Ala. Code § 2-3A-8 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3A / Section 2-3A-8
Section 2-3A-8 Bonds of the Authority
Status: in_force

(a) Source of payment. All bonds issued by the authority shall be payable solely out of the revenues and other receipts of the authority as may be designated in the proceedings of the board under which the bonds shall be authorized to be issued.

(b) Pledge of revenues and other security. The principal of and interest on any bonds issued by the authority shall be secured by a pledge of the revenues and other receipts out of which the same may be payable and may be secured by a trust indenture evidencing such pledge or by a foreclosable mortgage and deed of trust conveying as security for such bonds all or any part of the property of the authority from which the revenues so pledged may be derived. The resolution under which the bonds are authorized to be issued or any such trust indenture or mortgage may contain any agreements and provisions respecting the maintenance and insurance of the property covered by such trust indenture or mortgage, the use of the revenues subject to such trust indenture or mortgage, the creation and maintenance of special funds from such revenues, the rights, duties and remedies of the parties to any such instrument and the parties for the benefit of whom such instrument is made and the rights and remedies available in the event of default as the board shall deem advisable and which are not in conflict with the provisions of this article.

(c) Execution. All bonds issued by the authority shall be signed by its chairman or vice chairman and attested by its secretary, and the seal of the authority shall be affixed thereto, and any interest coupons applicable to the bonds of the authority shall be signed by its chairman or vice chairman; provided, that a facsimile of the signature of one, but not both, of said officers may be printed or otherwise reproduced on any such bonds in lieu of his manually signing the same, a facsimile of the seal of the authority may be printed or otherwise reproduced on any such bonds in lieu of being manually affixed thereto, and a facsimile of the signature of its chairman or vice chairman may be printed or otherwise reproduced on any such interest coupons in lieu of his manually signing the same.

(d) General provisions respecting form, interest rate, maturities, sale and negotiability of bonds. Any such bonds may be executed and delivered by the authority at any time and from time to time, shall be in such form and denominations and of such tenor and maturities, shall contain such provisions permitting or restricting redemption of such bonds prior to their maturities, shall contain such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this article, and shall bear such rate or rates of interest, payable and evidenced in such manner, as may be provided by resolution of its board. Bonds of the authority may be sold at public sale, including without limitations the rejection of all bids, at such price or prices and at such times as determined by the board of directors to be advantageous. In addition, if bids are rejected or upon a finding by the Director of Finance of the state that a public sale of the authority’s bonds is under the circumstances either impractical or undesirable, bonds may be sold at private sale in such manner and at such price or prices and at such time or times as may be determined by the board of directors to be most advantageous. The authority may pay all expenses, premiums and commissions in connection with any financing done by it. Whether or not any bonds of the authority, and any interest coupons appertaining thereto, are of such form and character as to be negotiable instruments under the terms of Title 7, all bonds, except bonds registered as to principal or as to both principal and interest, and any interest coupons applicable thereto issued by the authority shall be construed to be negotiable instruments although payable solely from a specified source.

(e) Nature of obligation and source of payment. All obligations created and all bonds issued by the authority shall be solely and exclusively an obligation of the authority and shall not create an obligation or debt of the state or a charge on its credit or taxing powers. Any bonds issued by the authority shall be limited or special obligations of the authority payable solely out of the revenues and other receipts of the authority specified in the proceedings authorizing those bonds.

(f) Eligibility for investment. Any bonds of the authority are hereby made legal investments for executors, administrators, trustees and other fiduciaries, unless otherwise directed by the court having jurisdiction of the fiduciary relation or by the document that is the source of the fiduciary’s authority, and for savings banks and insurance companies organized under the laws of the state.

(g) Eligibility as security for state deposits. Any bonds of the authority shall be, in addition to the bonds and other securities enumerated in Section 41-14-2, and hereby are made securities which may be accepted as security or for which receipts can be accepted as security for the deposit of state funds, such bonds to be accepted at face or par value.
Ala. Code § 22-52-10.8 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 52 / Section 22-52-10.8
Section 22-52-10.8 Order for Involuntary Commitment for Inpatient Treatment to Be Entered into Criminal Justice Information System and NICS; Redaction of Order Upon Removal of Limitation to Purchase Firearm
Status: in_force

(a) When the judge of probate of a county enters an order for the involuntary commitment of a person pursuant to Section 22-52-10.1, and the order is for a final commitment for inpatient treatment to the Department of Mental Health or a Veterans’ Administration hospital, or as otherwise provided by law, the judge shall immediately forward the order to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and the order shall be entered in its information systems. The order shall be forwarded to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency in the manner as the Alabama Justice Information Center Commission shall provide. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency shall as soon as possible thereafter enter the order in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) and the information shall be entered into the NICS Index Denied Persons File. The records maintained pursuant to this section shall only be used for purposes of determining eligibility to purchase or transfer a firearm. Information furnished shall not include confidential medical or treatment records, confidential tax or financial data, library records, or other personal information.

(b) Any person who has been adjudicated mentally deficient or committed to a mental institution and who is subject to the firearm disabilities of 18 U.S.C. Section 922 (d)(4) and (g)(4), and who is subject to the firearm disabilities of Sections 13A-11-72 and 13A-11-75, because he or she has been determined by law or legal process to be of unsound mind, may petition the district court for a civil review of the person’s mental capacity to purchase a firearm. The petitioner may present evidence and witnesses at the hearing on the petition. The district court shall make written findings of fact and conclusions of law on the issues before it and issue a final order. The district court shall grant the relief requested in the petition if the judge finds, based on a preponderance of the evidence presented with respect to the petitioner’s reputation, the petitioner’s mental health record and, if applicable, certified criminal history record from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, the circumstances surrounding the petitioner’s firearm disability, and any other evidence in the record, that the petitioner will not be likely to act in a manner that is dangerous to public safety and that granting the relief would not be contrary to the public interest. If the final order grants relief, a copy of the order shall be forwarded to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency directing that the prior order be removed from its information systems. Thereafter, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency shall, as soon as possible, redact the prior order from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) or shall request that the redaction be done and shall notify the United States Attorney General that the basis for the record being made available no longer applies. The petitioner may appeal a final order denying relief within 42 days of the order to the circuit court for the county in which the commitment or adjudication was entered. The circuit court’s review shall be conducted de novo.

(c) To the extent allowed by the Alabama Justice Information Center Commission, AJIC may provide a judge of probate access to AJIC information systems for the purpose of involuntary commitment hearings, petitions to change names, and other official functions of the judge of probate.
Ala. Code § 2-8-351 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-351
Section 2-8-351 Purpose
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared to be in the interest of the public welfare that shrimpers and seafood fishermen are encouraged to act singularly or jointly in cooperation with shrimp and seafood related businesses and with the commissioner and the board in promoting and stimulating through research, education, advertising, and other methods, the increased and efficient production, distribution, use, and sale of shrimp and seafood and their products. It is further the intent and purpose of this article to provide a method and procedure for financing a promotional program for the shrimp and seafood industry pursuant to powers conferred upon the Legislature by Amendment ______ to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901.
Ala. Code § 22-50-13 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 22-50-13
Section 22-50-13 Department - Annual Report
Status: in_force

As near after the end of the fiscal years as possible, the department shall print and send to the Governor a report consisting of activities of the department, needs of facilities under its jurisdiction, mental health and intellectual disability conditions in the state with respect to the extent to which needs are being met, plans for the future, financial report for the preceding year, and the names and addresses of the trustees; and a sufficient number of copies shall be printed to distribute to the members of the Legislature.
Ala. Code § 11-48-56 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 48 / Section 11-48-56
Section 11-48-56 Application for Entry of Certificate of Warning to Redeem Upon Record of Local Improvement Assessment Sale Deed; Contents of Certificate
Status: in_force

At any time after a local improvement assessment sale deed has been recorded in the office of the probate judge of the county in which the property therein described lies and after expiration of the fixed two-year period of redemption allowed by Section 11-48-54, any person may apply to such probate judge for entry upon the margin of the record of such deed of a certificate of warning to redeem in substantially the following form: “I hereby certify that on or prior to the date of this certificate, I mailed a compared copy of the deed here recorded, together with notice that the same is here recorded, and a warning to redeem to each of the one or more persons other than the grantee in said deed, to whom the property therein described was last finally assessed for ad valorem taxation at the address of each such person as shown by said ad valorem tax assessment records. This _____ day of _____, 2__, _____, Probate Judge.”
Ala. Code § 11-43C-30 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43C / Section 11-43C-30
Section 11-43C-30 Revision and Codification of Ordinances, Bylaws, and Resolutions; Comprehensive Zone Map
Status: in_force

The council may provide for the revision and codification of its ordinances, bylaws, and permanent resolutions, or for the adoption of a code or codes by ordinance. Such code or codes and the revisions or amendments thereof may relate to the whole system of city bylaws, ordinances, and permanent resolutions, or may relate to that portion of such ordinances, bylaws, and permanent resolutions which relate to, affect, or purport to govern any particular subject of municipal legislation. The council shall have full power and authority to prescribe the manner in which said code or codes, revisions or amendments thereto, shall be made public, whether by proclamation of any officer of said city by posting or by publication, one or all, but it shall not be necessary unless so prescribed by the council for such code or codes, revisions or amendments thereto, to be published in a newspaper or newspapers unless such codes, revisions, or amendments include theretofore unpublished substantial changes, in which case such changes along with at least so much of the context thereof as is necessary to convey the meaning of such changes shall be published in accordance with then existing state law. Nor shall it be necessary that such code or codes, revisions or amendments thereto, be spread at length upon the minutes, but they will be noted in the minutes. The council may prescribe that such code or codes, revisions or amendments thereto may be certified by and filed with the city clerk, or other corresponding officer, in lieu of spreading at length the same on the minutes; and the council may prescribe the manner in which copies of such code or codes, revisions or amendments thereto, may be officially certified for use by the residents or by the courts. The council may adopt and provide for the maintenance in a designated office of the city of a comprehensive zone map of the city open for inspection by the public at all reasonable times, and may make such zone map a part of any ordinance by reference thereto in such ordinance and without publication of such zone map in any newspaper. Such zone map need not be in one piece but may for convenience be in sections. A zone map of territory newly added to the city shall be treated as a comprehensive zone map of the city for purposes of application of the provisions of the preceding sentence. These provisions are subject to the publication and recordation of ordinances as set out in Section 11-45-8.
Ala. Code § 11-45-10 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 45 / Section 11-45-10
Section 11-45-10 Procedure for Adoption or Repeal of Canine Leash Ordinance in Class 5 Municipalities
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of this section shall apply to all Class 5 municipalities of this state, as such class is designated by act of the legislature.

(b) The municipal governing bodies are hereby authorized by resolution to call for referendum elections, which shall be held only upon the dates of regularly scheduled municipal elections, to either call for the adoption of a canine leash ordinance, or to call for the repeal of any existing canine leash ordinance.

(c) The question to be presented at any such election shall be substantially as follows:

“Do you favor the adoption (repeal) of a canine leash ordinance by the municipal governing body? Yes ___. No ___.”

If a majority of the qualified electors of the municipality vote “Yes,” the appropriate action shall be taken by the municipal governing body within 90 days following any such election. If a majority vote “No,” no action shall be taken.
Ala. Code § 11-44B-23 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44B / Section 11-44B-23
Section 11-44B-23 Authority to Collect Surcharge on New Water And/Or Sewer Customers
Status: in_force

Any law to the contrary notwithstanding and in addition to any other lawful charges, fees, or rates which may be imposed and collected under various state laws and municipal ordinances for water and/or sewer service, any Class IV incorporated municipality in this state organized pursuant to Section 11-44B-1, et seq., that maintains and operates a water supply system and a sanitary sewer system shall have the power and authority to establish and collect in addition to all other fees and charges, a surcharge upon each new water and/or sewer customer of the municipality from April 21, 1994, not located within the corporate limits of the municipality. Provided, however, said surcharge shall not exceed 25 percent of any such water and/or sewer customer’s monthly bill for such services. Provided further, however, no such surcharge may be imposed or collected for water sales to any water works system operated by a corporation or association organized in accordance with Sections 10-4-190 to 10-4-194, inclusive, Sections 11-88-1 to 11-88-21, inclusive, Sections 11-88-40 to 11-88-111, inclusive, or Sections 11-89-1 to 11-89-19, inclusive, nor for water and/or sewer sales to industries located within industrial parks designated by the city council of said municipality.
Ala. Code § 22-52-51 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 52 / Section 22-52-51
Section 22-52-51 Observation and Diagnosis; Admission for Care; Preference in Admission
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 22-50-4 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 22-50-4
Section 22-50-4 Department - Public Corporation
Status: in_force

The Governor and the Commissioner of Mental Health are hereby constituted a public corporation to be known as the Department of Mental Health.
Ala. Code § 2-1-4 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 2-1-4
Section 2-1-4 Failure to Apply Farm Produce to Payment of Lien for Rent or Advances
Status: in_force

Any person who knowingly takes or receives any cotton or other farm produce upon which there is a lien for rent or advances or both, or the proceeds thereof, and who fails to apply the same to the payment of the rent or the discharge of the lien, whether the same is in the hands of a third party or not, shall, on conviction, be punished as if he had stolen the same.
Ala. Code § 11-54B-19 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54B / Section 11-54B-19
Section 11-54B-19 Continuation, Modification, or Termination of District
Status: in_force

(a) Within 60 days after the adoption and approval of the fifth annual budget for any self-help business improvement district, the board of directors of the district management corporation shall set a hearing to determine whether the district should be continued, modified, or terminated. At least 20 days before the hearing, notice of the date, place, and time of such hearing shall be posted in at least three places within the district and mailed to each real property owner who paid assessments to the district during the previous year as certified by an officer of the district management corporation collecting such assessments.

(b) Whenever a petition is presented to the board of directors of the district management corporation signed by real property owners in the district which paid 50 percent or more of the assessments paid in the district during the last fiscal year for which assessments were collected, the board of directors of the district management corporation shall set a public hearing as provided for in subsection (a).

(c) After a hearing, the board of directors of the district management corporation shall adopt a resolution approving the continuation of the district, modifying the district or the services rendered thereby, or the assessments levied, or terminating the district as of the end of the fiscal year during which the hearing is held.

(d) If it should be demonstrated at any hearing held under this section that the owners of real property which either (1) pay one-half or more of the assessments levied in the district during the last fiscal year for which assessments were collected, or (2) represent one-half or more (by number) of all parcels of real property located within the geographical area of the district object to the continuation of the district, the district shall be terminated as of the end of the fiscal year next following the hearing.
Ala. Code § 11-44-42 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-42
Section 11-44-42 Elections for Office of Commissioner - Holding of Runoff Election
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-43A-97 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43A / Section 11-43A-97
Section 11-43A-97 Reapportionment of Council Districts; Filing of Recommended Plan with Council; Redistricting Ordinances; Effect on Incumbent
Status: in_force

Whenever there shall be a change in the population of any of the council districts according to the federal decennial census of population published following the last federal decennial census of population preceding the adoption of this article, or by virtue of a substantial change in the corporate limits, there shall be a reapportionment of the council districts in the manner hereinafter provided:

(1) The manager shall within six months after the publication of each federal decennial census of population for the municipality, following the last federal decennial census of population preceding the adoption of this article, or within six months after any substantial change in the corporate limits of the municipality, file with the council a report containing a recommended plan for reapportionment of the council district boundaries to comply with the following specifications:

a. Each district shall be formed of contiguous and, to the extent reasonably possible, compact territory, and its boundary lines shall be the center lines of streets or other well-defined boundaries; and

b. Each district shall contain as nearly as is possible the same population;

(2) The council shall enact a redistricting ordinance within six months after receiving such report. If the council fails to enact the redistricting ordinance within the said six months, the redistricting plan submitted by the manager shall become effective without enactment by the council, as if it were a duly enacted ordinance;

(3) Such redistricting ordinance shall not apply nor be effective until the next regularly scheduled municipal election thereafter as provided by state law. No incumbent councilman shall be deprived of his unexpired term of office because of such redistricting.
Ala. Code § 2-8-243 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-243
Section 2-8-243 Provisions of Article Not Applicable to Certain Purchases
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article shall not apply to any person who purchases 1,000 or less bushels of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats in any calendar year, nor shall the provisions of this article apply to occasional sales between growers.
Ala. Code § 11-55-6 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 55 / Section 11-55-6
Section 11-55-6 Refunding Bonds
Status: in_force

Any bonds issued under this chapter and at any time outstanding may at any time and from time to time be refunded by a municipality by the issuance of its refunding bonds in such amount as the governing body may deem necessary but not exceeding an amount sufficient to refund the principal of the bonds so to be refunded, together with any unpaid interest thereon and any premiums and commissions necessary to be paid in connection therewith.

Any such refunding may be effected whether the bonds to be refunded shall have then matured or shall thereafter mature, either by sale of the refunding bonds and the application of the proceeds thereof for the payment of the bonds to be refunded thereby or by exchange of the refunding bonds for the bonds to be refunded thereby; provided, that the holders of any bonds so to be refunded shall not be compelled without their consent to surrender their bonds for payment or exchange prior to the date on which they are payable or, if they are called for redemption, prior to the date on which they are by their terms subject to redemption.

