As used in this article: (1) The word 'municipality' shall mean an incorporated city or town, irrespective of its population; (2) The term 'municipal council' shall mean the governing body of any incorporated city or town; and (3) The word 'assessments' shall denote such sums as may be due to the municipality by reason of improvements to streets and sidewalks, in the nature of roadway paving, sidewalk paving, the installation of curbs, the installation of gutters, the installation of storm drains or sewers, the paving of sidewalk or roadway intersections, street lighting or any other improvement for which such municipality shall be authorized to pay, in whole or in part, through the means of assessments against the real property benefited thereby. HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 47-860.2; 1952 Code Section 47-860.2; 1951 (47) 767.
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