Ala. Code § 22-52-8 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 52 / Section 22-52-8
Section 22-52-8 Holding of Probable Cause and Final Hearings Generally
Status: in_force

(a) When any respondent sought to be committed has any limitation imposed upon his liberty or any temporary treatment imposed upon him by the probate judge pending final hearings on such petition, the probate judge, at the time such limitation or treatment is imposed, shall set a probable cause hearing within seven days of the date of such imposition. If, at such probable cause hearing, the probate judge finds that probable cause exists that the respondent should be detained temporarily and finds that temporary treatment would be in the best interest of the respondent, the probate judge shall enter an order so stating and setting the date, time and place of a final hearing on the merits of such petition.

(b) The final hearing shall be held within 30 days of the date that the respondent was served with a copy of the petition seeking to commit the respondent.

(c) If temporary treatment or admittance to a hospital is ordered for any respondent, such treatment shall be supervised by a licensed medical doctor or qualified mental health professional who has willingly consented to treat the respondent, and admission to a hospital shall be ordered by a licensed medical doctor who has willingly consented to admit and treat the respondent.
Ala. Code § 11-51-158 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-158
Section 11-51-158 Effect of Pending Action Upon Institution of Subsequent Action for Taxes Becoming Due After Institution of Prior Action
Status: in_force

The institution of one civil action under the provisions of this division and the pendency thereof shall not be asserted as a defense by pleading or motion to the institution of a subsequent civil action under this division for the collection of license or taxes becoming due after the institution of such prior civil action even though a bond for dissolution of the injunction is given and the respondent continues to operate.
Ala. Code § 22-53-1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 53 / Section 22-53-1
Section 22-53-1 Persons Liable for Support and Maintenance of Inmates
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 98-322, §1, effective April 16, 1998.
Ala. Code § 11-54A-12 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54A / Section 11-54A-12
Section 11-54A-12 Refunding Bonds
Status: in_force

Any bonds issued by the authority may from time to time be refunded by the issuance, by sale or exchange, of refunding bonds payable from the same or different sources for the purpose of paying all or any part of the principal of the bonds to be refunded, any redemption premium required to be paid as a condition to the redemption prior to maturity of any such bonds that are to be so redeemed in connection with such refunding, any accrued and unpaid interest on the bonds to be refunded, any interest to accrue on each bond to be refunded to the date on which it is to be paid, whether at maturity or by redemption prior to maturity, and the expenses incurred in connection with refunding; provided, that unless duly called for redemption pursuant to provisions contained therein; the holders of any such bonds then outstanding and proposed to be refunded shall not be compelled without their consent to surrender their outstanding bonds for such refunding. Any refunding bonds may be sold by the authority at public or private sale at such price or prices as may be determined by its board to be most advantageous, or may be exchanged for the bonds or other obligations to be refunded. Any such refunding 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 have such tenor and maturities, shall contain such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, and shall bear such rate or rates of interest, payable and evidenced in such manner, as may be provided by resolution of its board.

Any refunding bonds issued by the authority shall be issued and may be secured in accordance with the provisions of Section 11-54A-10.
Ala. Code § 2-10-62 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 10 / Section 2-10-62
Section 2-10-62 Certificate of Membership; Stock of Association; Member’s Liability for Association’s Debts
Status: in_force

When a member of an association established without capital stock has paid his membership fee in full, he shall receive a certificate of membership. No association shall issue stock to a member until it has been fully paid for. The promissory notes of the members may be accepted by the association as full or partial payment. The association shall hold the stock as security for the payment of the note, but such retention as security shall not affect the member’s right to vote. Except for debts lawfully contracted between him and the association, no member shall be liable for the debts of the association to an amount exceeding the sum remaining unpaid on his membership fee or his subscription to the capital stock, including any unpaid balance or any promissory notes given in payment thereof. No stockholder of a cooperative association shall own more than 20 percent of the common stock of the association, and an association in its bylaws may limit the amount of common stock which one member may own to any amount less than 20 percent of the common stock. No member or stockholder shall be entitled to more than one vote. Any association organized with stock under this article may issue preferred stock, with or without the right to vote. Such stock may be redeemable or retirable by the association on such terms and conditions as may be provided for by the articles of incorporation and printed on the face of the certificate. The bylaws shall prohibit the transfer of the common stock of the association to persons not engaged in the production of the agricultural products handled by the association, and such restrictions must be printed upon every certificate of stock subject thereto. The association may at any time except, when the debts of the association exceed 50 percent of the assets thereof, buy in or purchase its common stock at book value thereof as conclusively determined by the board of directors and pay for it in cash within one year thereafter.
Ala. Code § 11-54B-9 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54B / Section 11-54B-9
Section 11-54B-9 Collection of Special Assessment; Procedures; Claim of Lien; Interest, Penalties, and Fees
Status: in_force

(a) A self-help business improvement district ordinance shall provide that the special assessment levied on the owners of the real property located within the geographical area of the district shall be collected by the district management corporation. The collection procedures utilized by the district management corporation shall include the mailing of a notice of the special assessment to the person shown as owner of the property on the records of the tax assessor in the following manner:

(1) After October 1 of each year, the district management corporation may levy the special assessment for services to be provided during the following calendar year.

(2) The assessment shall be due on December 1 and delinquent on January 1 following the October levy.

(3) Upon delinquency, interest and penalties may be assessed in the amounts provided in subsection (d).

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the district management corporation, as it may determine in its sole discretion from time to time, may alter any of the procedures or dates set forth above as well as provide for other procedures for collection of the special assessment; provided, however, that no special assessment shall be due less than 15 days after levy nor delinquent less than 30 days after its due date. Until payment, any amounts owed pursuant to this section shall be a debt of the real owner of record as of 30 days following each levy.

(c)(1) Such ordinance shall provide that the amount of any outstanding special assessment levied on a parcel of real property, together with any accrued interest , penalties, and fees provided in subsection (d), shall constitute a lien on such property upon the recording in the public records of the county in which the property is located of a claim of lien, stating the legal description or street address of the property, the name of the record owner, the amount due and the date when due. The claim of lien shall be signed and verified by an officer or agent of the district management corporation.

(2) Liens provided for in subdivision (1) may be foreclosed by an action brought in the name of the district management corporation in the same manner as a foreclosure of a mortgage on real property. The district management corporation may bid on the property at foreclosure sale and acquire, hold, lease, mortgage, and convey the same. An action to recover a money judgment for unpaid assessments may be maintained without waiving such lien.

(3) Upon full payment of all sums secured by the lien, the party making payment shall be entitled to a recordable satisfaction of lien.

(4) The lien shall take precedence over all other liens, whether created prior or subsequent to the date of the special assessment, except a lien for state, county, or municipal taxes; a prior special assessment; or a prior recorded mortgage, deed of trust, or similar security instrument. Other than foreclosures for state, county, or municipal taxes; a prior special assessment; or a prior recorded mortgage, deed of trust, or similar security instrument, the lien for the special assessment shall not be defeated or postponed by any private or judicial sale, or by any mortgage, deed of trust, or similar security instrument which is recorded subsequent to the date of final adoption by the municipality of the self-help business improvement district ordinance providing for the special assessment.

(d) The board of directors of the district management corporation may establish the interest, penalties, and fees which shall be owed when a special assessment is not timely paid as provided in subsection (a). The interest rate may not exceed the prime interest rate, as determined by the board on one or more dates during a year, plus 10 percent. Penalties shall not exceed 15 percent of the aggregate of the amount owed and the interest owed on the date of payment. Fees shall include court costs as well as any attorneys’ fees incurred by the district management corporation, not to exceed one third of the aggregate of the amount owed, the interest owed on the date of payment, and the penalties. The district management corporation may determine in its sole discretion that it should waive some or all of the amounts owed by one or more owners pursuant to this section.

(e) No error in the proceedings of the governing body of the municipality or of the board of directors of the district management corporation shall exempt any real property within the self-help improvement district from the imposition of any interest or penalty or from any lien or from payment thereof.

(f) If, pursuant to subsection (d) of Section 11-54B-8, a governmental owner certifies to the district management corporation that some other person or entity has a right to own or possess real property within the geographical area of the self-help business improvement district, or if no such certification is returned to the district management corporation, the procedures in this section shall apply.

(1) In addition to the collection procedures provided in subsection (a), the collection procedures utilized by the district management corporation shall include mailing notice of the assessment to the person or entity which occupies or possesses such property by mailing the notice to a postal address located on the property.

(2) The lien provided in subsection (c) shall additionally constitute a lien on the leasehold or other right of occupancy or possession of all or any part of such property without any judicial action.

(g) When real property within the geographical area of the self-help business improvement district is a condominium property, as the term is defined in subdivision (6) of Section 35-8-2, the assessment of the property, in the discretion of the district management corporation, may be separately assessed against and collected on each unit as a single parcel or it may be assessed against and collected on the condominium property as a whole and treated as a common expense, as such term is defined in subdivision (3) of Section 35-8-2.
Ala. Code § 11-51-26 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-26
Section 11-51-26 Attachment or Garnishment for Collection of Taxes in Anticipation of Nonpayment Thereof
Status: in_force

If the mayor or other chief executive officer or clerk shall have reason to believe that the city or town will likely lose taxes by the fact that a person is moving away without paying same at any time after assessment, whether such taxes are due or not, he shall cause attachment or garnishment proceedings to issue from the district court against such person as upon a judgment in such court or town, upon affidavit being made that the party is about to move from the city or town and that there is danger of the city or town losing its taxes, whereupon the taxes are declared to be due and collectible and may be collected by the district court as in other cases.
Ala. Code § 2-11-54 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 2-11-54
Section 2-11-54 Publicity as to Establishment of Grades, Etc
Status: in_force

Upon the establishment of the grades or standards, brands or labels, the commissioner shall give due publicity through the newspapers of the state, setting forth the grade or grades so established and the date on which such establishment is to become effective, and shall distribute information explaining the same and their use.
Ala. Code § 2-8-247 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-247
Section 2-8-247 Joint Programs with Other States
Status: in_force

Any certified association may enter into agreements with like associations, commissions, or other agencies of other states for the purpose of conducting a similar agricultural commodities promotional program jointly and such associations, commissions or other agencies in other states, and such certified association shall be authorized to contribute a proportionate share of the cost and expense necessary for such a program.
Ala. Code § 11-54-120 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54 / Section 11-54-120
Section 11-54-120 Definitions
Status: in_force

Wherever used in this division, unless a different meaning clearly appears in the context, the following terms, whether used in the singular or plural, shall be given the following respective interpretations:

(1) INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD. Any public corporation now in existence or hereafter organized pursuant to the provisions of the Industrial Development Board Act.

(2) INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD ACT.

a. Act No. 648 enacted at the 1949 Regular Session of the Legislature of Alabama, as amended (Division 1 of this article), and

b. This chapter.

(3) ANCILLARY FACILITY. Any land and any building or other improvement thereon and all real and personal properties deemed necessary in connection therewith, including without limitation office facilities and any other necessary or appropriate facilities, whether or not now in existence, which shall be suitable for use by any of following or by any combination of two or more thereof:

a. Any industrial development board;

b. Any local or regional chamber of commerce, board of trade, or other similar association or organization, one of the purposes or objects of which is the promotion of industrial or commercial development or the improvement of trade, business, professional, or economic conditions;

c. Any convention, visitors, or other similar bureau or organization, one of the purposes or objects of which is the promotion of tourism or of conventions or meetings of business, civic or trade association groups; and

d. Any non-profit educational foundation, one of the purposes or objects of which is the acquisition, development, and sale of land for industrial development purposes and whose net earnings inure to the benefit of one or more institutions of higher education operated by the State of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 11-50-105 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-105
Section 11-50-105 Use of Proceeds to Redeem Bonds and Coupons; Disposition of Excess
Status: in_force

At any time when the amount of any particular fund shall, with its accumulations, equal the amount of outstanding bonds and accrued interest entitled to payment out of such fund, the council shall have authority to redeem any and all such bonds that may be presented for redemption at such time thereafter as the holders thereof may desire to present the same for redemption.

The excess, if any, when all bonds and coupons are redeemed and the interest thereon paid, and not in excess of the total cost and expense of the purchase of such sewer or sewers or sewer system, shall be converted into the general revenue fund of the city or town.
Ala. Code § 11-42-180 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-180
Section 11-42-180 Payment, Execution, Etc., of Debts, Bonds, Contracts for Local Improvements, Etc., of Absorbed Municipalities
Status: in_force

When any municipal corporation has been absorbed or its government extinguished by the alteration or rearrangement of the boundary lines of another city or town, the city or town whose boundary lines have been altered and rearranged shall assume and pay all and any debts, liabilities, and bonds of every kind and character and the interest thereon when the same becomes due which may have been lawfully contracted or issued by the city or town so absorbed or whose government has been extinguished, and the city or town whose boundary lines have been altered and rearranged, thereby absorbing and extinguishing the government of another municipality, shall assume, carry on, and complete all contracts for local improvements which may have been entered into by the city or town so absorbed or whose government has been so extinguished, and the said city or town whose boundary lines have been so altered or rearranged shall have all the powers with reference to the making of assessment for local improvements and the collection thereof as if such local improvements had been originally instituted by it, and such last described city or town may grant to property owners the same privileges of paying local assessments in installments as they would be entitled to if their municipal organization had not changed and, for the purpose of carrying into effect this privilege, the city or town whose boundary lines have been so altered or rearranged shall issue its bonds in the place and stead of the bonds which would have been issued by the city or town whose government has been extinguished to the end that all contracts for local improvements and the sale of bonds to carry on the same shall be faithfully observed and executed.
Ala. Code § 11-61A-7 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 61A / Section 11-61A-7
Section 11-61A-7 Board of Directors
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall be governed by a board of directors of seven members. The board shall be elected by the governing body of the municipality. Each member of the board shall be a qualified elector of the municipality. No elected official of the state, of a county, or a municipality shall, while holding office, be eligible to serve as a director. The directorships shall be numbered one to seven, inclusive. The initial term for directorships one and two shall be two years. The initial term for directorships three and four shall be three years. The initial term for directorships five, six, and seven shall be four years. The initial terms shall commence April 1, 1994. All subsequent terms of directorships shall be for four years.

(b) If a directorship is vacant, a successor shall be elected by the governing body to serve the remainder of the unexpired term. Directors shall be eligible for reelection.

(c) A majority of the members of the board of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. No vacancy in the membership of the board of directors shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the powers and duties of the authority.

(d) A meeting of the board may be adjourned from time to time by a majority of the directors present or may be adjourned by a single director if the director is the only director present at the meeting.

(e) The board of directors shall hold regular meetings on the second Tuesday in each month and at other times as may be provided in the bylaws of the authority. A special meeting of the board may be held upon call of the chair of the authority or any four directors. Any matter on which the board of directors is authorized to act may be acted upon at any regular, special, or called meeting.

(f) At the request of any director, the vote on any question before the board shall be taken by yeas and nays and entered upon the record.

(g) All proceedings of the board shall be reduced to writing by the secretary of the authority, recorded in a well-bound book and may be inspected by each director and by the public during business hours. Copies of the proceedings, when certified by the secretary of the authority under its seal, shall be received in all courts as evidence of the matters and things certified.

(h) Each director shall receive fifty dollars ($50) for each regular or special meeting of the board attended. No director shall receive more than one hundred dollars ($100) in any one month for attending meetings. Each director shall be reimbursed for expenses actually incurred in the performance of duties. Compensation and expenses shall be paid from funds of the authority.

