2168                               Municipal Charters

(15)   Cooperative activities.—To make agreements with other mu-
nicipalities, counties, districts, bureaus, commissions, and governmental
authorities for the joint performance of or for cooperation in the per-
formance of any governmental functions.

(16)   Curfew.—To prohibit persons from being in the streets, lanes,
alleys, or public places at specified hours.

(17)   Dangerous improvements.—To compel persons about to under-
take dangerous improvements to execute bonds with sufficient sureties
conditioned that the owner or contractor will pay all damages resulting
from such work which may be sustained by any persons or property.

(18)    Departments.—To create, change, and abolish offices, depart-
ments, or agencies, other than the offices, departments, and agencies es-
tablished by this charter; to assign additional functions or duties to
offices, departments, or agencies established by this charter, but not in-
cluding the power to discontinue or assign to any other office, department,
or agency any function or duty assigned by this charter to a particular
office, department, or agency.

(19)    Dogs.—To regulate the keeping of dogs in the Town and to pro-
vide, wherever the County does not license or tax dogs, for the licensing
and taxing of them; to provide for the disposition of homeless dogs and
of dogs on which no license fee or taxes are paid.

(20)   Elevators.—To require the inspection and licensing of eleva-
tors and to prohibit their use when unsafe or dangerous or without a
license.

(21)   Explosives and combustibles.—To regulate or prevent the stor-
age of gunpowder, oil, or any other explosive or combustible matter; to
regulate or prevent the use of firearms, fireworks, bonfires, explosives, or
any other similar things which may endanger persons or property.

(22)   Filth.—To compel the occupant of any premises, building, or
outhouse situated in the Town, if it has become filthy or unwholesome, to
abate or cleanse the condition; and after reasonable notice to the owners
or occupants to authorize such work to be done by the proper officers and
to assess the expense thereof against the property, making it collectible
by taxes or against the occupant or occupants.

(23)   Finances.—To levy, assess, and collect ad valorem property
taxes; to expend municipal funds for any public purpose; to have general
management and control of the finances of the Town.

(24)   Fire.—To suppress fires and prevent the dangers thereof and
to establish and maintain a fire department; to contribute funds to volun-
teer fire companies serving the Town; to inspect buildings for the purpose
of reducing fire hazards, to issue regulations concerning fire hazards, and
to forbid and prohibit the use of fire-hazardous buildings and structures
permanently or until the conditions of Town fire-hazard regulations are
met; to install and maintain fireplugs where and as necessary, and to
regulate their use; and to take all other measures necessary to control
and prevent fires in the Town.

(25)   Food.—To inspect and to require the condemnation of, if un-
wholesome, and to regulate the sale of, any food products.

(26)   Franchises.—To grant and regulate franchises to water com-
panies, electric light companies, gas companies, telegraph and telephone