Section 403. Additional powers of municipality  


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  • In addition to the powers
      which it may now have, any municipality  shall  have  power  under  this
      article;  (a) to acquire by gift, purchase, or the exercise of the right
      of eminent domain, to construct, reconstruct, improve, better or  extend
      any undertaking, within or without the municipality, or partially within
      or partially without the municipality, and to acquire by gift, purchase,
      or the exercise of the right of eminent domain, lands or rights in lands
      or water rights in connection therewith, (b) to operate and maintain any
      undertaking   within  or  without  the  territorial  boundaries  of  the
      municipality, (c) to prescribe and collect rates, fees,  tolls,  charges
      for   the   services,  facilities  and  commodities  furnished  by  such
      undertaking and (d) to pledge to  the  punctual  payment  of  any  bonds
      issued  to carry out any of the purposes of this article and interest on
      such  bonds  an  amount  of  revenues  of  such  undertaking  (including
      improvements, betterments, or extensions thereto, thereafter constructed
      or  acquired) or of any part of such undertaking, sufficient to pay said
      bonds and interest as the same  shall  become  due  and  to  create  and
      maintain reasonable reserves therefor. Such amount may consist of all or
      any part or portion of such revenues.