North Dakota § 40-09-05 President and board of commissioners succeed to powers and duties of mayor and council

North Dakota Statutes

§ 40-09-05 — President and board of commissioners succeed to powers and duties of mayor and council

North Dakota § 40-09-05

Title 40Municipal Government

Ch. 40-09Governing Body and Executive Officer in Commission Cities

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N.D. Cent. Code § 40-09-05 (2026).

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mayor and council.
If the city previously was organized under the council form of government, the first president
and the other members of the first board of city commissioners elected after a city has
incorporated under the city commission system of government are the successors of the mayor
and council members of the city. Upon the qualification of the president and other members of
the board, all the powers, rights, and duties of the mayor and council of the city cease.
Whenever the city previously, under the decree or judgment of any court or under any law,
ordinance, or resolution, has been entitled to representation through the mayor of the city and
one or more of the council members of the city, on the board of directors of any incorporated
company in which the city may own stock or

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mayor and council.
If the city previously was organized under the council form of government, the first president
and the other members of the first board of city commissioners elected after a city has
incorporated under the city commission system of government are the successors of the mayor
and council members of the city. Upon the qualification of the president and other members of
the board, all the powers, rights, and duties of the mayor and council of the city cease.
Whenever the city previously, under the decree or judgment of any court or under any law,
ordinance, or resolution, has been entitled to representation through the mayor of the city and
one or more of the council members of the city, on the board of directors of any incorporated
company in which the city may own stock or be interested, it must be represented on the board
of directors by the president of the board of city commissioners and by two other members of
the board to be selected by the board.