(i) The governing body may remove a director from office in the same manner and for the same reasons as provided by law for removal of officers appointed by the city council.
Ala. Code § 2-8-289 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-289
Section 2-8-289 Rules and Regulations
Status: in_force

The State Board of Agriculture and Industries is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the evident intent and purpose of this article, which shall include rules and regulations governing the holding of referendums as adopted by the certified association, rules and regulations governing the collection, deposit, handling, withdrawal and disbursements of assessments collected under this article and such other reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the evident intent and purposes of this article. The certified association authorized to conduct a promotional program as authorized under this article shall have a right to recommend such rules and regulations to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries; and, upon receipt of such recommended rules and regulations, said board shall meet within a period of not more than 90 days to consider their adoption. The certified association shall be given at least 10 days’ notice in writing of any such meetings.
Ala. Code § 11-70-3 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 70 / Section 11-70-3
Section 11-70-3 Petition
Status: in_force

The municipality may file a single petition with the clerk of the circuit court for the judicial circuit in which the subject property is located for an order to quiet title and expedite foreclosure to one or more parcels of property under this chapter. The petition shall identify each parcel by its tax parcel number and street address and shall be served on all interested parties identified in accordance with subsection (b) of Section 11-70-2. No action filed pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to the payment of filing fees.
Ala. Code § 2-3-3 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 2-3-3
Section 2-3-3 Meetings; Per Diem and Expenses
Status: in_force

The State Board of Agriculture and Industries shall hold its annual meetings each year at the office of the commissioner on the second Tuesday in November. Other regular meetings shall be held on the second Tuesdays in February, May and August. Special meetings may be held as the duties and business of the board may require. In case of the absence of the chairman, the board shall elect a temporary chairman. The rules generally adopted by deliberative bodies for their government shall be observed by the board. No motion or resolution shall be adopted without the concurrence of a majority of the whole board. The appointive members of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries shall receive a per diem of $50.00 per day, and their expenses incurred in attending meetings and transacting the business of the board shall be paid as provided in Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 36; provided, that they shall not draw such per diem for more than 20 days in any fiscal year. An ex officio or nonappointive member of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries may designate or appoint any member of his staff to attend meetings of the board when such ex officio member is unable to attend and such staff member so designated shall have full power and authority to vote for and on behalf of such ex officio member on any question that may come before the board.
Ala. Code § 2-8-98 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-98
Section 2-8-98 Joint Programs with Other States
Status: in_force

Any certified association may enter into agreements with like associations, commissions or other agencies of other states for the purpose of conducting a similar agricultural commodities promotional program jointly with such associations, commissions or other agencies in other states, and such certified association shall be authorized to contribute a proportionate share of the cost and expense necessary for such a program.
Ala. Code § 11-43-182 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43 / Section 11-43-182
Section 11-43-182 Requirement as to Establishment of Merit Systems by Municipalities Generally
Status: in_force

Every municipality shall establish, separately or jointly, a civil service merit system governing the appointment, removal, tenure, and official conduct of municipal law enforcement officers.
Ala. Code § 11-53A-20 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 53A / Section 11-53A-20
Section 11-53A-20 Applicability
Status: in_force

This article shall apply only to a Class 4 municipality which has adopted the form of government provided in Chapter 43B of Title 11.
Ala. Code § 11-44B-16 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44B / Section 11-44B-16
Section 11-44B-16 Existing Contracts Continued in Force; Public Improvements for Which Legislative Steps Taken
Status: in_force

All contracts entered into by the municipality, or for its benefit, prior to the adoption by such municipality of the mayor-council form of government, shall continue in full force and effect. Public improvements for which legislative steps have been taken under laws existing at the time of the adoption of the mayor-council form of government shall be carried to completion in accordance with the provisions of such existing laws.
Ala. Code § 11-48-55 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 48 / Section 11-48-55
Section 11-48-55 Extension of Redemption Period
Status: in_force

The fixed two year period of redemption allowed by Section 11-48-54 for the redemption of any property heretofore or hereafter sold for the satisfaction of any assessment lien may be extended to a date 60 days after the date of the certificate of warning to redeem provided for in Section 11-48-56, but in no event for a longer period than six years from the date of such sale.
Ala. Code § 11-54-133 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54 / Section 11-54-133
Section 11-54-133 Termination or Dissolution of Fund
Status: in_force

Upon the termination or dissolution of an endowment trust fund, all properties held in and forming a part of such fund, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, and whether characterized as principal or income of such fund, shall continue to be or shall become, as the case may be, the property of the industrial development board that created or established the fund; provided, that the board may, subject to any applicable conditions set out in either the authorizing resolution or the trust agreement pertaining to the fund, from time to time pay over, distribute, or convey, with or without consideration, to the municipality whose governing body authorized the incorporation of the board, all or any of the properties or any portion or portions thereof. After the termination or dissolution of the fund, all such properties may be expended or used, whether by the board or the municipality, for one or more of the purposes specified in Section 11-54-129, and for no other purpose, subject, however, to any applicable condition, limitation, or restriction under the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, including, without limitation, the provisions of Section 94; and any such expenditure or use for any such purpose shall be deemed for a public purpose.
Ala. Code § 11-53A-25 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 53A / Section 11-53A-25
Section 11-53A-25 Fixing Costs of Demolition; City to Obtain Lien
Status: in_force

Upon demolition of the building or structure, the appropriate city official shall make a report of the governing body of the costs thereof, and the governing body shall adopt a resolution fixing the costs which it finds were reasonably incurred in the demolition and assessing the same against the property. The proceeds received from the sale of salvaged materials from the building or structure shall be used or applied against the cost of demolition. 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 the cost or the amounts thereof. The city clerk shall give not less than five days’ notice of the meeting at which the fixing of the costs are to be considered, by first-class mail to the last known address of the owner. The fixing of the costs by the governing body shall constitute a special assessment against the lot or lots, or the parcel or parcels of land upon which the building or structure was located, and shall constitute a lien on the property for the amount of the assessment. The lien shall be superior to all other liens on the property except liens for taxes, and shall continue in force until paid. The city clerk shall mail a copy of the resolution to the person last assessing the property for taxes and all mortgagees of record, and a certified copy of the resolution shall also be filed in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which the city is situated. The city clerk shall forward a copy to the county tax collector. Upon the filing, the tax collector shall add the amount of the lien to the ad valorem tax bill on the property and shall collect the amount as if it were a tax, using all methods available for collecting ad valorem tax, and remit the amount to the city.
Ala. Code § 11-72-1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 72 / Section 11-72-1
Section 11-72-1 Short Title; Legislative Findings
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter shall apply only in a Class 2 municipality.

(b) It is hereby declared that the trees on private property and in publicly owned areas within a Class 2 municipality, including particularly those in street rights-of-way, are both an economic and an aesthetic asset to the Class 2 municipality and the State of Alabama; that the existing trees so located are in need of protection and of active measures to support their health and growth, that it is desirable that additional trees be planted, and that those ends require a separate entity specifically charged with the responsibility and duty of fostering the planting, growth, and protection of trees on private property and publicly owned areas.
Ala. Code § 2-22-2 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 22 / Section 2-22-2
Section 2-22-2 Definitions
Status: in_force

When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER. Any substance containing one or more recognized plant nutrients which is used for its plant nutrient content and which is designed for use or claimed to have value in promoting plant growth, except unmanipulated animal and vegetable manures, marl, lime, limestone, basic slag, gypsum and other materials or products regulated under Chapter 23 of this title. Such term shall include fertilizer material as defined in subdivision (2) of this section, and the provisions and requirements of this chapter applicable to commercial fertilizer shall also apply to fertilizer material.

(2) FERTILIZER MATERIAL. A commercial fertilizer containing one or more of the recognized plant nutrients, which is used primarily for its plant nutrient content and which either:

a. Contains important quantities of no more than one of the primary plant nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium);

b. Has approximately 85 percent of its plant nutrient content present in the form of a single chemical compound; or

c. Is derived from a plant or animal residue or by-product or a natural material deposit which has been processed in such a way that its content of primary plant nutrients has not been materially changed except by purification and concentration.

(3) BULK FERTILIZERS. Commercial fertilizer distributed to the purchaser in a solid or fluid state in a nonpackaged form.

(4) BRAND. A term, design or trademark used in connection with one or several grades of commercial fertilizer or fertilizer material.

(5) GUARANTEED ANALYSIS. The minimum percentage of plant nutrients claimed in the following order and form:

a. Total nitrogen (N) .............................................. percent Available phosphorus (P2O5) ............................... percent Soluable potassium (K2O) .................................... percent

b. For unacidulated mineral phosphatic materials the guaranteed analysis shall express both total and available phosphorus and/or the degree of fineness. For bone, tankage and other organic phosphatic materials, the guaranteed analysis shall express total phosphorus.

c. Guarantees for plant nutrients other than nitrogen, available phosphorus and soluble potassium may be permitted or required by regulation of the board. The guarantees for such other nutrients shall be expressed in the form of the element. The sources of such other nutrients (oxides, salt, chelates, etc.) may be required to be stated on the label. Other beneficial substances or compounds determinable by laboratory methods also may be guaranteed by permission of the commissioner with approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries with the advice of Directors of the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service. When any plant nutrients or other substances or compounds are guaranteed, they shall be subject to inspection and analysis in accord with the methods and regulations prescribed by the board.

d. At any time after October 1, 1969, when the State Board of Agriculture and Industries finds after public hearing following due notice that the requirements for expressing the guaranteed analysis of phosphorus and potassium in elemental form would not impose an economic hardship on distributors and users of fertilizer by reason of conflicting labeling requirements among the states, it may require by regulation thereafter that the guaranteed analysis shall be in the following form:

Total nitrogen (N) .............................................. percent Available phosphorus (P) .................................. percent Soluable potassium (K) ..................................... percent

The effective date of said regulation shall be not less than six months following the issuance thereof, and, for a period of two years following the effective date of said regulation, the equivalent of phosphorus and potassium may also be shown in the form of P2O5 and K2O. After the effective date of a regulation issued under the provisions of this section requiring that phosphorus and potassium be shown in the elemental form, the guaranteed analysis for nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium shall constitute the grade.

(6) GRADE. The percentages of total nitrogen, available phosphorus and soluble potassium stated in whole numbers in the same terms, order and percentages as in the guaranteed analysis; provided, that fertilizer materials, bone meal, manures and similar raw materials may be guaranteed in fractional units.

(7) OFFICIAL SAMPLE. Any sample of commercial fertilizer or fertilizer material taken by the commissioner or his agent as prescribed in Section 2-22-11 and designated as official by the commissioner.

(8) TON. A net weight of 2,000 pounds avoirdupois.

(9) PERCENT and PERCENTAGE. The percentage by weight.

(10) PERSON. Any individual, partnership, association, firm, corporation or any combination thereof.

(11) DISTRIBUTOR. Any person who imports, consigns, manufactures, produces, compounds, mixes or blends commercial fertilizer or fertilizer material or who offers for sale, sells, barters or otherwise supplies commercial fertilizer or fertilizer material in this state or for use in this state.

(12) LICENSEE. A person who has been issued a license to manufacture and sell commercial fertilizer and fertilizer material under the requirements of Section 2-22-5.

(13) BOARD. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries.

(14) COMMERCIAL VALUE. The value per unit of plant nutrient in dollars and cents as ascertained and published by the commissioner under the provisions of Section 2-22-14, which values shall be used in computing the dollar rates of penalties provided in this chapter. The “commercial value” as determined under this chapter is provided as a guide in determining the actual value of the commercial fertilizer and fertilizer material and shall not be construed to mean or imply that this chapter in any manner intends to or attempts to be a sales price-controlling or price-fixing chapter, or in any manner to fix, regulate or control the sales price of commercial fertilizer.

(15) SOIL CONDITIONER or SOIL AMENDMENT. Any material or mixture of materials used for promoting or stimulating the growth of plants, grasses or crops increasing their productivity or producing any chemical or physical change in the soil.

(16) LABEL. All written, printed or graphic matter displayed upon the immediate container of or statement accompanying a commercial fertilizer, fertilizer material, soil conditioner or soil amendment.

(17) LABELING. All written, printed or graphic matter upon or accompanying any commercial fertilizer, soil conditioner or soil amendment and all advertisements, brochures, posters or television and radio announcements used in promoting the sale of such products.
Ala. Code § 11-50A-13 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50A / Section 11-50A-13
Section 11-50A-13 Immunity from Liability; Credit Not Pledged
Status: in_force

(a) Neither the members of the election committee, the members of the board nor any individual executing bonds, bond anticipation notes or notes on behalf of the authority shall be personally liable thereon by reason of the issuance thereof.

(b) Neither the bonds, bond anticipation notes nor notes issued under provisions of this chapter nor the instruments evidencing the obligations which constitute the security therefor shall constitute a debt or a loan or pledge of the full faith and credit of the state or of any municipality, but all bonds, bond anticipation notes and notes shall be payable solely from the sources described in Section 11-50A-19 as provided in the resolutions or trust agreements or indentures authorizing or securing the issuance and payment of the bonds, bond anticipation notes or notes, as the case may be. The issuance of bonds, bond anticipation notes or notes shall not obligate the state or any municipality to levy or pledge any form of taxation whatever for the payment thereof. No owner of any bond, bond anticipation note or note or receiver or trustee in connection therewith shall have the right to enforce the payment thereof against any property of the state or of any municipality, nor shall any bond, bond anticipation note or note constitute a charge, lien, or encumbrance, legal or equitable, upon any such property. Bonds issued by the authority shall not be general obligations of the authority but shall be payable solely out of the revenues and other funds subject to pledge pursuant to Section 11-50A-19.
Ala. Code § 11-44C-82 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44C / Section 11-44C-82
Section 11-44C-82 Laws Relating to Pensions or Retirement and Relief Funds Continued in Force
Status: in_force

All laws and parts of laws relating to pensions or retirement and relief funds for policemen, firemen, and other employees of the city, contained in the general or local laws of the state as the same may apply and be in effect with respect to any such city at the time when such city shall become governed by the provisions of this chapter, shall continue in full force and effect, and without interruption.
Ala. Code § 11-44-156 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-156
Section 11-44-156 Mayor and Aldermen - Election
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-40-26 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 40 / Section 11-40-26
Section 11-40-26 Limitation on a Municipality’s General Operating Budget That May Be Derived from Traffic Ticket Fines and Penalties
Status: in_force

(a) Only 10 percent of a municipality’s general operating budget may come from fines and penalties retained by a municipality from traffic tickets. Any remaining amount in excess of the 10 percent threshold shall be transferred to the Department of Finance for allocation, in equal amounts, to the Crime Victims’ Compensation Fund, created pursuant to Section 15-23-16, and the Fair Trial Tax Fund, created pursuant to Section 12-19-251.

(b) In determining the total general operating budget, a municipality shall use the most recently completed year’s budget.

(c) Class 1 municipalities are excluded from this section.
Ala. Code § 11-68-15 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 68 / Section 11-68-15
Section 11-68-15 Applicability of Chapter to Highways, Bridges, Etc.; Applicability of Federal Provisions
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to a highway, road, street, bridge, or utility structure or facility, nor to any highway, road, street, bridge, or utility structure or facility to be constructed or improved, including any property, building or other structure or facility to be changed, moved, demolished, acquired, or utilized in connection therewith, lying or running within any municipality or county, or within an historic district or an area designated as historic properties under this chapter, nor to actions taken in connection therewith by public authorities or utilities charged with responsibility of constructing, maintaining, repairing, or improving any such highway, road, street, bridge, or utility structure or facility, including any property, building, or other structure or facility to be changed, moved, demolished, acquired, or utilized in connection therewith; provided further, however, that where property lying within an area designated as historic properties or as an historic district, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is sought to be utilized or acquired by any such public authority for the purpose of construction or improvement of a highway, road, bridge, utility structure or facility or street, and the provisions and requirements of Section 106, et seq., of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 USCA 470), are applicable to the property acquisition or utilization, the public authority or utility may utilize or acquire any such property, building, or other structure or parts thereof, and change, move, or demolish any building or other structure in accordance with the applicable provisions, requirements, and procedure provided for under such act, including the requirements and procedure as applicable of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, Section 36, Code of Federal Regulations 800 (16 USCA 470i), and in accordance with the provisions, requirements and procedure as applicable under Section 4(f) of the U.S. Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, 49 USCA 1653(f), and under 23 USCA 138.

In the event the foregoing National Historic Preservation Act or Section 4(f) are not applicable to the property, building or other structure, they shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 2-19-24 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 19 / Section 2-19-24
Section 2-19-24 Liability of Ginneries for Failure to Comply with Provisions of Section 2-19-23
Status: in_force

Any public ginner or ginnery who willfully refuses and fails to so keep the lint and seed separate as to each lot of cotton brought to his gin or ginnery or to comply with the provisions of Section 2-19-23 shall be liable to a penalty of $100.00 and, in addition thereto, for all damages which the owner of the cotton or cotton seed may suffer in consequence of his failure to comply with the section, which may be recovered in a civil action instituted by the owner of the cotton or cotton seed.
Ala. Code § 2-13-92 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 13 / Section 2-13-92
Section 2-13-92 Right of Entry of Commissioner; Investigations and Inspections; Examination of Records; Resisting or Interfering with Commissioner
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and inspectors, employees and agents of the Department of Agriculture and Industries shall have power and authority to enter upon any premises where milk being or having been shipped or transported into the State of Alabama is processed, bottled, collected, cooled or otherwise handled or to stop and inspect any truck or other vehicle transporting milk into this state, except as provided in this article, to be sold or offered for sale in this state and to make such investigations, examinations or inspections as may be necessary to determine whether such milk, cream, milk products or by-products thereof being shipped or transported into this state are produced, distributed, processed or otherwise handled in accordance with the requirements of this article and rules and regulations promulgated hereunder. Such power and authority shall also include authority to examine the records of any milk processing establishment for the purpose of determining the origin or place of production of milk handled at such establishment to the end that it may be determined whether such milk is produced and handled in accordance with the requirements of this article. All information received by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries or any employee, official or agent of said commissioner as a result of the examination of records of any milk processing establishment shall be regarded and considered confidential, and it shall be unlawful for any official, employee or agent of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries to reveal any of said confidential information. It shall be unlawful for any person to resist, prevent or refuse to allow the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries or inspectors, employees or agents of the Department of Agriculture and Industries entrance or access to premises as authorized under this article or to otherwise interfere or prevent such official or employee from carrying out the provisions of this article.
Ala. Code § 11-50A-27 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50A / Section 11-50A-27
Section 11-50A-27 Dissolution of Authority
Status: in_force