Any refunding bonds issued under the authority of this chapter shall be payable solely from the revenues out of which the bonds to be refunded thereby were payable and shall be subject to the provisions contained in Section 11-55-3 and may be secured in accordance with the provisions of Section 11-55-4.
Ala. Code § 11-44E-149 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44E / Section 11-44E-149
Section 11-44E-149 Ordinances and Resolutions Continued in Effect
Status: reserved

All ordinances and resolutions of the city in effect at the time of adoption by the city of the mayor/commission/city manager form of government herein set up shall continue in effect unless and until changed or repealed by the commission.
Ala. Code § 2-10-53 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 10 / Section 2-10-53
Section 2-10-53 Objects of Association
Status: in_force

An association may be organized under this article to engage in any activity in connection with the marketing or selling of the agricultural products of its members or with the harvesting, preserving, drying, processing, canning, packing, storing, handling, shipping, ginning or utilization thereof or in connection with the manufacturing, selling or supplying to its members of machinery, equipment or supplies or in the financing of the above enumerated activities or in any one or more of the activities specified in this section.
Ala. Code § 11-44-7 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-7
Section 11-44-7 Commissioners - Procedure for Election; Terms of Office
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-51-65 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-65
Section 11-51-65 Proceedings for Sale of Land for Payment of Taxes - Rights of Purchaser Where Tax Sale Invalid
Status: in_force

An invalid tax sale shall pass to the purchaser the lien of the municipality in and to the land sold both as to taxes paid by said sale and as to the taxes subsequently paid by the purchaser to the same extent and in the same way that the lien of the state and county is passed to the purchaser under and in accordance with the provisions of law in regard to state and county taxes.
Ala. Code § 11-47-221 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 47 / Section 11-47-221
Section 11-47-221 Bonds of an Authority - Execution and Delivery; Form and Denominations; Rate of Interest; Redemption; Issuance and Sale
Status: in_force

Bonds of an authority may be executed and delivered by it at any time, shall be in the form and denominations and of the tenor and maturity or maturities not exceeding 30 years from their date, shall bear the rate or rates of interest, which may be fixed or which may float or vary based on some index or other standard deemed appropriate by the board or pursuant to periodic determinations made by an agent of the authority, shall be payable and evidenced in the manner, may contain provisions for redemption prior to maturity, and may contain other provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this article, all as may be provided by the resolution of the board authorizing the bonds or by the indenture whereunder the bonds are authorized to be issued. A bond of any authority having a specified maturity date more than 10 years after its date shall be made subject to redemption at the option of the authority at the end of the tenth year after its date, and on any interest payment date thereafter, under such terms and conditions and at such premiums, if any, as may be provided in the resolution under which the bond is authorized to be issued. Any borrowing may be effected by the issuance and sale of bonds at either public or private sale in the manner, at the price or prices, at the time or times and on the other terms and conditions as may be determined by the board to be most advantageous to the authority.
Ala. Code § 11-51-94 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-94
Section 11-51-94 License Designates Place of Business, Etc., and Authorizes Conduct Thereof Only at Place Designated; Change of Place of Business, Etc.; Uniformity of License Tax; Classification, Etc., of Licenses in Certain Cities
Status: in_force

Any person desiring to engage in any trade, business, profession, or occupation for which a license is or may be required shall designate the place at which such trade or business or occupation or profession is carried on, and the license to be issued under this division shall designate such place, and such license shall authorize the carrying on of such trade, business, occupation, or profession only at the place designated unless such person shall be granted permission by the council or other governing body to move his place of business, trade, occupation, or profession to another place in the city or town, and in that event such permission shall be endorsed by the clerk on such license.

The same license shall be charged and collected for all portions of the city or town. In cities of 100,000 or more population, according to the last federal census, the governing bodies may grade or classify licenses according to location of businesses or occupations engaged in. Nothing contained in this section shall authorize the increase of any license tax of such municipal corporation, which is now or may hereafter be fixed by statute.
Ala. Code § 11-51-206 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-206
Section 11-51-206 Levy of Tax Outside Corporate Limits
Status: in_force

The council or other governing body shall have the authority to levy and assess by ordinance within the police jurisdiction of any municipality or town all taxes authorized by this article; provided, that the levy and assessment shall not exceed one-half the amount levied and assessed for like businesses, sales or uses conducted within the corporate limits, fees and penalties excluded. All taxes adopted pursuant to this section shall be levied and assessed. No levy or assessment of a tax adopted by ordinance after September 1, 2015, shall take effect until a 30-day notice has been given of the adoption of the ordinance; provided, however, that no tax levy or assessment may be imposed under this section in an expanded police jurisdiction until the police jurisdiction expansion is effective under subsection (d) of Section 11-40-10. The notice given shall be the same as required for adoption of an ordinance in Section 11-45-8. Additionally, if available at no cost to the municipality, the 30-day notice shall be submitted to the Atlas Alabama state website or any successor state-operated website providing information to businesses. Each municipality shall prepare an annual report which shall include an accounting of all revenues collected in the expanded police jurisdiction after September 1, 2015, and provide a list of the services provided by the municipality and a list of providers within the police jurisdiction. A copy of the annual report, which shall be completed within 90 days of the close of the fiscal year, shall be forwarded to the Office of Examiners of Public Accounts and shall be made available to the public.
Ala. Code § 11-40-17.2 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 40 / Section 11-40-17.2
Section 11-40-17.2 Inclusion of Longevity Component in Monthly Salary Used to Calculate Extraordinary Disability Benefits in Class 1 Municipalities
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds that in all Class 1 municipalities some recipients of extraordinary disability benefits awarded prior to May 23, 1977, did not have a longevity component included in the monthly salary used to calculate their extraordinary disability benefit and hereby intends to remedy that omission.

(b) In all Class 1 municipalities, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in any section of Article VI of Act No. 929, S. 676, Regular Session 1951, as amended, all recipients of extraordinary disability benefits whose longevity payment received during the year prior to their disability was not included in the amount of monthly salary used in the calculation of the extraordinary disability benefit shall receive an increase in the monthly benefit of 70 percent of one-twelfth of the total longevity payment received during the year immediately preceding the recipient’s disability application. The increase shall apply to future benefits only and no retroactive increase shall be paid.
Ala. Code § 11-61A-16 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 61A / Section 11-61A-16
Section 11-61A-16 Proceeds from Sale of Bonds
Status: in_force

(a) The proceeds derived from the sale of any bonds, other than refunding bonds, may be used exclusively to pay the cost of acquiring, constructing, improving, enlarging, and equipping the parking facilities or property with respect to which they were issued, as may be specified in the proceedings in which the bonds are authorized to be issued. The cost includes any of the following:

(1) The cost of any land forming a part of the facilities.

(2) The cost of labor, materials, and supplies used in any construction, improvement, or enlargement, including architects’ and engineers’ fees and the cost of preparing contract documents and advertising for bids.

(3) The purchase price of and the cost of installing equipment for the facilities.

(4) The cost of landscaping the lands forming a part of the facilities and of constructing and installing roads, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, and utilities in connection with the facilities.

(5) Legal, fiscal, and recording fees and expenses incurred in connection with the facilities.

(6) Interest on the bonds for a reasonable period before and during the time required for the construction and equipment and for not exceeding 18 months after completion of the construction and equipment.

(b) If any of the proceeds derived from the sale of the bonds remains undisbursed after completion of the work and payment of all of the costs and expenses, the balance shall be used for retirement of the principal of the bonds of the same issue.
Ala. Code § 11-44E-182 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44E / Section 11-44E-182
Section 11-44E-182 Contracts Extending Beyond One Year
Status: in_force

No contract involving the payment of money out of the appropriation of more than one year shall be made for a period of more than five years, nor shall any such contract be valid unless made or approved by resolution or ordinance.
Ala. Code § 11-50-54 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-54
Section 11-50-54 Regulation, Installation, Etc., of Drainage, Plumbing, Sewer Connections, Etc
Status: in_force

All cities and towns of this state shall have the power to prescribe the location and manner in which drainage from private premises may be disposed of and to prescribe the manner in which plumbing shall be constructed and to forbid the use of the same while out of order or defective and may discontinue or forbid the use of sinks, pits, cesspools, dry wells, and surface closets and may regulate and compel the connection of private or public premises with the sewer system of the town or city, and the council or other governing body shall have the power to punish the owner of any property who shall fail to make such connection, after 10 days’ notice to do so, and shall also have the power to prevent the lease, rental, or use of any property after notice that such connections have been required until the same shall have been made. If such owner fails or refuses, after 10 days’ notice, to make the connection, the town or city may cause the same to be made at such owner’s expense, and the cost thereof shall be a lien on such property, prior to all other liens, except for taxes, and the same may be collected as other debts are collected or liens enforced. The notice to make the connection provided for in this section must be given in writing to the owner, agent or occupant of the premises.
Ala. Code § 2-27-15 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 27 / Section 2-27-15
Section 2-27-15 Suspension from Sale, Seizure and Condemnation
Status: in_force

Any pesticide, pesticide container or device that is distributed, sold or offered for sale within this state or delivered for transportation or transported in intrastate commerce or between points within this state through any point outside this state in violation of any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to suspension from sale, seizure and condemnation in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 of Chapter 2 of this title.
Ala. Code § 11-51-210 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-210
Section 11-51-210 Standard Singular and Multiple Jurisdictional Tax Forms
Status: in_force

(a) By December 31, 1998, the Department of Revenue shall develop and promulgate in the form of a proposed agency rule a standard multi-jurisdictional tax form and a singular jurisdictional tax form for the reporting and payment of municipal and county sales, use, rental, and lodgings taxes for those municipalities and counties for which the department serves as the collecting agent from time to time.

(b) By December 31, 1998, a committee consisting of three representatives appointed by the Alabama League of Municipalities (ALM), who shall be municipal employees, officials, or attorneys, and three representatives appointed by the Association of County Commissions of Alabama (ACCA), who shall be county employees, officials, or attorneys, shall develop a standard multiple jurisdictional tax form and a singular jurisdictional tax form for the reporting and payment of all county and municipal sales, use, rental, and lodgings taxes for all counties and municipalities, except municipalities and counties that levy a gross receipts tax in the nature of a sales tax, as defined in Section 40-2A-3(8), that elects to be self-administered, as defined in Section 40-2A-3(21), from time to time. The committee shall also establish procedures for issuance of an amended form to take into account any new levies or changes in the tax rate or the law. Once the form and procedures are developed by the committee, they shall be distributed for comment to all counties and municipalities, the Business Council of Alabama, the Alabama Retail Association, the Alabama Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business, and the Department of Revenue. Comments shall be returned to the committee within 45 days. Following the close of the comment period, the committee shall adopt a standard form and the procedures for issuance of an amended form. The form and procedure shall thereafter be distributed to self-administered counties and municipalities with instructions that the standard form shall be used by each self-administered county and municipality.

(c) On and after the first day of the third month following the adoption of the standard tax forms prescribed by subsection (a) and subsection (b), all municipalities and counties administered by the department, and all self-administered counties and municipalities, respectively, shall accept the applicable form without material variation. Subsequent changes to the form prescribed by subsection (b) shall be effected in compliance with the procedures developed by the committee. Any change in the tax rate shall take effect without regard to the form in use.

(d) Other than a self-administered county or municipality that levies a gross receipts tax in the nature of a sales tax, as defined in Section 40-2A-3(8), any county or municipality levying or administering any one or more sales, use, rental, or lodgings taxes shall accept, for reporting and payment of taxes due that county or municipality, bulk submissions of reports and, under regulations to be promulgated by the self-administered county or municipality affected, payments owed to such county or municipality made on behalf of a taxpayer by its properly authorized representative where such submissions are made using the appropriate form developed under this section. Any such bulk submissions or reports and payments shall include the municipality’s or county’s assigned identification number for each such taxpayer and vendee for each tax paid and contain sufficiently detailed information by which each taxpayer and each vendee can be identified such that a determination can be made as to the amount and method of assessment of tax against such taxpayer and vendee for the applicable county or municipality. The acceptance by a county or municipality of such bulk submissions shall not relieve the taxpayer on whose behalf such submissions were made from liability for any sales, use, rental, or lodgings tax arising from an error or omission made by the taxpayer’s representative. Any self-administered county or municipality accepting such bulk submission may require that the submission be signed by the taxpayer or its properly authorized representative.

(e) By June 30, 1998, every county and municipality levying or administering a sales, use, rental, lodgings, tobacco, gasoline, or ad valorem tax as of June 1, 1998, shall submit to the department a list of the taxes then levied or administered by that county or municipality and the current rates thereof. Thereafter, every county and municipality levying or administering a new sales, use, rental, lodgings, tobacco, gasoline, or ad valorem tax or amending an existing sales, use, rental, lodgings, tobacco, gasoline, or ad valorem tax levy shall submit to the department written notification of the new tax levy or the amendment of an existing tax levy, in a manner as prescribed by the department, at least 60 days prior to the effective date of the tax or amendment. The department shall send return confirmation of the notification of the tax levy or amendment of an existing tax levy to the county or municipality no later than the first day of the second month following receipt of proper notification by the county or municipality to the department. The effective date of the tax levy or amendment of an existing tax levy shall be the first day of the third month following the department’s receipt of proper notification as required herein. However, failure to notify the department, as required by this subsection, shall not invalidate the levy of the tax but shall relieve the taxpayer of liability for having charged and collected an incorrect rate as provided herein. The department shall compile this information into a publication which shall be published on a monthly basis to each municipal and county governing authority, private auditing firm, as defined in Section 40-2A-3(17), and to others who have so requested the publication. This publication shall provide a then current listing of each county and municipality levying or administering a sales, use, rental, lodgings, tobacco, gasoline, or ad valorem tax and the current rate thereof. Beginning March 1, 2019, any taxpayer collecting sales, use, rental, or lodgings tax in compliance with the tax rates published by the department as required by this subsection shall be relieved from liability to Alabama and its local jurisdictions for having charged and collected an insufficient rate based upon the rate published by the department. If the rate published by the department and relied upon by the taxpayer is less than the actual rate provided on the return confirmation provided to the county or municipality as required by this subsection, the department shall be responsible to the local jurisdiction for reimbursement of the amount due as a result of the difference between the published rate and the actual rate as provided to the department. The liability is only applicable for a period not to exceed one year from the date the incorrect rate was published by the department. Notwithstanding the preceding requirement, if a county or municipality fails to properly notify the department of a new levy or amendment to an existing levy, the department shall be relieved from liability to the local jurisdiction for a taxpayer having charged and collected an insufficient amount of tax based upon the rates published by the department. Proper notification of a new levy or amendment to an existing levy shall be in a manner as prescribed by the department. However, no penalties or interest for late payment or underpayment of taxes shall begin to accrue until the proper tax rate or levy has been on file at the department for at least 60 days, unless the taxpayer had actual knowledge of the correct tax rate or levy as of an earlier date.

(f) For the purpose of this section, the terms collection and administration shall be defined as provided for in Section 11-3-11.3(i).
Ala. Code § 2-19-2 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 19 / Section 2-19-2
Section 2-19-2 Corporations, Etc., Operating, Etc., Places for Storing, Weighing or Dealing in Cotton to Maintain Records of Bale Cotton Weighed, Etc
Status: in_force

Any corporation, company, individual or his or their agents operating or owning places for storing, weighing or dealing in cotton doing business in this state who fail to keep a record of all bale cotton weighed by warehousemen, corporations, companies, individuals or their agents for whom each bale of cotton is weighed, with the names of such persons posted on the books daily together with the weight and description of each bale, or who fail to keep such record open to the inspection of the public at all reasonable times shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Ala. Code § 2-6-10 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 2-6-10
Section 2-6-10 Short Title
Status: in_force

This article shall be known as the Garrett Coliseum Agricultural Center Restoration and Improvement Act.
Ala. Code § 2-21-29 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 21 / Section 2-21-29
Section 2-21-29 Feed Deficiency Penalties
Status: in_force

If a commercial feed is found to be deficient in a constituent guaranteed on the label by more than one “permitted analytical variation,” a monetary penalty is assessed in an amount equal to five percent of the purchase price of the product and 10 percent for each additional “permitted analytical variation deficiency.” An exception to this penalty rate will apply for nutrients in commercial feeds where the level in the feed is guaranteed to be one and one-half percent or less. If these nutrients are found to be deficient by one “permitted analytical variation,” a monetary penalty is assessed in the amount of two percent of the purchase price and two percent for each additional “permitted analytical variation.” The total penalty assessed under this section for major and minor constituents shall not exceed 25 percent of the selling price of the feed, with a minimum penalty of $10.00.

Penalties assessed under this section shall be paid by the guarantor of the feed to the consumer of the feed within 60 days from the date of notice if the consumer can be identified and located. The commissioner shall be notified of such payment in a form and manner prescribed in rules and regulations. When the consumer cannot be identified and located, then the penalty shall be paid to the commissioner for deposit to the credit of the Agricultural Fund of the State Treasury.
Ala. Code § 11-50A-1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50A / Section 11-50A-1
Section 11-50A-1 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) AUTHORITY. Alabama Municipal Electric Authority created pursuant to this chapter and any successor or successors thereto.

(2) BOARD. The board of directors of the authority.

(3) BONDS. Any bonds issued by the authority under the provisions of this chapter, including refunding bonds.

(4) BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES. Short term obligations issued by the authority in anticipation of the issuance of bonds.

