Wyoming § 15-1-101 Definitions

Wyoming Statutes

§ 15-1-101 — Definitions

Wyoming § 15-1-101

Title 15Cities and Towns

Ch. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

Art. 1POWERS AND MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

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Bluebook

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 15-1-101 (2026).

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(a)As used in W.S. 15-1-101 through 15-11-302:

(i)"Any city or town" means any incorporated municipality;

(ii)"Councilman or councilmen" means the individuals elected to comprise the governing body of any city or town;

(iii)"Emergency ordinance" means an ordinance operating for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety or welfare, in which the emergency is defined;

(iv)"First class city" means any incorporated municipality having a population of four thousand (4,000) or more which has been declared a first class city or which has taken the necessary steps to be and has been proclaimed a first class city;

(v)"Franchise" means the grant of authority to any person or firm by the governing body of any city or town to carry on the operation of a public utility;

(vi)"

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(a) As used in W.S. 15-1-101 through 15-11-302:
(i) "Any city or town" means any incorporated
municipality;
(ii) "Councilman or councilmen" means the individuals
elected to comprise the governing body of any city or town;
(iii) "Emergency ordinance" means an ordinance
operating for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
health, safety or welfare, in which the emergency is defined;
(iv) "First class city" means any incorporated
municipality having a population of four thousand (4,000) or
more which has been declared a first class city or which has
taken the necessary steps to be and has been proclaimed a first
class city;
(v) "Franchise" means the grant of authority to any
person or firm by the governing body of any city or town to
carry on the operation of a public utility;
(vi) "Governing body" means the council or commission
constituting the elected legislative body of any city or town
including the mayor who is the presiding officer;
(vii) "Local improvement" means any improvement made
within any city or town, the cost of which may be assessed
against the property specially benefited thereby;
(viii) "Mayor" means the person elected, either by
popular vote or by vote of the governing body, to exercise the
powers of the office and to be presiding officer of the
governing body;
(ix) "Ordinance" means a legislative enactment of
general effect validly adopted by the governing body of any city
or town;
(x) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership,
corporation or other business entity, or the executor,
administrator, trustee, receiver, assignee or personal
representative thereof;
(xi) "Public improvement" means an improvement made
within any city or town for which general bonded obligation may
be incurred;
(xii) "Qualified elector" means any person possessing
the requisite qualifications to vote in any election conducted
within a city or town for the selection of mayors or councilmen;
(xiii) "Qualified member" means any member of a
governing body who was elected or appointed thereto in
accordance with all applicable provisions of law;
(xiv) "Town" means any incorporated municipality, not
a first class city;
(xv) "This act", unless otherwise specified, means
W.S. 15-1-101 through 15-11-302.