When all bonds, bond anticipation notes and notes issued by the authority under the provisions of this chapter shall have been paid in full or otherwise satisfied, or when its obligations cease under every contract described in this chapter, whichever is later, the then chairman of the authority may, upon authorization of two-thirds of the membership of the board, thereupon execute and deliver in the name of and in behalf of the authority an appropriate deed, or deeds, or other appropriate instruments of conveyance, to which the seal of the authority shall be affixed and attested by the secretary-treasurer of the authority, whereby there shall be conveyed to the municipalities at that time represented on the election committee, in the proportion that each municipality’s then existing voting power on the election committee bears to the total then existing voting power of all municipalities represented on the election committee, all the projects, buildings, properties and other assets then owned by the authority. The then members of the board shall at that time file with the Secretary of State a written statement, subscribed and sworn to by each of them, reciting the payment in full of all bonds, bond anticipation notes and notes theretofore issued by the authority and the execution and delivery of any deed, deeds or other instruments of conveyance to the above-described municipalities, which statement shall be filed by the Secretary of State and recorded with the certificate of incorporation of the authority, whereupon the authority shall stand dissolved. There shall be no fees paid to the Secretary of State for any work done in connection with the dissolution of the authority.
Ala. Code § 11-43C-43 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43C / Section 11-43C-43
Section 11-43C-43 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditures for Each Department, Etc.; Compilation of Budget Information by Director of Finance; Review and Revision of Estimates
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the head of each department, and each other office or agency supported in whole or in part by the city, to file with the head of the division of finance, at such time as the mayor may prescribe, estimates of revenue and expenditures for that department, office, or agency for the ensuing fiscal year. Such estimates shall be submitted on the forms furnished by the head of the division of finance and it shall be the duty of the head of each department, office, or agency to supply all the information which the head of the division of finance may require to be submitted. The head of the division of finance shall assemble and compile these estimates and supply such additional information relating to the financial transactions of the city as may be required by the mayor in the preparation of the budgets. The mayor shall hold such hearings as he may deem advisable and with the assistance of the head of the division of finance shall review the estimates and other data pertinent to the preparation of the budgets and make such revisions in such estimates as he may deem proper, subject to the laws of the State of Alabama and any municipal ordinance relating to obligatory expenditures for any purpose.
Ala. Code § 2-12-7 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / Section 2-12-7
Section 2-12-7 Furnishing Duplicate Copies of Invoices to Department of Agriculture and Industries
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, under rules and regulations adopted for this purpose, shall be authorized to require any dealer granted a permit under this article to furnish to the Department of Agriculture and Industries duplicate copies of invoices or equivalent information showing the consignor, consignee, quantity, source, standard or grades of quality and weight classes of eggs included in any purchase thereof. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to require the filing of the copy of an invoice of sale to a consumer.
Ala. Code § 11-42-123 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-123
Section 11-42-123 Ordering of Election by Proclamation
Status: in_force

If the council or governing body of each city or town confirms the agreement, then the mayor of the city or town proposed to be annexed to the other city or town shall, by proclamation, order an election to be held on a day fixed in the proclamation in his city or town, submitting to a vote of the qualified electors in his city or town the following proposition: “Shall the agreement for the annexation of (naming the city or town) to (naming the city or town) be ratified?” and stating in such proclamation that one of the triplicates of the agreement made which is submitted for ratification is on file in the office of the clerk of such city or town, open to the inspection of the public.
Ala. Code § 2-8-4 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-4
Section 2-8-4 Application of Cattle Owners’ Association for Certification and Approval to Conduct Referendum - Generally
Status: in_force

Any nonprofit association of cattle owners organized for the promotion and betterment of the cattle industry may make application to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries for certification and approval for the purpose of conducting a referendum among cattle owners of the state, upon the question of levying an assessment and collecting, expending and utilizing same for the purpose or purposes authorized under this article and as stated in such referendum. Any nonprofit association approved or certified under this article as an approved or certified association by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries shall be authorized to execute or carry out such a promotional program within the limits prescribed by this article.
Ala. Code § 11-63-2 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 63 / Section 11-63-2
Section 11-63-2 Loans, Grants, Etc., of Property, Payment of Principal or Interest on Outstanding Bonds and Securities, Etc., by Municipalities for Assistance of Related Public Corporations Authorized Generally; Issuance of Bonds by Municipalities to Provide Moneys for Loans, Payments, Etc., Generally; Creation of Irrevocable Trust Funds for Payment of Corporate Securities
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to all other powers that a municipality may have with respect to a related public corporation, any municipality may, with or without consideration and on such terms as its governing body may deem advisable:

(1) Lend or donate money to, or perform services for the benefit of, a related public corporation;

(2) Donate, convey, transfer, lease, or grant to a related public corporation any property of any kind;

(3) Pay, or provide for the payment of, the principal of or interest on any then outstanding bonds or other securities theretofore issued by a related public corporation, whether or not such principal and interest shall have then matured, and any premium that may be payable upon redemption of any such bonds or other securities that may be called for redemption prior to maturity; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed to authorize any municipality to lend its credit or to grant public money or thing of value in aid of or to any individual, association, or corporation in violation of Section 94 of the Constitution of Alabama, as amended.

Any municipality shall have the power to issue securities of the municipality in order to provide moneys to make any loan, donation, or payment provided for in subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection.

(b) The municipality shall have the power to provide for payment of such corporation securities by irrevocable trust fund created by agreement between the municipality and a bank or trust company.
Ala. Code § 2-22-17 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 22 / Section 2-22-17
Section 2-22-17 Sale, Offer for Sale or Distribution of Adulterated Commercial Fertilizers; When Commercial Fertilizers Deemed Adulterated
Status: in_force

No person shall sell, offer for sale or distribute an adulterated commercial fertilizer product. A commercial fertilizer shall be deemed to be adulterated if:

(1) It contains any deleterious or harmful ingredient in sufficient amount to render it injurious to beneficial plant life when applied in accordance with directions for use on the label or if adequate warning statements or directions for use, which may be necessary to protect plant life, are not shown upon the label; and

(2) Its composition falls below or differs from that which it is purported to possess by its labeling.
Ala. Code § 2-10-96 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 10 / Section 2-10-96
Section 2-10-96 Voting by Mail or Proxy; Fees and Dues
Status: in_force

The bylaws may provide, among other things, for voting by the members by mail or by proxy in writing and for membership fees and dues and shall provide how membership in the incorporated association may be acquired and lost.
Ala. Code § 11-43A-48 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43A / Section 11-43A-48
Section 11-43A-48 Limit on Contracts Involving Money Payments; Requirements for Validity
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 ordinance, and signed in the name of the municipality by the mayor and countersigned by the manager.
Ala. Code § 11-43C-7 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43C / Section 11-43C-7
Section 11-43C-7 Qualification of Council Candidates; Votes Cast by Each Voter; Majority Vote Requirements; Runoff Elections; Elections Held Quadrennially; When Elected Councilmen Take Office; Term of Office; Councilman May Succeed Himself
Status: in_force

Council candidates shall qualify as provided by law and shall have the qualification and eligibility set forth herein. Each voter in the election may cast one vote for a candidate from his district, and one vote for a candidate for mayor. Any district councilman candidate receiving a majority of the total votes cast from the district in which he is a candidate shall be elected as a district councilman in his district. In the event that a district councilman candidate should fail to receive such a majority, then another election shall be held upon the same day of the week three weeks thereafter to be called and held in the same mode and manner and under the same rules and regulations. In the second election there shall be two candidates for each place upon the council to be filled in such runoff election and these candidates shall be the two who received the highest number of votes. The candidate or candidates for the council receiving the highest number of votes cast in the second election shall be elected, so that in the first and second elections five councilmen shall be elected. Regular municipal elections shall be held quadrennially thereafter under the same rules and regulations and in the same mode and manner as provided by law. The councilmen so elected shall take office upon the expiration of the terms of office of the present municipal officeholders. Each councilman shall hold office for four years, but shall serve until his successor shall have qualified. A councilman may succeed himself in office.
Ala. Code § 2-8-250 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-250
Section 2-8-250 Enforcement Duties of Commissioner; Revocation of Certification of Association
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries through the facilities of the Department of Agriculture and Industries to enforce and collect the assessment charges levied upon the sale of agricultural commodities as set forth under the provisions of this article and to enforce the rules and regulations of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries relative thereto. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries shall have authority at any time to revoke or cancel any approval or certification of an association in the event it finds that such association is not carrying out its promotional program in accordance with the provisions of this article and rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Before any certification may be revoked the certified organization shall be given notice and an opportunity to be heard by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries upon the question of whether its certification should be revoked.
Ala. Code § 11-44B-6 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44B / Section 11-44B-6
Section 11-44B-6 Meetings; Quorum; Majority Vote Requirements; Procedure for Adoption of Ordinances and Resolutions; Approval or Veto of Mayor; Record of Proceedings; Power of Council as to City Employees; All Powers of City Vested in Council
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall hold regular public meetings at least once a week at some regular hour to be fixed by the council. The council may hold such adjourned, called, or other meetings as may be necessary or convenient.

(b) All council meetings shall comply with the applicable law concerning open or public meetings.

(c) A majority of the elected membership of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any and every power conferred upon the council. For the purposes of determining a quorum, the mayor shall not be counted.

(d) The affirmative vote of a majority of the council members present, and the mayor in the event of a tie, as provided by this article, shall be sufficient for the passage of any resolution, bylaw, or ordinance, or the transaction of any business of any sort by the council, or the exercise of any other power conferred upon it by the terms of this article or by law, or which may hereafter be conferred upon it. Provided, however, no ordinance or resolution of a general nature or permanent operation shall be adopted except as follows:

(1) The ordinance or resolution shall be introduced only at a regularly scheduled weekly meeting of the council and shall not be available for consideration until the next regularly scheduled weekly meeting of the council.

(2) The limitation of subdivision (1) above may be waived and the ordinance or resolution considered and adopted at any meeting in which it was introduced only with the unanimous consent of the council members present, the consent shall be shown by a vote taken by yeas and nays, and the names of the members voting shall be entered upon the minutes.

(3) Whenever an ordinance or resolution is considered, it shall not be passed or otherwise become law unless on its final passage it has the affirmative vote of at least four council members, or in the event of a tie vote of three yeas and three nays of the council, such resolution or ordinance may be passed if the mayor votes yea in its favor to break the tie.

An ordinance or resolution of a general nature or permanent operation as used herein shall include an appointment, nomination, or election which is required by law to be made by the governing body of the municipality. Provided, however, all resolutions or ordinances of a general nature or permanent operation shall also be subject to the approval or veto of the mayor as set forth in this article.

(e) No resolution, bylaw, or ordinance granting any franchise, appropriating any money for any purpose, providing for any public improvements, any regulation concerning public health, or of any other general or permanent nature including an appointment, nomination, or election which is required by law to be made by the governing body of the municipality except the proclamation of quarantine, shall be enacted except at a regular meeting of the council or an adjournment thereof. Every ordinance introduced at any and every such meeting shall be in writing and read by title before any vote thereon shall be taken, and the yeas and nays thereon shall be recorded; provided, if the vote of all council members present be unanimous, it may be so stated in the journal without recording the yeas and nays.

(f) A record of the proceedings of every meeting of the council shall be kept, and every resolution or ordinance passed by the council shall be recorded, and the record of the proceedings of the meetings shall, when approved by the council, be signed by the mayor and the city clerk. The record shall be kept available for inspection by all citizens at all reasonable times.

(g) Neither the council nor any of its members shall direct or request the appointment of any person to or removal from office or position by the mayor or any employee of the city, or in any manner take part in the appointment or removal of hourly employees in the service of the city. Officers and employees of the city subject to civil service appointment shall be appointed pursuant to the applicable law, rule, and regulation, and in the event that any law, rule, or regulation should allow a selection by the city from among qualified candidates, the selection shall be made by the council.

Except for the purpose of inquiry, neither the council nor any of its members shall either publicly or privately supervise, order, or give directions to any employee of the city.

The foregoing two paragraphs shall not apply to the election or appointment of any person not an employee of the city to any board or agency funded or supported in whole or in part by the city.

(h) The municipal government of any city proceeding under this article shall be known as the mayor-council form of government. Except as otherwise provided herein and subject to the limitations imposed by the Constitution of Alabama and its laws, all powers of the city shall be vested in the council elected as herein provided and hereinafter referred to as “the council,” which shall enact ordinances, adopt budgets, and determine policy. All powers of the city shall be exercised in the manner prescribed by this article, or if the manner not be prescribed, then in such a manner as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.
Ala. Code § 2-6-3 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 2-6-3
Section 2-6-3 Employees
Status: in_force

The Agricultural Center Board is authorized, subject to the provisions of the state Merit System, to employ such persons as may be necessary for the official and economical management and maintenance of the agricultural center.
Ala. Code § 11-44C-81 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44C / Section 11-44C-81
Section 11-44C-81 Pending Legal Actions and Proceedings
Status: in_force

No action or proceeding, civil or criminal, pending at the time of the organization under the mayor-council form of government, brought by or against the city or any office, department, or agency or officer thereof, shall be affected or abated by the change to the mayor-council form of government or by anything contained in this chapter; but all such actions or proceedings may be continued notwithstanding that functions, powers, and duties of any office, department, or agency or officer party thereto may by or under this chapter be assigned or transferred to another office, department, or agency or officer, but in that event, the same may be prosecuted or defended by the head of the office, department, or agency to which such functions, powers, and duties have been assigned or transferred by or under the provisions of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 11-51-54 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-54
Section 11-51-54 Maintenance, Etc., of Separate Accounts and Funds for General and Special Taxes
Status: in_force

The county tax collector shall not be required to make or keep a separate account of any special taxes collected for any such municipalities but shall keep such account only in gross of the total tax levied by the municipality.

If any part of the tax collected by the municipality is set apart by law for any special purpose, the treasurers or persons acting as such for such municipalities shall, as the law may direct, keep a separate account and distinct fund, as required by law, arrived at and set apart by the treasurers from the amount paid into the treasury by the tax collector in proportion as such special tax levied bears to the total taxes levied by such municipalities, and the special taxes received by such treasurers shall be disbursed by them as required by law.
Ala. Code § 11-53A-2 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 53A / Section 11-53A-2
Section 11-53A-2 Creation of Housing Code Abatement Board; Notice to Remedy Unsafe Condition; Assessment of Costs of Removal
Status: in_force

Any Class 5 or Class 6 or Class 8 municipality may have this article apply to the municipality by adopting an ordinance creating a municipal housing code abatement board and designating that each member serving on the municipal governing body shall appoint one member from his or her district to serve on the board for the term of the municipal appointing authority for two consecutive terms in office. The board shall perform the duties delegated by this article. Whenever the board finds that any building, structure, part of a building or structure, party wall, or foundation situated in its jurisdiction is unsafe to the extent that it creates a public nuisance from any cause, it shall give notice to the person or persons, firm, association, or corporation last assessed for state ad valorem taxes by personally serving a copy of the notice to remedy the unsafe or dangerous condition of the building or structure, or to demolish the building or structure, within a reasonable time set out in the notice to the person or legal entity to whom the property was assessed for ad valorem taxes, not more than 60 days following the notice. If the unsafe condition is not remedied within 60 days, the building or structure shall be demolished and removed by the city and the costs shall be assessed against the property. In the event that the personal service is returned “Not Found” after not less than two attempts, the notice may be given by registered or certified mail. The mailing of the notice by registered mail, properly addressed and postage prepaid to the address where the notice for ad valorem taxes for the last tax year was mailed, shall constitute notice as required by this article. Prior to the delivery or mailing, the notice or a copy of the notice shall also be posted at or within three feet of an entrance to the building or structure. If there is no entrance, the notice may be posted at any location upon the building or structure.
Ala. Code § 11-51-153 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-153
Section 11-51-153 Dissolution of Injunction; Reinstatement of Injunction
Status: in_force

After judgment is entered against the respondent as provided by the terms of this division, an existing injunction shall not be dissolved until the judgment and court costs taxed against the respondent are satisfied and paid in full, unless the petitioner and respondent have agreed in writing on a lesser amount necessary to satisfy the judgment and court costs, or until the respondent shall have appealed and shall have executed a supersedeas bond to stay the execution of the judgment, in the manner provided by the Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure.

All laws governing appeals from money judgments are made applicable to this division except as they may be contrary to any provision in this section.

If the appeal is taken and the case reversed, the injunction existing at the time of the appeal shall automatically be reinstated without the intervention of the circuit court unless the appellate court otherwise directs.
Ala. Code § 2-31-5 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 31 / Section 2-31-5
Section 2-31-5 Bond Payable to State with Commissioner as Trustee; Beneficiary of Bond; Cancellation; Trust Fund Agreement in Lieu of Bond Requirements
Status: in_force

Such bond shall be made payable to the State of Alabama as obligee, with the commissioner as trustee, and shall be conditioned on the grain dealer and his compliance with this article, and shall be for the use and benefit of the producer from whom the grain dealer may purchase grain and who is not paid by such grain dealer, and shall not be cancelled during the period for which the license is issued, except upon at least 60 days notice in writing to the commissioner. In no such event shall the total aggregate liability of surety exceed the face amount of its bond.

