Ala. Code § 11-42-83 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-83
Section 11-42-83 Assessment and Collection of Privilege or License Tax from Persons, Firms, Etc., Carrying on Business, Etc., in Territory Exempt from Taxation
Status: in_force

(a) The council or governing body of the city may annually assess and collect a privilege or license tax from each and every person, firm, company, or corporation engaged in or carrying on any business, vocation, occupation, or profession in the territory exempt from city taxation under the provisions of this article so long as the same is exempt from city taxation under the provisions of this article, on the following basis: Such license tax assessed and collected from each person, firm, company, or corporation shall be in proportion to the capital employed within the territory exempt from city taxation in such trade, business, vocation, occupation, or profession, including the value of the land with improvements thereon, used in such trade, business, vocation, or occupation and shall not exceed $2.00 per $1,000.00 where the capital employed does not exceed $100,000.00, and shall not exceed $1.00 per $1,000.00 on the excess of capital employed over $100,000.00 up to $200,000.00, and shall not exceed $.50 per $1,000.00 on the excess of the capital employed over $200,000.00 up to $300,000.00, and shall not exceed $.25 per $1,000.00 on the excess of capital employed over $300,000.00; provided, however, that if no capital is employed or where the capital employed is less than $1,000.00, there shall be no privilege or license tax assessed and collected.

(b) The material or supplies to be manufactured by any such person, firm, company, or corporation and the manufactured product manufactured by any such person, firm, company, or corporation is not to be considered or counted in arriving at the capital employed in such trade, business, vocation, occupation, or profession.

(c) No person who is a day laborer or working on a salary or engaged in dairying, horticulture, poultry farming, or any other agricultural pursuit shall pay a license or privilege tax for carrying on such business, vocation, or occupation in the territory exempt from taxation under the provisions of this article.

(d) The council or governing body of the city may assess and collect for the city a license tax from each and every transient person, firm, company, or corporation which temporarily engages in any business, vocation, occupation, or profession in the territory exempt from taxation under the provisions of this article and may assess and collect a license tax from each show, circus, or other like entertainment exhibiting in the territory exempt from taxation under the provisions of this article, the amount of such tax to be fixed by the council or governing body of the city.
Ala. Code § 11-44-44 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-44
Section 11-44-44 Filing and Publication of Statement of Campaign Expenses, Etc., by Commissioners
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-40-33 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 40 / Section 11-40-33
Section 11-40-33 Costs of Demolition
Status: in_force

Upon demolition of the building or structure, the appropriate municipal official shall make a report to the governing body of the cost thereof, and the governing body shall adopt a resolution fixing the costs which it finds were reasonably incurred in the demolition and assessing the costs against the property. The proceeds of any moneys received from the sale of salvaged materials from the building or structure shall be used or applied against the cost of demolition. Any person, firm, or corporation having an interest in the property may be heard at the meeting as to any objection to the fixing of the costs or the amounts thereof. The municipal clerk of the municipality shall give notice of the meeting at which the fixing of the costs is to be considered by first-class mail to all entities having an interest in the property whose address and interest is determined from the tax collector’s or revenue commissioner’s records on the property or is otherwise known to the clerk. The fixing of the costs by the governing body shall constitute a special assessment against the lot or lots, parcel or parcels of land upon which the building or structure was located, and thus made and confirmed 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. A certified copy of the resolution shall also be filed in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which the municipality is situated. Upon filing, the tax collector or revenue commissioner of the county 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 and remit the amount to the municipality.
Ala. Code § 11-58-1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 58 / Section 11-58-1
Section 11-58-1 Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) CLINICAL FACILITIES. Real property for the location or better utilization of a medical clinic, buildings, parking areas, garages, storage facilities, outbuildings, machinery, equipment, furniture, and fixtures useful or desirable in the operation of a medical clinic.

(2) DOMICILIARY CARE FACILITY. Homes for the aged, intermediate institutions, and related institutions, whose primary purpose is to furnish room, board, laundry, personal care, and other nonmedical services, regardless of what it may be named or called, for not less than 24 hours in any week to three or more individuals not related by blood or marriage to the owner or administrator. This kind of care implies sheltered protection and supervised environment for persons, who because of age or disabilities, are incapable of living independently in their own homes or a commercial board and room situation, yet who do not require the medical and nursing services provided in a nursing home. In these facilities, there might be available temporarily and incidentally the same type of limited medical attention as an individual would receive if he or she were living in his or her own home.

(3) MEDICAL CLINIC. Any one or more of buildings or facilities operated by a county or municipal medical clinic board which serve to promote the public health, either by providing places for the diagnosis, treatment, or cure of sick or injured persons or for research with respect to any of the foregoing, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hospitals, sanitoriums, nursing homes, offices for persons engaged in the diagnosis, treatment, or cure of sick and injured persons, buildings to house or service equipment used for the diagnosis or treatment of sick or injured persons or the records of the diagnosis, treatment, or research with respect to any of the foregoing and hotels and motels intended primarily for use by patients and relatives and attendants of patients or patrons of any medical clinic, as well as domiciliary facilities so long as the domiciliary facility is required to be approved or licensed by any federal, state, or local government agency having jurisdiction in the planning or operation of health care facilities, or is owned or operated in conjunction with any nursing home. Domiciliary facilities shall not be exempt from ad valorem taxation.

(4) MEDICAL CLINIC BOARD. A corporation formed pursuant to this chapter for the purpose of acquiring and operating a county or municipal medical clinic.
Ala. Code § 11-43D-13 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43D / Section 11-43D-13
Section 11-43D-13 Continuance of Laws Relating to Boards, Etc
Status: in_force

All laws relating to the school board, library board, airport authority, planning and zoning commission, zoning board of adjustment, park or recreation board, and any municipally owned service enterprise, and any board, authority, or agency 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 chapter, shall continue in full force and effect and without interruption or change as to the establishment or conduct of any such authority, board or agency, until otherwise provided by law.
Ala. Code § 2-8-161 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-161
Section 2-8-161 Collection of Assessment; Deductions for Expenses
Status: in_force

In the event the required number of egg producers approve, by a referendum as provided in this article, the levying of an assessment upon the sale of hens for a promotional program, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall, within 30 days, notify in writing every person engaged in the business of selling hens for the purpose of dressing, processing or reselling to processors, whether said buyers [sellers] are located within the State of Alabama or not, that on or after the date designated in such notice, which shall not be less than 30 nor more than 60 days after the mailing of such notice by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, that the amount of the assessment levied pursuant to the referendum shall be added by all such sellers of hens to the sale price thereof where such hens are purchased within the area covered by the referendum where such hens are sold for commercial processing or where such hens are to be resold for that purpose. On or before the tenth day of each calendar month, all assessments so added by such seller shall be remitted to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, by the seller. The books and records of all such sellers of hens subject to the assessment as levied under this article shall at all times during regular business hours be open for inspection by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries or his duly authorized representatives or agents for the purpose of ascertaining the accuracy of amounts remitted under this article. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall be entitled to deduct three percent of all sums remitted to the Department of Agriculture and Industries under this article to defray expenses incident to collection and administration thereof. The amount thus deducted by the commissioner for expenses incident to the administration of this article shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the Agricultural Fund.
Ala. Code § 11-44-96 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-96
Section 11-44-96 Maintenance of Record Books by Probate Judges and Compensation Therefor; Fee for Examination of Petitions for Elections
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-43C-29 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43C / Section 11-43C-29
Section 11-43C-29 Grant of Franchise, Lease, or Right to Use Streets, Etc., by Ordinance or Resolution
Status: in_force