(5) COSTS. All costs of acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, equipment, alteration, repair, or extension of any project; all costs of real and personal property required for the purposes of any project, including any rights or undivided interest therein; all costs of easements, franchises, water rights, fees, permits, approvals, licenses, and certificates, and all costs of securing any permits, approvals, licenses, and certificates, and preparing applications therefor; all costs of machinery and equipment, including equipment for use in connection with construction; all costs of the initial fuel supply or additional fuel inventories acquired for any project; all costs of insurance against any and all risks; all costs or estimated costs of financing, including, without limitation, interest that it is estimated will accrue prior to and during construction and during any additional period which the authority may reasonably determine to be necessary to place a project in operation on money borrowed or which it is estimated will be borrowed; all costs of engineering, inspecting, architectural, financial, fiscal agency, and legal services; all costs of plans and specifications and all expenses necessary or incidental to determining the feasibility or practicability of any project; all costs of working capital; all administrative and organizational expenses and any other expenses which may be necessary or incidental to the financing authorized in this chapter; and all costs incidental to any contract relating to prepayment by the authority for bulk electric power and energy or transmission services. The costs of any project shall also include funds paid or advanced for any of the purposes stated in this subsection by municipalities contracting with the authority prior to the issuance of any bonds, bond anticipation notes, or notes that may be refunded to those municipalities out of the proceeds of any bonds, bond anticipation notes, or notes so issued. The costs of any project may also include a fund or funds for the creation of a debt service reserve, an insurance and extraordinary repairs reserve, a renewal and replacement reserve, a fuel reserve, a working capital reserve, and any other reserves which may be reasonably required by the authority for the operation and disposal of its projects and which may be authorized by any bond resolution, trust agreement, or indenture pursuant to the provisions of which the issuance of any bonds may be authorized. Any obligation or expense incurred for any of the foregoing purposes shall be regarded as a part of the costs of a project and may be paid or reimbursed as such out of the proceeds of bonds, bond anticipation notes, or notes issued under the provisions of this chapter to finance the project.

(6) MUNICIPALITY. Any city or town which owns, maintains, and operates or causes to be owned, maintained, or operated an electric distribution system. If any such city or town has heretofore created and established, or hereafter creates and establishes, a public corporation operating an electric system or a municipal electric utility board pursuant to the laws of the state codified as, respectively, Section 11-50-310 et seq., or Section 11-50-490 et seq., then the word municipality shall refer to the public corporation or utility board, as the case may be, and not to the city or town creating and establishing it, so that the public corporation or utility board shall exercise all powers granted by this chapter to, and undertake all obligations imposed by this chapter on, the city or town creating and establishing it.

Any municipality that does not on May 18, 1981, own, maintain, or operate an electric distribution system and wishes to become a member of the authority, may become a member of the authority only following a favorable vote in a referendum held in the city on the question of membership in the authority.

(7) NOTES. Interim certificates, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, whether long or short term, issued by the authority not in anticipation of the issuance of bonds.

(8) PERSON. A natural person, a cooperative or private corporation, association, firm, partnership, or business trust of any nature whatsoever, organized and existing under the laws of any state or of the United States, or of any other country or political subdivision thereof, including their departments, agencies, or instrumentalities, any municipality, or other municipal corporation, political subdivision, governmental unit, or public corporation created under the laws of any state or of the United States, and any state or the United States, and any person, board, or other body declared by the laws of any state or the United States to be a department, agency, or instrumentality thereof.

(9) PROJECT. Electric generation, transmission, and distribution facilities, and all property, real and personal, of every kind and nature material or pertinent thereto or necessary therefor, located within or without the state, which may be used or useful in the generation, transmission, distribution, sale, purchase, exchange, or interchange of bulk electric power and energy, and in the supplying of bulk electric power and energy to all those contracting with the authority therefor, as provided in Section 11-50A-8(8), including any interest therein or right to capacity thereof, and may include, without limitation, a divided or undivided interest in any electric generation, transmission, or distribution facility in which the authority shall participate as an owner in common with others, a contract right or other contractual arrangement for the long-term provision of bulk electric power and energy and transmission services to the authority on a prepaid basis and the acquisition of water and fuel of any kind for such purposes, including the acquisition of water rights, fuel deposits, and facilities for the development, production, processing, manufacture, fabrication, transportation, and storage of water and fuel. The term project shall not include any facilities for any purpose other than those necessary or desirable to provide bulk electric power and energy to municipalities or to effect the sale, purchase, exchange, and transmission of bulk electric power and energy with other electric suppliers pursuant to those arrangements provided in Section 11-50A-8(8), and any undivided fractional interest in any electric generation facilities which, on or prior to January 1, 1981, were being used by a private utility to generate electricity for distribution pursuant to a certificate of convenience and necessity obtained from the Alabama Public Service Commission. For purposes of the preceding sentence, electric generation facilities shall not be deemed to include any facilities used in common with other separate generating units at a single generating plant. Sales of bulk electric power and energy to municipalities shall only be effected as “wholesale sales” as the term “wholesale sales” is defined in Section 40-21-80(a)(9), as amended, or any subsequent statute of similar import. The terms “generation” and “transmission” as used herein shall have the same meaning as those contained in the uniform system of accounts as prescribed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The term “distribution” as used herein shall include only those facilities necessary or desirable to effect wholesale sales from transmission facilities to any municipality contracting with the authority.

(10) REVENUES. (i) All revenues, income, earnings, rents, and receipts derived by the authority from or attributable to the ownership or operation of any project, including all revenues attributable to the project or to the payment of the costs thereof received by the authority under any contract for the sale of the output, capacity, use, or service of the project or any part thereof or any contractual arrangement with respect to the use of the project or any portion thereof or the output, capacity, use, or service thereof, (ii) the proceeds of any insurance covering business interruption loss relating to the project, (iii) interest received on any moneys or securities held by the authority pursuant to any resolution duly adopted by the authority and paid or required to be paid into any revenue fund established by such resolution, and (iv) any other moneys received by the authority and defined as revenues in any bond resolution, trust agreement, or indenture pertaining to any bonds and the issuance thereof.

(11) STATE. The State of Alabama.

(12) HEREIN, HEREBY, HEREUNDER, HEREOF, and other equivalent words, refer to this chapter as an entirety and not solely to the particular section or portion thereof in which any of these words is used.

(13) Where used in this chapter, words in the present tense shall be construed to include the future tense, the singular shall be construed to include the plural, the plural shall be construed to include the singular, and nouns and pronouns shall be construed to include all genders.
Ala. Code § 2-28-9 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 28 / Section 2-28-9
Section 2-28-9 Regulation of Performance of Subterranean Termite Eradication and Control Work Generally
Status: in_force

Persons engaged in subterranean termite eradication and control work shall be required to file a monthly report with the commissioner containing such information relative to work performed as may be required by rules and regulations duly adopted as authorized under provisions of this chapter in order that it may be determined whether persons having been issued a permit are complying with the requirements of this chapter. Every person engaged in subterranean termite eradication and control work shall make an annual inspection of each job done during the term of the contract and shall report to the building owner in each instance as to whether or not there has been a reinfestation of subterranean termites. If a contract for termite eradication work provides for inspections of such work at intervals of less than one year, such inspections shall be made as required by the terms of the contract, and failure or refusal to make such required inspections or any retreatment or other related work as required by a contract shall constitute a valid and sufficient reason for revocation of the permit.
Ala. Code § 11-51-128 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-128
Section 11-51-128 Telephone Companies
Status: in_force

(a) The maximum amount of privilege or license tax which the several municipalities within this state may annually assess and collect of persons operating telephone exchanges and long distance telephone lines in this state for the privilege of doing intrastate business within the limits of such municipalities, whether such persons are incorporated under the laws of this state or any other state, is fixed as follows:

(1) In municipalities having not exceeding 500 inhabitants, exchange license, $15.00, long distance license, $8.00;

(2) In municipalities having a population of more than 500 and not exceeding 1,000, exchange license, $30.00, long distance license, $8.00;

(3) In municipalities having a population of more than 1,000 and not exceeding 2,000, exchange license, $60.00, long distance license, $15.00;

(4) In municipalities having a population of more than 2,000 and not exceeding 3,000, exchange license, $105.00, long distance license, $27.00;

(5) In municipalities having a population of more than 3,000 and not exceeding 4,000, exchange license, $150.00, long distance license, $38.00;

(6) In municipalities having a population of more than 4,000 and not exceeding 5,000, exchange license, $210.00, long distance license, $53.00;

(7) In municipalities having a population of more than 5,000 and not exceeding 6,000, exchange license, $270.00, long distance license, $68.00;

(8) In municipalities having a population of more than 6,000 and not exceeding 7,000, exchange license, $330.00, long distance license, $83.00;

(9) In municipalities having a population of more than 7,000 and not exceeding 8,000, exchange license, $390.00, long distance license, $98.00;

(10) In municipalities having a population of more than 8,000 and not exceeding 9,000, exchange license, $450.00, long distance license, $113.00;

(11) In municipalities having a population of more than 9,000 and not exceeding 10,000, exchange license, $510.00, long distance license, $128.00;

(12) In municipalities having a population of more than 10,000 and not exceeding 11,000, exchange license, $570.00, long distance license, $143.00;

(13) In municipalities having a population of more than 11,000 and not exceeding 12,000, exchange license, $630.00, long distance license, $158.00;

(14) In municipalities having a population of more than 12,000 and not exceeding 13,000, exchange license, $690.00, long distance license, $173.00;

(15) In municipalities having a population of more than 13,000 and not exceeding 14,000, exchange license, $750.00, long distance license, $188.00;

(16) In municipalities having a population of more than 14,000 and not exceeding 15,000, exchange license, $800.00, long distance license, $203.00;

(17) In municipalities having a population of more than 15,000 and not exceeding 16,000, exchange license, $870.00, long distance license, $210.00;

(18) In municipalities having a population of more than 16,000 and not exceeding 17,000, exchange license, $920.00, long distance license, $233.00;

(19) In municipalities having a population of more than 17,000 and not exceeding 18,000, exchange license, $990.00, long distance license, $248.00;

(20) In municipalities having a population of more than 18,000 and not exceeding 19,000, exchange license, $1,050.00, long distance license, $263.00;

(21) In municipalities having a population of more than 19,000 and not exceeding 20,000, exchange license, $1,110.00, long distance license, $278.00;

(22) In municipalities having a population of more than 20,000 and less than 175,000, exchange license, $1,110.00 for the first 20,000 inhabitants and $60.00 for each additional 1,000 inhabitants or majority fraction thereof, up to 175,000 population; long distance license, $278.00 for the first 20,000, and $15.00 for each additional 1,000, or majority fraction thereof, up to 175,000 population; and

(23) In municipalities having a population of more than 175,000, exchange license, $12,000, long distance license, $3,000.00.

(b) In arriving at the assessment of privilege or license tax which may be assessed and collected under subsection (a) of this section, the population of the several cities and towns shall be computed and based on the federal census next preceding the year for which such license tax is assessed from year to year; provided, that if a municipality should be incorporated subsequent to any federal census the population shown in the charter of incorporation shall determine the amount of license due until the next federal census shall find and declare such population.
Ala. Code § 11-51-7 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-7
Section 11-51-7 Effect of Assessments and Enforcement Thereof by Levy of Execution Upon and Sale of Property Generally; Right of Redemption of Owner of Property Sold Generally
Status: in_force

After the assessment has been corrected by the council or other governing body or board of assessors, it has the force and effect of a judgment against the property, real or personal, assessed and against the person owning the same and, at any time within five years after delinquency, may be enforced by an execution issued by the clerk to be levied upon the property, real or personal, which was so assessed for taxation if to be found and, if not, then upon any other property, real or personal, belonging to the person against whom such taxes were assessed.

The execution may be in form provided by the council or other governing body, and may be levied by the chief of police or other person designated by the council or other governing body, and the property so levied upon may be sold by such officer upon notice required by law for the sale of the same class of property by the sheriff at a time and place designated in the notice. The owner of real property sold under an execution issued in accordance with this section shall have the right of redemption provided for in the sale of real property for the payment of state and county taxes.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to be the exclusive remedy for the collection of taxes.
Ala. Code § 2-30-3 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 30 / Section 2-30-3
Section 2-30-3 Appointment, Discharge, and Compensation of Employees
Status: in_force

The director, consistent with the respective policies and procedures for the appropriate university, may from time to time appoint, discharge, and fix the compensation of all necessary assistants and employees. The assistants and employees, insofar as their salaries or any part thereof is paid by the State of Alabama, shall be paid out of any appropriations to the extension system.
Ala. Code § 11-44-104 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-104
Section 11-44-104 Commissioners, Officers, or Employees to Receive Regular Compensation Only
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-50-523 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-523
Section 11-50-523 Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation
Status: in_force

Whenever the board shall deem it desirable to amend the certificate, it may do so in the following manner: The board shall adopt a resolution declaring the proposed amendment to be desirable and specifying the matters of such amendment and providing for the filing with the Secretary of State of such amendment. In the event the proposed amendment provides for the addition of territory to be served by the corporation, the resolution shall describe generally the boundaries of such additional territory, which shall not include any territory served by an existing utility unless consent to the inclusion in the proposed amendment of the territory served by the existing utility shall be given by the owner of each utility in such additional territory. Following the adoption of such resolution, the officers of the corporation designated by the board for such purpose shall than execute a report of such amendment which shall set forth the following: The name of the corporation; a recital as to the original organization of the corporation and any prior amendments thereto; a recital as to the desire to amend the certificate and specifying the matters of such amendments; a recital that authorization for the filing of such report had been granted by a resolution of the board duly adopted and that a copy of such resolution, certified by the secretary of the corporation under its seal, is attached as an exhibit to such report; and, in the event the amendment proposes to add additional territory to the power district as then constituted, the boundaries of such additional territory shall be generally described with either a recital that there is no existing utility in such additional territory or a recital giving the name of the owner of each existing utility in such additional territory and stating that the original evidence of the consent of the owner of each such utility to the inclusion of such additional territory in the power district is attached as an exhibit to such report. The report of the amendment shall be sworn to by the persons executing the same in behalf of the corporation before an officer authorized by the laws of Alabama to take acknowledgments to deeds. Such report shall be presented to the Secretary of State of Alabama who shall thereupon examine the same and, if he finds that the matters required in this section to be set out in such report are contained therein and any exhibit therein referred to is attached thereto, he shall thereupon file such report and shall record it with the certificate, whereupon the certificate shall thereupon and thereby be amended as provided in such report.
Ala. Code § 11-62-16 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 62 / Section 11-62-16
Section 11-62-16 Loans, Sales, Grants, Etc., of Money, Property, Etc., to Authority by Counties, Municipalities, Public Corporations, Etc
Status: in_force

For the purpose of attaining the objectives of this chapter, any county, municipality, or other political subdivision, public corporation, agency, or instrumentality of the state may, upon such terms and with or without consideration, as it may determine, do any or all of the following:

(1) Lend or donate money to any authority or perform services for the benefit thereof;

(2) Donate, sell, convey, transfer, lease, or grant to any authority, without the necessity of authorization at any election of qualified voters, any property of any kind; and

(3) Do any and all things, whether or not specifically authorized in this section, not otherwise prohibited by law, that are necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate with any authority in attaining the objectives of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 11-67-141 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 67 / Section 11-67-141
Section 11-67-141 Grass or Weeds May Be Declared Public Nuisance and Abated
Status: in_force

(a) An abundance of overgrown grass or weeds within the municipality which is injurious to the general public health, safety, and general welfare by providing breeding grounds and shelter for rats, mice, snakes, mosquitoes, and other vermin, insects, and pests; or attaining heights and dryness so as to constitute a serious fire threat or hazard; or bearing wingy or downy seeds, when mature, that cause the spread of weeds and, when breathed, irritation to the throat, lungs, and eyes of the public; or hiding debris, such as broken glass or metal, which could inflict injury on a person going upon the property; or being unsightly; or a growth of grass or weeds, including plants of no value, undesirable, and usually of rank growth; or grass, shrubs, and undergrowth, other than ornamental plant growth, which exceeds 12 inches in height, are declared to be a public nuisance and abated as provided in this article.

(b) This article shall not apply to any of the following:

(1) Heavily wooded areas in their natural state which are undeveloped.

(2) Farm properties.

(3) Properties under current construction.
Ala. Code § 11-43C-46 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43C / Section 11-43C-46
Section 11-43C-46 Contents of Budget Message
Status: in_force

The budget message shall contain the recommendations of the mayor concerning the fiscal policy of the city, a description of the important features of the budget plan, an explanation of all changes in each budget submitted, as to estimated receipts and recommended expenditures as compared with the current fiscal year and the preceding fiscal year, and a summary of the proposed budgets showing comparisons similar to those required herein.
Ala. Code § 11-44-137 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-137
Section 11-44-137 Ordinances Granting Franchises, Etc., for Use of Public Highways or Property
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-60-17 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 60 / Section 11-60-17
Section 11-60-17 Exemptions of Corporations - Taxation
Status: in_force

The corporation, the property and income of the corporation, all bonds issued by the corporation, the income from such bonds, conveyances by or to the corporation and leases, mortgages and deeds of trust by or to the corporation shall be exempt from all taxation in the State of Alabama.