In lieu of the above bond requirements a grain dealer may file and maintain a bond equivalent in the form of a trust fund agreement based upon cash, or fully negotiable bonds of the United States government or of the State of Alabama. All other provisions of the above bond requirements shall be applicable to trust fund agreements.
Ala. Code § 11-44-16 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-16
Section 11-44-16 President of Board of Commissioners - Performance of Duties and Responsibilities of Mayor in Certain Municipalities
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-43D-7 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43D / Section 11-43D-7
Section 11-43D-7 Continuance in Office of Present Officeholders; Exercise of Powers of Abolished Office, Agency, Etc
Status: in_force

All persons holding administrative office at the time the mayor-council form of government is adopted shall continue in office and in the performance of their duties until provision shall have been made in accordance therewith for the performance of such duties or the discontinuance of such office. The powers conferred and the duties imposed upon any office, department, board, or agency of the municipality by the law of the state shall, if such office, department, board, or agency be abolished by this chapter, or under its authority, be thereafter exercised and discharged by the office, department, board, or agency designated by the council unless otherwise provided herein.
Ala. Code § 2-4-4 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 2-4-4
Section 2-4-4 Annual Report of State Veterinarian
Status: in_force

The State Veterinarian shall make an annual report to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, giving a full account of the work done and a detailed report of the money expended, which report may be published by the board in pamphlet form as soon thereafter as is practical.
Ala. Code § 2-7-52 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 7 / Section 2-7-52
Section 2-7-52 Shows Eligible for Allotments; Limitations on Allotments
Status: in_force

Allotments of state aid under this article may be made for awarding of prizes for livestock shows; provided, that such awards shall be made only for the purpose of awarding prizes and premiums at shows sponsored by the state Department of Agriculture and Industries, and then only to match an equal amount provided for that purpose by subscription of private persons, firms or corporations. Allotments of state aid under this section shall not be made to any livestock show or other similar organization if such organization is organized for pecuniary profit of any individual, firm or corporation or if such organization pays monetary dividends to any individual, firm or corporation.
Ala. Code § 2-15-168 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 2-15-168
Section 2-15-168 Destruction of Condemned Animals and Materials and Disposition Thereof
Status: in_force

When the animals and materials affected or exposed to disease are ordered condemned, which the commissioner is herein authorized to do, any designated agent of the department shall proceed to destroy said animals and materials and to dispose of the carcasses under such rules and regulations as the department or commissioner may prescribe. Such disposition shall be under the supervision of the State Veterinarian.
Ala. Code § 2-26-71 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 26 / Section 2-26-71
Section 2-26-71 Creation of Seed Investigation and Arbitration Committee; Composition; Qualifications, Appointment and Terms of Office of Members; Officers; Meetings Generally
Status: in_force

There is hereby created and established a Seed Investigation and Arbitration Committee to be appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries to consist of five members. The members shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries upon the recommendation of each of the following: Dean and Director, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Experiment Station of Auburn University; Executive Committee of the Alabama Seedsmen’s Association; President of the Alabama Farmers Federation; State Board of Agriculture and Industries, and one member shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. Each of these members may be represented by an alternate appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, upon the recommendation of the recommending authority or on recommendation of the committee member when such authority has been vested in the committee member by the recommending authority. Each member shall continue to serve on the committee until a replacement has been recommended by one of the above named organizations, agencies, or officials authorized to make such recommendations or appointments, at which time the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall appoint a new member from those recommended. Each alternate shall serve only for the case in which he has been appointed and only one member shall represent each of the above organizations, agencies, or officials authorized to make recommendations for appointment to the committee. The committee shall elect a chairman and a secretary from its membership. The committee chairman shall conduct all meetings and deliberations held by the committee and direct the other activities of the committee. The secretary shall keep accurate and correct records on all meetings and deliberations and perform any other duties for the committee as directed by the chairman. The committee shall be known as the Seed Investigation and Arbitration Committee.
Ala. Code § 11-44-57 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-57
Section 11-44-57 Penalties for Violations of Provisions of Article
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-44-75 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-75
Section 11-44-75 Commissioners - Designation of Positions and Election Thereto
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 2-11-36 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 2-11-36
Section 2-11-36 Publication by Commissioner of Information as to Sale, Etc., of Catfish Products
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall publish at least biannually, in such form as he may deem proper, information concerning the sale of catfish products, together with such data on their production and use as he may consider advisable; provided, that the information concerning production and sales of catfish products shall not disclose the operation of any person.
Ala. Code § 11-47-42 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 47 / Section 11-47-42
Section 11-47-42 Contracts for Municipal Care and Maintenance of Burial Grounds, Cemeteries, and Graves - Manner of Contracting
Status: in_force

All contracts made under the provisions of Section 11-47-41 shall be by ordinance, which shall state all the terms and conditions of the contract, and the same shall be passed and approved as other ordinances of such city or town and recorded upon the minutes thereof.
Ala. Code § 11-50-530 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-530
Section 11-50-530 Rates and Charges for Services Rendered
Status: in_force

The rates and charges for the services rendered by or from any utility owned or operated by the corporation shall at all times be reasonable for the services so rendered and as low as consistent with good service and prudent management, but shall be sufficient to pay all expenses necessary for the operation of its properties and the maintenance thereof in good operating condition, the payment of the principal of and interest on all bonds issued by it and the creation and maintenance of such reserves for improvements, new construction, depreciation, and contingencies as the board may from time to time prescribe in the exercise of sound judgment and prudent management. In the event the revenues of the corporation shall be in excess of those necessary for said purposes, the corporation shall reduce its said rates and charges as the board may prescribe. All schedules of such rates and charges shall be uniform throughout the power district.
Ala. Code § 11-44B-8 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44B / Section 11-44B-8
Section 11-44B-8 Temporary and Permanent Vacancies in Office of Mayor; Vacancy on City Council
Status: in_force

(a) Temporary Vacancy in the Office of Mayor. The council shall elect from its members, a president pro tempore of the council. In the case of the temporary absence of the mayor or his inability to serve temporarily on account of sickness or any other good reason, the president pro tempore of the council shall act as mayor pro tempore with the power and authority of the mayor during such time. Provided; however, the president pro tempore while acting as mayor pro tempore shall not exercise the mayor’s right to vote nor the right of approval or veto of ordinances or resolutions, nor receive the rate of compensation or allowance of the mayor. In the event of a failure or refusal of the president pro tempore of the council to act, the council may appoint one of its members to act as mayor pro tempore with like effect, which appointment shall be entered in the minutes of the council. While serving as mayor pro tempore, the president pro tempore of the council shall have the right to vote on all questions the same as any other member of the council.

(b) Permanent Vacancy in the Office of Mayor. Whenever any vacancy in the office of mayor occurs by reason of death, resignation, removal, or any other cause, the vacancy shall be filled as follows:

(1) ACTING MAYOR. The president pro tempore of the council shall succeed to and assume the duties of the office of mayor, effective as soon as practical after the vacancy occurs and shall serve as acting mayor until a new mayor assumes the duties or is elected as provided for herein.

While the president pro tempore of the council is serving as acting mayor, he or she shall receive the same rate of pay and allowance provided for the mayor, whose vacated office he or she fills, in lieu of council president pro tempore pay and shall have the right to vote on all questions, the same as any other council member. Provided, however, the acting mayor shall not exercise the mayor’s right to vote nor the right of approval or veto of ordinances or resolutions and the same shall become effective upon final enactment by the council as otherwise provided by law. In the event of a failure or refusal of the president pro tempore of the council to serve as acting mayor, the council may appoint one of its members to be acting mayor with like effect, which appointment shall be entered in the minutes of the council.

(2) TERM OF LESS THAN ONE (1) YEAR REMAINING. If the vacated term in the office of mayor has less than one year remaining, then the president pro tempore of the council shall vacate his or her position as a member of the city council and qualify for the office as soon as practical after the vacancy occurs and assume the duties, responsibilities, and powers of the office immediately upon qualification and shall hold the office for the unexpired term of his or her predecessor.

In the event of a failure or refusal of the president pro tempore of the council to serve as mayor, then the council may appoint one of its members to serve as mayor with like effect, which appointment shall be entered in the minutes of the council.

(3) VACATED TERM OF ONE (1) YEAR OR MORE. If the vacated term in the office of mayor has one (1) year or more remaining, the council shall call for a special election within thirty (30) days of the vacancy in the office of mayor. The election shall be held not less than sixty (60) days, nor more than ninety (90) days from the date the council called for the special election. Special elections called pursuant to this section shall be conducted as provided by the general laws of this state regarding municipal elections.

The person elected to fill the vacancy in the office of mayor shall qualify for office as soon as practical, shall assume the duties, responsibilities, and powers of the office immediately and shall hold office for the unexpired term of his or her predecessor and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.

(c) VACANCY ON CITY COUNCIL. Whenever any vacancy on the city council shall occur by reason of death, resignation, removal, or any other cause, the vacancy shall be filled as follows:

(1) TERM OF LESS THAN ONE (1) YEAR REMAINING. If the vacated term of a council member has less than one (1) year remaining, then the remaining members of the council may appoint a successor by ordinance duly adopted at the next or any subsequent regular meeting of the city council or the council may, in its discretion, allow the position to remain vacant until the next regular municipal election.

(2) VACATED TERM OF ONE (1) YEAR OR MORE. If the vacated term of the council member has one (1) year or more remaining, the council shall call for a special election to be held in the district of the vacated council position, within thirty (30) days of the occurrence of the vacancy. The election shall be held not less than sixty (60) days, nor more than ninety (90) days from the date the council called the special election. Special elections called pursuant to this subsection shall be conducted as provided by the general election laws of the state regarding municipal elections.

(3) The person selected or elected to fill a vacancy on the city council shall possess all the qualifications of office, including residency in the district he or she represents, and serve the remainder of the unexpired term until a successor has been qualified and elected.
Ala. Code § 2-8-244 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-244
Section 2-8-244 Refund of Assessment When Producer Dissatisfied; Procedure
Status: in_force

Any producer of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats against whom any assessment is made and deducted under authority of this article, if dissatisfied with said assessment, shall have the right to demand and receive from the treasurer of the certified association a refund of the amount of the assessment collected from such wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats producer, provided such demand for refund is made in writing within 30 days from the date on which such assessment was deducted from the sale price of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats sold by such wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats producer; provided, that application for refunds of amounts deducted from the sale price of any wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats sold must give the name and address of the sale market or purchaser who bought the wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats, date of purchase, invoice or weight ticket number, if any, and the amount of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats purchased from him for which the assessment was deducted. Within 30 days after the first quarterly receipt of funds from the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, and thereafter within 30 days after receipt of such application, the certified association shall, after such 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 such assessment, payable to seller, within 30 days after receipt of the application for refund, shall constitute a compliance with this section.
Ala. Code § 11-49-100 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 49 / Section 11-49-100
Section 11-49-100 Adoption of Ordinance for Vacation of Street and Erection of Public Building, Etc., Thereon - Authorized Generally
Status: in_force

Whenever in the judgment of the council or other governing body of any town or city it is to the interest of the public convenience that a portion of any street in the limits of such city or town be vacated and discontinued as a highway and that such vacated portion should be used for the erection and maintenance in whole or in part thereon of any state, county, or municipal public building or railroad station or depot or street railroad station or depot, such city or town council or other governing body may, by ordinance duly adopted, vacate such portions of such street and discontinue its use as a public highway and permit the erection and maintenance in whole or in part thereon of a state, county, or municipal public building or railroad station or depot or street railroad station or depot.
Ala. Code § 11-46-145 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-145
Section 11-46-145 Use of Election Dates Established by Classification Act or Local Act
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-42-130 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-130
Section 11-42-130 Ownership of Property of Municipality Annexed
Status: in_force

All property and rights of property and assets and interests of every kind and character owned by the city or town annexed to the other city or town shall vest in and become the property and assets of the city or town to which it is annexed.
Ala. Code § 11-42-69 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-69
Section 11-42-69 Trial and Entry of Judgment by Circuit Court; Appeals from Judgment of Circuit Court; Endorsement on Map by Probate Judge Where No Appeal from Judgment of Probate Court
Status: in_force

(a) If on the trial in the circuit court it be adjudged that the requisite facts did exist subjecting the land and property having a situs thereon to taxation by the city, a judgment shall be entered adjudging that the land and property having a situs thereon be, and the same is, subject to taxation by the city and that the taxes thereon shall be paid to the city. If it be adjudged that the requisite facts did not exist, a judgment shall be entered adjudging that the land and property having a situs thereon is not subject to taxation by the city, and the cost of appeal and of contest shall be adjudged against the losing party.

(b) Either the city or the property owner may appeal from the judgment of the circuit court to the supreme court within the time and in the same manner as is provided by the Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure for an appeal from such court in an analogous action.

(c) In each contested action before the judge of probate where judgment is entered adjudging that the property is subject to city taxation and where there is no appeal from such judgment, the judge of probate, as soon as the time for an appeal has expired, shall make an endorsement on the record of said map across the property in contest as shown on said map, “Adjudged subject to city taxation.”
Ala. Code § 2-6-38 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 2-6-38
Section 2-6-38 Conveyance of Properties to State; Dissolution of Corporation
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2011-575, p. 1231, §30, effective June 9, 2011.
Ala. Code § 11-43C-89 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43C / Section 11-43C-89
Section 11-43C-89 Oath Taken by City Officers
Status: in_force

Every officer of the city shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation as provided by law, to be filed and kept in the office of the city clerk.
Ala. Code § 11-45-7 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 45 / Section 11-45-7
Section 11-45-7 Codification of Ordinances; Adoption of Code by Ordinance
Status: in_force

The council may provide at any time it may deem proper for the revision and codification of its ordinances or for the adoption of a code by ordinance.
Ala. Code § 11-65-9 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 65 / Section 11-65-9
Section 11-65-9 Treasurer of Commission; Investment of Funds of Commission
Status: in_force

The treasurer of a commission shall collect all the fees, commissions, and other moneys provided for in this chapter, and shall supervise, check, and audit the operation of the pari-mutuel wagering pools and the conduct and distribution thereof. A commission may appoint the principal financial officer of the sponsoring municipality as the treasurer, in which case such officer shall perform the duties of treasurer, without any compensation other than that to which he or she is entitled as the principal financial officer of such sponsoring municipality, but he or she shall be reimbursed for expenses actually incurred in the performance of his or her duties as treasurer of a commission. The treasurer of a commission shall, with the approval of the commission, determine the managerial, accounting, and clerical personnel that are necessary to keep the books and records of such commission and to perform the audit and other financial functions for such commission authorized or contemplated by this chapter. If the commission appoints the principal financial officer of the sponsoring municipality as the treasurer of the commission, such managerial, accounting and clerical personnel may, as and to the extent approved by the commission, be employees of such sponsoring municipality and shall perform their duties with respect to the commission under the supervision of such principal financial officer in his capacity as treasurer of the commission. The number, qualifications, and compensation of personnel employed by the sponsoring municipality to perform all financial functions for a commission shall be subject to the approval of such commission, as well as to such other laws and regulations as may be applicable to such personnel as employees of such sponsoring municipality. A commission shall reimburse the sponsoring municipality for the costs and expenses incurred in the performance of any financial functions for such commission, including a reasonable allowance for the time of the principal financial officer of such sponsoring municipality devoted to the business of such commission as its treasurer.

The funds of a commission which it determines are not then needed to discharge its obligations or to make the disbursements provided for in Sections 11-65-34 and 11-65-36 may be invested in such of the following investments as its treasurer, acting at the direction of or with the approval of the commission, may determine to be most advantageous or convenient:

(1) Any time deposit with, or any certificate of deposit issued by, or any acceptance by, any bank which is organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and deposits in which are insured, in whole or in part, by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States of America that may succeed to the functions of such corporation;

(2) Any direct, general obligation of the United States of America;

(3) Any obligation payment of the principal of and interest on which is unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America;

(4) Any direct, general obligation of, or any obligation payment of the principal of and interest on which is unconditionally guaranteed by, any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America (including, without limitation, the Federal National Mortgage Association); and

(5) Any repurchase agreement or reverse repurchase agreement with any bank which is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (or any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States of America that may succeed to the functions of such corporation) or with any government bond dealer reporting to and trading with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, provided that such agreement is secured by obligations or securities described in clauses (1), (2), (3), and (4) of this sentence.

Funds of a commission not invested in accordance with the preceding sentence shall be deposited in a bank the principal office of which shall be located in the sponsoring municipality and the deposits of which shall be insured, in whole or in part, by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States of America that may succeed to the functions of such corporation.
Ala. Code § 11-43B-10 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43B / Section 11-43B-10
Section 11-43B-10 Budget, Appropriations, and Expenditures
Status: in_force

The mayor shall annually prepare and submit a proposed budget to the council. After public hearing the council shall adopt an ordinance providing the municipal budget. Adoption of the budget shall constitute appropriation of the amounts specified therein from the funds indicated. If the council fails to adopt a budget for the ensuing fiscal year by the first day of the fiscal year, the amounts appropriated for the preceding year shall be deemed to be appropriated for the ensuing year on a month-to-month basis until such time as the council adopts a budget. Every general fund appropriation shall lapse at the close of the fiscal year to the extent that it has not been expended or encumbered, except that an appropriation for a capital expenditure shall not lapse until the purpose for which it was made is accomplished or abandoned or until three years pass without any disbursement from or encumbrance of the appropriation. Any appropriation may be decreased or increased by ordinance amending the budget. Part or all of an unencumbered balance may be transferred by the mayor within an appropriation. No expenditure may be made unless the finance director or other designee of the mayor first certifies that there is a sufficient unencumbered balance in the appropriate allotment or appropriation. If the mayor shall disapprove of the budget adopted by the council, within 10 days of the time of its passage by the council he shall return the same to the clerk with written objections and the clerk shall bring this to the next meeting of the council. A majority vote of the total membership of the council shall be necessary to override any veto of the budget by the mayor.
Ala. Code § 11-54-27 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54 / Section 11-54-27
Section 11-54-27 Refunding Bonds
Status: in_force

Any bonds issued under this article 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 article 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 11-54-24 and may be secured in accordance with the provisions of Section 11-54-25.
Ala. Code § 11-48-53 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 48 / Section 11-48-53
Section 11-48-53 Proceedings for Sale of Land Upon Failure of Owner to Pay Assessment, Installment, or Interest - Effect of Error or Defect in Notice or Sale
Status: in_force

No mistake in the notice of sale in the description of the property or in the name of the owner shall vitiate the assessment or the lien and if, for any reason, the sale made by the city or town is ineffectual to pass title, it shall operate as an assignment of the lien, and, upon the request of the purchaser, supplementary proceedings of the same general character as required in this article may be had to correct the errors in said proceedings for his benefit or the lien so assigned to him may be enforced by civil action.
Ala. Code § 2-19-26 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 19 / Section 2-19-26
Section 2-19-26 Applicability of Laws Relative to Inspection, Suspension from Sale, Seizure, Etc
Status: in_force

The provisions of Article 2 of Chapter 2 of this title shall be applicable to the provisions of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 11-51-182 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-182
Section 11-51-182 Preparation and Distribution of Reports, Etc., Necessary for Collection of Taxes; Authority and Duties of Department Generally
Status: in_force

The Department of Revenue shall prepare and distribute reports, forms, and other information as may be necessary to provide for its collection of municipal taxes under this division, and shall have all the authority and duties under this division as it has in connection with the collection of the state sales and use taxes provided for by Sections 40-23-1, 40-23-2, 40-23-2.1, 40-23-4 to 40-23-31, inclusive, 40-23-36, 40-23-37, except for those provisions relating to the tax rate, 40-23-38, and Article 2 of Chapter 23 of Title 40, and with the collection of the state tax on the rental of rooms, lodgings, and accommodations provided for by Sections 40-26-1 to 40-26-21, inclusive.
Ala. Code § 2-8-284 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-284
Section 2-8-284 Exempt Sales
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article shall not apply to occasional sales between producers.
Ala. Code § 11-65-29 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 65 / Section 11-65-29
Section 11-65-29 State Horse Wagering Fee
Status: in_force

No license tax, fee, or equivalent charge shall be levied by the state against horse racing or pari-mutuel wagering thereon licensed and regulated by a commission during a period beginning with April 5, 1984, and continuing until the fifth anniversary of the date on which racing events shall first be conducted under the jurisdiction of such commission. Beginning with such fifth anniversary of the date on which racing events shall first be conducted under the jurisdiction of a commission, and continuing thereafter for so long as such commission shall continue in existence, each horse racing operator licensed by such commission shall pay to the Department of Revenue of the state (or such other department or agency of the state as may be provided by law) a state horse wagering fee in an amount equal to one percent of the horse racing handle of such operator. The state horse wagering fee shall be paid in installments referable to the calendar months during which racing events shall be conducted by a horse racing operator, and the installment referable to any calendar month shall be an amount equal to one percent of the horse racing handle of such operator for such calendar month and shall be paid to the Department of Revenue of the state (or such other department or agency of the state as may be provided by law) prior to the end of the next succeeding calendar month. The Department of Revenue of the state (or other collecting department or agency of the state) is hereby authorized to promulgate and enforce such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, as shall be reasonably necessary for the determination and collection of the state horse wagering fee. The Department of Revenue of the state (or other collecting department or agency of the state) may require a bond with surety acceptable to it in an amount determined by it to be sufficient to cover the maximum liability for the state horse wagering fee that may at any time be incurred by an operator. All installments of the state horse wagering fee collected by the Department of Revenue shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the State General Fund.