No resolution or ordinance granting to any person, firm, or corporation any franchise, lease, or right to use the streets, public highways, thoroughfares, or public way of said city, either in, under, upon, along, through, or over same shall take effect and be enforced until 30 days after the final enactment of same by the council and publication of said resolution or ordinance in full once a week for three consecutive weeks in one or more newspapers of general circulation published in said city or, if no such newspaper exists then by posting notices in three public places, which publication shall be made at the expense of the persons, firm, or corporation applying for said grant. Pending the passage of any such resolution or ordinance or during the time intervening between its final passage and the expiration of the 30 days during which publication shall be made as above provided, the qualified voters of said city may, by written petition addressed to said council, object to such grant, and if during such period such written petition signed by at least 10 percent of the qualified voters of the city shall be filed with said council, said council shall forthwith order an election, which shall be conducted by the election commission of the city or official charged with the duty of conducting elections therein, at which election the qualified voters of said city shall vote for or against the proposed grant as set forth in the said resolution or ordinance. In the call for said election, the said resolution or ordinance making such grant shall be published at length and in full at the expense of the city in one or more newspapers of general circulation published in said city or nearest larger city by one publication and by posting said notice in three public places within the city. If a majority of the votes cast at such election shall be against the passage of said resolution or ordinance, then said resolution or ordinance shall not become effective, nor shall it confer any rights, powers, or privileges of any kind; otherwise, said resolution or ordinance and said grant shall thereupon become effective as fully and to the same extent as if said election had not been called or held. If, as the result of said election, said resolution or ordinance shall not become effective, then it shall be the duty of said council, after the results of said election shall be determined, to pass a resolution or ordinance to that effect. No grant of any franchise or lease or right of user, or any other right, in, under, upon, along, through, or over the streets, public highways, thoroughfares, or public ways of any such city, shall be made or given, nor shall any such rights of any kind whatever be conferred upon any person, firm, or corporation, except by resolution or ordinance duly passed by the council at some regular or special meeting and published as above provided for in this section; nor shall any extension or enlargement of any such rights or powers previously granted be made or given except in the manner and subject to all the conditions herein provided. It is expressly provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to the grant of side track or switching privileges to any railroad for the purpose of reaching and affording railway connections, and switch privileges to the owners or users of any industrial plant, store, or warehouse; provided, further, that said track or switch shall not extend for a greater distance than 1,320 feet.
Ala. Code § 11-46-46 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-46
Section 11-46-46 Delivery of Returns, Etc.; Retention and Destruction of Ballot Boxes; Opening of Ballot Boxes
Status: in_force

(a) At the time appointed by the municipal governing body to canvass the returns of the election the municipal clerk shall deliver to the governing body the envelopes addressed to the governing body, which were delivered to him or her by the returning officers of the several wards in the city or town immediately after the votes had been counted and the returns thereof prepared.

(b) The clerk shall securely keep the ballot boxes until it is known that there will be no contest, but in any event not less than six months, and, if in that time no contest has been properly instituted, the clerk shall then destroy the contents of the boxes without examining the same.

(c) No ballot box shall be opened except in one of the following events:

(1) In the event of a contest, where the opening of a box has been ordered by the court hearing the contest, in which event the ballot box shall be opened by or under the supervision of the judge ordering the opening of a box and in the manner prescribed by him or her.

(2) For the purpose of canvassing the returns and obtaining the result of the election in a particular ward or voting district from the contents of the box when the box has been returned, but no certificate of the result of the election has been separately delivered to the municipal governing body by the election inspectors. If a box is opened for this latter purpose the certificate of result contained therein, if any, and if no certificate of result is enclosed, then any other of the contents of the box, so far as necessary, may be used to determine the result of the election, after which the papers shall be returned into the box and the box shall be resealed in the presence of the municipal governing body, and the box shall then be retained without again opening it for the time prescribed in subsection (b).

(3) For the purpose of conducting a recount of the ballots as otherwise allowed by law.
Ala. Code § 2-7-50 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 7 / Section 2-7-50
Section 2-7-50 Declaration of Purpose
Status: in_force

A legitimate and properly organized agricultural fair is an important educational aid in encouraging agriculture, fostering the development of livestock and promoting interest in community, club and school work. The offering of prizes, premiums and awards for exhibits and demonstrations stimulates competition in these pursuits and serves as an incentive to a greater participation in these activities. Therefore, in order to better promote the development of agriculture in Alabama, it is deemed necessary to provide state aid for livestock shows.
Ala. Code § 11-53B-10 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 53B / Section 11-53B-10
Section 11-53B-10 Redemption of Property
Status: in_force

(a) Any real property heretofore or hereafter sold for the satisfaction of an assessment lien imposed thereon by the governing body of a municipality may be redeemed by the former owner, or his or her assigns, or other persons authorized to redeem property sold for taxes by the state, within two years from the date of the sale by depositing with the officer designated by the municipality to collect the assessments the amount of money for which the lands were sold, with interest thereon at the rate of 12 percent per annum from the date of the sale through the date of the payment.

(b) In addition to any other requirements set forth in this section, the proposed redemptioner must pay or tender the purchaser or his transferee all insurance premiums paid or owed by the purchaser with accrued interest on the payments computed from the date the premiums were paid at 12 percent per annum through the date of payment.

(c) In addition to any other requirements set forth in this section, the proposed redemptioner must pay or tender to the purchaser or his transferee the value of all permanent improvements made on the property determined in accordance with this section. As used herein “permanent improvements” shall include, but not be limited to, all repairs, improvements, and equipment attached to the property as fixtures. The proposed redemptioner shall make written demand upon the purchaser of a statement of the value of all permanent improvements made on the property since the assessment sale. In response to written demand made pursuant to this section, the purchaser shall within 10 days from the receipt of the demand, furnish the proposed redemptioner with the amount claimed as the value of the permanent improvements, and within 10 days after receipt of the response, the proposed redemptioner either shall accept the value so stated by the purchaser, or disagreeing therewith, shall appoint a referee to ascertain the value of the permanent improvements. The proposed redemptioner shall in writing (i) notify the purchaser of his or her disagreement as to the value; and (ii) inform the purchaser of the name of the referee appointed by him or her. Within 10 days after the receipt of the notice, the purchaser shall appoint a referee to ascertain the value of the permanent improvements and advise the proposed redemptioner of the name of the appointee. The two referees shall, within 10 days after the purchaser has appointed his or her referee, meet and confer upon the award to be made by them. If they cannot agree, the referees shall at once appoint an umpire, and the award by a majority of the body shall be made within 10 days after the appointment of the umpire and shall be final between the parties.

(d) If the proposed redemptioner fails or refuses to nominate a referee as provided in subsection (c), he or she shall pay the value put upon the improvements by the purchaser. If the purchaser refuses or fails to appoint a referee, as provided in subsection (c), the purchaser shall forfeit his or her claim to compensation for the improvements. The failure of the referees or either of them to act or to appoint an umpire shall not operate to impair or forfeit the right of either the proposed redemptioner or the purchaser in the premises. In the event of failure without fault of the parties to affect an award, the appropriate court shall proceed to ascertain the true value of the permanent improvements and enforce the redemption accordingly.

(e) In addition to all other payments provided hereunder, the proposed redemptioner shall also pay interest to the purchaser on the value of all permanent improvements computed from the date the improvements were made at the rate of 12 percent per annum through the date of the payment.
Ala. Code § 2-30-1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 30 / Section 2-30-1
Section 2-30-1 Creation; Operation; Director; 1890 Administrator
Status: in_force

(a) There shall be a single statewide Alabama Cooperative Extension System operated in connection with Auburn University and Alabama A&M University. The system shall be under the administration and supervision of a director, who shall be selected and appointed by the President of Auburn University and the President of Alabama A&M University, with the approval of their respective boards of trustees. The system shall be operated according to the Alabama Cooperative Extension System operational policies and procedures manual which cannot be changed without the consent of both Auburn University and Alabama A&M University. The director shall be an employee of Auburn University and one-half of the salary and benefits paid to the director shall be paid out of any appropriation to the extension system paid to Auburn University and one-half of the salary and benefits paid to the director shall be paid out of any appropriation to the extension system paid to Alabama A&M University.

(b) An 1890 administrator shall be employed by Alabama A&M University and paid from appropriations to the extension system paid to Alabama A&M University. The 1890 administrator shall provide leadership within the system as provided for in the Alabama Cooperative Extension System operational policies and procedures manual. The 1890 administrator shall be selected according to the criteria and procedures stipulated in the Alabama Cooperative Extension System operational policies and procedures manual.

(c) On November 1, 2005, the name of the Alabama Extension Service is changed to the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. All references to the Cooperative Extension Service of Auburn University, Alabama Agricultural Extension Service, or the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service contained in this code are changed to the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. All other laws, rules, regulations, and legal references of any kind to the extension service shall be changed to the Alabama Cooperative Extension System or extension system when this code is next reprinted and, as other laws, rules, regulations, and legal references are appropriate, timely, and economically feasible.
Ala. Code § 11-48-50 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 48 / Section 11-48-50
Section 11-48-50 Proceedings for Sale of Land Upon Failure of Owner to Pay Assessment, Installment or Interest — Payment of Assessment Prior to Sale
Status: in_force

Any property owner, notwithstanding his default, may pay the assessment with interest and all costs if tendered before a sale of the property.
Ala. Code § 11-50A-28 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50A / Section 11-50A-28
Section 11-50A-28 Exemption from Alabama Sunset Law
Status: in_force

The authority shall not be governed by the provisions of Chapter 20 of Title 41 (originally enacted as Act No. 512 of the 1976 Regular Session of the Legislature of Alabama).
Ala. Code § 11-66A-8 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 66A / Section 11-66A-8
Section 11-66A-8 Sources of Payment Of, and Security For, Financial Obligations of a Research and Development Corridor
Status: in_force

(a) Each financial obligation or obligations of a research and development corridor shall be a limited obligation of the corridor payable solely from the sources of payment specified therein, subject to the limitations and provisions thereof, including, but not limited to, the issuance of financial obligations payable from the same source of funds on an equal and proportionate basis or on a subordinate basis, as the corridor may determine.

