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    1. Inherent Powers Or Corporate powers - those essential to the declared objects and purposes of
    the corporation not simply convenient but indispensable or inherent powers to a corporation
    such as:

    a. To have perpetual succession;

    b. To sue or be sued;

    c. To purchase, hold, sell property for the benefit of the municipal corporation;

    d. To have a common seal; (SEC. 22 paragraph 2, of the Local Government Code of 1991, Local
    government units may continue using, modify, or change their existing corporate seals:
    Provided, That newly established local government units or those without corporate seals may
    create their own corporate seals which shall be registered with the Department of the Interior
    and Local Government: Provided, further, That any change of corporate seal shall also be
    registered as provided herein.”

    e. To make by-laws and ordinances for the government of the municipality. 

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    4. Legislative and Executive powers 

    a. Ordinance to make laws;

    b. Ordinance to execute laws.

    According to the Sec 48, of the LocalGovernment Code of 1991 the Local Legislative Power. - Local
    legislative power shall be exercised by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan for the province; the Sangguniang
    Panlungsod for the city; the Sangguniang bayan for the municipality; and the Sangguniang Barangay for
    the Barangay.

    5. Intramural and Extramural Powers 

    a. Intramuiral powers - Those exercise within the corporate limits of municipal corporation; or in
    other terms An LGU can only exercise its powers within its territorial boundary or jurisdiction.

    b. Extramural powers - an LGU can exercise its powers outside the subdivision (extramural) on
    three occasions; namely, (1) protection of water supply; (2) prevention of nuisance; and (3)
    police purposes.

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    6. Governmental and Municipal Powers

    a. Administer the powers of the state and promoting the public welfare within it; and they include
    the legislative, judicial, public and political powers of government. Examples are: delivery of
    sand for a municipal road (Municipality of San Fernando, La Union vs. Firme, G.R. No. L-52179,
    April 8, 1991), local legislation, control over police and abatement of nuisance.
    b. Those for the special benefit and advantage of the urban community.

    Among the governmental powers are:

     Power of eminent domain

     Power of taxation

     Power to police force.

    Among the municipal powers are:

     Forming of waterworks

     Forming of Gas works 

     Power Electric Plants, from which profits may derived by the municipality 

     are taxes on water, houses, markets, entertainment, and vehicles paid by residents of


    the town and grants from the state government

    7. Mandatory and Discretionary Powers 

    a. Those the exercise of which can be required of municipal corporations e.g. power to deliver
    basic services as part of devolution or autonomy;

    b. Those which it may perform or not, depending upon its judgement and discretion. e.g. power to
    expropriate a piece of property

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