The Legislature hereby finds and determines that the state horse wagering fee authorized by this chapter is the maximum license fee or equivalent tax or charge which can be levied by the state against horse racing or pari-mutuel wagering thereon without impairing the economic viability of horse racing and lessening its contribution to increased employment and tourism in the state. No state racing commission shall have the power to increase the state horse wagering fee above the limits provided in this chapter, to impose the state horse wagering fee for any period not herein authorized, or to levy or impose any additional license fee or equivalent tax or charge against horse racing or pari-mutuel wagering thereon conducted under the provisions of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 11-44-82 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-82
Section 11-44-82 Commissioners - Meetings
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-53A-24 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 53A / Section 11-53A-24
Section 11-53A-24 Failure to Comply with Notice to Abate
Status: in_force

(a) If the owner fails, neglects, or refuses to comply with the notice to abate the nuisance, there shall be a public hearing before the city council. Notice of the hearing shall be given to the owner at least five days in advance by personal service or by first-class mail.

(b) After the public hearing, the city council may by resolution order the appropriate city official to proceed with the work specified in the notice or may order that the nuisance be demolished or removed or may find that no nuisance exists. If the owner appears at the public hearing, no further notice of the order of the city council shall be required. If the owner fails to appear, notice of the order of the city council shall be mailed to the person’s last known address and shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the city. Upon the expiration of seven days from the date of the resolution, the appropriate city official shall proceed to carry out the decision of the council.
Ala. Code § 22-52-1.2 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 52 / Section 22-52-1.2
Section 22-52-1.2 Filing and Contents of Petition Seeking Involuntary Commitment of Another
Status: in_force

(a) Any individual may file a petition seeking the involuntary commitment of another individual. The petition shall be filed in the probate court of the county in which the respondent is located. The petition shall be in writing, executed under oath, and shall include the following information:

(1) The name and address, if known, of the respondent.

(2) The name and address, if known, of the respondent’s spouse, legal counsel, or next-of-kin.

(3) That the petitioner has reason to believe the respondent is mentally ill or is mentally ill with a secondary diagnosis of co-occurring substance use disorder .

(4) That the beliefs of the petitioner are based on specific behavior, acts, attempts, or threats, which shall be specified and described in detail.

(5) The names and addresses of other individuals with knowledge of the respondent’s mental illness or mental illness with a secondary diagnosis of co-occurring substance use disorder who may be called as witnesses.

(6) Any other relevant information.

(b) The home address and the telephone number of the petitioner shall be excluded from the copy of the petition seeking the involuntary commitment provided to the respondent, however, if there is no other available address to contact the petitioner, then the home address of the petitioner shall be provided.
Ala. Code § 2-15-126 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 2-15-126
Section 2-15-126 Amendments to Charter; Application and Notice; When Application Required
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2017-226, §2, effective August 1, 2017.
Ala. Code § 2-15-169 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 2-15-169
Section 2-15-169 Sales of Exposed Animals
Status: in_force

When it becomes necessary in the eradication or control of disease to sell any exposed animal and salvage the flesh, the sale shall be made under such rules and regulations as the commissioner may prescribe.
Ala. Code § 11-44B-48 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44B / Section 11-44B-48
Section 11-44B-48 Conduct of Hearing; Appeal and Review
Status: in_force

(a) Within 90 calendar days after receipt of written charges or a written appeal of an employee from a decision after predisciplinary hearing, the board shall schedule and hold a public hearing in regard thereto and render a decision. The board shall provide notice of the hearing to the mayor, the employee’s department head, and the city attorney. At the hearing, the employee shall be entitled to be represented by an attorney of his or her choosing and expense.

(b) If the regular status employee appeals, no disciplinary action taken against the employee shall become final until the board holds a hearing on the action. Provided however, suspensions with or without pay in regard to seeking an employee’s termination shall remain in effect until a final ruling by the board unless otherwise ordered by the board.

(c) All hearings before the board shall be recorded and transcribed. In all cases, the decision of the board shall be reduced to writing and entered in the record of the case. The board may in its decision uphold the disciplinary action, modify the disciplinary action, increase the punishment, set aside the disciplinary action, or impose some other disciplinary action as warranted by the evidence and pursuant to the law.

(d) In any proceeding before the board, the city attorney or his or her designee shall appear and represent the interests of the city. The mayor, department head, or any member of the city council shall also have the right to appear and be heard by the board.

(e) The board shall have the power to administer oaths, take depositions, certify official acts, and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and production of papers necessary as evidence in connection with any hearing, investigation, or proceeding within the purview of this article. The board or its representative may invoke the aid of the circuit court of the county in which the city is located to enforce subpoenas. The fees of witnesses for attendance and travel shall be the same as fees for witnesses in the circuit courts of this state and shall be paid from the treasury of the city.

(f) Any party, including the mayor, department head, or city council, aggrieved by a final decision of the board shall be entitled to a review of the decision by the circuit court of the county in which the city is located, by filing a petition in the court within 30 days after the final decision is rendered. Upon the filing of any petition, notice thereof shall be served upon the chair of the board, the mayor, and on the petitioner. The petition shall be heard by the court at the earliest practicable date. Review by the court shall be without a jury and confined to the record, including a transcript of the evidence. The court, upon the terms and conditions it deems proper, at any time before the hearing of the petition, may permit the taking of additional evidence before the board and allow modification of the findings and final decision of the board. The court upon a hearing of the petition, shall have power to affirm or reverse and render the decision of the board or reverse and remand the matter to the board for further proceedings consistent with the judgment of the court. The court shall affirm the decision of the board unless it finds that the substantial rights of the petitioner have been prejudiced because the final decision of the board was any of the following:

(1) Unsupported by substantial evidence in the record submitted.

(2) In excess of the authority conferred by this article on the board.

(3) Violative of constitutional provisions.

(4) Arbitrary or capricious.

(g) An appeal may be taken from any final judgment of the circuit court to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals or the Alabama Supreme Court, or both, pursuant to the Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure. The decision or order of the board shall not be superseded pending any review or appeal, and the city shall not be obligated to pay the salary of any employee who is not working during the pendency of any review or appeal.

(h) All cases pending before any civil service or personnel board pursuant to prior legislative requirements on March 15, 2006, shall be transferred to the board and the proceedings shall be held in accordance with this article.
Ala. Code § 11-52-1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 52 / Section 11-52-1
Section 11-52-1 Definitions
Status: in_force

When used in this chapter, the following words or phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) MUNICIPALITY or MUNICIPAL. Cities or towns.

(2) MAYOR. The chief executive of the municipality, whether the official designation of his office be mayor, city manager, or otherwise.

(3) COUNCIL. The chief legislative body of the municipality.

(4) COUNTY COMMISSION. The chief administrative or legislative body of the county.

(5) STREETS. Streets, avenues, boulevards, roads, lanes, alleys, viaducts, and other ways.

(6) SUBDIVISION. The division of a lot, tract, or parcel of land into two or more lots, plats, sites, or other divisions of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale, of lease, or of building development. The term includes resubdivision and, when appropriate to the context, relates to the process of subdividing or to the land or territory subdivided.
Ala. Code § 22-58-6 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 58 / Section 22-58-6
Section 22-58-6 Submission of Comprehensive Plan
Status: in_force

ADMH and ADVA shall present the proposed comprehensive plan to the House of Representatives and the Senate standing committees that address veterans and military affairs for their review and input no later than April 1, 2025. ADMH shall then submit the proposed comprehensive plan to the Governor by June 30, 2025, for review and approval. The Governor shall act on the comprehensive plan no later than August 31, 2025.
Ala. Code § 2-15-133 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 2-15-133
Section 2-15-133 Bonds or Bond Equivalents; Financial Statements and Reports; Liability for Payments
Status: in_force

(a) No license as required under Section 2-15-132 shall be issued or renewed until the applicant therefor shall make, execute, and thereafter maintain on file with the commissioner a bond or a bond equivalent as provided in subsection (f) in favor of the State of Alabama or a trustee to be approved by the commissioner to secure the performance of obligations incurred in the State of Alabama and the payment thereof to persons from whom such dealer purchases livestock. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the amount of each bond shall be not less than the next multiple of two thousand dollars ($2,000) above the average amount of purchases of livestock purchased either as a dealer or on an agency basis in Alabama during a period equivalent to two business days based on the total number of business days and the total amount of such transactions during the preceding 12 months or in such substantial part thereof in which the applicant did business. For the purpose of this computation, 260 shall be deemed the number of business days in any year. Bonds above twenty-six thousand dollars ($26,000) shall not be less than the next multiple of five thousand dollars ($5,000) above the average amount of livestock purchased either as a dealer or on an agency basis in Alabama, computed as set out in this subsection. When the amount of a bond, calculated as required in this subsection, exceeds fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), the amount of the bond shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) plus 10 percent of the excess, unless the commissioner has reason to believe that a bond in that amount is inadequate because of the volume of business conducted on a seasonal or otherwise irregular basis, in which event the commissioner shall determine and specify the amount of the bond to be required.

(b) In no case shall a bond covering the buying operations of a dealer be less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

(c) If the applicant is a successor in business to a dealer subject to the requirements of this article, the bond of such applicant shall be in an amount not less than that required of the prior dealer, unless the commissioner finds that the amount of such a bond will be excessive and unnecessary. If the applicant has not been previously engaged in the business of a dealer subject to the requirements of this article, the bond of such applicant shall be in an amount equivalent to the estimated value of livestock purchases which it is anticipated such applicant will make during any two business days during the succeeding 12 months. The amount of such bond shall be subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with subsection (e).

(d) Bonds required by subsection (a) shall be conditioned that the dealer or principal shall pay, when due to the person or persons entitled thereto, the purchase price of all livestock purchased in the State of Alabama by the dealer-principal for his or her own account or for the accounts of others and that the dealer-principal shall safely keep and properly disburse all funds, if any, which come into his or her hands for the purpose of paying for livestock purchased for the account of others. Bonds required by subsection (a) shall be written by a surety company qualified to do business in Alabama. Any person having a cause of action against a dealer for breach of the condition of the bond may bring a civil action against the principal and surety of such bond in any court of competent jurisdiction for recovery of the loss resulting from such breach of the condition of the bond. The aggregate liability of the surety for all such losses shall not exceed the amount of the bond. The bond shall contain a provision requiring not less than 15 days’ written notice to the commissioner by the party terminating such bond in order to effect its termination.

(e) Whenever the commissioner finds that any bond required under this section is inadequate, such bond, upon notice from the commissioner, shall be increased to meet the requirements of this section or, in like manner, may be reduced if found to be in excess of the requirements of this section. The amount of such bond shall not be increased or reduced by the commissioner, nor shall the amount of any bond be increased under authority of subsection (a) unless and until the board adopts rules prescribing the conditions under which bond increases or reductions will be required by the commissioner. The rules shall prescribe a uniform method and procedure to be followed by the commissioner in determining the amount of any bond increases or reductions that may be ordered by the commissioner because of being inadequate or excessive. All such bond increases and reductions as ordered by the commissioner as authorized under this subsection shall be reviewed by the board at its next quarterly or special call meeting for the purpose of determining whether the action of the commissioner in requiring an increase or reduction in the amount thereof is in compliance with the rules as prescribed by the board for this purpose.

(f) A bond equivalent may be filed or maintained in lieu of a bond. A bond equivalent shall be in the form of a trust fund agreement based upon cash or fully negotiable bonds of the United States government or of the State of Alabama. All provisions of this section relating to making, executing, filing, and maintaining bonds on file with the commissioner shall be applicable to such trust fund agreements.

(g) The above requirements for a bond or bond equivalent may be waived provided the dealer, “at the time of purchase,” pays for all livestock purchased with United States currency (cash), money orders, or cashier’s or certified checks. The dealer may also be required to submit verified statements to this effect.

(h) Every person engaged in the business of a dealer shall furnish annually and at such other times as the commissioner may designate or request verified financial statements and reports showing the volume and value of livestock purchased in Alabama and the names and addresses of all employees authorized to purchase livestock for such person and shall keep such books and records as the commissioner may require as being reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions and requirements of this section, and the commissioner or his or her duly authorized agent or agents shall have access to such books and records during the regular business hours of any business day for the purpose of examination, inspection, audit, or investigation of such dealer’s operations. Any person who submits false information in making any report required under this subsection or who refuses the commissioner or his or her authorized agent access to such books and records as are required to be kept under this subsection shall be subject to Section 2-15-136.

(i) Every person engaged in the business of a dealer shall make full payment of the amount of each purchase of livestock to the person from whom such purchase was made not later than the close of the next business day following the date of the purchase; however, dealers engaged in the business of buying catfish shall make such payment not later than the close of 10 business days following the date of the purchase.

(j) Every person engaged in the business of a dealer, with regard to any purchase of livestock made by such dealer at a livestock market regulated by Sections 2-15-60 through 2-15-71, shall be liable for the payment of the amount of the livestock purchase made by the dealer whether the purchase was made by the dealer on his or her own account or as an agent for another, and with respect to such livestock purchases made as an agent for another, such liability shall exist without regard to the fact that the other party for whom the purchase was made shall also be liable for the payment of the amount of such purchase.
Ala. Code § 11-61A-9 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 61A / Section 11-61A-9
Section 11-61A-9 Powers
Status: in_force

The authority shall have the following powers, together with all incidental powers necessary:

(1) To have succession by its corporate name for the duration of time (which may be in perpetuity) specified in its certificate of incorporation.

(2) To sue and be sued in its own name in civil suits and actions.

(3) To adopt and make use of a corporate seal and to alter the seal at pleasure.

(4) To adopt and alter bylaws for the regulation and conduct of its affairs and business.

(5) To acquire, receive, take, and hold, whether by purchase, gift, lease, devise, eminent domain, or otherwise, property of every description, whether real, personal, or mixed, and to manage the property, and to develop any undeveloped property owned, leased, or controlled by it. An authority may not acquire or lease real property located outside the boundaries of the municipality. An authority created under this chapter may not exercise any power of eminent domain without a concurring resolution from the governing body authorizing the power.

(6) To execute contracts and other instruments and to take other necessary or convenient actions to carry out the purposes of this chapter or the exercise of any power granted by this chapter.

(7) To plan, establish, develop, acquire, construct, enlarge, improve, maintain, equip, operate, regulate, and protect parking facilities.

(8) To lease or let the facilities or any of the facilities to a tenant or tenants for periods of time and compensation or rental and on such conditions as the authority may prescribe, subject to the limitations stated in Section 11-61A-10.

(9) To issue interest-bearing revenue bonds payable from the limited sources prescribed in this chapter.

(10) To pledge for payment of the bonds any revenues and funds from which the bonds are made payable.

(11) To make and enter into contracts, leases, and agreements incidental to or necessary for the accomplishment of any purpose for which the authority was organized.

(12) To appoint, employ, contract with and provide compensation of officers, employees, and agents, including engineers, attorneys, consultants, fiscal advisers, and other employees as the business of the authority may require, including the power to fix working conditions by general rule and other conditions of employment, and, at its option, to provide a system of disability pay, retirement compensation, and pensions, or any of them, and to employ and discharge servants, agents, employees, and officers at will.

(13) To fix, establish, collect, and alter parking fees, tolls, rents, and other charges for the use of any parking facility or other property owned or controlled by the authority, and to fix, establish, collect, and alter on-street metered parking fees within the municipality.

(14) To make and enforce rules and regulations governing the use of any parking facility owned or controlled by the authority.

(15) To secure insurance, including use and occupancy insurance.

