§ 1. [Reserved.]

§ 1.1. The city and its boundaries.

§ 2. Powers of the city.

§ 2.1. Differences in rate of taxation [on real estate within areas added to city limits]; taxing districts.

§ 2.2. Transit system.

§ 3. Creation and general powers of council.

§ 4. Composition of council; terms of members; designation of vice-mayor; vacancies.

§ 5. Qualification of members of council; conduct of candidates.

§ 6. Compensation of the mayor, vice-mayor and of councilmen.

§ 7. Limitations of the powers of the council.

§ 8. Officers elective by council; rules; journal of council proceedings; quorum of council.

§ 9. Elections by council, when held, terms, et cetera.

§ 10. Meetings of council generally.

§ 11. Penalty for absence from council meetings.

§ 12. Legislative procedure generally.

§ 13. Effective date of ordinances and resolutions; emergency measures.

§ 14. Record, authentication and numbering of ordinances and resolutions; admission of ordinances and resolutions in evidence.

§ 15. General powers and duties of the mayor.

§ 16. Time of holding municipal elections.

§ 17. Method of conducting municipal elections.

§ 18. Election and terms for Commonwealth's attorney, commissioner of revenue, city treasurer, city sheriff and circuit court clerk.

§ 19. General provisions relating to elections; how elections conducted.

§ 20. The city manager; appointment, qualifications, et cetera.

§ 21. Powers and duties of city manager.

§ 21.1. Deputy and assistant city managers.

§ 22. Investigations.

§ 23. Creation of departments and department heads; deputies and assistants.

§ 24. City clerk.

§ 25. [Reserved.]

§ 25.1. Director of finance.

§ 25.2. Municipal auditor.

§ 26. City attorney.

§ 27. [Reserved.]

§ 27.1. [Reserved.]

§ 28. [Reserved.]

§ 29. [Reserved.]

§ 30. [Reserved.]

§ 31. Police department.

§ 32. Fire department.

§ 33. The annual budget.

§ 34. The annual appropriation.

§ 35. Fiscal year; determination of when licenses and taxes payable.

§ 36. Unencumbered balances; money not to be withdrawn or obligations incurred except pursuant to appropriations.

§ 37. City treasurer.

§ 38. Commissioner of revenue.

§ 39. Vacancies in the office of city treasurer or commissioner of revenue.

§ 40. Contracts for public improvements; purchases.

§ 41. Improvement by direct labor; emergency work.

§ 42. Alterations or modifications of contracts.

§ 43. Public advertising.

§ 44. Actions against the city for damages.

§ 45. Laying out of streets.

§ 46. [Reserved.]

§ 47. Bond issues; borrowing in anticipation of issuance of bonds.

§ 48. [Reserved.]

§ 49. [Reserved.]

§ 50. Special assessments.

§ 51. Lien of taxes.

§ 52. Distraint and sale of goods and chattels for unpaid taxes; payment of taxes by tenants or fiduciaries.

§ 53. License taxes.

§ 53.1. Rehabilitation incentive program.

§ 54. School board members.

§ 55. [Reserved.]

§ 56. Powers and duties of the school board.

§ 57. Extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city and general district court.

§ 57A. Clerks of court.

§ 58. Ownership and custody of books, records, et cetera.

§ 59. Qualification of members of the council and other officials.

§ 60. Bonds of officers and employees.

§ 61. [Reserved].

§ 62. Zoning.

§ 62.01. Board of Zoning Appeals.

§ 62.02. Architectural Review Board.

§ 62.1. Authority of city council to impose civil penalties for wrongful demolition of historic buildings.

§ 63. Power to appoint boards or commissions of citizens.

§ 64. Working prisoners and other persons convicted of offenses.

§ 65. Pensions, relief and retirement funds.

§ 66. General laws to apply.

§ 67. Attorney for Commonwealth to prosecute violations of ordinances.

§ 68. Present ordinances and rules and regulations continued in effect.

§ 69. Continuance of officials and officers.

§ 70. Continuance of internal organization of the city.

§ 71. Continuance of contracts.

§ 72. Partial invalidity.

§ 73. Citation of charter.

CHARTER COMPARATIVE TABLE

Footnotes: --- (1) --- Editor's note— The Charter is set out herein as enacted by section 1 of chapter 216, 1952 Acts of the General Assembly (approved March 7, 1952), as amended. Section 2 of said chapter 216 repealed the former Charter (Acts 1924, Ch. 473) and all other conflicting acts.   Amendments to the Charter are indicated by history notes appearing in parentheses ( ) following the amended section. The absence of such a note indicates that the section is derived, unamended, from chapter 216 of the 1952 Acts. Any words appearing in brackets [ ] were added by the editor for clarity.