(b) The corridor may assign, mortgage, or pledge any property of the corridor to secure the payment and performance of any financial obligation of the corridor; provided, the corridor, in its discretion, may provide property as security for any one or more financial obligations of the corridor without, to the extent permitted by any applicable contractual agreements, provision of the same or any other any property as security for any other financial obligation or obligations of the corridor. In furtherance of this subsection, the corridor may deliver a contractual agreement to, or for the benefit of, the owner or owners of any financial obligation of the corridor, which agreement may contain such agreements, conditions, covenants, provisions, and terms as the corridor may determine to be necessary or desirable to provide for the protection and security of the owners of the financial obligations, including, but not limited to, restrictions on the use of the property of the corridor and the incurrence of additional financial obligations of the corridor, the terms for amendment, with and without the consent of the owner or owners, of the financial obligations and the documents pursuant to which such financial obligations were incurred or issued, providing for the rights, duties, and authority of a trustee, and providing for the exercise of legal and equitable rights and remedies by the owner or owners.

(c) Any assignment, mortgage, or pledge of property by the corridor for the benefit of any financial obligation shall be effective, valid, and binding from the time the assignment, mortgage, or pledge is made, and the property subject thereto shall immediately, or as soon thereafter as the corridor obtains any right thereto or interest therein, be subject to the assignment, mortgage, or pledge without physical delivery of the subject property or any agreement, document, or instrument providing therefor, or any further act, and the encumbrance and lien of any such assignment, mortgage, or pledge shall be effective, valid, and binding as against all persons having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the corridor, irrespective of whether the persons have actual notice thereof, from the time notice of the assignment, mortgage, or pledge is filed for record: (i) in the office of the judge of probate in which the certificate of incorporation of the corridor was filed for record; and (ii) in the case of any assignment, mortgage, or pledge of any tangible property, whether real, personal, or mixed, in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which the property is or is to be located pursuant to any agreement made by the corridor with any person respecting the location and use of the property. The notice shall contain a statement of the existence of any such assignment, mortgage, or pledge, a description of the subject property, and a description of the financial obligations secured thereby, all in terms sufficient to give notice to a reasonably prudent person of the existence and effect of any such assignment, mortgage, or pledge; provided, the notice may be in form of: (i) a summary statement; or (ii) an executed counterpart of the agreement, document, or instrument which contains the assignment, mortgage, or pledge. The recording of the notice shall operate as constructive notice of the contents thereof.

(d) All financial obligations assumed, incurred, or issued by a research and development corridor shall be solely and exclusively an obligation of the corridor and shall not create a direct, indirect, or contingent obligation or pecuniary liability, or general obligation or charge against the general assets, credit, funds, property, revenues, or taxing power of the state, of any other public entity, or of any subdivision, including, but not limited to, any authorizing subdivision and any public entity exercising the authority granted under Section 11-66A-10 or 11-66A-12.

(e) The owner or owners of any financial obligation or financial obligations of the corridor shall have no recourse against any incorporator, any past, present, or future director, officer, employee, or agent of the corridor, or of any successor thereof, for the payment of any amount which shall have become due and payable under the financial obligation or financial obligations or for the payment or performance of any agreement, document, or instrument pursuant to which the financial obligation or financial obligations were assumed, incurred, or issued by which the financial obligation or financial obligations shall be secured.
Ala. Code § 2-28-7 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 28 / Section 2-28-7
Section 2-28-7 Denial or Revocation of Permits by Commissioner and Appeals Therefrom
Status: in_force

Upon determination by the commissioner that any person certified or having a permit issued under the provisions of this chapter or any person who has applied for such certification or a permit has violated or failed to comply with any of the provisions or requirements of this chapter or any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the commissioner shall be authorized to revoke such certification or permit, or both, or he shall refuse to issue a certification or a permit, or both, to an applicant therefor. The performance of unauthorized work not covered by a permit, making misrepresentations or any fraudulent practices, failure to perform a contract, failure to have in its employ, when required, a certified operator or branch supervisor or use or continued use of ineffective methods or materials shall also be valid grounds for revocation of a certification or a permit; provided, however, that no certification or permit shall be revoked unless the holder thereof shall be given at least 10 days’ notice that such action is to be considered by the commissioner with an opportunity being given for a hearing before the commissioner.

Any applicant refused or denied a certification or permit, or both, or any person whose certification or permit, or both, are revoked shall be entitled to appeal such action of the commissioner to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries by filing with the commissioner within a period of 15 days a written notice or demand for review of the action of the commissioner in denying or revoking a certification or permit, or both. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries shall review the action of the commissioner and make a finding as to whether the certification or permit, or both, shall be issued or revoked. Any person denied or refused a certification or permit or any person whose certification or permit has been revoked by action of the commissioner shall have the right to appear before the board and be heard in support of his appeal. Any person whose certification or permit to perform work or services as regulated under this chapter has been revoked shall not be eligible to have such a certification or permit again issued to him for a period of not less than one year following the date on which such a certification or permit was revoked. Nothing contained in this chapter shall require the commissioner to issue a certification or permit to any person who has been convicted for a violation of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 11-43C-37 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43C / Section 11-43C-37
Section 11-43C-37 Mayor - Powers and Duties
Status: in_force

All executive powers of the city shall be vested in the mayor and the mayor shall be the head of the executive and administrative branches of the city government. He may attend council meetings but may not vote in its proceedings and he shall have the power and duties herein conferred. The mayor shall be responsible for the proper administration of all affairs of the city, and, except as otherwise provided herein, he shall have the power and shall be required to:

(1) Enforce all laws and ordinances;

(2) Appoint and remove, when necessary for the good of the service, all officers and employees of the city except those appointed by the council. Such appointment and removal of personnel are subject to any merit system provisions in effect at such time, except for those officers and employees who are exempted from the merit system by other sections of this chapter;

(3) Appoint the members of the industrial development authority and housing board. The members of the industrial development authority shall be subject to confirmation by a vote of three members of the council. The members of the planning commission shall be appointed pursuant to Section 11-52-3;

(4) Exercise administrative supervision and control over all departments created by this chapter or by law or hereafter created by the council, except those otherwise given independent status under this chapter;

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

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

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

(8) Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this chapter; and

(9) Fix the salaries or compensation of all officers and employees of the city who are appointable by the mayor, subject, however, to the provisions of any merit law applicable to the city.
Ala. Code § 11-72-10 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 72 / Section 11-72-10
Section 11-72-10 Appeals
Status: in_force

Any person aggrieved by any decision of any officer or agent of the commission to whom its duties are delegated, or of any decision of the commission may appeal to the city council of the Class 2 municipality under any such rules and regulation as the city council may adopt. Any person aggrieved by any decision of the city council may, within 15 days thereafter, appeal to the circuit court of the county in which the Class 2 municipality is located, by filing with the city council a written notice of appeal and making and filing with the clerk of the court a bond approved by the clerk conditioned to pay the costs of the appeal. The hearing and trial in the circuit court shall be de novo. No appeal shall authorize any person to take any action pending appeal, application for which has been denied by the Tree Commission or city council.
Ala. Code § 22-52-5 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 52 / Section 22-52-5
Section 22-52-5 Appointment by Probate Judge of Attorney to Appear in Support of Petition; Employment by Petitioners of Attorney to Appear in Support of Petition
Status: in_force

The probate judge shall appoint an attorney to serve as the advocate in support of the petition to commit in all matters regarding a petition to commit. If the person or persons filing a petition to have a person committed wish to employ an attorney of their own choosing to appear in support of the petition, they may do so, and such attorney shall serve in lieu of attorney appointed by the probate judge.
Ala. Code § 11-55-2 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 55 / Section 11-55-2
Section 11-55-2 Powers of Municipalities Generally as to Acquisition and Leasing of Projects for Post Offices and Issuance of Bonds Therefor
Status: in_force

In addition to any other powers which it may now have, any municipality in this state may hereafter acquire, whether by purchase, construction, or gift, a project, as defined in Section 11-55-1, located within the corporate limits, may lease such project to the United States government for such rental and upon such terms and conditions as the governing body may deem advisable and as shall not conflict with the provisions of this chapter and may issue revenue bonds for the purpose of defraying the cost of acquiring, constructing, enlarging, and maintaining such project.
Ala. Code § 11-74-4 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 74 / Section 11-74-4
Section 11-74-4 Powers of Corporation
Status: in_force

The corporation may do the following, with or without public hearing, within the Africatown area:

(1) Acquire by purchase, rent, lease agreement, or otherwise, necessary facilities and provide those facilities with necessary equipment, furnishings, landscaping, and related facilities, including parking areas and ramps, roadways, sewers, curbs, and gutters.

