Section 40
SEC. 40. The council may, by a majority vote of all its members: (a) Order the suspension or removal at any time, for cause, of any nonelective officer or employee. (b) Make such provisions for the care of the poor, the sick, orphans, or those of unsound mind as it may deem necessary. (c) Purchase, receive hold, sell, lease, convey, and dispose of property, real and personal, for the benefit of the township: Provided, That the express authorization of the provincial governor shall be necessary to alienate or constitute any lien upon any real property of the township. (d) Employ a lawyer or lawyers, when necessary, in order to defend the interests of the township, but ordinary legal questions shall be submitted to the provincial fiscal, who shall answer the same in writing free of charge. (e) Provide for the erection of markets, public stables, public bathing establishments, wharves, and township cemeteries, and for the establishment of ferries, and fix reasonable fees for the use of the same. (f) Provide for the establishment and maintenance of special and professional institutions of learning other than primary schools, and charge and collect matriculation and tuition fees. (g) Construct and maintain waterworks for the purpose of supplying the inhabitants of the township with water, and control the use of said water, and of water courses within the township. (h) Name streets, avenues and other public places, or change the names thereof. (i) License, tax, regulate, or prohibit the keeping of dogs and authorize the killing of the same when at large contrary to ordinance. (j) License, tax, or prohibit cockfighting and the keeping or training of fighting cocks, and license, tax, or close cockpits: Provided, That cockfighting in such cockpits shall take place only on legal holidays: And provided, further, That no game of chance be permitted on the premises. (k) License public carriages, carts, and hearses kept for hire; cafes, restaurants, hotels, inns, and lodging houses; billiard tables, theatrical performances, horse races, and circuses.