(16) To invest any funds of the authority that the board may determine are not presently needed for its corporate purposes in any obligations which are direct general obligations of the United States of America or which are unconditionally guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United States of America, or in bonds of this state or any county or municipality of the state.

(17) To cooperate with the state, any county, municipality, public corporation, agency, department, or political subdivision of the state, and to enter necessary contracts with them to accomplish the purposes for which the authority is established.

(18) To sell and convey any of its obsolete or unneeded properties.

(19) To receive and accept grants for or in aid of the construction, extension, improvement, maintenance, or operation of any parking facility from the United States of America or any agency thereof, and from the state, any political subdivision, department, or agency thereof, and to receive and accept money, property, labor, or other things of value from any source.

(20) To purchase necessary or convenient equipment and supplies for the exercise of any power of the authority. Powers exercised by the authority shall only be for those purposes necessary or incidental to the development, acquisition, construction, enlargement, maintenance, or operation of facilities for parking motor vehicles.
Ala. Code § 11-43-66 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43 / Section 11-43-66
Section 11-43-66 Increases to Compensation for Members of City Council in Class 1 Municipalities
Status: in_force

Not less than six months prior to each general election for the election of the city council, the city council of any Class 1 municipality may increase the compensation of the members of the city council to the amount prescribed by the city council payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the municipality, which increase in compensation shall be effective on the first day of the new term.
Ala. Code § 2-31-14 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 31 / Section 2-31-14
Section 2-31-14 Issuance of Subpoenas; Compensation and Allowances of Witnesses; Administration of Oaths
Status: in_force

The commissioner is authorized to issue subpoenas and to bring before the department any person or persons in the state and to take testimony either orally or by deposition or by exhibit with the same fees and mileage and in the same manner as prescribed by law in judicial proceedings and civil cases in the circuit courts of the state. The commissioner is authorized to issue subpoenas duces tecum on any or all records. The commissioner or his designee may administer oaths to witnesses at any hearing which the department is authorized by law to conduct.
Ala. Code § 2-26-76 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 26 / Section 2-26-76
Section 2-26-76 Effect and Admissibility as Evidence of Findings and Recommendations of Committee; Effect of Provisions of Article Upon Legal and Equitable Rights of Persons
Status: in_force

The findings or recommendations of the committee shall be in the nature of arbitration or settlement, but its findings and recommendations shall not affect the rights of parties to resort to any arbitration proceedings available under authority of Sections 6-6-1 through 6-6-16 or as may be otherwise provided by law, nor shall any of the provisions of this article affect any legal or equitable rights that any person may have in a court having jurisdiction of such matters nor shall the findings or recommendations of the committee be admissible as evidence in any court of law. It is the intent and purpose of this article to provide a simplified procedure for investigations and recommendations for monetary settlements as declared in Section 2-26-70.
Ala. Code § 11-43-20 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43 / Section 11-43-20
Section 11-43-20 Authority and Procedure for Employment
Status: in_force

All municipalities in the State of Alabama, whether now or hereafter operating under a municipal government consisting of a mayor and aldermen or of a commission, are hereby authorized at their discretion to employ a city manager with the authority, duties, and liabilities described in this article, whose term of office and compensation shall be as prescribed in this article.

The authority given under this article to employ a city manager and to invoke the provisions hereof shall be exercised by the passage of an ordinance or resolution by the governing body of the municipality so desiring to employ a city manager, which ordinance or resolution shall set a date not less than 30 nor more than 60 days following the date of its passage upon which the city manager shall assume his office.
Ala. Code § 2-3A-36 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3A / Section 2-3A-36
Section 2-3A-36 Exemption from Taxation
Status: in_force

All bonds (including refunding bonds) issued pursuant hereto, and the income therefrom (including the interest income thereon) shall be free from all taxation by the state or any county, municipality, or other political subdivision or instrumentality of the state, excepting inheritance, estate, and gift taxes.
Ala. Code § 2-3A-12 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3A / Section 2-3A-12
Section 2-3A-12 Exemption from Usury and Interest Laws
Status: in_force

The authority shall be exempt from the laws of the State of Alabama governing usury or prescribing or limiting interest rates, including, but without limitation to, the provisions of Chapter 8 of Title 8.
Ala. Code § 11-51-124 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-124
Section 11-51-124 Railroads
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 railroads in this state as common carriers for the privilege of doing intrastate business within the limits of such municipalities, whether such companies are incorporated under the laws of this state or any other state or whether incorporated at all or not, is hereby prescribed and fixed as follows:

(1) In municipalities of not more than 250 inhabitants, $10.00;

(2) In municipalities having a population of more than 250 and not exceeding 500, $15.00;

(3) In municipalities having a population of more than 500 and not exceeding 750, $20.00;

(4) In municipalities having a population of more than 750 and not exceeding 1,000, $25.00;

(5) In municipalities having a population of more than 1,000 and not exceeding 5,000, $25.00 for the first 1,000 inhabitants and $25.00 for each additional 1,000 inhabitants or a majority fraction thereof;

(6) In municipalities having a population of more than 5,000 and not exceeding 10,000, $25.00 for the first 1,000 inhabitants and $30.00 for each additional 1,000 or majority fraction thereof; and

(7) In municipalities having a population of more than 10,000, $25.00 for the first 1,000 inhabitants and $35.00 for each additional 1,000 inhabitants or majority fraction thereof; provided, however, that in no case shall any municipality assess or collect such a privilege or license tax exceeding $2,000.00.

(b) In arriving at the amount of privilege or license tax which may be assessed and collected under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the population of the several cities and towns shall be computed and based upon 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 the license due until the next federal census shall find and declare such population.
Ala. Code § 2-19-25 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 19 / Section 2-19-25
Section 2-19-25 Applicability of Provisions of Sections 2-19-23 and 2-19-24
Status: in_force

The provisions of Sections 2-19-23 and 2-19-24 as to keeping the lint separate and apart from other lots shall not be made to apply to lots of cotton of less than one bale.
Ala. Code § 11-42-5 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-5
Section 11-42-5 Validation of Certain Prior Annexations
Status: in_force

Every annexation undertaken prior to May 31, 2023, under any statutory procedure for annexation by any municipality and which the annexation procedure has been completed, notwithstanding any irregularity or defect in the procedure, is ratified and confirmed and given effect in all respects as if all provisions of law relating to the annexation proceeding had been duly and legally complied with. This section shall not apply to any annexation or attempted annexation which, prior to May 31, 2023, has been held invalid by the Supreme Court of Alabama or by the Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama or by a final judgment of the circuit court in the county in which the annexation was completed and from which judgment an appeal was not taken to the Supreme Court of Alabama or the Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama within the time provided by law for taking appeals, or to any annexation the validity of which is an issue in a pending action commenced prior to May 31, 2023. Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter the provisions of Article 5, commencing at Section 11-49-80, of Chapter 49, which requires a municipality to assume responsibility for roads annexed into the municipality under certain circumstances.
Ala. Code § 11-47-22 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 47 / Section 11-47-22
Section 11-47-22 Exercise of Police Jurisdiction Over Hospitals, Poorhouses, Cemeteries, Etc
Status: in_force

All cities and towns of this state shall have the power to exercise police jurisdiction over all lands purchased or acquired by the city or town for the purpose of being used or occupied as a hospital, quarantine station, poorhouse, pesthouse, workhouse or house of correction, schoolhouse, sanitary or storm water sewers, rights-of-way, cemeteries and parks, and the laws and ordinances of the cities and towns shall apply to and extend over all the lands so used or occupied and the inhabitants thereof.
Ala. Code § 11-44B-19 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44B / Section 11-44B-19
Section 11-44B-19 Laws Relating to Municipal Boards, Agencies, and Service Enterprises Continued in Force
Status: in_force

All laws relating to the school board, library board, hospital board, industrial development boards or authorities, housing authorities, medical clinic boards, plumbers or electricians boards or other technical boards, planning board, zoning board, park or recreation board, municipally owned public utility, other boards and agencies and any municipally owned service enterprise, including inter-alia, electric, gas and water boards, agencies, etc., and any board, authority, agency, etc., given such independent status as the same may apply and be in effect at the time when the municipality shall elect to be governed by the provisions of this article, shall continue in full force and effect and without interruption or change as to the establishment of conduct of any such authority, board, or agency until otherwise provided by law.
Ala. Code § 2-8-41 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-41
Section 2-8-41 Authorized Activities Not Illegal or in Restraint of Trade
Status: in_force

No association, meeting or activity undertaken in pursuance of the provisions of this article and intended to benefit the Alabama swine industry shall be deemed or considered illegal or in restraint of trade.
Ala. Code § 22-50-74 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 22-50-74
Section 22-50-74 Appropriation of Funding; Fees
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2019-453, §6, and Act 2019-499, §6, effective October 1, 2019.
Ala. Code § 22-53-24 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 53 / Section 22-53-24
Section 22-53-24 Proceedings to Redetermine Liability
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 98-322, §1, effective April 16, 1998.
Ala. Code § 2-11-71 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 2-11-71
Section 2-11-71 Declaration of Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of this article is to improve the grade and quality of fresh fruits and vegetables produced in Alabama in order that they may sell in competition with those produced in other areas. The fruit and vegetable industry is of great economic importance not only to the farmers of Alabama but to the general economy of the state, and it has been found that fruits and vegetables produced and packed in Alabama are generally of substandard quality. Other states have enacted laws providing for accurate labeling and shipping point inspection and grading of fruits and vegetables which has resulted in improving their quality and grade to the economic gain and benefit of producers. Therefore, it is deemed for the best interest of the agricultural economy of the State of Alabama to regulate the shipping and packing of fresh fruits and vegetables in containers by requiring accurate labeling and requiring inspection and grading for such products under certain conditions as provided in this article.
Ala. Code § 2-2-15 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-2-15
Section 2-2-15 Accountant in Charge of Clerical Work and Records; Qualifications of Division Heads
Status: in_force

There shall be employed in the Department of Agriculture and Industries an expert accountant who shall have charge of all clerical work and records of said department; a graduate of an accredited agricultural college in horticulture who has had professional training in economic entomology and plant diseases and practical experience in horticulture who shall have charge of the division of plant industry; a graduate of an accredited college in chemistry who has had professional training in agricultural chemistry and practical experience in analytical work who shall have charge of the division of agricultural chemistry; and a graduate of an accredited college with a major or concentration in poultry husbandry who has served at least three years as poultry and egg inspector who shall have charge of the poultry division, charged with the administration of the inspection and regulatory phases of the national poultry improvement plan and the administration of the Alabama Egg Law. The chief of each division of the department shall also be experienced in such subjects as shall pertain to the performance of his duties.
Ala. Code § 2-8-320 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-320
Section 2-8-320 Duty of Treasurer Before Money Remitted
Status: in_force

Before any money is remitted by the commissioner to the treasurer of the certified association, the treasurer shall furnish to the commissioner a bond approved by the commissioner in an amount not less than the estimated annual total amount of the assessments handled by the treasurer. The surety on the bond shall be a corporate surety company duly qualified and licensed to do business in the state, and the bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful handling, proper accounting, and properly authorized expenditure of all funds received and disbursed by the principal named in the bond.
Ala. Code § 2-3-25 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 2-3-25
Section 2-3-25 State Farmers’ Market Committee - Functions
Status: in_force

In the exercise of its functions, the committee shall make recommendations to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries as to the implementation and administration of the responsibilities of said department under this article, and conduct studies and compile information as deemed necessary as a basis for such recommendation. At the end of each fiscal year, a complete financial statement and report will be furnished by the Department of Agriculture and Industries to the committee. This report, along with a state of any market report from the committee shall be presented to the Governor.
Ala. Code § 22-58-3 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 58 / Section 22-58-3
Section 22-58-3 Veterans Mental Health Steering Committee
Status: in_force

(a) The Veterans Mental Health Steering Committee is established. The purpose of the committee is to develop a comprehensive plan to address the behavioral health needs of Alabama veterans.

(b) The committee shall include the following individuals:

(1) The ADMH Commissioner, or his or her designee. The ADMH Commissioner shall chair the committee.

(2) The ADVA Commissioner, or his or her designee. The ADVA Commissioner shall vice-chair the committee.

(3) The Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services Commissioner, or his or her designee.

(4) The Adjutant General of the Alabama National Guard, or his or her designee.

(5) During their tenure as legislators, the lead sponsor for House Bill 197 and the lead sponsor for Senate Bill 135 from the 2024 Regular Legislative Session, who, upon leaving the Legislature, shall be replaced by the respective chairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate standing committees that address veterans and military affairs, or their designees.

(6) Representatives of two veterans service organizations with expertise in mental health, substance use, peer support, and other culturally competent care, appointed by the ADVA Commissioner, who shall serve for initial terms of one year and three years, respectively.

(7) Representatives of one other veterans support organization, appointed by the ADVA Commissioner, who shall serve for an initial term of four years, respectively.

(8) Three mental health and substance use providers certified by ADMH who also serve veterans, appointed by the ADMH Commissioner, who shall serve for initial terms of one, two, and three years, respectively.

(9) The Associate Commissioner of the ADMH Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall serve as an ex-officio, non-voting member of the committee.

(10) The Veterans Well-Being Program Manager of the ADVA shall serve as an ex-officio, non-voting member of the committee.

(11) The Governor or his or her designee.

(12) The Lieutenant Governor or his or her designee.

(13) The Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives or his or her designee.

(14) The President Pro Tempore of the Senate, or his or her designee.

(15) The minority leaders of the House of Representatives and the Senate, or their designees.

(c) All appointing authorities shall coordinate their appointments so that diversity of gender, race, and geographical areas are reflective of the makeup of this state. To the extent practicable, appointing authorities are encouraged to prioritize appointments of service members, veterans, and family members of veterans. The designee of a committee member shall not be a health care provider or mental health care provider.

(d) Meetings of the committee shall be held no less than on a quarterly basis, or upon the call of the chair or a majority of committee members. Appointments to the committee shall be made by July 1, 2024, and the first meeting of the committee shall be held by September 1, 2024. All meetings shall comply with the Open Meetings Act.
Ala. Code § 11-43A-107 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43A / Section 11-43A-107
Section 11-43A-107 Discrimination Prohibited
Status: in_force

No person shall be appointed to or removed from, or in any way favored or discriminated against with respect to, any municipal position or appointed municipal administrative office because of race, sex, political or religious opinions or affiliations.
Ala. Code § 11-51-127 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-127
Section 11-51-127 Telegraph Companies
Status: in_force

(a) There may be levied and collected by the several towns and cities in the state from any telegraph company or companies for the privilege of doing intrastate business within the municipal limits a privilege or license tax to be computed and based on the population of such cities or towns as fixed by the last federal census:

(1) In municipalities having a population of 1,000 people or less, $7.50 per annum;

(2) In municipalities having a population of over 1,000 and not exceeding 5,000, $37.50 per annum;

(3) In municipalities having a population of over 5,000 and not exceeding 10,000, $75.00 per annum;

(4) In municipalities having a population of over 10,000 and not exceeding 25,000, $150.00 per annum;

(5) In municipalities having a population of over 25,000 and not exceeding 50,000, $375.00 per annum; and

(6) In municipalities having a population exceeding 50,000, $750.00 per annum.

(b) The license or privilege taxes provided for in subsection (a) of this section, which shall be paid to the several towns and cities according to population as stated, shall be in lieu of all other license or privilege taxes required of said telegraph companies by any municipal authority thereof.
Ala. Code § 2-30-42 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 30 / Section 2-30-42
Section 2-30-42 Experimental Fields
Status: in_force

Auburn University, through its director of the experiment station system, is authorized and required to conduct research work in different parts of the state on farms which shall be designated as experimental fields. The director may also conduct such experiments and researches in cooperation with the farmers throughout the state as he may deem necessary and feasible.
Ala. Code § 11-51-11 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-11
Section 11-51-11 Preparation, Etc., of Certified List of Delinquent Taxes
Status: in_force

Within three months after taxes have become delinquent, a list shall be made out and certified by the city or town clerk describing each piece of property separately, with the name of the owner, if known, and the amount of taxes due on such property and the amount of taxes due by such owner upon personal property, which also may be collected by a sale of the realty for taxes due thereon.
Ala. Code § 11-52-3.1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 52 / Section 11-52-3.1
Section 11-52-3.1 Municipal Planning Commission - Membership in Class 2 Municipalities
Status: in_force

In a Class 2 municipality, two additional members of the municipal planning commission created under Section 11-52-3, shall be appointed by the mayor and shall reside outside the corporate limits of the municipality, but within the territorial jurisdiction of the planning commission at the time of the appointment. The two additional members shall be appointed by the mayor within 90 days after May 5, 2009. The additional members shall serve the same terms and have the same powers and duties as other members of the planning commission.
Ala. Code § 2-6-124 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 2-6-124
Section 2-6-124 Investments
Status: in_force

The state and all public officers, municipal corporations, political subdivisions and public bodies, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies, and other persons carrying on a banking business, all insurance companies, insurance associations and other persons carrying on an insurance business and all executors, administrators, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries may legally invest any sinking funds, moneys, or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds of the corporation, and the bonds shall be authorized security for all public deposits, it being the purpose of this article to authorize any persons, firms, corporations, associations, political subdivisions, bodies and officers, public or private, to use any funds owned or controlled by them, including, but not limited to, sinking, insurance, investment, retirement, compensation, pension and trust funds, and funds held on deposit, for the purchase of any such bonds, and that any such bonds shall be authorized security for all public deposits. However, nothing contained in this article with regard to legal investments shall be construed as relieving any person, firm, or corporation from any duty of exercising reasonable care in selecting securities.
Ala. Code § 2-10-25 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 10 / Section 2-10-25
Section 2-10-25 Notice of Decision Refusing Permit; Appeal
Status: in_force

If the commissioner refuses to issue a permit, he shall by registered or certified mail notify the principal officer or manager of the association and may notify by mail all members. An appeal by anyone interested shall lie from the decision of the commissioner to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries by filing with the Department of Agriculture and Industries a written demand for such appeal. The appeal shall be heard at the next meeting of said State Board of Agriculture and Industries, and the board shall render such judgment as it deems proper from the facts.
Ala. Code § 2-8-153 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-153
Section 2-8-153 Application for Certification and Approval to Conduct Referendum - Generally
Status: in_force

Any nonprofit association of producers of eggs and egg products or any nonprofit association organized for the benefit and betterment of the poultry industry of the State of Alabama may make application to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries for certification and approval for the purpose of conducting a referendum among owners or others in possession of hens who are engaged in egg production in the State of Alabama, upon the question of levying an assessment and collecting, expending and utilizing the same for the purpose or purposes authorized under this article and as stated in such referendum. Any nonprofit association approved or certified under this article by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries shall be authorized to execute or carry out such a promotional program within the limits prescribed by this article.
Ala. Code § 11-43A-30 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43A / Section 11-43A-30
Section 11-43A-30 Municipal Treasurer; Establishment of Office and Assignment of Duties; Election; Assignment of Duties to City Clerk as Clerk-Treasurer
Status: in_force

The council may establish, by ordinance, the office of municipal treasurer and assign to such office the duties and responsibilities it deems necessary. The treasurer shall be the custodian of the funds of the municipality and shall keep an accurate record of the funds of the several departments and shall keep books showing accurately the financial condition of the municipality. The election of a person as treasurer shall require a majority vote of the whole qualified membership of the council.