(2) Finance, by loan, grant, lease, or otherwise, construct, erect, assemble, purchase, acquire, own, repair, remodel, renovate, rehabilitate, modify, maintain, extend, improve, install, sell, equip, expand, add to, operate, or manage property, and pay the cost of any such project from the proceeds of bonds, or any other funds of the corporation, or from any contributions or loans by persons, corporations, partnerships, limited or general, or other entities, all of which the corporation may receive and accept and use.

(3) Execute and deliver mortgages and deeds of trust and trust indentures, or either.

(4) Enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with and, directly or indirectly, borrow money or accept grants from the local, state, and federal governments, agencies of the governments, private individuals, corporations, associations, and other organizations as the corporation may deem necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(5) Borrow money and issue bonds in evidence thereof, as necessary to perform its duties under this chapter.

(6) Mortgage and pledge any or all of its property or any part or parts thereof, as security for the payment of the principal of and interest on any bonds so issued and any agreements made in connection therewith, whether then owned or thereafter acquired, and to pledge the revenues and receipts therefrom or from any thereof.

(7) Accept public or private gifts, grants, and donations.

(8) Acquire property by purchase, lease, or gift.

(9) Sell, convey, transfer, lease, or donate any property, franchise, grant, easement, license, or lease or interest therein which it may own and transfer, assign, sell, convey, or donate any right, title, or interest which it may have in any lease, contract, agreement, license, or property.

(10) Employ personnel as may be necessary or convenient to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. The personnel employed by the corporation shall serve at the pleasure of the board of directors. The board of directors shall fix the compensation of the personnel, and the compensation shall be paid from any funds of the corporation. The board of directors shall designate the duties of the personnel.

(11) Perform other acts necessary or incidental to the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter, and other acts, including, but not limited to, the employment of legal and accounting assistance, whether or not the acts are specifically authorized by this chapter, and provided that the acts are not otherwise prohibited by law.
Ala. Code § 2-15-132 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 2-15-132
Section 2-15-132 Dealer License Required; Denial or Revocation of License; Appeal
Status: in_force

(a) No person may engage in the business of a dealer as defined in Section 2-15-131 without having a license therefor issued by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, which license shall expire on December 31 and shall be renewable as of January 1 of each year.

(b) An application for a license or annual renewal of a license as required under subsection (a) of this section shall be filed with the commissioner upon a form furnished for this purpose accompanied by a fee established by the Board of Agriculture and Industries payable before issuance of such license. Such application shall state the full name and address of the person applying for the license, the name of each member of the firm or all officers, if a corporation or association, together with the location of the applicant’s business operation and the general territory or area in which the applicant intends to buy livestock, and it shall also contain any other information deemed necessary by the commissioner for the administration of this article. License fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Agricultural Fund.

(c) Upon receipt of the application, payment of the license fee, and the furnishing of a bond as provided in this article, a license shall be issued entitling the applicant to engage in the business of a dealer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a license shall be denied or revoked if the commissioner finds that the applicant: Has failed to comply with any of the provisions of this article; has failed to pay for livestock purchased; has given in payment for livestock purchased a check or draft which has been returned unpaid or dishonored without reasonable cause; is involved in any legal proceeding which may impair his or her ability to meet his or her financial obligations; has suffered a money judgment to be entered against him or her upon which execution has been returned unsatisfied; or has been guilty of fraud in applying for or obtaining a license or a renewal thereof as required by this article.

(d) Any person denied a license or any dealer whose license has been revoked by the commissioner may appeal the action to the board by filing a written request therefor with the board within 10 days after notice of denial or revocation of a license has been received. An appeal shall be heard by the board within 30 days following the date on which the appeal was filed. The filing of an appeal shall not suspend the revocation or denial of a license. The action of the board in refusing to grant or in revoking any license may be reviewed by the Circuit Court of Montgomery County upon a complaint being filed in the circuit court, accompanied by a bond to be approved by the clerk, within 15 days after notice to the applicant or licensee of the board’s decision. The complaint shall be styled in the name of the applicant or licensee as plaintiff against the commissioner as defendant and shall set forth the action complained of and request its reversal. The commissioner shall serve an answer within 30 days after the complaint is served upon him or her. The action shall be heard de novo by the court, and it shall be determined from the evidence whether the denial or revocation of the license is or is not justified under the provisions of this article. The decision shall be accordingly entered, subject to the right of appeal which is available as in other civil actions, and the decision shall be binding upon the parties. All appeal rights provided in this subsection shall not suspend the action of the commissioner in the revocation or denial of a license.
Ala. Code § 2-31-1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 31 / Section 2-31-1
Section 2-31-1 Definitions
Status: in_force

When used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) PRODUCER. The owner, tenant, or operator of land in this state who has interest in and who receives all or any part of the proceeds from the sale of the grain produced thereon.

(2) PERSON. Any person, firm, association, corporation or partnership.

(3) GRAIN. Corn, wheat, oats, rye, soybeans, barley, grain sorghums, or other commodities commonly referred to as grain.

(4) GRAIN DEALER. Any person owning, controlling or operating a grain elevator, mill, warehouse or other similar structure or a truck or tractor trailer unit, or both, and engaged in the business of buying or receiving grain from producers for resale, for storage, or for milling or processing or any person commonly referred to as a “grain broker” engaged in the business of buying grain for resale or for milling or processing or soliciting the sale, purchase, exchange or transfer of any grain purchased from the producer thereof, who does not own, control or operate a grain elevator, mill, warehouse or other similar structure or truck or tractor trailer unit used in connection with his grain business. A farmer of grain buying grain for his own use as seed or feed or dealers or processors of seed shall not be considered as being engaged in the business of buying grain for resale or for milling or processing.

(5) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries of the State of Alabama.

(6) SEPARATE LOCATION. A storage facility separate and apart from other storage facilities owned or controlled by a grain dealer. The storage facility shall be deemed a separate location when the facility is operated or controlled from offices or headquarters different from other storage facilities, even though the grain dealer owns or controls all of the offices or facilities.
Ala. Code § 11-48-58 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 48 / Section 11-48-58
Section 11-48-58 Redemption of Property During Extended Redemption Period
Status: in_force

Redemption may be effected after expiration of the fixed two-year period of redemption allowed or provided by Section 11-48-54 and before the extended period of redemption has expired in the same manner and at the same redemption price as is provided in Section 11-48-54; provided, that if the probate judge has made the certificate of warning to redeem as provided in Section 11-48-57, said redemption price shall be increased by $1.00; provided further, that if the grantee in the aforesaid public improvement assessment sale deed or any person deraigning any title or right under him shall have placed any improvements upon said property after expiration of the fixed two-year period of redemption allowed or provided by Section 11-48-54, then redemption must be effected by a civil action, and the redemption price shall be increased by the value of such improvements, to be ascertained in such civil action by the court.
Ala. Code § 11-51-61 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-61
Section 11-51-61 Proceedings for Sale of Land for Payment of Taxes - Decree of Sale
Status: in_force

The decree for tax sales rendered by the probate judge under the provisions of law in regard to state and county taxes shall embrace taxes due to such municipalities, showing the aggregate amount due to the state, county, and municipality and showing what amount is for the municipality and the tax year of the municipality for which the same is due it.
Ala. Code § 2-10-1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 10 / Section 2-10-1
Section 2-10-1 Use of Word “Cooperative” in Title
Status: in_force

No person, firm, corporation or association organized or doing business in this state as a cooperative association to market agricultural products shall be entitled to use the word “cooperative” as a part of its corporate or other business name or title unless it has complied with the provisions of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 11-50-302 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-302
Section 11-50-302 Terms of Board Members
Status: reserved

THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2025-297, EFFECTIVE MAY 7, 2025.
Ala. Code § 11-43-22 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43 / Section 11-43-22
Section 11-43-22 Provisions of Article Cumulative; Affirmative Action Necessary to Exercise Powers, Etc., Conferred by Article
Status: in_force

This article shall be supplementary to other statutes relating to municipal government in Alabama and shall be cumulative, and the provisions of this article shall not be mandatory as to any municipality coming within its scope unless affirmative action to exercise the authorities and powers hereby conferred are properly taken by the governing body of such municipalities in accordance with the provisions hereof.
Ala. Code § 2-9-40 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 9 / Section 2-9-40
Section 2-9-40 Sources of Fund; Expenditures from Fund
Status: in_force

