§ 3 Municipalities Act (GG) - Legal Status of Municipalities

1. Municipalities are public-law territorial corporations.

2. Within the framework of superior law, they have sovereign legislative and decision-making authority over their municipal territory.

3. The autonomy of the municipalities is guaranteed. Its scope is determined by cantonal and federal legislation.

4. The Government Council lists the existing resident municipalities in the Canton of Lucerne in a regulation.

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