14-221. Mayor; law, ordinances; duty to enforce; cooperation with county sheriff.

It shall be the duty of the mayor of a city of the metropolitan class to:

(1) Enforce the laws of the state and the ordinances of the city;

(2) Order, direct, and enforce, through the officers of the police department, the arrest and prosecution of persons violating such laws and ordinances; and

(3) Cooperate with and assist the county sheriff in suppressing riots and mobs and in the arrest and prosecution of persons charged with crimes.

Source:Laws 1921, c. 116, art. II, § 20, p. 430; C.S.1922, § 3546; C.S.1929, § 14-221; R.S.1943, § 14-221; Laws 2022, LB800, § 53.

Annotations

Mayor is required to assist sheriff of county in certain cases. Barton v. City of Omaha, 180 Neb. 752, 145 N.W.2d 444 (1966).