There shall be maintained in the State Treasury the fund now existing therein and designated as the “Egg Inspection Fund” into which fund there shall be deposited all amounts received pursuant to any cooperative agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture or other federal departments or agencies which provide for inspection and grading of eggs or other related or similar duties incident thereto which involve the inspection, grading or determination of the condition or quality of eggs or egg products. There shall also be deposited into said “Egg Inspection Fund” any amounts available by appropriation or otherwise for the administration and enforcement of the provisions and requirements of Chapter 12 of this title, which said amounts so deposited or transferred into said fund shall be used and expended for payment of salaries, other expenses, equipment purchases necessary for and incident to the administration and enforcement of Chapter 12 of this title, subject, however to the provisions of Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 41 of this Code.
Ala. Code § 2-26-75 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 26 / Section 2-26-75
Section 2-26-75 Conduct of Investigation as to Complaint by Committee; Hindering, Obstructing, Etc., Access to Premises, Review of Records, Etc., by Committee; Report of Findings and Recommendations
Status: in_force

When the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries refers a complaint by a farmer or other seed purchaser to the Seed Investigation and Arbitration Committee, said committee shall make a full and complete investigation of the matters complained of and at the conclusion of said investigation report its findings with its recommendations and file same with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. The purchaser of the seed and the seed dealer shall upon request of either party be entitled to a hearing before the committee before any findings and recommendations are made. Notice of the date, time and place of the hearing shall be given to both parties. In conducting its investigation the committee or any member or members thereof is authorized to investigate the farmer or other purchaser’s complaint and the farming or growing operation involved in the complaint and the seed dealer’s sales, packaging, labeling, storage or processing operation relating to the seed alleged to be faulty. The investigation shall be conducted in a manner prescribed by the committee. The committee, or any member thereof, in the performance of its duties is authorized to enter upon any public or private premises during regular business hours in order to have access to seed and records of the sale and purchase thereof for examination and review as authorized under the provisions of Section 2-26-10(b) and (d), when necessary to perform its duties required under this article. Any person who hinders, obstructs or refuses entry, access or review of such records shall be guilty of a violation of Sections 2-26-11(b)(3) and 2-26-13. The committee shall be authorized to grow to production a representative sample of the alleged faulty seed through the facilities of the state, or Auburn University, under the supervision of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries or his authorized agent when such action is deemed necessary; also, to hold hearings at a time and place directed by the chairman of the committee upon reasonable notice to the farmer or other purchaser of seed and the seed dealer and to prescribe and promulgate rules of procedure to carry out the evident intent and purpose of this article. Any investigation made by less than the whole membership of the committee shall be conducted by authority of a written directive by the chairman or by rules of procedure adopted by the committee. Investigations shall be summarized in writing and considered by the committee in a report of its findings and recommendations.
Ala. Code § 11-46-47 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-47
Section 11-46-47 Delivery, Examination, and Identification of Keys to Voting Machines; Examination of Counters, Ballots, Etc.; Certification as to Keys, Counters, and Ballots; Opening of Machines and Polls
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever voting machines are used for municipal elections, the key or keys to the voting machine or machines, still in the envelopes in which they were placed when the machines were sealed for this election pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 11-46-33 and with the seals thereof unbroken and all other necessary election supplies shall be delivered to the inspector of each poll at least 30 minutes before the time for opening the polls. The inspector shall compare the number appearing on the envelope containing the key or keys with the number shown in the protective counter, and, if these numbers are not identical, he shall not break the seal on the envelope containing the keys, and he shall immediately so notify the municipal clerk or his representative, who shall immediately deliver the correct key or keys or another properly sealed machine. If the numbers on the envelope and the respective numbers on the seal and on the protective counter are found to be the same, the inspectors shall open the door concealing the counters.

(b) Before the polls are declared open the election officials and each authorized watcher or any interested person shall carefully examine each and every counter and see that it registers zero and shall examine the ballots and satisfy themselves that the ballots are in their proper place on the machine. The election officials shall post the sample ballots and the model for the guidance of voters at conspicuous points about the polling place. All persons authorized to be in the polling place shall satisfy themselves that the voting machine is properly placed and that the face of the machine is turned so that the election officials and the public may obtain a clear and unobstructed view of the same at all times except when the curtain on the machine is closed for the casting of the ballot.

(c) The election officials and at least two watchers of opposing interests (if any there shall be) shall then sign a certificate setting out that the keys were delivered intact, that the numbers on the protective counter and seal correspond with that on the envelope, that all the counters were set at zero and that the ballot labels were in their proper places. If any counter, however, does not register zero, the inspector shall summon the custodian of the machine, who shall set the counter back to zero.

(d) The machine shall then be opened for voting and the polls formally declared open.
Ala. Code § 11-58-6 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 58 / Section 11-58-6
Section 11-58-6 Requirements as to Leasing of Medical Clinics or Clinical Facilities; Disposition of Revenue from Operation of Clinic
Status: in_force

(a) Prior to the leasing of the medical clinic or clinical facilities, the board of directors must determine and find the following:

(1) The amount necessary in each year to pay the principal of and the interest on the bonds proposed to be issued to finance such clinic (which term, as used in this section, shall also include any clinical facilities covered by any such lease);

(2) Unless the proceedings under which the proposed bonds are to be issued provide that any debt service reserve fund which the board of directors deems it advisable to establish in connection with the retirement of the proposed bonds is to be entirely funded out of the proceeds from the sale of such bonds, the amount necessary to be paid each year into any such reserve fund;

(3) The amount necessary to be paid each year into any reserve fund which the board of directors may deem it advisable to establish in connection with the maintenance of the clinic; and

(4) Unless the terms under which the clinic or its facilities is to be leased provide that the lessee shall maintain the clinic and carry all proper insurance with respect thereto, the estimated cost of maintaining the clinic in good repair and keeping it properly insured.

(b) The determinations and findings of the board of directors required to be made in subsection (a) shall be set forth in the proceedings under which the proposed bonds are to be issued; and the corporation shall lease the clinic or its facilities to a lessee or lessees, under an agreement providing for payment to the corporation of such rentals as, upon the basis of such determinations and findings, will be sufficient:

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

(2) Unless the proceedings under which the proposed bonds are to be issued provide that any debt service reserve fund deemed by its board of directors to be advisable in connection with the retirement of the proposed bonds is to be entirely funded out of the proceeds from the sale of such bonds, to build up and maintain such reserve fund;

(3) To build up and maintain any reserve deemed by the board of directors to be advisable in connection with the maintenance of such clinic; and

(4) Unless the agreement of lease obligates the lessee to pay for the maintenance and insurance of the clinic, to pay the costs of maintaining the clinic in good repair, and keeping it properly insured.

(c) Any revenues derived from the operation of the clinic, over and above the amounts necessary to meet the charges hereinabove specified, may be applied to the payment of the principal of and the interest on the bonds issued to finance the clinic, or for other expenditures in connection with maintaining, expanding, operating, or equipping the clinic, at the discretion of the board of directors.
Ala. Code § 2-24-4 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 24 / Section 2-24-4
Section 2-24-4 Certification of Soil-Testing Laboratories Not Mandatory; Agricultural Soil-Testing Laboratory of Auburn University Not Affected by Article
Status: in_force

No person, firm, partnership, corporation or association which maintains a soil-testing laboratory for agricultural purposes shall be required to comply with the provisions of this chapter as it is hereby intended that only those laboratories which desire to be certified under authority of this chapter shall be required to comply with its requirements. The agricultural soil-testing laboratory of Auburn University shall not in any way be affected by the requirements of this chapter, nor shall such laboratory be required to comply with any of its requirements.
Ala. Code § 2-9-1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 9 / Section 2-9-1
Section 2-9-1 Source of Fund
Status: in_force

Wherever provision is made in this title or any other provision of this Code or other statute which the Commissioner, Department or Board of Agriculture and Industries is authorized or directed to administer or enforce for the collection of any fee or license or the imposition of any fine or penalty for the violation of any provision of this title or any other provision of this Code or other statute which the Commissioner, Department or Board of Agriculture and Industries is authorized or directed to administer or enforce without providing for the disposition of the proceeds derived therefrom, such proceeds shall accrue to the Agricultural Fund. The Agricultural Fund shall include all funds available from every source for the administration, enforcement or making effective the purposes of the provisions of the laws included in this title or any other provision of this Code or other statute which the Commissioner, Department or Board of Agriculture and Industries is authorized or directed to administer or enforce. All such funds shall be paid into the State Treasury and be kept intact, liquid and in trust, subject only to the requisitions of the Department of Agriculture and Industries, and shall not be subject to any allotment or proration of appropriations for the benefit of any other department, institution or other state agency or for any other purposes or for use in any manner other than as provided in Section 2-9-4.
Ala. Code § 11-67-21 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 67 / Section 11-67-21
Section 11-67-21 Weeds Which May Be Declared Public Nuisance and Abated
Status: in_force

All weeds growing upon the streets, sidewalks, or upon private property within Class 5 or Class 6 or Class 8 municipalities of this state, which bear seeds of a wingy or downy nature, which attain a large growth so as to become a fire menace when dry, or which are otherwise noxious or dangerous, may be declared to be a public nuisance by the governing body of any Class 5 or Class 6 or Class 8 municipality, and thereafter abated as provided in this article.
Ala. Code § 11-68-7 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 68 / Section 11-68-7
Section 11-68-7 Public Hearing on Proposed Recommendation; Notification of Property Owners
Status: in_force

(a) Before the commission shall recommend the designation of an historic property or historic district, it shall hold a public hearing on the proposed recommendation of historic designation to be held at a time and place, and pursuant to such notices specified in the ordinance creating the commission.

