidencing debt, subject to this constitution and law.

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1909 — Article VIII. Section 10

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1917 — Article VIII. Section 15a

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1909 — Article VIII. Section 20

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1909 — Article VIII. Section 24

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196419641909

Incorporation

The legislature shall provide by a general law for the incorporation of cities, and by a general law for the incorporation of villages; such general laws shall limit their rate of taxation for municipal purposes, and restrict their powers of borrowing money and contracting debts.

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1964 — Article VII. Section 21

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1964 — Article IX. Section 13

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