The city shall have all powers, functions, rights, privileges, franchises and immunities granted to cities by the state and federal Constitutions and state and federal law and all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution the powers so granted. Except as prohibited by the state and federal Constitutions and state and federal law or restricted by this Charter, the city shall have all municipal powers, functions, rights, privileges, franchises and immunities of every name and nature whatsoever, which shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following powers, to-wit:
A. The power to adopt a corporate seal and to alter it at pleasure;
B. To sue and be sued;
C. To make contracts with respect to anything necessary to carry out its functions, duties and responsibilities;
D. To acquire property within or without its corporate limits for any city purpose, including public utilities, works and ways, in fee simple or any lesser interest or estate, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, or condemnation; and to hold, maintain, improve, enlarge, manage, control, operate, lease, sell, conveyor otherwise dispose of such property, as its interests may require, including public utilities, works and ways;
E. To create trusts, boards and commissions to help it carry out the powers and obligations within its control;
F. To issue bonds in the manner and within the limitations prescribed by the state Constitution and law;
G. To, within the limits prescribed by the state Constitution and law, accept and administer federal and state grants-in-aid and to do everything necessary to accomplish the purpose or purposes for which such grants may be made;
H. To enforce local legislation consistent with the state and federal Constitution and state and federal law, for the proper organization and functioning of city government which shall include the right to enact and enforce legislation for the preservation and enforcement of good government and order as well as for the protection of health, life, morals and property of its inhabitants and for the prevention, summary abatement, and removal of nuisances; and otherwise for promotion of the common welfare of its inhabitants.
I. To grant, extend and renew franchises in accordance with the state constitution and federal regulations; provided, that such action shall be authorized and approved by a majority vote of the electors of the city of Purcell.
The enumeration of particular powers by this charter shall not be deemed to be exclusive; and, in addition to the powers enumerated herein or implied hereby, the city shall have all powers which under the state and federal constitutions and state and federal law, it would be competent for this charter specifically to enumerate.
No public utility shall be sold or purchased unless such sale or purchase be approved by a majority vote of electors voting in a special election called for the purpose of approving such sale or purchase. This shall not preclude the city from purchasing, without a vote of the people, the lines of other utilities located wholly or partly within the limits of the city of Purcell as those boundaries now exist or may hereafter be amended.