(b) In addition to the notice of the public hearing required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, all owners of property to be included in the proposed historic designation, as such owners are identified in the relevant property tax rolls, if such owners can be found on reasonable inquiry, shall be notified by mail of the public hearing to be held by the commission on the proposed recommendation of historic designation.
Ala. Code § 22-54-2 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54 / Section 22-54-2
Section 22-54-2 Sources from Which Patients May Be Admitted to Facility
Status: in_force

(a) Patients admitted to the facility may originate from the following sources:

(1) Residents of any institution under the jurisdiction of the Alabama Department of Mental Health;

(2) Commitments by the courts as mentally incompetent to stand trial under applicable state law;

(3) Referrals by the courts for psychosocial diagnosis and recommendation as part of the pretrial or presentence procedure or determination of mental competency to stand trial;

(4) Mentally ill prisoners from county and municipal jails for diagnosis, evaluation or treatment; and

(5) Mentally ill convicts under the custody of the Department of Corrections of Alabama for diagnosis, evaluation or treatment.

(b) Patients from other sources may be admitted provided such admission is not inconsistent with the law and is within the capacity of the facilities and staff to accommodate same.
Ala. Code § 11-44C-28 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44C / Section 11-44C-28
Section 11-44C-28 Meetings of Council; Quorum; Majority Vote Requirement; Procedure; Record of Proceedings; Procedure as to Ordinances or Resolutions of Permanent Operation; Publication; No Veto as to Council Actions Relating to an Investigation
Status: in_force

The council shall hold regular public meetings weekly, day or night, at a regular hour to be fixed by said council from time to time and publicly announced; it may hold such special or other meetings as the business of the city may require. The presence of five council members will constitute a quorum for the conduct of official council business. The affirmative vote of at least five members of the council shall be sufficient for the passage of any resolution, bylaw ordinance, or the transaction of any business of any sort by the said council or the exercise of any of the powers conferred upon it by the terms of this chapter or bylaw, or which may hereafter be conferred upon it. No resolution, bylaw or ordinance granting any franchise, appropriating any money for any purpose, providing for any public improvements, any regulation concerning the public health, or of any other general or permanent nature, shall be enacted except at a regular or special public meeting of said council. Every ordinance introduced at any and every meeting shall be in writing and shall be read before any vote thereon shall be taken, and the yeas and nays thereon shall be recorded; provided that if the vote of all council members present be unanimous, it may be so stated in the journal without recording the yeas and nays. A record of the proceedings of every meeting of the council shall be kept, and every resolution or ordinance passed by the council must be recorded, and the record of the proceedings of the meeting shall, when approved by the council, be signed by the president of the council and the city clerk. Such records shall be kept available for inspection by all citizens of such city during regular business hours. No ordinance of permanent operation shall be considered at the meeting at which it was introduced except by unanimous consent of all members of the council present, and such unanimous consent shall be entered upon the minutes of said meeting; provided, however, that if all members of the council present vote for the passage of the ordinance and their names are so entered of record as voting in favor thereof, it shall be construed as giving unanimous consent to the action upon such ordinance at the meeting at which it is introduced. All ordinances or resolutions of a permanent nature, after having been passed by the council, shall be transmitted by the clerk within 48 hours after their passage to the mayor for his consideration, who, if he shall approve thereof, shall sign and return the same to the clerk, who shall publish them, if publication thereof is required, and such ordinances and resolutions shall thereupon become effective and have the force of law. Delivery to the office of the mayor shall constitute delivery to the mayor. An ordinance or resolution may be recalled from the mayor at any time before it has become law, or has been acted on by him, by a resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to the council in regular or special session. If the mayor shall disapprove of any ordinance or resolution transmitted to him as aforesaid, he shall, within 10 days of the time of its passage by the council, return the same to the clerk with his objections in writing, and the clerk shall make a report thereof to the next regular meeting of the city council; and if five members elected to the said council shall at said meeting adhere to said ordinance or resolution, notwithstanding said objections, said vote being taken by yeas and nays and spread upon the minutes, then, and not otherwise, said ordinance or resolution shall after publication thereof, if publication is required, have the force of law. If publication of said ordinance or resolution is not required, it shall take effect upon its passage over such veto. The failure of the mayor to return to the city clerk an ordinance or resolution with his veto within 10 days after its passage by the council shall operate and have the same effect as an approval of the same, and the city clerk, if publication is required, shall publish the same as is herein provided for publication of laws and ordinances of said city. If no publication is required, the ordinance or resolution shall become effective upon the expiration of said 10 days. These provisions are subject to the publication of ordinances as set out in section 11-45-8. Anything in this section to the contrary notwithstanding, the mayor shall not have the power of veto over any action of the council relating to an investigation as provided herein.
Ala. Code § 2-16-23 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 16 / Section 2-16-23
Section 2-16-23 Legislative Declaration as to Serious Nature of Avian Influenza; Penalty for Violation of Laws Regarding Prevention, Etc., of Avian Influenza
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature has ascertained and found and hereby declares that the disease avian influenza is a serious transmissible disease of all birds, for which there is no known cure, and that this disease has been diagnosed in several states of the United States. Any outbreak of this disease in Alabama could seriously jeopardize the entire poultry industry in Alabama.

(b) Any person knowingly or wantonly violating any laws or regulations duly promulgated by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries which were enacted for the prevention or eradication of the disease avian influenza shall be guilty of a Class C felony.
Ala. Code § 11-46-25 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-25
Section 11-46-25 Ballots; Statements of Candidacy; Withdrawal of Candidacy
Status: in_force

(a) In all municipal elections on any subject which may be submitted by law to a vote of the people of the municipality and for any municipal officers, if paper ballots are used, the voting shall be by official ballot printed and distributed as provided in subsections (c) and (d), and no ballot shall be received or counted in any election unless it is provided as prescribed by law.

(b) There shall be but one form of ballot for all the candidates for municipal office and every ballot provided for use at any polling place in a municipal election shall contain the names of all candidates who have properly qualified and have not withdrawn, as provided in subsection (g), together with the title of the office for which they are candidates.

(c) All ballots shall be printed in black ink on clear book paper. At the bottom of each ballot and at a point an equal distance from the sides thereof there shall be printed a one-inch square in which the number of the ballot shall be placed by the inspector when the ballot is cast. The arrangement of the ballot shall in general conform substantially to the plan given in subsection (f).

(d) Ballots shall be fastened together in convenient numbers in books or blocks in such manner that each ballot may be detached and removed separately, and each ballot shall have attached to it a stub of sufficient size to enable one of the inspectors to write or stamp his or her name or initials thereon and so attached to the ballot that when the same is folded the stub can be detached therefrom without injury to the ballot or exposing the contents thereof.

(e) Absentee ballots shall be in the form prescribed for absentee ballots by Title 17.

(f) The ballot shall be arranged in substantially the following form: For Mayor Vote for One ( ) John Doe ( ) Richard Roe For City Council Place Number One ( ) _____________________ ( ) _____________________ For City Council Place Number Two ( )_____________________ ( ) _____________________ Etc.

(g) Upon confirmation from the Alabama Ethics Commission that a candidate has complied with the filing requirements under Section 36-25-15, the clerk shall cause to be printed on the ballots the name of any qualified elector who, by 5:00 P.M. on the fourth Tuesday in June preceding the date set for the election, has filed a statement of candidacy, accompanied by an affidavit taken and certified by an officer authorized to take acknowledgments in this state that the individual is duly qualified to hold the office for which the individual desires to become a candidate. The statement shall be substantially in the following form:

“State of Alabama, _____ County. I, the undersigned, being first duly sworn, depose and say that I am a citizen of the city (or town) of _____, in the county, and reside at _____, in the city (or town); that I have been or will have been on the date of the municipal election a resident of the city (or town) for a period of not less than 90 days; that I desire to become a candidate for the office of _____ in the city (or town) for the term of _____ years at the election for the office to be held on the _____ day of _____ , 2__; that I am presently a qualified elector of the city (or town) of_____; and I hereby request that my name be printed upon the official ballot at the election.

