§11-44-84. Powers and authority of board of commissioners upon organization of commission form of government; abolition of certain boards, commissions, and officers; continuation of corporate existence, territorial limits, etc., of municipality.

The commissioners of such city or town, to be known as the board of commissioners of such city or town, shall have, possess and exercise all the powers and authority, legislative, executive and judicial, theretofore possessed by the mayor or governing body or bodies of said city or town, by whatsoever name called, all boards of public works, boards of police commissioners, and any and all other boards and commissions, except school boards and other commissions and boards having in charge educational matters. All boards and commissions whose powers are hereby conferred upon such new board of commissioners shall stand abolished upon the organization of such new board of commissioners. Such city or town shall continue its existence as a body corporate without change of name and shall continue to be subject to all the duties and obligations then pertaining to or incumbent upon it as a municipal corporation and shall continue to enjoy all the rights, immunities, powers, and franchises then enjoyed by it, as well as those that may hereafter be granted to it. All laws governing such city or town and not inconsistent with the provisions of this article shall apply to and govern said city or town after it shall become organized under the commission form of government provided by this article. All bylaws, ordinances, and resolutions lawfully passed and in force in any such city or town under its former organization shall remain in force until altered or repealed according to the provisions of this article. The territorial limits of such city or town shall remain the same as under its former organization, but all commissioners shall be elected from the city or town at large. All rights, powers, and property of every description which were vested in said city or town shall vest in it under the organization provided for in this article as though there had been no change in the organization of said city or town, and no right or liability, either in favor of or against it, and no action or prosecution of any kind shall be affected by such change, unless otherwise expressly provided for by the terms of this article.

(Acts 1911, No. 281, p. 330; Code 1940, T. 37, §96.)