No license or excise tax may be imposed on any corporation in respect of the privilege of engaging in any of the activities authorized by this chapter.
Ala. Code § 11-43-64 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43 / Section 11-43-64
Section 11-43-64 Procedural Requirements for Increasing Number of Single-Member Districts in Class 3 Municipalities
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding other provision of law, including but not limited to Section 11-43-63, a Class 3 municipality may, by ordinance adopted by a majority of the membership of the council 90 days prior to the regular general municipal election, increase the number of single-member districts (wards) in the municipality up to and including nine members. The ordinance may only be considered after two weeks’ public notice has been given, outlining generally the voting districts under consideration. The ordinance shall provide that candidates for election for a place on the council, where the council has been divided into districts, shall have resided within the boundaries of the district (ward) for which he or she seeks election for at least 30 days immediately preceding the date of the election, and shall continue to reside in the district he or she represents so long as he or she remains a member of the council. All terms of office for city council members shall be concurrent with the mayor of the municipality. Only electors residing within a district shall be entitled to vote for candidates seeking election for the district.
Ala. Code § 11-54-121 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54 / Section 11-54-121
Section 11-54-121 Legislative Intent; Liberal Construction
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature by passage of this division to confer on industrial development boards now or hereafter organized, in addition to those powers heretofore or hereafter conferred on them, the power to sell and issue their bonds for, and to acquire, construct, enlarge, improve, replace, equip, maintain, use, operate, lease, and dispose of ancillary facilities. This division shall be liberally construed to conform with the said intention.
Ala. Code § 11-50A-15 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50A / Section 11-50A-15
Section 11-50A-15 Negotiability of Bonds
Status: in_force

Bonds, bond anticipation notes and notes issued by the authority shall be construed to be, and shall have all the rights and incidents of negotiable instruments, subject to the provision of the bonds, bond anticipation notes or notes pertaining to registration, although payable solely from a specified source as provided herein.
Ala. Code § 2-14-5 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 14 / Section 2-14-5
Section 2-14-5 Shipment, Movement, Etc., into State of Used Beekeeping Equipment or Supplies
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful to ship, move or otherwise transport into this state for delivery within the state any previously used honey containers or any hives, combs, frames, appliances, supers or other beekeeping equipment or supplies which have been previously used in the keeping or raising of bees; provided, that clean used screen cages or clean used honey containers may be brought into the state for the purpose of transporting bees or honey out of the state unless the State Apiarist or his agent determines that such cages or honey containers create a disease hazard; and, upon such a determination, such cages or honey containers shall be confiscated and destroyed by burning. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the movement or shipment of any new or unused bee supplies, equipment or honey containers into the State of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 2-15-117 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 2-15-117
Section 2-15-117 Charter Required for Conduct of Public Livestock Business
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2017-226, §2, effective August 1, 2017.
Ala. Code § 11-43-18 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43 / Section 11-43-18
Section 11-43-18 Vacancies of Over 60 Days in Governing Bodies of Class 5 Municipalities
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise provided by local law, vacancies in the governing bodies of all Class 5 municipalities which have existed for more than 60 days shall be filled as herein provided:

(1) If the vacated term has less than six months remaining, then the remaining members of the city governing body shall appoint a successor by a majority vote of those members voting. In case of a tie vote, the mayor, if there is one, shall cast the tie-breaking vote. The successor shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term until a successor has been qualified and elected.

(2) If the term has been declared vacant and has six months or more remaining, the mayor, if there is one, otherwise the senior member of the city governing body, shall call for a special election to fill the vacancy. The successor shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term until a successor has been qualified and elected.

(b) Special elections called pursuant to this section shall be conducted as provided by the general laws of this state regarding municipal elections.

(c) The procedures provided in this section shall be used, unless otherwise provided by local law, for any vacancies existing on or after May 7, 1981.
Ala. Code § 11-43-231 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43 / Section 11-43-231
Section 11-43-231 “Law Enforcement Officer” Defined
Status: in_force

As used in this article, the term “law enforcement officer” shall mean an official who is certified by the Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission who has authority to make arrests and who is employed by any municipality in the state as a permanent and regular employee with law enforcement duties, including police chiefs and deputy police chiefs. The term does not include any person elected by popular vote, any person who is serving a probationary period of employment, or any person whose term of office has expired.
Ala. Code § 11-67-42 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 67 / Section 11-67-42
Section 11-67-42 Notice
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever in the opinion of the city official or any other city employee designated by the mayor, a nuisance exists, the official shall order the owner of the property on which the nuisance is located to abate the condition.

(b) The enforcing official shall give the owner written notice in person or by first class mail. The notice shall require the owner to abate the condition within the time stated in the notice or to request a hearing before an administrative official of the city designated by the mayor or council to determine whether there has been a violation. The notice shall apprise the owner of the facts of the alleged nuisance and shall name the particular date, time, and place for the hearing if requested by the owner.

(c) The notice shall be sent to that person shown by the records of the county to have been the last person assessed for payment of ad valorem tax on the property where the nuisance is situated. It shall be the responsibility of that person to promptly advise the enforcing official of a change of ownership or interest in the property.

(d) The notice shall also be posted in a conspicuous place on the property.

(e) The notice shall require the owner to complete abatement of the nuisance within 14 days from the date of notice, provided the enforcing official may stipulate additional time, but in no case more than 28 days.

(f) A hearing before the administrative official shall be requested within five days of the date of the notice by the enforcing official. The enforcing official shall notify the owner by personal service or by first class mail of the determination of the administrative official. If the administrative official determines that a nuisance exists, the owner shall comply with the initial order to abate issued by the enforcing official, with modifications as may be made by the administrative official.
Ala. Code § 11-60-3 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 60 / Section 11-60-3
Section 11-60-3 Application for Authority to Form Corporation; Adoption of Resolution by Governing Body Authorizing Incorporation; Execution, Acknowledgment, and Filing of Certificate of Incorporation Generally; Effect of Granting of Authority for Incorporation Upon Incorporation of Other Such Corporations
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever any number of natural persons, not less than three, shall file with the governing body of any municipality of this state an application in writing for authority to incorporate a public corporation under the provisions of this chapter and shall set forth in said application a brief description of the project to be acquired or improved by such corporation and if it shall be made to appear to such governing body that each of said persons is a duly qualified elector of and owner of property in said municipality and if the governing body of said municipality shall adopt a resolution which shall be duly entered upon the minutes of such governing body wherein it shall be found and determined that there is a public need for the proposed project and that it is wise, expedient, necessary, or advisable that such a corporation be formed and that the persons filing said application shall be authorized to proceed to form such corporation, then said persons shall proceed to organize such corporation by executing, acknowledging, and filing a certificate of incorporation as provided in this chapter.

No corporation shall be formed under this chapter unless the application provided for in this subsection shall be made and unless the resolution provided for in this subsection shall be adopted; provided, that the inadequacy of the description of the proposed project in the application for incorporation shall not affect the validity of the incorporation of such corporation.

(b) The granting of authority for the incorporation of one public corporation under this chapter shall not preclude the granting of authority by the governing body of the same municipality for the incorporation of other public corporations under this chapter; provided, that such other public corporations shall be required to adopt a name or designation sufficient to distinguish them from any public corporation theretofore incorporated by such municipality under this chapter.
Ala. Code § 11-43A-85 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43A / Section 11-43A-85
Section 11-43A-85 Qualifications of City Manager; Duties and Powers; Designation or Appointment of Administrative Officer to Perform Duties of Manager During Temporary Absence or Disability
Status: in_force

(a) The city manager shall be chosen by the council solely on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications with special reference to his actual experience in, or his knowledge of, accepted practice with respect to the duties of his office as hereinafter set forth. At the time of appointment, the city manager may but need not be a resident of the municipality or state, but within 90 days of the beginning of employment, he shall become a resident and shall continue to reside within the municipality during his employment.

(b) The city manager shall be the head of the administrative branch of the municipal government. He shall be responsible to the council for the proper administration of all affairs of the municipality and, subject to the provisions of any civil service or merit system law applicable to such municipality and except as otherwise provided herein, he shall have power and shall be required to:

(1) Enforce all laws and ordinances;

(2) Appoint and, when necessary, remove all officers and employees of the municipality, except as otherwise provided by this article and except as he may authorize the head of a department or office to appoint and remove subordinates in such department or office; provided that he shall not appoint or remove the officers, employees, or members of:

a. Any library board of the municipality;

b. Any park, recreation, fair, or exhibit board of the municipality;

c. Any utilities board of the municipality, including, without limitation, electric, gas, sewer, and water boards or agencies;

d. Any school board of the municipality;

e. Any hospital board of the municipality;

f. Any airport board of the municipality;

g. Any housing authority or public building authority of the municipality;

h. Any plumbers board or electricians board of the municipality;

i. Any planning board or commission of the municipality;

j. Any zoning board or commission of the municipality;

k. Any medical clinic board of the municipality;

l. Any board of adjustment of the municipality; or

m. Any industrial development board of the municipality;

(3) Exercise administrative supervision and control over all officers, employees, offices, departments, boards, and agencies created by this article or hereafter created by the council, except for those enumerated in paragraphs a. to m. of subdivision (2), inclusive, set out above in this section and except those otherwise given independent status by law, and subject to any civil service or merit system law in effect in such municipality;

(4) Keep the council fully advised as to the financial conditions and needs of the municipality; to prepare and submit a budget proposal annually to the council and be responsible for its administration after its adoption; to prepare and submit, as of the end of the fiscal year, a complete report on the financial and administrative activities of the municipality for such year;

(5) Recommend to the council such actions as he may deem desirable;

(6) Prepare and submit to the council such reports as may be required of him; and

(7) Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this article or required of him by ordinance or by resolution of the council not inconsistent with this article.

(c) To perform his duties during his temporary absence or temporary disability, the manager may designate by letter filed with the city clerk a qualified administrative officer of the municipality. In the event of failure of the manager to make such designation, the council may by resolution appoint a qualified administrative officer of the municipality to perform the duties of the manager until he shall return or his disability shall cease.
Ala. Code § 11-50A-23 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50A / Section 11-50A-23
Section 11-50A-23 Trust Funds
Status: in_force

All funds received by the authority pursuant to this chapter, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds, bond anticipation notes or notes or as revenues, fees, tolls, or other charges, or as gifts, grants, or other contributions, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this chapter or in any bond resolution, trust agreement or indenture authorized herein.
Ala. Code § 2-27-54 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 27 / Section 2-27-54
Section 2-27-54 License - Suspension, Revocation or Modification; Appeals from Actions of Commissioner
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may suspend, pending inquiry, for not longer than 10 days and, after opportunity for a hearing, may revoke or modify the provision of any license issued under this section if he finds that the licensee is no longer qualified, has engaged in fraudulent business practices in the custom application of pesticides or has made any custom application of pesticides in a faulty, careless or negligent manner or has violated or fails or refuses to comply with any of the provisions and requirements of this article, or regulations promulgated thereunder.

(b) Any person aggrieved by any action of the commissioner in refusing to issue a license or in revoking any license may obtain a review thereof by filing an appeal to the board within 15 days after notice of denial or revocation of the license has been received by the applicant or licensee, which appeal must be heard by the board at its next regular meeting or at a special called meeting for this purpose; provided, that such appeal must be heard by the board not later than 30 days following the date on which an appeal is filed. The filing of an appeal shall not suspend the action of the commissioner in the revocation or denial of any license. The action of the board in denying or revoking any license may be reviewed by the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Alabama, upon a complaint being filed in said court, accompanied by a bond for payment of all court costs, which bond must be approved by the register or clerk, and such appeal must be filed within 20 days after notice to the applicant or licensee of the board’s decision. The commissioner shall have 20 days in which to enter his appearance after the petition is served upon him. The court shall have jurisdiction to affirm, set aside or modify the action of the commissioner and the board, and such proceedings in the circuit court shall determine by trial de novo whether the applicant is entitled to the license under the requirements of this article.
Ala. Code § 11-42-46 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-46
Section 11-42-46 Appointment of Inspectors and Returning Officers; Duty of Inspectors Generally
Status: in_force

The probate judge shall appoint three inspectors of election and one returning officer for each voting place. The inspectors shall manage the election at the respective voting places at which they are appointed inspectors.
Ala. Code § 22-52-36 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 52 / Section 22-52-36
Section 22-52-36 Compensation of Special Probate Judges
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby appropriated to the State Comptroller from the general fund of the State Treasurer the sum of $20,000.00 for the purpose of paying salaries and expenses of such special probate judges appointed under the provisions of this article.

(b) All special judges of probate appointed under the provisions of this article shall be compensated by the State Comptroller in such amount and manner as prescribed by the Governor in his letter of appointment.
Ala. Code § 11-44E-21 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44E / Section 11-44E-21
Section 11-44E-21 Government to Be Known as Mayor/Commission/City Manager Form of Government; Powers of City Vested in Commission; Exercise of Powers
Status: in_force

The municipal government of any such city proceeding under this chapter shall be known as the “mayor/commission/city manager form of government.” Pursuant to the provisions and limitations of this chapter and subject to the limitations imposed by the laws and Constitution of Alabama, all powers of the city shall be vested in the commission elected as herein provided and hereinafter referred to as “the commission,” which shall enact ordinances, resolutions, budgets, and policies. All powers of the city shall be exercised in the manner prescribed by this chapter, or if the manner be not prescribed, then in such manner as may be prescribed by the laws of the state.
Ala. Code § 11-46-106 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-106
Section 11-46-106 Watchers
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 2-17A-5 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 17A / Section 2-17A-5
Section 2-17A-5 Expenditure of Available Funds; Authority to Contract with Federal Government
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries is hereby authorized to expend any funds that may hereafter be appropriated or otherwise available to such officer in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, including financial aid and other assistance as may be made available by the Congress of the United States. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall also be authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States in developing a state program for rabbit meat and rabbit meat food products inspection in the event the Congress of the United States shall in the future authorize or require inspection of rabbit meat and rabbit meat food products. Unless funds are made available as herein provided, the slaughtering or processing establishment receiving the inspection services shall pay the cost and expense thereof pursuant to contracts as authorized under Section 2-17A-3.
Ala. Code § 11-44E-50 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44E / Section 11-44E-50
Section 11-44E-50 Rules of Procedure of Commission; Journal of Commission Proceedings
Status: in_force

The commission shall determine its own rules and order of business. It shall keep a journal of its own proceedings and the journal shall be open to public inspection.
Ala. Code § 11-46-34 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-34
Section 11-46-34 Voting Booths
Status: in_force

For all elections at which paper ballots will be used, the chief executive officer of the municipality at the expense of the municipality shall provide at each polling place in all municipalities having a population of over 3,000 inhabitants a room or covered enclosure and in such room or covered enclosure shall provide booths or compartments, one booth or compartment for each 100 or fraction thereof over 50 electors registered in the ward or wards in such municipality for that election, and shall furnish each booth or compartment with a shelf or table for the convenience of the electors in the preparation of their ballots. Each booth or compartment shall be so arranged that it will be impossible for one elector at a shelf or table in one compartment to see an elector at a shelf or table in another compartment in the act of marking his ballot. Each voting shelf or table shall be kept supplied with conveniences for marking the ballots. In voting places in municipalities having a population of 3,000 inhabitants or less no booths shall be required.
Ala. Code § 11-42-120 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-120
Section 11-42-120 Mode of Consolidation Generally
Status: in_force

Any city or town may be annexed to and merged into a contiguous city or town in the following manner: The mayor of each city or town shall each appoint two persons, and the four persons thus appointed, with the mayor of each town, shall constitute a commission to agree upon terms for the annexation and merger of the one city or town into the other city or town.
Ala. Code § 11-46-101 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-101
Section 11-46-101 Schools for Instruction of Election Officials in Use of Voting Machines; Qualifications and Certification of Election Officials
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-67-92 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 67 / Section 11-67-92
Section 11-67-92 Notice
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever in the opinion of the city official or any other city employee designated by the city manager, a nuisance exists, the official shall order the owner of the property on which the nuisance is located to abate the condition.

(b) The enforcing official shall give the owner written notice in person or by first class mail. The notice shall apprise the owner of the facts of the alleged nuisance and require the condition be abated within the time stated in the notice or to request a hearing before an administrative official of the city designated by the city manager, to determine whether there has been a violation.

(c) The notice shall be sent to that person shown by the records of the county to have been the last person assessed for payment of ad valorem tax on the property where the nuisance is situated. It shall be the responsibility of that person to promptly advise the enforcing official of a change of ownership or interest in the property.

(d) The notice shall also be posted in a conspicuous place on the property.

(e) The notice shall require the owner to complete abatement of the nuisance within 14 days from the date of notice, provided the enforcing official may stipulate additional time, but in no case more than 28 days.

(f) A property owner shall have five days in which to request a hearing before the administrative official to appeal the determination of the enforcing official. After the hearing, the enforcing official shall notify the owner by personal service or by first class mail of the determination of the administrative official. If the administrative official determines that a nuisance exists, the owner shall comply with the initial order to abate issued by the enforcing official, with modifications as may be made by the administrative official. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the administrative official at the hearing, within 10 days, may appeal to the circuit court upon filing with the clerk of the court notice of the appeal and bond for security of costs in the form and amount to be approved by the circuit clerk. Upon filing of the notice of appeal and approval of the bond, the clerk of the court shall serve a copy of the notice of appeal on the clerk of the municipality and the appeal shall be docketed in the court and shall be a preferred case therein. The clerk of the municipality, upon receiving the notice, shall file with the clerk of the court a copy of the findings and determination of the administrative official in its proceedings. Any trials shall be held without jury upon the determination of the administrative official that the weeds are a public nuisance.
Ala. Code § 11-51-17 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-17
Section 11-51-17 Sales of Property for Payment of Taxes, Etc., Generally - Purchase of Property by Municipality
Status: in_force

The city or town may become the purchaser at such sale, and the officer making the purchase shall bid a sum sufficient to pay the full amounts due for taxes, assessments filed, interest, and costs, and the amount due the city or town shall be allowed as a credit on such purchase.
Ala. Code § 11-44E-96 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44E / Section 11-44E-96
Section 11-44E-96 Compensation of City Manager
Status: in_force

The city manager shall receive such compensation as, from time to time, may be approved by the commission as is specified in any employment contract that may exist between the commission and city manager.
Ala. Code § 11-48-9 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 48 / Section 11-48-9
Section 11-48-9 Costs of Proposed Improvements Specified; Payment of Portion Thereof by Council
Status: in_force

The council may pay out of the general funds of the city or town or any special fund that may be provided for the purpose such portion of the cost of the proposed improvement as it may deem proper.