(h) No names shall be printed upon the ballot as candidates for election except the names of individuals who have become candidates in the manner prescribed in subsection (g) nor may any individual be a candidate or be permitted to file a declaration for more than one place or position in a group of offices of the same name when the offices have been designated by number as authorized in Section 11-46-22.

(i) All statements of candidacy filed with the mayor within the time prescribed in subsection (g) shall be preserved for six months after the election for which the statements of candidacy were filed.

(j) Any candidate may withdraw as a candidate by giving written notice to the mayor, at any time, prior to the date of the election. If a candidate withdraws, as herein provided, the election officials shall, if paper ballots are used in the election, draw a line in ink through the name of the candidate and if electronic voting tabulators are used in the election, the name of the candidate shall be removed from the ballot in accordance with the manufacturer’s guidelines or instructions.

All written notices of withdrawal filed with the mayor shall be preserved for six months after the election.
Ala. Code § 11-66A-21 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 66A / Section 11-66A-21
Section 11-66A-21 Cumulative Effect of Chapter
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter are cumulative and shall not be deemed to repeal existing laws; provided, however, this chapter shall supersede any other laws to the extent the laws are clearly inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 11-54A-14 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54A / Section 11-54A-14
Section 11-54A-14 Exemption from Taxation
Status: in_force

The authority formed under this chapter, the property and income of the authority (whether used by it or leased to others), all bonds issued by the authority, the income from such bonds or from other sources, the interest and other profits from such bonds enuring to and received by the holders thereof, conveyances by and to the authority and leases, mortgages and deeds of trust by and to the authority shall be exempt from all taxation in the state. The authority shall not be obligated to pay any fees, taxes or costs to the judge of probate of any county in connection with its incorporation or with any amendment to its certificate of incorporation or otherwise or to any judge of probate of any county in connection with the recording by it of any document or otherwise, the authority being hereby exempted from the payment of any such fees, taxes and costs. No license or excise tax may be imposed by any authority with respect to the privilege of engaging in any of the activities authorized by this chapter.
Ala. Code § 11-43A-100 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43A / Section 11-43A-100
Section 11-43A-100 Continuation in Office of Persons in Civil Service or Merit System
Status: in_force

Any person holding an office or position in the civil service of the municipality under any civil service law or merit system applicable to the municipality when the council-manager form of government under this article shall be made effective shall continue to hold such office in the civil service of the municipality under such form of government and with the same status, rights, and privileges and subject to the same conditions under the applicable civil service law or merit system.
Ala. Code § 11-48-47 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 48 / Section 11-48-47
Section 11-48-47 Appeals from Judgment of Circuit Court - by Municipality - Issuance of Execution and Order of Sale Upon Entry of Final Judgment in Favor of Municipality
Status: in_force

In the event the final judgment is entered in favor of the city or town, execution may be issued thereon against the principal and sureties on the appeal bond, unless the amount of the judgment is paid within 30 days from the date of such judgment, and the court shall, by further order, require that the property assessed be sold to satisfy such judgment.

Nothing contained in this article shall operate to release or discharge the lien on such property unless the assessment is fully paid.
Ala. Code § 2-11-33 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 2-11-33
Section 2-11-33 Requirements as to Advertisement or Labeling for Sale of Catfish Products Generally
Status: in_force

(a) No catfish product shall be offered for direct retail sale for human consumption by a processor, distributor or retailer unless the catfish product name is specifically labeled in the following manner:

(1) “Farm-Raised Catfish, A Product of Alabama” if the product has been specifically produced in fresh water according to the usual and customary techniques of commercial aquaculture; except, that the appropriate state name or USA or United States of America may be inserted in lieu thereof to accommodate similar catfish products produced in any one of the other states of the United States of America;

(2) “River or Lake Catfish, A Product of Alabama” if the product has been produced in any freshwater lake, river or stream of the state, but has not been produced according to the usual and customary techniques of commercial aquaculture; except, that the appropriate state name or USA or United States of America may be inserted in lieu thereof to accommodate similar catfish products produced in freshwater lakes, rivers or streams of any other state in the United States of America;

(3) “Imported Catfish” if the catfish is produced from freshwater, either according to the usual and customary techniques of aquaculture or from freshwater lakes, rivers or streams of a country other than the United States of America; or

(4) “Ocean Catfish” if the catfish product is produced from marine or estuarine waters.

(b) Any person selling river or lake catfish exclusively and directly to the consumer may have on his premises a sign reasonably visible to the consumer identifying such product as river or lake catfish rather than labeling each individual container or package of catfish product as provided in subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Any retailer selling catfish products not wrapped or in a container may comply with this section by placing a sign on the display case or refrigeration unit reasonably visible to the consumer, giving notice that such catfish is either “Farm-Raised Catfish,” “River or Lake Catfish,” “Imported Catfish” or “Ocean Catfish,” as such products are defined in subsection (a) of this section.

(d) Any advertising as to any catfish product shall state whether such catfish product is “Farm-Raised Catfish,” “River or Lake Catfish,” “Imported Catfish” or “Ocean Catfish,” as defined in subsection (a) of this section.

(e) This section shall not apply to catfish products exported out of the United States.
Ala. Code § 11-43A-108 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43A / Section 11-43A-108
Section 11-43A-108 Right of City Manager, Directors of Departments, Etc., to Attend Council Meetings and Take Part in Discussions; City Manager to Be Notified of All Council Meetings
Status: in_force

The city manager, the directors of all departments, and such other officers of the municipality as may be designated by the council shall be entitled to attend meetings of the council, but they shall have no vote thereon. The city manager shall have the right to take part in the discussions of all matters coming before the council, and the directors and other officers shall be entitled to take part in all discussions of the council relating to their respective offices, departments, boards, or agencies. The city manager shall be notified of all council meetings.
Ala. Code § 11-46-141 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-141
Section 11-46-141 Contest of Elections - Trial; Entry of Judgment
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-44E-180 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44E / Section 11-44E-180
Section 11-44E-180 Removal of Officers and Employees; Appeal
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of any civil service or merit system applicable to the city, and Section 11-44E-92, any officer or employee or a head of any office, department, or agency, may be removed by the city manager or other appointing officer at any time, and the decision of the city manager, or other appointing officer shall be subject to appeals therefrom, if any are provided by applicable law.
Ala. Code § 11-43B-4 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43B / Section 11-43B-4
Section 11-43B-4 (Amended by Act 2026-586) Conduct of Elections; Residency Requirements; Qualifying Fee; Statement of Campaign Expenses and Contributions
Status: in_force

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-586, EFFECTIVE APRIL 16, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.

The initial elections provided for herein, and all subsequent elections, shall be conducted, the vote canvassed, the results declared, and those elected assume the duties of their offices in the same manner as provided by the general law of the state pertaining to municipal elections for mayor-council forms of government, except as otherwise provided by state statute. The mayor shall be elected by the whole of the electors of the city and shall have been a resident of the city for at least 90 days prior to his or her election. Council members shall be elected by the electors of the district which they represent, and shall have been residents of the district which they represent for at least 90 days prior to their election. Any person desiring to become a candidate for mayor or council member must, at the time of filing a statement of candidacy, pay to the city clerk the qualifying fee to be set by ordinance. If any person desiring to become a candidate for mayor or council member is financially unable to pay the filing fee, then that person shall be exempted from the fee upon filing with the city clerk verified statements from three city electors that said candidate is indigent and not financially capable of paying the fee. Within 30 days after the election, every candidate shall file with the city clerk a sworn statement of all election campaign expenses and of each person, firm, or corporation which has contributed funds, itemized for all expenditures and contributions of $100.00 or more.
Ala. Code § 11-49-44 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 49 / Section 11-49-44
Section 11-49-44 Enforcement of Ordinance by Action in Circuit Court
Status: in_force

