The governing authorities of municipalities shall have the power to provide for the lighting of streets, parks and public grounds, and the erection of lamps and lamp posts.Codes, 1892, § 2964; 1906, § 3360; Hemingway's 1917, § 5857; 1930, § 2437; 1942, § 3374-146; Laws, 1950, ch. 491, § 146, eff. 7/1/1950.
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