The duties of the treasurer may, by ordinance, be assigned to the city clerk and if such duties are assigned, he shall be known as the clerk-treasurer of the municipality.
Ala. Code § 11-47-24 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 47 / Section 11-47-24
Section 11-47-24 Government Agency Required to Provide Defense Counsel to Any Employee Sued for Damages Arising Out of Performance of Official Duties; Municipal Corporation Authorized to Obtain Liability Insurance
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever any employee of a municipal corporation of the State of Alabama shall be sued for damages arising out of the performance of his official duties, and while operating a motor vehicle or equipment engaged in the course of his employment, such government agency shall be authorized and required to provide defense counsel for such employees in such suit and to indemnify him from any judgment rendered against him in such suit. In no event shall a municipal corporation of the state be required to provide defense and indemnity for employees who may be sued for damages arising out of actions which were either intentional or willful or wanton.

(b) All municipal corporations of the State of Alabama are hereby authorized to contract at governmental expense for policies of liability insurance to protect employees in the course of their employment.
Ala. Code § 11-54B-13 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54B / Section 11-54B-13
Section 11-54B-13 Retention of Municipal Police Powers
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the improvement of any street or sidewalk incident to a self-help business improvement district, a municipality and its governing body shall retain its police powers and other rights and powers relating to the street or part thereof constituting or included in a self-help business improvement district, and no such action shall be interpreted or construed to be a vacation, in whole or in part, of any municipal street or part thereof, it being intended that the establishment of a self-help business improvement district pursuant to this article is a matter of a regulation only.
Ala. Code § 2-15-93 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 2-15-93
Section 2-15-93 Bond of Permittee
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2017-226, §2, effective August 1, 2017.
Ala. Code § 11-43-84 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43 / Section 11-43-84
Section 11-43-84 Requiring of Reports by Municipal Officers; Statement to Council of Financial Condition of Municipality
Status: in_force

The mayor shall require reports to be made to him by any officer of the city or town at such times as he may direct or as may be prescribed by the council, and shall, at least once in every six months, make a statement to the council in writing of the financial condition of the town or city, showing particularly all temporary floating indebtedness and for what created and the steps he proposes to take for the protection of the credit of the city or town.
Ala. Code § 11-57-13 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 57 / Section 11-57-13
Section 11-57-13 Bonds - Execution and Delivery
Status: in_force

The bonds of the authority shall be signed by either its president or its vice-president as shall be provided in the resolution under which the bonds shall be issued, and the seal of the authority shall be affixed to the bonds and attested by its secretary; provided, that a facsimile of the signature of one, but not both, of the officers whose signatures will appear on the bonds may be imprinted or otherwise reproduced on any of the bonds in lieu of his manually signing the same; provided further, that a facsimile of the seal of the authority may be imprinted or otherwise reproduced on any of the bonds in lieu of being manually affixed thereto. Any interest coupons applicable to the bonds shall be signed either manually by or with a facsimile of the signature of either the president or the vice-president of the authority as shall be provided in the resolution under which the bonds shall be issued.

If, after any of the bonds or interest coupons thereunto appertaining shall be so signed, whether manually or by facsimile, any such officer shall for any reason vacate his office, the bonds and interest coupons so signed may nevertheless be delivered at any time thereafter as the act and deed of the authority.
Ala. Code § 11-40-36 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 40 / Section 11-40-36
Section 11-40-36 Article Cumulative
Status: in_force

This article is cumulative in nature and is in addition to any power and authority which any municipality may have under any other law.
Ala. Code § 2-8-132 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-132
Section 2-8-132 Ballots and Poll Holders for Referendum; Canvass of Results
Status: in_force

The duly certified organization of the producers of any agricultural product among whom a referendum shall be conducted under the provisions of this article shall likewise prepare and distribute in advance of such referendum all necessary ballots for the purposes thereof and shall, under rules and regulations promulgated by said organization, arrange for the necessary poll holders for conducting the said referendum. Following such referendum and within 10 days thereafter, the said organization shall canvass and publicly declare the results of such referendum.
Ala. Code § 11-50-316 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-316
Section 11-50-316 Execution, Sale, Etc., of Bonds and Refunding Bonds of Corporation; Terms, Denominations, Etc., Thereof; Charge, Application, Etc., of Revenues from Systems for Payment of Bonds, Etc., Generally; Vesting of Title to Systems in Municipality and Dissolution of Corporation Upon Payment of Bonds in Full, Etc
Status: in_force

(a) All bonds issued by any such corporation organized or the certificate of incorporation of which is amended under this article shall be signed by the chairman of the board of directors or other chief executive officer and attested by its secretary, and the seal of such corporation shall be affixed thereto; provided that, if authorized by the board of directors of such corporation, said bonds may be executed with an engraved, imprinted, stamped, or otherwise reproduced facsimile of any signature or seal in lieu of a manually made signature or manually made impressment of the seal; provided further, that at least one signature required or permitted to be placed thereon shall be manually subscribed. Any interest coupons applicable to the bonds of such corporation shall be signed by the chairman of the board of directors or other chief executive officer, but a facsimile of such signature may be impressed on any such interest coupon in lieu of his manually signing the same. Any such bonds may be executed and delivered by such corporation 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 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 of directors. Any borrowing may be effected by the sale of such bonds at either public or 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 of such corporation to be most advantageous. Any bonds issued by such corporation may thereafter at any time (whether before, at, or after the maturity thereof) and from time to time be refunded by the issuance of refunding bonds, which may be sold by such corporation at public or private sale at such price or prices as may be determined by its board of directors to be most advantageous or which may be exchanged for the bonds to be refunded. The corporation may pay all expenses, premiums, and commissions which its board of directors may deem necessary and advantageous in connection with any financing done by it. All bonds issued by such corporation shall be construed to be negotiable instruments although payable solely from a specified source. All debts created and bonds issued by any such corporation shall be solely and exclusively an obligation of the corporation and shall not create an obligation or debt of any municipality. No municipality shall pledge its faith and credit for the payment of any debt incurred or bonds issued by such corporation. When any such corporation shall have borrowed money and issued its bonds payable from the revenues of its system or systems, it shall charge, collect, and account for revenues from the operation of such system or systems sufficient to pay the principal of and the interest on said bonds as such principal and interest respectively mature, to pay the costs of operating and maintaining such system or systems, and to create and maintain any reserves or special funds which may be provided for in the proceedings authorizing the issuance of the bonds. Any such corporation shall apply all such revenues in the manner and for the purposes provided for in such proceedings.

(b) When the principal of and the interest on all bonds of such corporation payable from the revenues of any system owned by such corporation shall have been paid in full, then title to such system from the revenue of which the bonds are payable shall thereupon immediately vest in the municipality which authorized the incorporation of such corporation, and such system shall become the property of such municipality, except as otherwise provided in Section 11-50-320. When title to all property owned by any corporation organized or the certificate of incorporation of which is amended under this article shall have vested in the appropriate municipality which shall be entitled thereto under this section and Section 11-50-320, then such corporation shall thereupon stand dissolved; provided, that, if at any time any such corporation does not have any bonds outstanding (regardless of whether it has ever issued any bonds), its board of directors may adopt a resolution, which shall be duly entered on its minutes, declaring that such corporation shall be dissolved; and, upon the filing for record of a certified copy of such resolution in the office of the judge of probate of the county wherein the certificate of incorporation of such corporation was filed, such corporation shall stand dissolved, whereupon title to any property and assets then owned by such corporation shall, except as otherwise provided in Section 11-50-320, vest in the municipality which authorized the incorporation of such corporation. The formation of one or more corporations under the provisions of this article shall not prevent the subsequent formation hereunder of another corporation or corporations.
Ala. Code § 11-50-313 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-313
Section 11-50-313 Board of Directors
Status: in_force

(a)(1) Each corporation that is formed or that has amended its certificate of incorporation pursuant to this article shall have a board of directors that shall be the governing body of the corporation. Except as otherwise provided by law, the board shall consist of three members.

(2) The governing body of any municipality that has authorized the creation of a corporation as provided in this article may increase the membership of the board of directors from three to five members. In the event the governing body elects to increase the membership of the board of directors from three to five members, one member added to the board shall be appointed for an initial term of four years and the remaining newly added member for an initial term of six years, and thereafter the term of each additional director shall be six years.

(3) In any Class 4 municipality that has adopted a mayor-council form of government pursuant to Chapter 43B, any corporation formed pursuant to this chapter may have a governing body that consists of seven members.

(4) Any corporation located in any Class 5 municipality that is governed by a local law enacted in the 1995 Regular Session may have a governing body that consists of seven members.

(5) The governing body of any municipality that has a population of less than 5,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census and that has authorized the creation of a corporation as provided in this article may increase the membership of the board of directors from five to seven members. In the event the governing body elects to increase the membership of the board of directors from five to seven members, one member added to the board shall be appointed for an initial term of four years and the remaining newly added member for an initial term of six years, and thereafter the term of each additional director shall be six years.

(b)(1) The directors of a corporation shall be elected by the governing body of the municipality in regard to which the corporation was formed, and they shall be elected to hold office for staggered terms. The first term of office of one director shall be two years, of another director shall be four years, and of a third director shall be six years, as shall be designated at the time of their election, and thereafter the term of office of each director shall be six years.

(2) In any municipality: (i) with a population of less than 5,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census; (ii) that has authorized the creation of a corporation as provided in this article; and (iii) for which the term of the mayor and members of the municipal governing body were extended by an act of the Legislature; the term of any board member which will expire before the mayor’s and members’ of the municipal governing body extended terms expire shall be extended by one year.

(c) A fee may not be paid to a director for services rendered with respect to a sanitary sewer system.

(d)(1) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, in any instance where the system or systems owned and operated by a corporation are any one or more of a water system, a gas system, and an electric system, the chair of the board of directors, at the discretion of the governing body of the municipality with respect to which the corporation was primarily organized, may be paid a director’s fee in an amount to be set and established by the governing body not exceeding six hundred dollars ($600) per meeting attended, not to exceed seven thousand two hundred dollars ($7,200) per year, for one system and ten dollars ($10) each meeting for each additional system. Each director other than the chair may be paid a director’s fee in an amount to be set and established by the governing body in an amount not exceeding four hundred dollars ($400) per meeting attended, not to exceed four thousand eight hundred dollars ($4,800) per year for the system.

(2) In all municipalities with a population of less than 5,000 inhabitants according to the most recent federal decennial census, the maximum total amount of director’s fees that may be paid to the chair of the board of directors may not exceed one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200) per meeting attended. The maximum total amount of director’s fees that may be paid to any other member of the board of directors may not exceed six hundred dollars ($600) per meeting attended, not to exceed seven thousand two hundred dollars ($7,200) per year.

(3) In all municipalities with a population of not less than 6,500 nor more than 8,500 according to the most recent federal decennial census, the directors, including the chair, may each be paid a director’s fee. The chair of the board shall be compensated in an amount not exceeding six hundred dollars ($600) per meeting attended, not to exceed seven thousand two hundred dollars ($7,200) per year. Each director other than the chair shall be compensated in an amount not exceeding four hundred dollars ($400) per meeting attended, not to exceed four thousand eight hundred dollars ($4,800) per year.

(4) In all municipalities with a population of not less than 12,500 nor more than 13,500 according to the most recent federal decennial census, the chair of the board of directors, at the discretion of the board, may be paid a director’s fee in an amount not exceeding six hundred dollars ($600) per meeting attended, not to exceed seven thousand two hundred dollars ($7,200) per year. Each director other than the chair may be paid a director’s fee in an amount not exceeding four hundred dollars ($400) per meeting attended, not to exceed four thousand eight hundred dollars ($4,800) per year.

(5) In all municipalities with a population of not less than 23,000 nor more than 27,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census, the chair of the board of directors, at the discretion of the board, may be paid a director’s fee in an amount not exceeding six hundred dollars ($600) per meeting attended, not to exceed seven thousand two hundred dollars ($7,200) per year. Each director other than the chair may be paid a director’s fee in an amount not exceeding four hundred dollars ($400) per meeting attended, not to exceed four thousand eight hundred dollars ($4,800) per year.

(6) In all municipalities located in Jefferson County, Alabama, the chair of the board of directors, at the discretion of the board, may be paid a director’s fee in an amount not exceeding four hundred fifty dollars ($450) each month for one system and fifty dollars ($50) per month for each additional system. Each director other than the chair may be paid a director’s fee in an amount not exceeding four hundred dollars ($400) each month for one system and forty dollars ($40) per month for each additional system.

(7) In all the municipalities in Franklin County, including all Franklin County water or sewer board or utility system or boards, or both, located therein, the director’s fee shall not exceed six hundred dollars ($600) each month for each system. The board in the municipalities of Franklin County may also establish a chair’s fee in a higher amount by a vote of the body not to exceed seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) per meeting.

(8) In a Class 7 municipality, the chair of the board of directors of a corporation formed under this chapter which owns and operates a water system, an electric system, and a sewer system, at the discretion of the governing body of the municipality with respect to which the corporation was primarily organized, may be paid a director’s fee in an amount established by the governing body. Each director other than the chair may be paid a director’s fee in an amount established by the governing body.

(e) In addition to any other compensation authorized, all members of the board of directors of any corporation organized pursuant to this article shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this article.

(f)(1) Any officer of a municipality with respect to which a corporation was formed may be appointed and may serve as a member of the board of directors of the corporation for the term for which he or she is appointed or during his or her tenure as a municipal officer, whichever expires first, and may receive a fee for his or her services, provided the appointment is first approved by the board of directors.

(2)a. Except as provided in paragraph b., a board may not consist of more than two officers of the municipality with respect to which the corporation was formed.

b. If the membership of a board has increased pursuant to subsection (a), the board may not consist of more than three officers of the municipality with respect to which the corporation was formed.

(3) Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection, the certificate of incorporation of a corporation formed, or an amendment to the certificate pursuant to this article may restrict or prohibit service on the board of directors by officers of the municipality with respect to which the corporation was formed.

(g) Nothing in Act 2007-458 and nothing in subsection (a)(4) shall apply to the City of Montgomery or the City of Prichard Water and Sewer Board.

(h) The amendatory provisions of this section as provided in Act 2010-580 and the provisions of Act 2007-458 shall not affect the current board director and member fees in the City of Birmingham.
Ala. Code § 2-23-11 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 23 / Section 2-23-11
Section 2-23-11 Violations of Chapter or Rules or Regulations Promulgated Thereunder Deemed Misdemeanors
Status: in_force

Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter or who fails to perform any duty or requirement imposed by the provisions of this chapter or who violates any rule or regulation duly promulgated under this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished as now prescribed by law for such an offense.
Ala. Code § 11-64-4 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 64 / Section 11-64-4
Section 11-64-4 Securities; Maturity; Total Principal Amount; Denomination and Tenor; Execution; Coupons for Interest
Status: in_force

Securities issued under the authority of this chapter shall mature at such time or times as the governing body of the issuer shall determine, not later than the date on which the last installment of the grant is reasonably expected to be received. The total principal amount of securities which may be issued in respect of a grant shall not exceed the reasonably estimated proceeds of the grant. The determination of the governing body of the issuer of the date on which the last installment of the grant will be received and the amounts of the proceeds of any grant to be received shall be conclusive. Securities issued under the authority of this chapter shall be of such denomination and tenor, shall contain such covenants and restrictions and provisions and shall be payable at such place or places, within or without the state, as the governing body of the issuer shall determine. Such securities shall be executed in the name of the issuer by such officer as such governing body shall designate and attested by such other officer thereof as such governing body shall designate, with the seal of the issuer impressed thereon, but coupons for interest, if interest is evidenced by coupons, need be signed only by the officer who executes the securities. Execution by facsimile signature and seal in the manner authorized by law for bonds of a municipality may be authorized by the governing body.
Ala. Code § 11-44-127 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-127
Section 11-44-127 Meetings of Board of Commissioners - Place; Meetings Open to Public
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 2-3A-16 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3A / Section 2-3A-16
Section 2-3A-16 Liberal Construction of Article
Status: in_force

This article being remedial in nature, the provisions of this article shall be liberally construed to effect its purpose.
Ala. Code § 2-6-109 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 2-6-109
Section 2-6-109 Eminent Domain
Status: in_force

The corporation shall have the same power of eminent domain as the state. Such power shall be exercised in the same manner and under the same conditions as are provided by law for the exercise of the power of eminent domain by the State of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 2-13-86 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 13 / Section 2-13-86
Section 2-13-86 Permits Issued by Commissioner on Semiannual Basis; Suspension or Revocation
Status: in_force

Permits issued by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries pursuant to this article shall be issued on a semiannual basis and may be suspended or revoked by the commissioner for any good and sufficient cause after written notice of the cause has been given to the permit holder.
Ala. Code § 2-15-1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 2-15-1
Section 2-15-1 Department Authorized to Enter into Contracts to Perform Inspection or Testing Services, Etc., for Persons, Firms, Etc., Engaged in Business of Marketing Livestock; Charge and Collection of Fees for Services Rendered and Disposition Thereof
Status: in_force

The Department of Agriculture and Industries, acting by and through the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, with approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, is authorized and empowered to enter into contracts with any person, firm, partnership, corporation or association engaged in the business of marketing livestock whereby the Department of Agriculture and Industries, on terms and conditions mutually agreed upon between the parties to such a contract, shall perform any inspection or testing of livestock or any brand inspection or recording duties required by law to be performed by such person, firm, partnership, corporation or association engaged in the business of marketing livestock.

