Legal Opinion
Opinion No. (1997)
Oklahoma Attorney General Reports
Decided June 30, 1997Published
1Opinion of the Court
Dear Senator Rabon,
¶ 0 This office has received the request asking for an official Opinion addressing, in effect, the following questions:
1. Do the provisions of Article XVIII, §§ 5(a) and 7, of theOklahoma Constitution, which require the grant of a franchise tobe approved by a majority of qualified electors and prohibit thegranting of an exclusive franchise, place any limitations on theability of a municipality to contract with a private solid wastecollection and disposal company?
2. Do the debt limitations of Article X, § 26 of the OklahomaConstitution prevent a municipality from entering…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- California Reduction Co. v. Sanitary Reduction WorksSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Oliver v. City of TulsaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
- Ex Parte HoustonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1950
- INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST NO. 1, McINTOSH CO. v. HowardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1959
- State Ex Rel. Williamson v. GarrisonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1959
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