The cost of any improvement contemplated by this article shall include the expense of the preliminary and other surveys, the inspection and superintendence of the work, the preparation, publication, and mailing of the notices, resolutions, and ordinances required by this article, the cost of construction, the printing of bonds, the interest on money borrowed during construction, or on bonds when bonds have been issued in anticipation of the collection of assessments, the preparation of proceedings authorizing the issuance of notes or bonds under the provisions of this article, and the rendition of the approving opinions with respect thereto and any other expenses necessary for the completion of such improvement.
Ala. Code § 11-46-24.1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-24.1
Section 11-46-24.1 Designation of Voting Places in Class 8 Municipalities by Combination of Districts and Wards
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of Section 11-46-24, the municipal governing body of a Class 8 municipality, for the purpose of designating voting places in a municipal election, may provide by ordinance for the combination of any district in a ward with any other district in the ward, and may provide for the combination of any ward with one or more wards. Voting places shall be designated by the municipal governing body when it orders an election in the same manner as provided in Chapter 46.
Ala. Code § 2-6-35 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 2-6-35
Section 2-6-35 Notice of Bond Resolution; Limitation of Action to Contest Validity of Bonds, Etc.; Venue of Actions Under Article
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2011-575, p. 1231, §30, effective June 9, 2011.
Ala. Code § 11-67-25 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 67 / Section 11-67-25
Section 11-67-25 Entry of Municipal Employees and Agents on Property to Abate Nuisance; Abatement by Private Contractor; Right of Owner to Have Weeds Removed at Owner’s Expense
Status: in_force

After the council passes the resolution finding the conditions of the property to be a nuisance and ordering its abatement, all employees and duly authorized agents of a Class 5 or Class 6 or Class 8 municipality may enter upon private property for that purpose.

The council may at its option authorize private contractors, companies, enterprises, or individuals to abate and remove the nuisance. The council, by resolution, shall designate the contractors, companies, enterprises, or individuals who may perform the work. Those persons so designated may enter upon private property for purposes of abating or removing the nuisance. For purposes of this article compliance with the competitive bid law is not required.

Any property owner shall have the right to have any weeds removed at his or her own expense providing the removal is done prior to the commencing of the work by the employees or agents of the municipality to do the same.
Ala. Code § 2-8-359 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-359
Section 2-8-359 Assessment Moneys Collected - Refunds
Status: in_force

Any shrimper or seafood fisherman against whom any assessment is made and collected under authority of this article, if dissatisfied with the assessment, may demand and receive from the treasurer of the certified association a refund of the amount of the assessment collected from the shrimper or seafood fisherman. A demand for refund must be made in writing within 30 days from the date on which the assessment is collected by the commissioner. The application for refunds of amounts collected shall give the name and address of the shrimper or seafood fisherman. Within 30 days after the first quarterly receipt of funds from the commissioner, and thereafter within 30 days after receipt of an application for a refund, the certified association shall, after the association determines that the assessment was paid as claimed in the application, refund the amount so paid as an assessment. The mailing by the association of a valid check in the amount of the assessment, payable to the shrimper or seafood fisherman, within 30 days after receipt of the application for refund, shall constitute a compliance with this section.
Ala. Code § 2-6B-4 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 6B / Section 2-6B-4
Section 2-6B-4 Applicability of Alabama Litigation Accountability Act
Status: in_force

The Alabama Litigation Accountability Act, Article 6, commencing with Section 12-19-270, of Chapter 19 of Title 12, shall apply to this chapter.
Ala. Code § 2-22-18 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 22 / Section 2-22-18
Section 2-22-18 Penalty for Manufacture of Commercial Fertilizer Short in Weight
Status: in_force

If any commercial fertilizer in the possession of or consigned to the consumer is found by the commissioner to be short in weight, the licensee who manufactures said commercial fertilizer shall, within 30 days after official notice from the commissioner, pay to the consumer a penalty equal to four times the value of the actual shortage.
Ala. Code § 11-43-8 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43 / Section 11-43-8
Section 11-43-8 Establishment of Salaries of Municipal Officers
Status: in_force

The salaries of all officers of cities or towns except aldermen and councilmen shall be fixed by the municipal council or other governing body, but if there is a salary limit for such officers provided in the charter or laws governing the city or town, the same shall not be altered or changed above such salary limit except by a two-thirds vote of all members elected to said municipal council or other governing body of such cities or towns and by and with the consent of the mayor.
Ala. Code § 11-54-53 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54 / Section 11-54-53
Section 11-54-53 Requirements as to Leasing of Projects
Status: in_force

(a) Prior to the leasing of any project, the governing body must determine and find the following:

(1) The amount necessary in each year to pay the principal of and the interest on the bonds proposed to be issued to finance such project;

(2) The amount necessary to be paid each year into any reserve funds which the governing body may deem it advisable to establish in connection with the retirement of the proposed bonds and the maintenance of the project; and

(3) The estimated cost of maintaining the project in good repair and keeping it properly insured, unless the terms under which the project is to be leased provide that the lessee shall maintain the project and carry all proper insurance with respect thereto.

(b) The determinations and findings of the governing body required to be made by subsection (a) of this section shall be set forth in the proceedings under which the proposed bonds are to be issued and, prior to the issuance of such bonds, the municipality shall lease the project to a lessee under an agreement providing for payment to the municipality of such rentals as upon the basis of such determinations and findings will be sufficient:

(1) To pay the principal of and interest on the bonds issued to finance the project;

(2) To build up and maintain any reserves deemed by the governing body to be advisable in connection therewith; and

(3) To pay the costs of maintaining the project in good repair and keeping it properly insured, unless the agreement of lease obligates the lessee to pay for the maintenance and insurance of the project.
Ala. Code § 11-70-4 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 70 / Section 11-70-4
Section 11-70-4 Hearing Scheduled
Status: in_force

The circuit court petition under Section 11-70-3 shall set the date, time, and place for a hearing on the petition within 90 days. The court, on the request of a party, may extend the 90-day period for good cause shown.
Ala. Code § 11-44C-2 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44C / Section 11-44C-2
Section 11-44C-2 Special Election as to Adoption of Commission or Mayor-Council Form of Government
Status: in_force

Upon March 28, 1985, the mayor or chief executive officer of any city to which this chapter applies shall call a special election to be held on May 14, 1985, said call for the purpose of determining whether such city shall adopt the court ordered district commission form of government in accordance with the consent decree entered into by the parties and approved by the court on April 7, 1983, in the case of Bolden vs. City of Mobile, Civil Action No. 75-297, or in the alternative the mayor-council form of government, authorized by this chapter, and shall give notice of the time and purpose of such election by publication once each week for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in said city. All qualified electors of such city may participate in said election, as provided by this chapter, and such questions shall be plainly printed upon the ballot as provided in Section 11-44C-3. The election shall be conducted, the expenses paid, the votes canvassed and the results declared in the same manner as is or may be provided by law in other city elections. The proposal for which the majority of the votes cast shall be “yes,” or in favor of such proposition shall thereby be adopted for such city, and the mayor or other chief executive officer shall transmit to the Governor, to the Secretary of State, and to the judge of probate of the county, a certificate stating that such proposition was adopted for such city.
Ala. Code § 11-56-7 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 56 / Section 11-56-7
Section 11-56-7 Officers
Status: in_force

The officers of the corporation shall consist of a chairman, vice-chairman, a secretary, a treasurer, and such other officers as the board shall deem necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the corporation was organized. The offices of secretary and treasurer may, but need not be, held by the same person. The chairman and vice-chairman of the corporation shall be elected by the board from its membership. The secretary, the treasurer, and any other officers of the corporation, who may, but need not be, members of the board, shall also be elected by the board.
Ala. Code § 11-46-63 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-63
Section 11-46-63 Failure of Returning Officer to Deliver Statement of Votes and Poll List
Status: in_force

Any returning officer of the ward who fails to deliver the statement of votes and poll list of a municipal election to the municipal clerk within the time required by law must, on conviction, be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 and must also be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than six months.
Ala. Code § 11-62-14 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 62 / Section 11-62-14
Section 11-62-14 Limitations as to Operation of Facilities - Use of Facility for Promotion of Sectarian Purposes, Advancement, or Inhibition of Religious Activities, Etc
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to encourage private not-for-profit organizations, whether or not having any religious affiliation, to satisfy secular needs concerning the housing, care, and treatment of persons requiring special care, which needs, if not so satisfied by such private not-for-profit organizations, would have to be satisfied in some degree by governmental agencies at public expense. No facility acquired, improved, financed, or in any way provided or assisted by any authority pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be used by a user to promote any sectarian purpose or to advance or inhibit any religious activity, nor shall any such facility be operated by any user in a manner so pervaded by religious activities that the secular objectives of this chapter cannot be separated from the sectarian interests or purposes of such user to the extent required by the Constitution of Alabama and the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. Nothing contained in this chapter, however, shall be construed to prohibit any user from providing such facilities and assistance as are necessary to enable the residents at any facility to have such opportunities for religious experience as they may individually desire and be entitled to in accordance with the principles of religious freedom guaranteed by the Constitution of Alabama and the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America.
Ala. Code § 2-33-6 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 33 / Section 2-33-6
Section 2-33-6 Annual Certification of Plan Reserves
Status: in_force

A nonprofit agricultural organization that offers health benefits shall annually file with the Department of Insurance a written, signed opinion of a qualified actuary that certifies that the plan reserves of the nonprofit agricultural organization and its affiliates are adequate and conform to the appropriate actuarial standards of practice that govern health benefits.
Ala. Code § 11-47-62 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 47 / Section 11-47-62
Section 11-47-62 Declaration for Abandonment of Cemetery and Removal of Human Remains Interred Therein - Publication, Posting, and Mailing of Notice
Status: in_force

(a) Notice of the said declaration of abandonment and of the proposed removal of the human remains from any such cemetery or part thereof shall be given to all persons interested therein by publication in a newspaper of general circulation published in the city or town wherein said cemetery or part thereof is situated or in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county wherein the same is situated if located outside the limits of an incorporated municipality, which publication shall be made once a week for two successive months.

(b) Said notice shall be entitled “Notice of declaration of abandonment of lands for cemetery purposes and of intention to remove the human bodies interred therein,” and shall specify a date, not less than two months after the first publication of such notice, when the cemetery corporation, association, corporation sole or other person owning or controlling such cemetery lands and causing such notice to be published will proceed to remove the human remains then remaining in such cemetery or part thereof.

(c) Copies of said notice so published shall within 10 days after the first publication thereof be posted in at least three conspicuous places in the cemetery or part thereof from which said removals of the human remains interred therein are to be made, and a further copy of said notice shall be mailed to every person who owns or holds or had the right of burial in any lot or plat in said cemetery or part thereof affected by such resolution or declaration of abandonment and removal whose name appears as such owner or holder upon the records of such cemetery, which such notice so mailed shall be addressed to the last known post office address of said respective lot owner or lot holder as the same appears from the records of said cemetery and, if no such address appears or is known, then the same shall be addressed to such person at the city or town or post office address wherein said cemetery land is situated. Such notice shall be mailed to each known living heir at law of any person whose remains are resting in said cemetery when the address of such heir is known.
Ala. Code § 11-54-29 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54 / Section 11-54-29
Section 11-54-29 Investment in Bonds by Savings Banks and Insurance Companies
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under the provisions of this article shall be legal investments for savings banks and insurance companies organized under the laws of this state.
Ala. Code § 2-8-55 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-55
Section 2-8-55 Exempt Sales
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article shall not apply to occasional sales between producers.
Ala. Code § 11-43C-36 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43C / Section 11-43C-36
Section 11-43C-36 Mayor - Vacancies; Acting Mayor; Special Election to Fill Vacancy; Term of Office
Status: in_force

Whenever any vacancy in the office of mayor shall occur by reason of death, resignation, removal or any other cause, the president of the council shall assume the duties of the office of mayor effective on the date such vacancy occurs and shall serve as acting mayor until a mayor is elected and qualified as herein provided. The acting mayor shall receive no compensation, expenses or allowances as a council member while acting as mayor, but he will receive the same rate of pay and allowances provided for the mayor whose vacated office he fills, and the compensation received for days of service as acting mayor shall not be counted in determining the maximum annual per diem compensation permitted council members. While the president of the council is serving as acting mayor he may attend council meetings but may not vote on any matters before the council. The council shall within 10 days of the occurrence of the vacancy in the office of the mayor call a special election to fill such vacancy, such election to be held in accordance with general municipal election laws. The successor to the mayor chosen at any such election shall qualify for office as soon as practicable thereafter, and shall assume the duties, responsibilities, and powers of such office immediately upon such qualification, and shall hold office for the unexpired term of his predecessor and until his successor is elected and qualified.
Ala. Code § 2-15-296 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 2-15-296
Section 2-15-296 Dipping of Horses, Mules, or Asses Kept in Tick Infested Lots, Ranges, Etc
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2004-627, p. 1421, §2, effective August 1, 2004.
Ala. Code § 11-44A-9 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44A / Section 11-44A-9
Section 11-44A-9 Civil Service Officers Continued
Status: in_force

Any person holding such an office or position in the civil service of such municipality when the mayor-council form of government shall be adopted shall continue to hold such office in the civil service under the mayor-council form of government and with the same status, rights, and privileges and subject to the same conditions under such applicable civil service system.
Ala. Code § 11-64-5 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 64 / Section 11-64-5
Section 11-64-5 Exemption of Securities from Taxation
Status: in_force

All securities issued by authority of this chapter and the interest thereon shall be exempt from all taxation in the state.
Ala. Code § 11-50-273 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-273
Section 11-50-273 Construction of Division; Exemption from Jurisdiction and Regulation of State Public Service Commission
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this division, neither this division nor anything contained in this division shall be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any power, right, or remedy which any waterworks board now in existence or hereafter formed may have in the absence thereof, but shall be construed as cumulative and independent of any such power, right, or remedy. No proceedings, notice, or approval shall be required for the acquisition of any property or the making of any loans or issuance or instruments in evidence thereof or as security therefor, except as prescribed in this division, any other law to the contrary notwithstanding.

(b) Any waterworks board organized under the provisions of this division shall be exempt from all jurisdiction of any regulation by the Alabama Public Service Commission.
Ala. Code § 11-54-142 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54 / Section 11-54-142
Section 11-54-142 Additional Powers Conferred on Municipalities
Status: in_force

In addition to any other powers which it may now have, each municipality shall have the following powers:

(1) To acquire, whether by construction, purchase, gift, or lease, one or more projects, which shall be located within this state and may be located within or without the municipality, or partially within or partially without the municipality, but which shall not be located more than 15 miles outside of the corporate limits of the municipality;

(2) To lease to others any or all of its projects for such rentals and upon such terms and conditions as the governing body may deem advisable and as shall not conflict with the provisions of this article; and

(3) To issue revenue bonds for the purpose of defraying the cost of acquiring, by construction and purchase, or either, any project, and to secure the payment of such bonds, all as hereinafter provided. No municipality shall have the power to operate any project as a business or in any manner except as lessor thereof.
Ala. Code § 11-70B-5 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 70B / Section 11-70B-5
Section 11-70B-5 Recording of Municipal Code Lien; Notice; Initiation of Action; Lis Pendens; Petition Requirements
Status: in_force

(a)(1) After a municipal code lien has been recorded with the office of the judge of probate for the county in which the real property is situated, the governing body of a Class 1 municipality may identify by resolution those properties on which to commence a judicial in rem foreclosure pursuant to this chapter; provided, however, that those properties the Class 1 municipality identifies as owner-occupied shall not be subject to judicial in rem foreclosure.

(2) A Class 1 municipality shall not file a petition for judicial in rem foreclosure pursuant to this chapter for a period of six months following the date upon which the municipal code lien is recorded in the office of the judge of probate. A petition for judicial in rem foreclosure may include any other municipal code lien that has been filed against the subject property prior to the date the petition is filed. After enforcement proceedings have commenced, the enforcement proceedings may be amended to include any subsequently arising municipal code liens and, if applicable, any taxes.

(b) If the property on which a Class 1 municipality is seeking to foreclose is subject to taxes, at least 60 days prior to the filing of the petition the Class 1 municipality shall notify all other taxing entities within the jurisdiction of the Class 1 municipality and the state of its intention to file a petition for judicial in rem foreclosure of the real property on which a municipal code lien exists. Upon notification, the county tax collector shall provide the tax payoff amount.

(c) A Class 1 municipality shall initiate an action to foreclose a code enforcement lien pursuant to this chapter by filing a petition with the clerk of the circuit court for the judicial circuit in which the real property is situated. The petition shall be substantially identical in form and content to the form provided in subsection (j). The case shall be docketed in the circuit court by the clerk where it shall be a preferred case. The circuit court in which a petition is filed under this subsection shall immediately set the date, time, and place for a hearing on the petition.

(d) Upon filing the petition, a Class 1 municipality shall record an appropriate lis pendens in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which the real property is situated. The lis pendens shall include all of the following information pertaining to the real property:

(1) The legal description.

(2) The tax identification number of the real property.

(3) The street address if available.

(4) A statement that the property is subject to judicial in rem foreclosure proceedings under this chapter.

(5) A statement that those proceedings may extinguish any legal interests in the property.

(e) The petition shall be filed against the real property to which the recorded municipal code lien pertains and shall provide all of the following pertaining to the real property:

(1) The identity of the Class 1 municipality.

(2) A legal description.

(3) The tax identification number of the property.

(4) The street address if available.

(5) A description of the municipal code lien that is being foreclosed.

(6) The principal amount of the municipal code lien and any applicable interest and penalties.

(7) The principal amount of any additional municipal code liens against the property and any applicable interest and penalties in accordance with subsection (a).

(8) The year or years for which the taxes are delinquent, if any.

(9) The principal amount of the taxes and any interest and penalties.

(10) The tax payoff amount.

(11) A statement that upon final sale in accordance with this section and payment of any applicable tax payoff amount, an interested party’s rights of redemption under Chapter 10 of Title 40, Chapter 51 of Title 11, Section 11-53B-10, or Section 11-48-54 shall be extinguished.

(12) The names and addresses of all interested parties to whom copies of the petition shall be sent pursuant to subsection (f).