The Department of Agriculture and Industries, under the terms of any contract entered into under the provisions of this section, is authorized to charge and collect fees for services to be performed thereunder, and such fees shall be in an amount mutually agreed upon between the parties to the contract. All amounts collected as fees shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Agricultural Fund.

The provisions of this section shall not be construed to require or make it mandatory upon the Department of Agriculture and Industries or anyone to enter into contracts as authorized under this section as it is the intent and purpose of this section that such contracts shall be voluntarily entered into. The amount of fees or compensation to be paid to the Department of Agriculture and Industries under the provisions of any contracts authorized under this section shall be fixed at an amount whereby no cost or additional expenses will be borne by the department in rendering the services to be performed thereunder, nor shall the amount of fees or compensation be fixed at a sum which will produce a profit or any additional revenue to the department, as it is the intent and purpose of this section that such fees or compensation shall be fixed at an amount which will defray the actual cost and expense of the services provided.
Ala. Code § 11-42-59 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-59
Section 11-42-59 Exemption from Taxation of Mining, Manufacturing, or Industrial Plants, Etc., in Annexed Territory
Status: in_force

All portions of such territory which is at the time it is brought within the corporate limits of the city used or occupied as or as a part of a mining, manufacturing, or industrial plant or construction or which is used or occupied as or as a part of a railroad or street railroad or for any other quasi-public use and continues to be so used and all property having a situs on such territory (but not including residences, dwelling houses, storehouses, commissaries, warehouses, or the land on which they are situated) shall be exempt from city taxation for a period of 10 years, and all portions of such territory which, after it is brought within the corporate limits of the city, is used or occupied by a new construction as or as a part of a mining, manufacturing, or industrial plant or construction or which is used or occupied as or as a part of a railroad or a street railroad or for any other quasi-public use and continues to be so used and all property having a situs on such territory (but not including residences, dwelling houses, storehouses, commissaries, warehouses, or the land on which they are situated) shall be exempt from city taxation for a period of 10 years from the time of construction, use, or occupation, but in no event is the exemption to extend beyond 15 years from the time when such territory is brought within the corporate limits of the city.
Ala. Code § 2-19-125 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 19 / Section 2-19-125
Section 2-19-125 Quarantine
Status: in_force

The board or the commissioner, in the board’s absence, as provided in Sections 2-25-4 and 2-25-5, is empowered to promulgate regulations, quarantining this state, or any portion thereof, and governing the storage or other handling in the quarantined areas of regulated articles and the movement of regulated articles into or from such areas, when he shall determine that such action is necessary, or reasonably appears necessary, to prevent or retard the spread of the boll weevil. The board is also authorized to promulgate regulations governing the movement of regulated articles from other states or portions thereof into this state when such state is known to be infested with the boll weevil. The promulgation of these regulations shall conform in all aspects to the Administrative Procedure Act, Section 41-22-1, et seq.
Ala. Code § 11-40-100 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 40 / Section 11-40-100
Section 11-40-100 Completion of Training Courses Required; Subject Matter; Exemptions
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning January 1, 2025, each individual elected to serve as mayor or as a member of the governing body of any municipality shall enroll in, participate in, and satisfactorily complete, during each year of his or her first elected term that commences after January 1, 2025, a training course that meets the requirements of subsection (b).

(b) A training course shall consist of at least 10 hours and shall include instruction in each of the following subjects:

(1) The general powers of municipalities.

(2) The duties of mayors and governing bodies of municipalities.

(3) Ethics.

(4) Annexations.

(5) The authority to expend municipal funds.

(6) Parliamentary procedure.

(7) Conflicts of interest.

(8) Legislative advocacy.

(9) Liability.

(10) Public records.

(11) Police and planning jurisdiction.

(12) Public works bidding.

(13) Revenue sources.

(14) Competitive bid laws.

(15) Budgeting.

(16) Audit requirements.

(17) The public purpose doctrine.

(18) The Open Meetings Act.

(19) Municipal boards.

(20) Zoning.

(21) Any other subject recommended by the Alabama League of Municipalities.

(c) Any individual who has successfully completed the Certified Municipal Official Program administered by the Alabama League of Municipalities shall be exempt from the requirements of subsection (a).
Ala. Code § 11-49B-21 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 49B / Section 11-49B-21
Section 11-49B-21 Existence of an Authority Prevents Incorporation of Another by the Same County
Status: in_force

The existence of an authority incorporated under this chapter shall prevent the subsequent incorporation under this chapter of another authority incorporated pursuant to authority granted by the same county.
Ala. Code § 11-51-104 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-104
Section 11-51-104 Licensing and Taxation, Etc., of Amusements, Athletic Games, and Use of Public Parks, Etc
Status: in_force

The council shall have power to license and tax, permit and regulate and restrain or prohibit all kinds of amusements and all athletic games and the use of public parks and places of resort within the corporate limits and within the police jurisdiction of the several cities or towns and shall prescribe the places and the manner and method of regulating and conducting all such amusements and games and fix the time when all or any of the places referred to may be opened or shall be closed, not inconsistent with the laws of the state.
Ala. Code § 11-58-9 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 58 / Section 11-58-9
Section 11-58-9 Bonds - Disposition of Proceeds from Sale
Status: in_force

(a) The proceeds from the sale of any bonds issued by a corporation organized under authority of this chapter shall be applied only for the purpose for which the bonds were issued; provided, however, that any accrued interest and premium received in any such sale shall be applied to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the bonds sold; provided further, that if for any reason any portion of such proceeds shall not be needed for the purpose for which the bonds were issued, then such unneeded portion of said proceeds shall be applied to the payment of the principal of or the interest on said bonds.

(b) The cost of acquiring any medical clinic, which shall be paid from the proceeds derived from the sale of bonds, shall be deemed to include the following:

(1) The actual cost of the construction of any part of a building which may be constructed, including architect’s and engineer’s fees;

(2) The purchase price of any land or any part of a building or any clinical facilities that may be acquired by purchase;

(3) All expenses in connection with the authorization, sale and issuance of the bonds to finance such acquisition; and,

(4) The interest on such bonds for a reasonable time prior to construction, during construction and for a period not exceeding six months after completion of construction.
Ala. Code § 11-43C-3 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43C / Section 11-43C-3
Section 11-43C-3 Form of Ballot; Marking of Ballot; Use of Voting Machines
Status: in_force

At such election the proposition to be submitted shall be printed in plain prominent type on ballots separate and distinct from ballots used for any other office or question and shall read as follows:

Check one of the following:

(1) Shall the Mayor-Council form of government, as provided by Act ______, be adopted for the City of ___________________ ?

Yes ___________; or No ___________.

The voter shall mark his ballot with a cross mark (X) after the proposition which expresses his choice. If voting machines are used at any voting place in such election, the above proposition may, at the discretion of the election commission or other body or official having charge of the conduct of municipal elections in such city, be submitted as a separate proposition on voting machines so used.
Ala. Code § 2-14-10 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 14 / Section 2-14-10
Section 2-14-10 Quarantining of Apiary or Colony of Honeybees Infected with Contagious or Infectious Disease, Etc.; Moving of Quarantined Bees, Supplies or Equipment
Status: in_force

Any apiary or colony of honeybees found infected with American Foulbrood or any other contagious or infectious disease or otherwise found to be kept or moved or transported in violation of the requirements of this chapter or rules or regulations adopted under this chapter shall be placed under quarantine by the commissioner, the State Apiarist or their agents or employees, which quarantine shall become effective upon written notice thereof being furnished to the beekeeper or person having possession or control of such bees. Bees, beekeeping supplies or equipment quarantined under the provisions of this section shall not be moved or allowed to be moved except by written permission of the commissioner or the State Apiarist.
Ala. Code § 11-50-300.01 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-300.01
Section 11-50-300.01 Defintions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this division, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) AUTHORIZING MUNICIPALITY. A municipality that authorized the organization of a board that is converted to a regional board pursuant to this division.

(2) BOARD. A board organized pursuant to the enabling statute.

(3) CONVERSION DATE. The date upon which a board is converted to a regional board pursuant to this division.

(4) ENABLING STATUTE. Divisions 1 through 3 of Article 8 of Chapter 50 of Title 11.

(5) ENGINEERING BACKGROUND. Capability as evidenced by an engineering degree from an accredited school of engineering and not less than five years experience in an engineering discipline.

(6) ETHICS ACT. Chapter 25 of Title 36.

(7) FINANCIAL BACKGROUND. Capability as evidenced by a successful career in banking or other field in which the candidate under consideration has demonstrated sound financial management skills in connection with long-term debt financing.

(8) GENERAL BUSINESS BACKGROUND. Well experienced in business affairs, whether related to private, public, or nonprofit entities, of the complexity of the operation of a water or sewer system.

(9) PRINCIPALLY LOCATED. With respect to the location of any authorizing municipality, the county where all or the largest portion of the territory of the authorizing municipality is located.

(10) REGIONAL BOARD. A board that meets the requirements of Section 11-50-300(a).

(11) SPONSORING MAYOR. The mayor of the authorizing municipality of a board that has been converted to a regional board pursuant to this division.
Ala. Code § 2-14-4 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 14 / Section 2-14-4
Section 2-14-4 Movement or Shipment of Honeybees into State
Status: in_force

(a) All honeybees shipped or moved into the State of Alabama shall be accompanied by a certificate of inspection, signed by the apiary inspector or other official performing similar duties of the state or country from which shipment is made, certifying that the bees and the combs and hives from which the bees were taken have been inspected by such official and that the bees, their combs, and hives are apparently free from contagious and infectious diseases. The inspection provided for in this section shall be based upon an actual examination of the bees and their combs, and hives, such examination or inspection to be made during brood-rearing and within a period of 60 days preceding the date of shipment. The inspection certificate required under this section shall be attached to each parcel or package of each shipment or movement in a conspicuous place, plainly written. All shipments or movements of honeybees into the State of Alabama shall be in combless packages only, and shipments or movements of honeybees into this state in violation of the requirements of this section shall be unlawful.

(b) It shall also be unlawful to ship or move into, within or out of the state a queen bee or other bees in packages or cages that contain food, any part of which is honey.

(c) Any person moving bees into this state on a comb in violation of this section shall be fined one hundred dollars ($100) per hive. The owner or other person in possession of the hives shall be given notice by the Department of Agriculture and Industries to move the hives within seven days of the notice. If the hives are not moved pursuant to the order of the department, the hives shall be destroyed. Upon conviction of a violation under this subsection, the judge may award a person providing information leading to the conviction a reward to be paid from the fine proceeds in an amount not to exceed one-half of the fines.

(d) This section shall not apply to bees moved into this state pursuant to a compliance agreement with the Department of Agriculture and Industries as provided by rule of the department.
Ala. Code § 2-32-15 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 32 / Section 2-32-15
Section 2-32-15 Adoption of Rules and Regulations
Status: in_force

The board may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the intent and purposes of this chapter, including rules and regulations governing the holding of a referendum by a certified association, the collection, deposit, handling, withdrawal, and disbursement of assessments collected, and any other reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the intent and purposes of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 2-10-103 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 10 / Section 2-10-103
Section 2-10-103 Charges for Expenses and Creating Reserve; Patronage Dividends
Status: in_force

An association incorporated under this article may make charges to its members and deductions from the proceeds of their products for services rendered to them, for the purpose of paying the expenses of operation and the maintenance and development of such association and for the creation and maintenance of reserves for the purpose of paying expenses, retiring obligations, acquiring, maintaining and operating property necessary or useful in carrying out the purpose of this article and for caring for contingencies, and such reserves may be used or distributed as may be deemed proper by the board of directors under the bylaws. Such corporation may make patronage dividends or distributions to its members and may do any and all things not unlawful in carrying out the purposes of this article, and shall have and enjoy all the rights, privileges and immunities of other corporations not inconsistent with this article.
Ala. Code § 22-51-1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 22-51-1
Section 22-51-1 Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, unless otherwise indicated, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:

(1) CONSTRUCTION and CONSTRUCT. Such terms include:

a. The construction of new buildings and the expansion, remodeling and alteration of existing buildings, including architects’ fees; and

b. Equipping new buildings and existing buildings, whether or not expanded, remodeled or altered.

(2) COUNTY. Any county in the state.

(3) DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION. The department of the state government having that name which was created and established by Chapter 50 of this title.

(4) FACILITIES. Structures, equipment and furnishings, or any part or combination thereof, which are used, useful or capable of use and the use thereof in connection with the implementing and operation of programs as defined in this section.

(5) GOVERNING BODY. The county commission of a county or the council, commission or other like governing body of a municipality.

(6) INCORPORATORS. The natural persons forming a public corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(7) PERSON. Such term includes, but is not limited to, a natural person, the United States of America, one of the several states, a public or private corporation, a municipality, a county or an agency, department or instrumentality of a county, of a municipality, of one or more of the several states or of the United States of America.

(8) PROGRAMS.

a. The planning and taking of other steps leading to comprehensive state and community action to combat all forms of mental or emotional illness or debility, including, but not limited to, alcoholism, drug addiction, epilepsy and intellectual disability;

b. Studies of the needs and available resources of the state in relation to the above, the development of public awareness of the said disabilities and the need for combating them and the coordination of state and local activities relating to the various aspects of mental or emotional illness or debility, including, but not limited to, alcoholism, drug addiction, epilepsy and intellectual disability and their prevention, treatment or amelioration;

c. The conducting of research relating to human development, whether biological, medical, social, or behavioral, which may assist in finding the causes and means of prevention of mental or emotional illness or debility, including, but not limited to, alcoholism, drug addiction, epilepsy and intellectual disability or in finding means of ameliorating the effects of same;

d. The providing of any one or more of the following services:

1. Inpatient;

2. Outpatient;

3. Partial hospitalization;

4. Emergency care;

5. Community education and consultation;

6. Diagnosis;

7. Evaluation;

8. Rehabilitation;

9. Precare;

10. Residential care;

11. Aftercare and

12. The prevention of all forms of mental or emotional illness, including, but not limited to, alcoholism, drug addiction, epilepsy or intellectual disability;

e. The clinical training of physicians and other technical and specialized personnel needed for research, diagnosis, treatment, education, training or care of the mentally or emotionally ill or debilitated, including, but not limited to, those persons suffering from alcoholism, drug addiction, epilepsy or intellectual disability; and

f. Any combination of any of the foregoing.
Ala. Code § 11-53A-22 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 53A / Section 11-53A-22
Section 11-53A-22 Notice to Remedy Unsafe Condition or to Demolish Structure
Status: in_force

(a) The term “appropriate city official” as used in this article shall mean any city employee designated by the mayor as the person to exercise the authority and perform the duties delegated by this article to the “appropriate city official.”

(b) Whenever the appropriate city official finds that a building, structure, part of a building or structure, party wall, or foundation situated in the city is unsafe to the extent that it is a public nuisance, the official shall give the person or persons, firm, association, or corporation last assessed for state taxes and all mortgagees of record written notice to remedy the unsafe or dangerous condition of the building or structure or to demolish the building or structure within the time set out in this article, or that the building or structure may be demolished by the city and the cost thereof assessed against the property. A copy of the notice shall be served by first-class mail or by personal service.

(c) Notice of the order, or a copy thereof, prior to the delivery or mailing of the order as required by this section shall also be posted at or within three feet of an entrance to the building or structure. If there is no entrance, the notice may be posted at any location upon the building or structure.
Ala. Code § 11-44F-23 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44F / Section 11-44F-23
Section 11-44F-23 Salary of Mayor
Status: in_force

Upon certification of the results of the referendum by the election official, the governing body of the municipality shall, at least six months prior to the next regularly scheduled election, establish the salary of the mayor as provided by general law.
Ala. Code § 11-48-28 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 48 / Section 11-48-28
Section 11-48-28 Hearing Upon Objections to Assessments - Powers of Council as to Subpoena of Witnesses, Etc
Status: in_force

The council, by the mayor or clerk or other executive officer, may issue subpoenas for witnesses to appear before the council or any committee thereof and may administer oaths to any witness to be examined.
Ala. Code § 2-13-89 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 13 / Section 2-13-89
Section 2-13-89 Seizure of Milk in Transit
Status: in_force

No milk in transit can be stopped, seized or condemned by the commissioner unless said milk has been produced, processed or delivered by a person, firm or corporation who does not hold a permit under the provisions of this article or whose permit has been previously revoked for cause.