§ 30.01 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF POWERS AND JURISDICTION GRANTED BY STATE.

   This chapter is an acknowledgment of:

   (A)   The policy of the state expressed in I.C. 36-1-3-5 to grant to the town all the powers that it needs for the effective operation of government as to local affairs;

   (B)   The powers that the state has granted to the town in I.C. 36-1-3 and other statutes to implement that policy;

   (C)   The procedures by which the town must exercise any power; and

   (D)   The territorial jurisdiction of the town.

(1985 Code, § 105-5)