(13) A deraignment of title for a period of at least 60 years before filing the complaint, unless the court otherwise directs, setting forth the book and page of the records where any instrument affecting the title may be recorded.

(f)(1) A Class 1 municipality shall mail copies of the petition by both certified mail, return receipt requested, and by regular mail to all interested parties whose identities and addresses are reasonably ascertainable.

(2) Copies of the petition shall also be mailed by first-class mail to the real property address to the attention of the occupants of the property, if any.

(3) In addition, notice shall be physically posted on the real property and shall include the following statement: “THIS PROPERTY IS SUBJECT TO A JUDICIAL IN REM FORECLOSURE ACTION AND MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO [NAME OF CLASS 1 MUNICIPALITY] OR ANOTHER PARTY. PERSONS WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THE CURRENT OWNER OF THE PROPERTY ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT [NAME OF CLASS 1 MUNICIPALITY].”

(g) If a Class 1 municipality finds reason to believe that the real property is owner-occupied after the filing of the petition, the Class 1 municipality shall immediately seek dismissal of its petition.

(h) Within 30 days after filing the petition, a Class 1 municipality shall cause a notice of the filing to be published once each week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the property is located. The notice shall specify the name and address of the Class 1 municipality and the following pertaining to the real property:

(1) The legal description.

(2) The tax identification number.

(3) The street address if available.

(4) A description of any applicable municipal code lien that is being foreclosed.

(5) The principal amount of any municipal code lien and any interest and penalties.

(6) The applicable period of tax delinquency, if any.

(7) The principal amount of taxes, if any.

(8) Upon deposit by the court of any tax payoff amounts with the appropriate parties, any rights of redemption accorded to interested parties under Chapter 10 of Title 40, Chapter 51 of Title 11, Section 11-53B-10, or Section 11-48-54 are extinguished.

(9) The date and place of the filing of the petition.

(i) If the identity of some or all of the individuals who may have an interest in the real property are unknown, or if they are minors or individuals of unsound mind, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem to represent and defend the interests of the unknown, minors, or incompetent parties in the action.

(j) The municipality, by ordinance, may adopt forms to implement and administer this section.
Ala. Code § 2-32-2 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 32 / Section 2-32-2
Section 2-32-2 Purpose
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared to be in the interest of the public welfare that ratite producers are encouraged to act jointly and in cooperation with ratite industry related businesses and with the commissioner and the board in promoting and stimulating through research, education, advertising, and other methods, the increased and efficient production, distribution, use, and sale of ratites and ratite products. It is further the intent and purpose of this chapter to provide a method and procedure for financing a promotional program for the ratite industry pursuant to powers conferred upon the Legislature by Amendment ____ to the Alabama Constitution of 1901.
Ala. Code § 22-52-15 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 52 / Section 22-52-15
Section 22-52-15 Appeals
Status: in_force

An appeal from an order of the probate court granting a petition seeking to commit a respondent to the custody of the department or designated mental health facility as the court may order lies to the circuit court for trial de novo unless the probate judge who granted the petition was learned in the law, in which case the appeal lies to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals on the record. Notice of appeal shall be given in writing to the probate judge within five days after the respondent has received actual notice of the granting of the petition and shall be accompanied by security for costs, to be approved by the probate judge, unless the probate judge finds that the respondent is indigent, in which case no security for costs shall be required. Upon the filing of a notice of appeal, the probate judge shall determine and enter an order setting forth the limitations to be placed upon the liberty of the respondent pending the appeal. Upon the filing of a notice of appeal, the probate judge shall certify the record to the clerk of the reviewing court. The petition shall be set for hearing by the reviewing court within 60 days of the date the notice of appeal is filed in the probate court, and such hearing shall not be continued except upon motion in writing by the respondent for good cause. The costs of the proceedings in the reviewing court shall be taxed in the same manner as in the probate court. All requirements relative to hearings in probate court shall apply to appeals heard in the circuit court.
Ala. Code § 11-46-69 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-69
Section 11-46-69 Contest of Elections - Grounds; Commencement of Action
Status: in_force

(a) The election of any person declared elected to any office of a city or town may be contested by any person who was at the time of the election a qualified elector of such city or town for any of the following causes:

(1) Misconduct, fraud, or corruption on the part of any election official, any marker, the municipal governing body, or any other person;

(2) The person whose election to office is contested was not eligible thereto at the time of such election;

(3) Illegal votes;

(4) The rejection of legal votes; or

(5) Offers to bribe, bribery, intimidation, or other misconduct calculated to prevent a fair, free, and full exercise of the elective franchise.

(b) Any contest of such an election must be commenced within five days after the result of the election is declared. Such contest shall be instituted in the manner prescribed by Section 17-15-29 and, except as otherwise provided in this article, all proceedings relative to contests of elections to municipal offices shall be governed by the provisions of Articles 2 and 3, Chapter 15, Title 17 of this Code, insofar as they are applicable.
Ala. Code § 11-73-6 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 73 / Section 11-73-6
Section 11-73-6 Operation of Low-Speed Vehicles on Roads and Streets of Class 2 Municipalities - Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, a low-speed vehicle is defined as a four-wheeled motor vehicle with a top speed not greater than 25 miles per hour, which has a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 3,000 pounds, and is certified as complying with the safety standards of 49 C.F.R. Section 571.500.
Ala. Code § 2-8-127 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-127
Section 2-8-127 Conduct of Referendum; Payment of Expense
Status: in_force

The arrangements for and management of any referendum conducted under the provisions of this article shall be under the direction of the organization duly certified and authorized to conduct the same, and any and all expenses in connection therewith shall be borne by such organization.
Ala. Code § 11-44B-47 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44B / Section 11-44B-47
Section 11-44B-47 Disciplinary Actions; Hearing
Status: in_force

(a) The mayor or department head shall have authority to discipline any covered employee pursuant to this article and the rules and regulations adopted by the city council to implement this article.

(b) No regular status employee may be suspended without pay, demoted, dismissed, or otherwise deprived of any constitutionally protected property interest in his or her job unless he or she has been afforded the opportunity of a predisciplinary hearing before a neutral hearing officer of the city in which he or she is informed of the reasons in writing for the disciplinary action and afforded an opportunity to respond orally or in writing in his or her defense prior to any such disciplinary action being taken. Thereafter, the department head or the mayor shall have the authority to demote or suspend the employee without pay for a period not to exceed 30 calendar days. A regular status employee so demoted or suspended may appeal the disciplinary decision to the board by filing a written demand with the board for a hearing within 10 calendar days of receipt of the disciplinary order. A department head’s or the mayor’s decision to terminate a regular status employee or suspend a regular status employee without pay for a period exceeding 30 calendar days shall require written charges sworn to before any person authorized to administer oaths setting forth succinctly the matters to be complained of to be filed with the board.
Ala. Code § 11-44D-7 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44D / Section 11-44D-7
Section 11-44D-7 Conduct of Election and Referendum
Status: in_force

The election and referendum provided for herein shall be conducted, the vote canvassed, and the results declared in the same manner as provided by Chapter 46, Title 11, in respect to other municipal elections conducted in any such municipality.
Ala. Code § 2-2-14.1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-2-14.1
Section 2-2-14.1 Appearance Upon Arrest for Misdemeanor Livestock Violations
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever any person is arrested by livestock theft investigators of the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries under Section 2-2-14 for misdemeanor violations of livestock sanitary and disease control laws and regulations, or any other laws and regulations governing the handling, movement, or sale of livestock, all punishable as a misdemeanor, the arresting officer shall take the name and address of such person and issue a summons or otherwise notify him in writing to appear at a time and place to be specified in such summons or notice. Upon the person signing said summons or notice, the officer shall forthwith release him from custody.

(b) If the arrested person shall refuse to identify himself by giving his name and address, or shall refuse to sign the summons or notice, then the arresting officer shall immediately take such person before the nearest and most accessible district judge or district court magistrate of the county within which the violation occurred to set bond.

(c) Any person who willfully refuses to appear at the time and place specified in the summons or notice which the person has signed shall be guilty of the separate offense of bail jumping in the second degree, regardless of the disposition of the charge upon which he was originally charged.
Ala. Code § 11-47-63 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 47 / Section 11-47-63
Section 11-47-63 Removal and Reinterment of Remains by Corporations, Etc., Generally; Notices
Status: in_force

(a) After the completion of the publication, posting and mailing of the “Notice of declaration of abandonment of lands for cemetery purposes and of intention to remove the human bodies interred therein,” as provided for in Section 11-47-62, and after the expiration of the period of two months specified in said notice as provided in Section 11-47-61, any cemetery corporation, association, corporation sole or other person owning or controlling any such cemetery shall have power to cause the removal of all human remains interred in any such cemetery or part thereof to be abandoned as a cemetery or burial place for the dead and to cause the reinterment in other cemeteries in this state where burials are permitted or to deposit the said remains in a mausoleum or columbarium erected for that purpose without further notice to any person claiming any interest in said cemetery or part thereof or in the remains therein interred; provided, however, that at any time before the date fixed for the removal of such remains by the cemetery corporation, association, corporation sole or other person owning or controlling such cemetery lands, any relative or friend of any person whose remains are interred in such cemetery or part thereof from which it is proposed to make such removals may give such cemetery corporation, association, corporation sole or other person proposing to make such removals written notice that he or she desires to be present when such remains of a friend or relative so giving notice are disinterred or are reinterred or deposited in such mausoleum or columbarium. Such notice shall state the name of the person whose remains are referred to, and, as accurately as possible, shall describe the lot or plat where the remains are buried and the date of burial and shall specify an address at which the notice provided for in subsection (b) of this section may be given. Such notice may be delivered at the office or principal place of business of said cemetery corporation, association, corporation sole or other person owning or controlling such cemetery lands and proposing to make such removals or may be forwarded thereto by registered or certified mail.

(b) Upon receipt of any such notice before the date fixed for the removal of said remains by the cemetery corporation, association, corporation sole or other person proposing to make such removals, it shall be the duty of said cemetery corporation, association, corporation sole or other person to give written notice to the person giving the notice provided for in subsection (a) of this section of the time when such remains shall be disinterred and of the time when and the place where the same will be reinterred or deposited. Said notice may be given by delivery thereof at the address stated in the notice referred to in subsection (a) of this section or by mailing the same to the person giving such notice at such address, such delivery or mailing to be made at least 10 days prior to the date specified for the disinterment of such remains.

(c) Whenever such written notice provided for in subsection (a) of this section shall be given by a relative or friend of any person interred in such cemetery lands from which such removals are proposed to be made, said cemetery corporation, association, corporation sole or other person owning or controlling said cemetery lands and proposing to remove the bodies interred therein shall not disinter the remains referred to in said notice until the notice of the time of such disinterment is given such relative or friend as provided in subsection (b) of this section.
Ala. Code § 2-15-124 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 2-15-124
Section 2-15-124 Disposition of Fees
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2017-226, §2, effective August 1, 2017.
Ala. Code § 11-50A-31 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50A / Section 11-50A-31
Section 11-50A-31 Effectiveness of Pledges and Security Interests
Status: in_force

Any pledge or security interest created or granted by the authority shall be valid and binding from the time when the same is made; moneys or property which are the subject of such pledge or security interest and then held or thereafter received by the authority shall immediately be subject to such pledge or security interest without any physical delivery thereof or further act; and such pledge or security interest shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the authority, irrespective of whether or not such parties have notice thereof. Neither the bond resolution, trust agreement or indenture nor any other instrument relating to bonds, bond anticipation notes or notes or otherwise creating or granting any such pledge or security interest need be filed or recorded in any office other than with the records of the authority.
Ala. Code § 11-44-36 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-36
Section 11-44-36 Manner in Which Franchise, Etc., as to Use of Streets, Public Highways, Etc., to Be Granted, Extended, or Enlarged
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-42-30 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-30
Section 11-42-30 Annexation of Territory Contiguous to Public University
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Class 6 municipality may annex land or territory pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, provided the land or territory is contiguous to land or territory owned by a public university when the land or territory owned by the university is contiguous to the municipality notwithstanding the fact that the land or territory to be annexed is not contiguous to the municipality. Nothing in this section shall affect the status of property owned by the university.
Ala. Code § 2-17-19 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 17 / Section 2-17-19
Section 2-17-19 Condemnation Proceedings Generally; Disposition of Condemned Animals or Articles; Payment of Costs, Fees and Expenses, Etc
Status: in_force

(a) Any carcass, part of a carcass, meat or meat food product or poultry food product of any of the animals or birds subject to inspection under this chapter or any such animal or bird that is dead, dying, disabled or diseased that is being transported in intrastate commerce or is held for sale in this state after such transportation and that is or has been prepared, sold, transported or otherwise distributed or offered or received for distribution in violation of this chapter or is capable of use as human food and is adulterated or misbranded or in any other way is in violation of this chapter shall be liable to be proceeded against and seized and condemned at any time by writ of attachment for condemnation in any proper court as provided in Section 2-17-30 within the jurisdiction of which the article or animal is found. Such writ of attachment for condemnation shall issue upon the sworn complaint of the commissioner or his duly authorized agent, taken by an officer authorized to administer an oath, to the effect that such carcass, part of a carcass, meat or meat food product or poultry food product is adulterated or misbranded or, having been required so to be by this chapter, has not been inspected and examined in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Said sworn complaint by said commissioner or his duly authorized agent may be amended at any stage of the proceedings. Said writ shall be returnable in five days to the court issuing it, which such court shall hear and decide whether the allegations of the complaint are true and whether such article or product shall be condemned and confiscated. Such hearing shall not be had until five days’ notice of the date therefor shall have been served on the owner, his agent or other party having an interest in the same, except as otherwise provided in this section. Service of a copy of the writ of attachment for condemnation showing the returns of the attaching officer shall be sufficient notice to the owner for the purposes of this section. Such writ may be executed by the commissioner, his duly authorized agent or by any sheriff or constable in this state. Upon the seizure of the article or product described in the affidavit, it shall be the duty of the officer or person executing the writ to return the same to the circuit court with his return thereon; and, within five days after such return, the court shall make up an issue between the state as plaintiff and the property seized as defendant. In the event that the owner or his agent cannot be found in this state, then said service may be perfected by posting a copy of the writ in a conspicuous place upon the premises where the goods were found and seized and by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail to the owner or his agent to his last known address, and this shall be deemed to be sufficient service of the notice required by this section. If, upon the return day of such writ of attachment for condemnation, the owner of the article or product, his agent or other party having an interest in same thus notified fails to appear and show cause why said articles or products should not be condemned, judgment of condemnation and confiscation shall, upon such default, be entered by the court on the basis of said complaint. If such owner or agent or other party having an interest in such article or product shall, on the day or before the return day of the writ of attachment or upon such other day as the court upon application of said party may determine, file an answer upon oath denying the allegations of adulteration or misbranding or affirming that such articles or products were inspected and examined in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, as the case may be, the issue thus raised may be determined by the court after hearing all of the evidence offered by or on behalf of all the parties to the proceeding. Any such party may demand a jury trial of any issue of fact to be determined in the proceedings instituted under this section; and, in case a jury trial is demanded, the judgment entered by the court shall be in accordance with the facts as found by such jury; provided, however, that the verdict of the jury may be set aside by the court where manifestly contrary to the evidence or the law.

(b) If the article or animal is condemned, it shall, after entry of the judgment, be disposed of by destruction or sale as the court may direct and the proceeds, if sold, less the court costs and fees and storage and other proper expenses, shall be paid into the Treasury of this state, but the article or animals shall not be sold contrary to the provisions of this chapter or the federal Meat Inspection Act or the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act; provided, that upon the execution and delivery of a good and sufficient bond conditioned that the article or animal shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of contrary to the provisions of this chapter or the laws of the United States, the court may direct that such article or animal be delivered to the owner thereof subject to such supervision by authorized representatives of the commissioner as is necessary to insure compliance with the applicable laws. When a judgment of condemnation is entered against the article or animal and it is released under bond or destroyed, court costs and fees and storage and other proper expenses shall be awarded against the person, if any, intervening as claimant of the article or animal.

(c) The provisions of this section shall in no way derogate from authority for condemnation or seizure conferred by other provisions of this chapter or other laws.
Ala. Code § 11-47-232 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 47 / Section 11-47-232
Section 11-47-232 Authority as Nonprofit Corporation
Status: in_force

An authority shall be a nonprofit corporation and no part of its net earnings remaining after payment of its expenses shall inure to the benefit of any individual, firm, or corporation, except that in the event a board shall determine that sufficient provision has been made for the full payment of the expenses, bonds, and other obligations of an authority, then any portion, as determined by the board, of the net earnings of an authority thereafter accruing may, in the discretion of the board, be paid to one or more of its authorizing subdivisions.
Ala. Code § 11-43C-22 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43C / Section 11-43C-22
Section 11-43C-22 Vacancies in Council
Status: in_force

Vacancies of any nature in the council other than those occurring less than one year prior to the date of the next regular council election, shall be filled by special elections to be held for that purpose, the dates of which shall be set by the council at the next regular meeting or any subsequent meeting of the council after such vacancy occurs, such dates to be set no later than 120 nor less than 45 days after the occurrence of such vacancies. Such elections shall be held in the same manner and subject to the same procedures as regular council elections and the person so elected shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term. Such election shall be held in conjunction with a general, special, or constitutional election, if any falls within the period herein specified; otherwise, a special election shall be called by the mayor on the date set by the council and shall be held in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the general laws applicable to such city.

If a vacancy occurs after reapportionment has changed the district boundaries but before the new districts take effect, the old district boundaries will remain in effect for filling that vacancy.

Vacancies where less than one year remains of the unexpired term shall be filled by appointment by the council.
Ala. Code § 2-19-16 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 19 / Section 2-19-16
Section 2-19-16 Marking, Tagging, Etc., of Cotton by Ginners
Status: in_force

Every person who gins cotton in this state shall mark, label or tag the same in such manner as prescribed by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries.
Ala. Code § 2-13-19 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 13 / Section 2-13-19
Section 2-13-19 Substitutes for Butter and Cheese - Possession of Substitutes; Use of Certain Words or Representations in Sale or Advertisement
Status: in_force

No person shall have in his possession or under his control any substance designed as a substitute for butter or cheese unless the tub, firkin, box or package holding the same is branded or marked in black Gothic letters one inch high by one inch in width. No person shall use in any way, in connection or association with the sale or exposure for sale or advertisement of any substance designed to be used as a substitute for butter, the word “butter,” “creamery,” “dairy” or the name or representation of any breed of dairy cattle or any combination of such word or words and representations or any other words or symbols or combination thereof commonly used in the sale of butter.
Ala. Code § 11-50-524 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-524
Section 11-50-524 Corporate Powers
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation shall be entitled to all the exemptions provided by the general laws of Alabama and of the United States for municipal corporations. To carry out its purposes, the corporation shall have the following specific powers, but no enumeration of powers granted in this chapter shall be construed to impair or limit any general grant of power contained in this chapter nor to limit any such grant to a power or powers of the same class or classes as those enumerated:

(1) To have succession by its corporate name perpetually unless dissolved and unless a shorter period of time shall be specified in the certificate;

(2) To sue and be sued and to prosecute and defend;

(3) To have and to use a corporate seal and to alter the same at will;

(4) To acquire by purchase or lease and to operate, maintain, extend, and improve any utility within the power district, including any real and personal properties and any contract and franchise rights in connection therewith, provided that it shall not do any such acts in any territory served by an existing utility without the consent of such existing utility;

(5) To acquire by purchase the entire stock of any private corporation owning and operating a utility within the power district, but only as a step in the acquisition of title to such utility, and any such private corporation shall be dissolved immediately upon acquisition of such stock by the corporation, and all properties and assets of such utility shall thereupon be conveyed to the corporation;

(6) To generate, purchase, sell, and deliver, at wholesale or retail, to any person, firm, or corporation, whether public or private, and to any government or governmental agency, within the power district, electric light and power service and any other service, commodity, or facility which may be produced or furnished in connection therewith;

(7) To exercise the power of eminent domain for the purpose of acquiring additional property so as to extend within the limits of the power district the lines of any utility owned by it, but not for the purpose of acquiring an existing utility or any part of an existing utility;

(8) To use and occupy any public highway, street, way, or place located within the power district which may be reasonably necessary to be used or occupied for the maintenance and operation of any utility or part thereof owned by the corporation, all without any franchise, consent, or permit except such as may be required by the Constitution of Alabama;

(9) To make and enter into contracts without restriction except as may be limited in this chapter or by the Constitution and laws of Alabama;

(10) To incur obligations and, as evidence of any such obligations, to issue its bonds;

(11) To refund any bonds issued by it;

(12) As security for the payment of the principal of and interest on any bonds issued by it, to pledge all or any part of its revenue and to execute mortgages and deeds of trust covering all or any part of its properties and its contract and franchise rights, including any and all after-acquired properties and rights, with such covenants and conditions contained therein as the board may deem advisable;

(13) To sell, lease, or exchange any part of its properties and the rights applicable thereto which shall not be essential to the continued operation of any utility operated by it; provided, that the consent thereto shall have been granted by the trustee under any mortgage or deed of trust covering the properties so sold, leased, or exchanged if such mortgage or deed of trust requires such consent;

(14) To sell, lease or exchange its properties and rights in part, provided that the consent thereto shall have been granted by the trustee under any mortgage or deed of trust covering the properties so sold, leased or exchanged if such mortgage or deed of trust requires such consent;

(15) To sell, lease, or exchange any of its properties and rights in part, provided that the consent thereto shall have been granted by the trustee under any mortgage or deed of trust covering the properties so sold, leased, or exchanged if such mortgage or deed of trust requires such consent, and consent thereto shall also have been granted by the governing body of each municipality within the limits of which or within the police jurisdiction of which any of the properties proposed to be sold, leased, or exchanged shall be located;

(16) To fix and collect rates and charges for any services rendered by or from any utility owned or operated by it as provided in this chapter;

(17) To employ officers, employees, and attorneys and to fix their compensation and duties, who shall hold office for such terms and on such conditions as the board may prescribe, but no officer or employee of the corporation shall be a director of the corporation or an elective officer of any municipality located within the power district; and

(18) To exercise all additional powers necessary or convenient to perform its functions and carry out the purposes of the corporation which are capable of being delegated by the Legislature.

(b) The corporation shall not be subject, either in its organization or in the exercise of any of its powers, to any jurisdiction by the Alabama Public Service Commission.
Ala. Code § 11-66A-13 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 66A / Section 11-66A-13
Section 11-66A-13 Exemption of Corridor from Usury and Interest Laws
Status: in_force

Each corridor and the contractual agreements and financial obligations of the corridor shall be exempt from state laws governing usury or prescribing or limiting interest rates, including, but not limited to, Chapter 8 of Title 8.
Ala. Code § 2-8-133 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-133
Section 2-8-133 Collection of Assessment; Disposition
Status: in_force

(a) In the event a majority of the producers eligible for participation in a referendum conducted under this article and voting therein vote in favor of the assessment, the assessment shall be collected annually for five years, as set forth in the call for the referendum, and the collection of the assessment shall be under such method, rules, and regulations as may be determined by the organization conducting the referendum. The assessment collected shall be paid into the treasury of the organization conducting the referendum, to be used together with other funds from other sources, including donations from individuals or other entities and grants from state or governmental agencies, for the purpose of promoting and encouraging, by research, education, advertising, and other methods, the increased use and sale, domestic and foreign, of the agricultural commodity covered by the referendum.

(b) Upon the request of the certified organization of producers of any agricultural products referred to in this article, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall notify, by registered or certified mail, all persons engaged in the business of purchasing any such agricultural products in this state that on and after the date specified in the letter the assessments shall be deducted by the purchaser or his or her agent or representative from the purchase price of any such agricultural products. The assessment deducted, on or before the twentieth day of the month following the deduction, shall be remitted by the purchaser to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, who, by the end of the month, shall pay the amount of the assessments to the certified organization entitled thereto. The books and records of all the purchasers of agricultural products shall be open at all times during regular business hours for inspection by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries or his or her authorized agents. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall be entitled to deduct three percent of all sums remitted to him or her under this section to defray the expense incident to the administration of this article. All amounts deducted shall be paid into the State Treasury and be credited to the Agricultural Fund.
Ala. Code § 11-44-102 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-102
Section 11-44-102 Certain Persons Not to Receive Profits, Wages, Etc., from Municipality
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-43C-5 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43C / Section 11-43C-5
Section 11-43C-5 Provisions Applicable If Mayor-Council Form of Government Chosen
Status: in_force

If a majority of the qualified electors voting in the election provided herein vote in favor of a mayor-council form of government, the following provisions of this chapter shall be applicable.
Ala. Code § 2-8-123 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-123
Section 2-8-123 Application for Certification and Approval to Conduct Referendum - Generally
Status: in_force

Any commission, council, board or other agency or any nonprofit association of producers, fairly representative of the growers or producers of any agricultural commodity referred to in this article may make application to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries of the State of Alabama for certification and approval for the purpose of conducting a referendum among the growers or producers of such particular agricultural commodity for commercial purposes upon the question of levying an assessment under the provisions of this article and collecting and utilizing the same for the purposes stated in such referendum.
Ala. Code § 11-46-123 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-123
Section 11-46-123 Closing of Polls; Locking of Machines; Announcement of Results; Statements of Canvass; Proclamation; Disposition of Voting Materials
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 22-50-8 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 22-50-8
Section 22-50-8 Board of Trustees - Expenses of Trustees
Status: in_force

The trustees shall receive $100.00 per day and mileage expenses while attending meetings of the board of trustees or while engaged in other official duties at the request of the Governor or board of trustees.
Ala. Code § 11-42-4 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-4
Section 11-42-4 Subsequent Elections Not to Be Held Within 12 Months of Preceding Election
Status: in_force

After an election has been held in any territory under the provisions of this article or any other law, no other or subsequent election shall be ordered or held for the same territory or any part thereof within 12 months next after said election.
Ala. Code § 11-54B-58 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54B / Section 11-54B-58
Section 11-54B-58 Sunset Provision
Status: in_force

(a) Within 90 days after the adoption and approval of the fifth annual budget for any self-help business improvement district, the municipality shall set a hearing to determine whether the district should be continued, modified, or terminated. At least 20 days before the hearing, notice of the date, place, and time of the hearing shall be posted in at least three places within the district and mailed, along with the new district management plan, which shall contain the items described in subdivision (4) of Section 11-54B-44, to each real property or business owner who paid assessments to the district during the previous year as certified by an officer of the district management corporation collecting such assessments, the officers of the municipal revenue department, or the offices of county tax assessor and county tax collector, if they are the billing and collecting agency.

(b) At this hearing, if a petition presented to the municipality objecting to the continuation of the district is signed by non-exempt real property owners representing 60 percent of the total fair market value of all real property located within the district and the owners of at least 50 per cent of the parcels of real property located within the district; or, alternatively with respect to a district funded by assessments against businesses of a particular class, signed by owners of businesses consistent with the signatures required under subdivision (2) of Section 11-54B-44, the district shall be terminated as of the end of the fiscal year next following the hearing.
Ala. Code § 11-67-41 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 67 / Section 11-67-41
Section 11-67-41 Grass or Weeds May Be Declared Public Nuisance and Abated
Status: in_force

An abundance of overgrown grass or weeds within the city which is injurious to the general public health, safety, and general welfare by providing breeding grounds and shelter for rats, mice, snakes, mosquitoes, and other vermin, insects, and pests; or attaining heights and dryness so as to constitute a serious fire threat or hazard; or bearing wingy or downy seeds, when mature, that cause the spread of weeds and, when breathed, irritation to the throat, lungs, and eyes of the public; or hiding debris, such as broken glass or metal, which could inflict injury on a person going upon the property; or being unsightly; or a growth of grass or weeds, other than ornamental plant growth, which exceeds 12 inches in height, may be declared to be a public nuisance and abated as provided in this article.
Ala. Code § 2-17-27 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 17 / Section 2-17-27
Section 2-17-27 Exemption of Certain Activities from Provisions of Chapter by Commissioner; Applicability of Certain Provisions of Chapter
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall, by regulation and under such conditions as to sanitary standards, practices, procedures and reasonable volume limitations as he may prescribe, exempt from specific provisions of this chapter:

(1) The slaughtering by any person of animals of his own raising and the preparation by him and transportation of the carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products and poultry and poultry food products of such animals exclusively for use by him and members of his household and his nonpaying guests and employees;

(2) The slaughtering by any person of animals of his own raising and the preparation by him and transportation of the carcasses or parts thereof, not to include meat food products or poultry food products, where such are sold directly to household consumers or restaurants, hotels and boardinghouses for use in their own dining rooms or in the preparation of meals for sale directly to consumers only; provided, that no exemption under this subdivision may be allowed to any person, firm or corporation that engages in slaughtering any of the animals as to which inspection is required by this chapter or buying or selling of carcasses or parts thereof, other than those produced by animals or birds of their own raising; provided further, that no exemption shall be allowed under this subdivision where the value of the annual sales of such person, firm or corporation of the articles claimed to be exempt under this subdivision exceeds $200.00.

(3) The custom slaughter by any person, firm or corporation of cattle, sheep, swine or goats or poultry delivered by the owner thereof for such slaughter and the preparation by such slaughterer and transportation of the carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products and poultry products of such animals or birds exclusively for use in the household of such owner by him and members of his household and his nonpaying guests and employees.

(b) The provisions of this chapter requiring inspection of the slaughter of animals and the preparation of carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products and poultry food products shall not apply to operations of types traditionally and usually conducted at retail stores and restaurants, when conducted at any retail store or restaurant or similar retail type establishment for sale in normal retail quantities or service of such articles to consumers at such establishments.

(c) The provisions of this chapter requiring inspection of the slaughter of animals and poultry and the preparation of carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products and poultry food products shall not apply to articles which have been or are to be processed as required by recognized religious dietary laws to the extent that the commissioner determines that such may be exempted without jeopardy to the purpose and intent of this chapter.

(d) The slaughter of animals and preparation of articles referred to in subdivisions (2) and (3) of subsection (a) and subsections (b) and (c) of this section shall be conducted in accordance with such sanitary conditions and reasonable volume limitations as the commissioner may by regulations prescribe, and violations of any such regulation is prohibited.

(e) The adulteration and misbranding provisions of this chapter, other than the requirement of the inspection legend, shall apply to articles which are not required to be inspected or examined under this section.
Ala. Code § 11-43A-116 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43A / Section 11-43A-116
Section 11-43A-116 Effect of Article on Existing Laws
Status: in_force

All laws and parts of laws, general, local, or special, relating to or affecting such municipality, its powers, functions, duties, corporate limits, or property, which are in force when this article shall take effect are hereby continued in effect; but all laws and parts of laws relating to the powers, functions, and duties under any prior form of government shall be superseded to the extent that the same apply to any municipality electing to come within the provisions of this article and are inconsistent with the provisions of this article.
Ala. Code § 2-13-124 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 13 / Section 2-13-124
Section 2-13-124 Refund of Assessment Paid by Dissatisfied Bulk Tank Unit; Transfer of Funds to National Dairy Board
Status: in_force

In the event such referendum is carried in the affirmative and the assessment is levied and collected as provided herein and under the regulations to be promulgated by the state ADA, any bulk tank unit upon and against whom such assessments shall have been levied and collected under the provisions of this article, if a bulk tank unit is dissatisfied with said assessment and the result thereof, such unit shall have the right to demand the treasurer of the state ADA to refund such assessment so collected from such bulk tank unit, provided such demand for refund is made in writing within 30 days from the date on which said assessment is collected or due to be collected, whichever is earlier, from such bulk tank unit under the rules and regulations of the state ADA. Pursuant to the Dairy Promotion Stabilization Act of 1983, 7 U.S.C. §4510 et seq., any such funds shall be transferred to the National Dairy Board by the treasurer of the state ADA.
Ala. Code § 2-21-22 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 21 / Section 2-21-22
Section 2-21-22 Adulteration
Status: in_force

A commercial feed shall be deemed to be adulterated:

(1) If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health; but in case the substance is not an added substance, such commercial feed shall not be considered adulterated under this subdivision if the quantity of such substance in such commercial feed does not ordinarily render it injurious to health; or

(2) If it bears or contains any added poisonous, added deleterious or added nonnutritive substance which is unsafe within the meaning of Section 406 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (other than one which is a. a pesticide chemical in or on a raw agricultural commodity; or b. a food additive); or

(3) If it is, or it bears or contains any food additive which is unsafe within the meaning of Section 409 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act; or

(4) If it is a raw agricultural commodity and it bears or contains a pesticide chemical which is unsafe within the meaning of Section 408(a) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act; provided, that where a pesticide chemical has been used in or on a raw agricultural commodity in conformity with an exemption granted or a tolerance prescribed under Section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and such raw agricultural commodity has been subjected to processing such as canning, cooking, freezing, dehydrating or milling, the residue of such pesticide chemical remaining in or on such processed feed shall not be deemed unsafe if such residue in or on the raw agricultural commodity has been removed to the extent possible in good manufacturing practice and the concentration of such residue in the processed feed is not greater than the tolerance prescribed for the raw agricultural commodity unless the feeding of such processed feed will result or is likely to result in a pesticide residue in the edible product of the animal, which is unsafe within the meaning of Section 408(a) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act; or

(5) If it is, or it bears or contains any color additive which is unsafe within the meaning of Section 706 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act; or

(6) If any valuable constituent has been in whole or in part omitted or abstracted therefrom or any less valuable substance substituted therefor; or

(7) If its composition or quality falls below or differs from that which it is purported or is represented to possess by its labeling; or

(8) If it contains a drug and the methods used in or the facilities or controls used for its manufacture, processing or packaging do not conform to current good manufacturing practice regulations promulgated by the commissioner to assure that the drug meets the requirement of this chapter as to safety and has the identity and strength and meets the quality and purity characteristics which it purports or is represented to possess. In promulgating such regulations, the commissioner shall adopt the current good manufacturing practice regulations for medicated feed premixes and for medicated feeds established under authority of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, unless he determines that they are not appropriate to the conditions which exist in this state; or

(9) If it contains viable weed seeds in amounts exceeding the limits which the commissioner shall establish by rule or regulation.
Ala. Code § 2-10-98 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 10 / Section 2-10-98
Section 2-10-98 Organization with Capital Stock
Status: in_force

Incorporated associations may be organized under this article with capital stock at the option of the organizers. In that event the association shall be organized by the same method and for the same recording fee as in the case of those associations organized without capital stock, except that the articles of association shall set forth also that the association is organized with capital stock and the amount of capital stock authorized with particulars as to the class or classes thereof and the par value of shares. There shall be no individual liability on the part of shareholders, members, officers or directors for the obligations of the corporation. The articles of association may provide for preferred stock as well as common stock, but all shares shall have a definite par value, and all shares of the same class shall have the same par value. If so divided, the articles of incorporation must contain a statement of the number of shares of stock to which preference is granted and the number of shares of stock to which no preference is granted and the nature and extent of the preference and privileges granted to each. No member or stockholder shall be entitled to more than one vote irrespective of the number of shares of stock held by such member or stockholder. No stockholder shall hold more than 20 percent of the common stock. Common stock shall be issued only to and held only by producers of agricultural products who make use of the service and facilities of the association or to agricultural associations, organizations, federations or corporations organized under this article or whose purposes and operations are in harmony with the purposes of this article; provided, that the articles of association may limit the ownership of stock to producers of agricultural products. Dividends upon the capital stock shall not be declared or paid in excess of eight percent per annum. If any shareholder shall cease to be eligible to hold his shares or shall die or shall be dissolved, and if his shares are not promptly transferred to some producer or organization eligible to hold the same, the association shall take up such shares at par value or at the option of the association at appraised value, such value to be conclusively fixed by the board of directors of the association, and the association may pay therefor in cash or by certificate of indebtedness to be thereafter paid from the income of the association. If any shareholder shall attempt to transfer his share except as permitted, such shares may, at the option of the association, be taken up as in the case of the death of a shareholder.
Ala. Code § 2-27-62 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 27 / Section 2-27-62
Section 2-27-62 Penalty for Violations of Article; Injunctions
Status: in_force

(a) General penalty. Any person who shall violate the provisions or requirements of this article, or rules and regulations promulgated under this article, or who engages in the custom application of pesticides without having a license therefor or who shall fail or refuse to perform any duty or requirement imposed by the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than $25.00 nor more than $500.00 and, within the discretion of the court, may also be imprisoned for a term not to exceed six months.

(b) Remedy by injunction. In addition to the penalty prescribed in subsection (a) of this section and notwithstanding the existence of an adequate legal remedy, the circuit court, or any judge thereof, shall have jurisdiction and for cause shown and upon a hearing to grant a temporary restraining order or a preliminary or permanent injunction, or all, restraining and enjoining any person from performing the custom application of pesticides, as same is defined in this article, without having a valid permit as required by said article or after such a permit has been revoked or violating, or continuing to violate, any of the requirements of this article, or any rule or regulation adopted under authority thereof. Complaints for injunctive relief as authorized under this subsection shall be filed in the circuit court of the county of residence of the person who performs work or services in violation of this article or in the county where such unauthorized work is performed. Any restraining order or injunction issued under this subsection shall be issued without a bond. Any action commenced under this subsection based upon facts furnished by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries or others having knowledge thereof may be brought in the name of the State of Alabama; provided, that such action shall be brought upon the relation of the Attorney General and with his approval, and such officer shall, upon his request, be assisted by the district attorney of the judicial circuit or deputy district attorney for the county in which injunctive proceedings are filed.
Ala. Code § 11-53B-5 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 53B / Section 11-53B-5
Section 11-53B-5 Fixing of Costs
Status: in_force

Upon demolition or repair of the building or structure, the appropriate city official shall make a report to the governing body of the cost thereof, and the governing body shall adopt a resolution fixing the costs which it finds were reasonably incurred in the demolition or repair and assessing the same against the property; provided, however, the proceeds of any moneys received from the sale of salvaged materials from the building or structure shall be used or applied against the cost of the demolition; and provided further, that any person, firm, or corporation having an interest in the property may be heard at the meeting as to any objection he or she may have to the fixing of such costs or the amounts thereof. The clerk of the municipality shall give notice of the meeting at which the fixing of the costs is to be considered by first-class mail to all entities having an interest in the property whose address and interest is determined from the tax assessor’s records on the property or as otherwise known to the clerk. The fixing of the costs by the governing body shall constitute an assessment against the lot or lots, parcel or parcels of land upon which the building or structure was located, and as made and confirmed shall constitute a lien on the property for the amount of the assessment (“the final assessment”). The lien shall be superior to all other liens on the property except liens for taxes, and except for mortgages recorded prior to the creation of the lien for the assessment, and shall continue in force until paid. A certified copy of the resolution fixing the final assessment shall also be recorded in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which the municipality is situated.
Ala. Code § 2-7A-4 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 7A / Section 2-7A-4
Section 2-7A-4 Lease, Sale, Conveyance, Etc., of Real or Personal Property to the Agriculture Exhibition Center Corporation
Status: in_force

The county in which the Alabama Farm Center is located and each municipality therein may lease, sell, donate, or otherwise convey to the Agriculture Exhibition Center Corporation real or personal property, including park properties, without authorization by election of the qualified voters of the county or of the municipality; and the county in which the center is located and each municipality therein are authorized, but not required, to appropriate public funds of the county or of the municipality to the corporation to be used by the corporation for purposes of this chapter. The county in which the center is located shall not lease, sell, donate, or convey any property to the corporation, or appropriate any money to the corporation, unless the county commission of that county has determined that the lease, sale, donation, conveyance, or appropriation will benefit the people of that county or municipality to such an extent as to fully warrant and justify the lease, sale, donation, conveyance, or appropriation.
Ala. Code § 11-49-61 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 49 / Section 11-49-61
Section 11-49-61 Enforcement, Etc., of Lien on Property Assessed for Highway, Street, Etc
Status: in_force

Such cities and towns shall have a lien on the lots or parcels of land so assessed as provided in Section 11-49-60, which lien may be enforced as provided by the general laws covering assessment liens for public improvements, and property owners shall have the right to pay such assessments as provided by the general laws.
Ala. Code § 11-65-33 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 65 / Section 11-65-33
Section 11-65-33 Racetrack Admission Fee
Status: in_force

The governing body of a sponsoring municipality may by ordinance impose a fee on an operator licensed under this chapter to conduct either horse racing or greyhound racing in an amount equal to $.25 on each person paying for admission to any daily performance of horse racing or greyhound racing. The operator may collect the amount of such fee from the ticket purchaser in addition to the amount charged for the ticket of admission. Persons holding valid permits issued by a commission who are actually employed at a racing facility under the jurisdiction of such commission and spectators holding complimentary passes issued by an operator shall be exempt from the admission fee authorized by this section.
Ala. Code § 11-67-1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 67 / Section 11-67-1
Section 11-67-1 Article Applicable to Class 2 Municipalities
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article shall only apply to Alabama Class 2 municipalities.
Ala. Code § 11-54-184 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54 / Section 11-54-184
Section 11-54-184 Nonliability of Authorizing Municipality
Status: in_force

The authorizing municipality shall not in any event be liable for the payment of the principal of or interest on any bonds of an authority or for the performance of any pledge, mortgage, obligation, or agreement of any kind whatsoever which may be undertaken by an authority, and none of the bonds of an authority or any of its agreements or obligations shall be construed to constitute an indebtedness of the authorizing municipality within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision whatsoever.
Ala. Code § 2-11-7 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 2-11-7
Section 2-11-7 Certificate as Evidence
Status: in_force

A certificate of inspection or classification by a duly designated person issued under this article and all such certificates issued under authority of the Congress of the United States relating to the classification, quality or condition of agricultural products shall be accepted in any court of this state as prima facie evidence of the true classification, quality or condition of such agricultural product at the time of inspection.
Ala. Code § 11-43-65.1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43 / Section 11-43-65.1
Section 11-43-65.1 Election and Terms of Mayor and City Council Members in Certain Class 6 Municipalities
Status: in_force

(a) This section shall apply to any Class 6 municipality in which the city government on March 18, 2022, consists of a mayor and five members of the city council elected for staggered terms.

(b) In any Class 6 municipality to which this section applies, the city council of the municipality may adopt an ordinance revising the election dates and terms of the city council and mayor as provided in this section. The ordinance, if enacted, shall provide:

(1) That the members of the city council to be elected at the general municipal election in 2022 shall be elected for terms of five years commencing on the first Monday in November 2022, and successors shall be elected for terms of four years at a general municipal election in 2027, for terms commencing on the first Monday in November 2027, and every four years thereafter.

(2) The terms of the mayor and the members of the city council set to expire in 2024 shall be extended by one year to expire in 2025, and successors to the offices of mayor and city council shall be elected for terms of four years at a general municipal election in 2025, for terms commencing on the first Monday in November 2025, and every four years thereafter.

(c) The provisions of this section are supplemental and shall not be construed to repeal any law not in direct conflict with this section.
Ala. Code § 11-50B-5 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50B / Section 11-50B-5
Section 11-50B-5 Maintenance of Records; Payment of Capital Costs, Etc
Status: in_force

Every public provider furnishing cable service or telecommunications service in the exercise of authority granted under the provisions of this chapter shall maintain books and records of its operations reflecting all costs, including direct costs and indirect costs, of providing the cable service or telecommunications service, as the case may be, in accordance with generally accepted governmental accounting principles. Books and records maintained pursuant to the provisions of this section shall disclose the sources and amounts of capital, including working capital, employed in the provision of cable service or telecommunications service, as the case may be. No part of the capital costs incurred or capital expenditures made, or the operating expenses paid, by a public provider in the provision of cable service or telecommunications service, as the case may be, in the exercise of authority granted under this chapter shall be paid from revenues derived from state or local taxes or from appropriations of the state, a county, or a municipality. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this chapter shall preclude public providers furnishing cable service or telecommunications service, as the case may be, in the event of a disaster as declared by county, state, or federal officials or authorities, from using emergency relief funds obtained from any source in the repair or restoration of their cable systems, telecommunications equipment, and telecommunications systems, and nothing contained herein shall preclude a municipality, municipal department or agency, public corporation, board, or authority that is an agency, department, or instrumentality of a municipality, public school, or other governmental entity from paying a public provider for a service furnished by the public provider in the exercise of authority granted under this chapter from revenues derived from state or local taxes or from appropriations of the state, a county, or a municipality.
Ala. Code § 2-10-27 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 10 / Section 2-10-27
Section 2-10-27 Authority to Acquire Stock and Execute Mortgages
Status: in_force

All cooperative agricultural associations of any kind or character whatsoever, heretofore or hereafter organized under the laws of the State of Alabama, are hereby authorized and empowered to purchase or otherwise acquire and to hold stock in the New Orleans Bank for Cooperatives and in the Central Bank for Cooperatives in accordance with the provisions of the Farm Credit Act of 1971, as heretofore amended and as it may hereafter be amended by the Congress of the United States. All corporations, heretofore or hereafter organized under the laws of the State of Alabama, which are eligible to borrow from production credit associations, are hereby authorized and empowered to purchase or otherwise acquire and to hold stock in production credit associations in accordance with the provisions of the Farm Credit Act of 1971, as heretofore amended and as it may hereafter be amended by the Congress of the United States.

Notwithstanding the provisions of other laws of the State of Alabama, any agricultural cooperative association organized under the laws of the State of Alabama or authorized to do business in said state may provide in its bylaws that the board of directors of such cooperative shall have the power to authorize the execution of mortgages covering its real property as security for debts of the cooperative; provided, that boards of directors of such cooperative associations shall not be authorized to mortgage real property unless such action is favored and approved by not less than a majority of the membership of the board of directors.
Ala. Code § 11-60-6 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 60 / Section 11-60-6
Section 11-60-6 Certificate of Incorporation - Amendment
Status: in_force

If any corporation formed under this chapter has accidentally or inadvertently failed to comply with the requirements of this chapter in its organization, such omission or defect may be corrected by filing an amendment as provided in this section. The certificate of incorporation of any corporation formed under this chapter may also at any time and from time to time be amended so as to make any changes therein and add any provisions thereto which might have been included in the certificate of incorporation in the first instance.

Any amendment shall be effected in the following manner: The members of the board of directors of the corporation shall file with the governing body of the municipality an application in writing seeking permission to amend the certificate of incorporation, specifying in such application the amendment proposed to be made. Such governing body shall consider such application and, if it shall by appropriate resolution duly find and determine that it is wise, expedient, necessary, and advisable that the proposed amendment be made and, if an additional project or projects are proposed that there is a public need therefor and shall approve the form of the proposed amendment and shall authorize the amendment to be made, then the persons making such application shall execute an instrument embodying the amendment specified in such application and shall file the same with the judge of probate of the county in which the certificate of incorporation was originally filed. The proposed amendment shall be subscribed and acknowledged by each member of the board of directors before an officer authorized by the laws of Alabama to take acknowledgments to deeds. Such judge of probate shall thereupon examine the proposed amendment and, if he finds that the requirements of this section have been complied with and the proposed amendment is within the scope of what might be included in an original certificate of incorporation, he shall approve the amendment and record it in an appropriate book in his office. When such amendment has been so made, filed, and approved, it shall thereupon become effective, and the certificate of incorporation shall thereupon be amended to the extent provided in the amendment. No certificate of incorporation shall be amended except in the manner provided in this section.
Ala. Code § 11-47-216 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 47 / Section 11-47-216
Section 11-47-216 Certificate of Incorporation of Authorities - Form; Execution and Acknowledgment; Filing with Probate Judge; Recordation by Probate Judge; Amendment
Status: in_force

(a) Within 40 days following the adoption of the most recent authorizing resolution, the applicants shall proceed to incorporate an authority by filing for record in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which the principal office of the authority is to be located a certificate of incorporation which shall comply in form and substance with the requirements of this article and which shall be in the form and executed in the manner provided in this article and shall also be in the form theretofore approved by the governing body of each authorizing subdivision.

(b) The certificate of incorporation of the authority shall be signed and acknowledged by the incorporators before an officer authorized by the laws of the state to take acknowledgment to deeds. When the certificate of incorporation is filed for recordation, there shall be attached thereto a certified copy of the authorizing resolution adopted by the governing body of each authorizing subdivision and a certificate by the Secretary of State that the name proposed for the authority is not identical to that of any other corporation organized under the laws of the state or so nearly similar thereto as to lead to confusion and uncertainty.

(c) The certificate of incorporation of the authority, together with the documents required by subsection (b) shall be attached thereto and filed for record in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which the principal office of the authority shall be located. The judge of probate shall forthwith receive and record the same. When such a certificate of incorporation and attached documents have been so filed, the authority referred to therein shall come into existence and shall constitute a public corporation under the name set forth in the certificate of incorporation, whereupon the authority shall be vested with the rights and powers granted in this article.

(d) The certificate of incorporation of an authority incorporated under this article at any time may be amended in the manner provided in this section. The board shall first adopt a resolution proposing an amendment to the certificate of incorporation, which amendment shall be set forth in full in the resolution and which amendment may include any matters which might have been included in the original certificate of incorporation. After the board adopts the resolution proposing an amendment to the certificate of incorporation of the authority, the chair of the board and the secretary of the authority shall sign and file a written application in the name of and on behalf of the authority, under its seal, with the governing body of each authorizing subdivision, requesting the governing body to adopt a resolution approving the proposed amendment, and the application shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the resolution adopted by the board proposing the amendment to the certificate of incorporation, together with any documents in support of the application which the chair may consider appropriate. As soon as practicable after the application is filed with the governing body of an authorizing subdivision pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this section, the governing body shall review the application and adopt a resolution either denying the application or authorizing the proposed amendment. The governing body of the authorizing subdivision with which the application is filed shall publish the resolution once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the subdivision and shall cause a copy of the application and all accompanying documents to be spread upon the minutes of the meeting of the governing body at which the final action upon the application is taken. The certificate of incorporation of an authority may be amended only after the filing of an application therefor and the adoption by the governing body of each authorizing subdivision of an approving resolution.

(e) Within 40 days following the adoption by the governing body of the authorizing subdivision of the most recent resolution approving the proposed amendment, the chair of the board of the authority and the secretary of the authority shall sign and file for record in the office of the judge of probate with which the certificate of incorporation of the authority was originally filed a certificate in the name of and on behalf of the authority, under its seal, reciting the adoption of the respective resolutions by the board and by the governing body of each authorizing subdivision and setting forth the proposed amendment. The judge of probate for the county shall thereupon record the certificate in an appropriate book in his or her office. When the certificate has been filed and recorded, the amendment shall become effective, and the certificate of incorporation shall thereupon be amended to the extent provided in the amendment. No certificate of incorporation of an authority shall be amended except in the manner provided in this section.
Ala. Code § 11-43A-111 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43A / Section 11-43A-111
Section 11-43A-111 Bond of City Manager and Other Officers and Employees
Status: in_force

The city manager, and other officers or employees whom the council may by ordinance require, shall give bond in such amount, for such matters and with such surety as may be approved by the council. The premiums on such bonds shall be paid by the municipality.
Ala. Code § 11-43-19 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43 / Section 11-43-19
Section 11-43-19 Retirement Pensions for Certain Elected Public Officials of Class 2 Municipalities
Status: in_force

In any Class 2 municipality in this state, any elected public official of such municipality, or any former elected public official of such municipality, who has served as an elected official of such municipality for a total of eight years or more, and who in addition thereto has served as an elected public official of the county within which said municipality is located, for not less than 10 years, and who has attained the age of 64 years and has retired from such service or if he shall have heretofore retired from such service, shall, upon May 4, 1982, receive a pension from the municipality, which pension shall be in an amount of $600.00 per month.

(b) This retirement pension shall be paid to such retired official by said municipality out of the general fund of said municipality in equal monthly installments commencing on the first day of the second month after his retirement, each such monthly payment to be for the last previous month, and shall continue until his death.
Ala. Code § 11-41-5 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 41 / Section 11-41-5
Section 11-41-5 Ordering and Notice of Election of Mayor and Councilmen for Incorporated Municipalities; Conduct of Election Generally; Qualifications for Voting
Status: in_force

Upon making such order of incorporation, the judge of probate shall order an election to be held by the same inspectors or others appointed by him for the purpose of electing a mayor and members of the council authorized by this title, who shall, at such election, be elected from the city or town at large. Such inspectors shall give 30 days’ notice of the time and place of holding the election by posting a notice in five public places within the limits of such town or city. Said inspectors shall have the powers and discharge the duties as inspectors and clerks in municipal elections, and said election shall be conducted, as far as practicable, in the manner prescribed in this title for the election of city or town officers, and no person shall vote at such election unless he is a qualified elector of the county and has resided within the limits of the municipality for three months next preceding the election.