Such governing body may also, by complaint filed in the circuit court in the county in which the city is situated, compel compliance with any or all proper ordinances ordering the construction or maintenance of viaducts, bridges, or tunnels passed under the authority of this article, express jurisdiction being conferred on all circuit courts of this state to that end.
Ala. Code § 2-2-14 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-2-14
Section 2-2-14 Livestock Theft Investigator
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, with the approval of the Governor, is hereby authorized to designate as “livestock theft investigator” any employee or employees of the Department of Agriculture and Industries performing duties relating to the enforcement of the livestock laws of this state. Such employee or employees so designated shall, in addition to other duties of employment, perform work involving investigations and the enforcement of all laws of the State of Alabama enacted for the purpose of preventing theft and unlawful dealing in and handling of cattle and other livestock, including the enforcement of livestock sanitary and disease control laws to the end that persons who commit or who are charged with the commission of such unlawful offenses may be arrested and prosecuted therefor. Employees of the Department of Agriculture and Industries designated and approved under the provisions of this section as “livestock theft investigators” shall have the power and authority of peace officers for the enforcement of laws to prevent theft of livestock, livestock sanitary and disease control laws and any other laws relating to or governing the keeping, handling, movement and sale of livestock and such peace officers shall exercise such power and authority anywhere within the State of Alabama. Such employees designated and approved as peace officers hereunder shall also be authorized to investigate, serve subpoenas and make arrests for the theft of any farm machinery, equipment or supplies and perform such duties with respect to any other farm related crime as well as any other unlawful offense or crime and such peace officer authority may be exercised anywhere within the state; provided, however, livestock theft investigators shall not have the power or authority to execute search warrants. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to change the employment status of any employee designated, authorized and approved to perform duties as livestock theft investigators as provided under this section except as expressly provided herein.
Ala. Code § 11-66A-1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 66A / Section 11-66A-1
Section 11-66A-1 Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) APPLICANT. Each natural person who is an elector of the authorizing subdivision and who has executed and filed a written application with the governing body of any subdivision for the incorporation of a research and development corridor.

(2) AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION. A resolution adopted by the governing body of a subdivision to authorize the incorporation of a research and development corridor with powers to operate within the corporate limits of the subdivision.

(3) AUTHORIZING SUBDIVISION. Any municipality the governing body of which has adopted an authorizing resolution.

(4) BOARD. The board of directors of a research and development corridor.

(5) CORPORATE PERSON. Any corporation, partnership, association, or organization that may be incorporated or organized under any chapter of Title 10A or under the laws of any state of the United States.

(6) CORRIDOR. A research and development corridor incorporated pursuant to this chapter as a public corporation.

(7) DIRECTOR. A natural person who is member of the board of directors of a corridor.

(8) ELIGIBLE FUNDS. Any of the following:

1. Any federal funds received by the corridor, by grant or otherwise, for use in support of the corridor or its operations.

2. Any state appropriations, grants, or other public and private sources of funds made available for the public purposes of the corridor.

(9) ELIGIBLE TAXES. Any tax, fee, or charge levied or imposed by an authorizing subdivision within the geographical boundaries of a corridor, other than:

1. Taxes levied for public school purposes; or

2. Incremental ad valorem taxes levied within a tax increment district and required by state law to be paid to the tax increment district.

(10) FINANCIAL OBLIGATION. Any contractual obligation of any person, whether direct, indirect, or contingent, to pay or provide money to, or for the benefit of, any person or persons, as evidenced by any agreement or instrument, including, but not limited to, any bond, certificate, economic incentive grant agreement, funding or guaranty agreement, installment sale agreement, lease agreement, negotiable instrument, note, or warrant.

(11) GOVERNING BODY. The elected group of natural persons which is organized for the purposes of exercising the legislative functions and powers of a public entity.

(12) NATURAL PERSON. A natural person who is 21 years of age or older.

(13) PERSON. Collectively, corporate persons, natural persons, and public entities.

(14) PRINCIPAL OFFICE. The principal office of a research and development corridor, which shall be located within the corporate limits of an authorizing subdivision, as stated in the certificate of incorporation.

(15) PROJECT. Any activity undertaken, or property acquired or provided in whole or in part, by a research and development corridor for the establishment, benefit, or support of a qualified enterprise located within the corporate limits of an authorizing subdivision that adopted an authorizing resolution to create the corridor.

(16) PROPERTY. Any tangible or intangible property and interests therein, including all property characterized under state law as real, personal, or mixed.

(17) PUBLIC CORPORATION. Any public corporation or public body corporate organized under the laws of the state other than a municipal corporation.

(18) PUBLIC ENTITY. Any county or municipality, any political subdivision or other instrumentality of the state, and any public corporation.

(19) PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIREMENTS. Notice and the holding of a public meeting by a research and development corridor, an authorizing subdivision, or another public entity that proposes to exercise the authority granted under Section 11-66A-10 or 11-66A-12, at which time the corridor, authorizing subdivision, or such other public entity proposes to take an action, as authorized pursuant to this chapter. Notice shall be by publication at least seven days prior to the public meeting in a newspaper of general circulation in the authorizing subdivision or by electronic posting on the primary public website of the authorizing subdivision, which shall describe in reasonable detail the applicable action proposed to be taken by the corridor and the authorizing subdivision, the public benefits expected to be achieved by the applicable action, and the person or persons expected to benefit by the applicable action.

(20) QUALIFIED ENTERPRISE. Any activity, business, or trade that is described in one of the following categories:

a. Advanced Manufacturing: (i) aerospace/aviation; (ii) automotive; (iii) agriculture products/food production; (iv) metal and advanced metals; (v) chemicals; (vi) forestry products; (vii) alternative energy, battery/fuel cell, and similar facilities.

b. Bioscience: (i) medical equipment and supplies; (ii) pharmaceuticals; (iii) biotechnology.

c. Foundational Targets: (i) cybersecurity; (ii) data centers; (iii) distribution/logistics; (iv) information technology; (v) research and development.

d. Education: Educational research, development, or other areas of higher education.

e. Corporate operations for any of the foregoing.

(21) SUBDIVISION. Any municipality.
Ala. Code § 11-41-22 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 41 / Section 11-41-22
Section 11-41-22 Notice and Hearing Upon Petition
Status: in_force

Upon the filing of such petition, such probate judge shall set the same down for hearing and give 30 days’ notice of such hearing by written notices stating the date and purpose of such hearing, the same to be posted at the courthouse of the county and also in a public place in the municipality sought to be dissolved, and, upon the day set for the hearing, the probate judge shall hear such petition and the evidence in support of the same.
Ala. Code § 11-45-5 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 45 / Section 11-45-5
Section 11-45-5 Veto, Passage Over Veto, Etc., of Ordinances and Resolutions Fixing Salaries of Officers and Employees
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), every ordinance and resolution fixing the salaries of employees and officers of the city shall be submitted to the mayor as other ordinances and resolutions are to be submitted and may be approved in part and vetoed as to specific items, to be mentioned by the mayor in his or her veto message, in which case there shall first be submitted to the council at its next regular meeting the question: “Shall the ordinance pass, the veto of the mayor notwithstanding?” and, in the event that two-thirds of the members elected to the council do not vote for the passage of the ordinance, the veto notwithstanding, there shall then be submitted the question: “Shall the ordinance stand as approved by the mayor?” and if a majority of those elected to the council vote in the affirmative, the law as amended and approved by the mayor shall have the force and effect of law as in other cases; otherwise, the salary ordinance shall be defeated.

(b) The mayor of a city or town who operates pursuant to Section 11-43-2 as it relates to the legislative functions of the mayor in cities and towns having a population of 12,000 or more but less than 25,000 inhabitants according to the last or any subsequent federal decennial census, may not exercise veto power pursuant to this section and his or her signature as the mayor may not affect the validity of an ordinance or resolution passed by the council while the mayor is a voting member of the council.
Ala. Code § 11-47-6 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 47 / Section 11-47-6
Section 11-47-6 Contracts to Be Awarded to Lowest Responsible Bidder
Status: in_force

(a) The award of each contract for which bids have been submitted to a municipality shall be made to the lowest responsible bidder who may comply with such reasonable regulations as may be prescribed before the bids are called for.

(b) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $50.00 nor more than $1,000.00 and may also be sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than six months.
Ala. Code § 11-46-5 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-5
Section 11-46-5 Date of Elections in Certain Municipalities
Status: in_force

The governing body of a municipality having a general municipal election or runoff election required by general or local act at a time different from the dates now or hereafter provided by Article 2, Chapter 46 of Title 11, may elect by ordinance to have the election at the same time required by Article 2 and the election made by ordinance shall not have the effect of changing the beginning of a term of office or the time for taking office.
Ala. Code § 2-28-1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 28 / Section 2-28-1
Section 2-28-1 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) ENTOMOLOGICAL WORK. Receiving fees for advice or prescriptions for the control or eradication of any insect pest or rodent or for actual spraying, dusting, fumigating, or any other methods used for the control or eradication of any insect pest or rodent.

(2) PATHOLOGICAL WORK. Receiving fees for advice or prescriptions for the control or eradication of any plant disease, for actual spraying, or any other methods used for the control or eradication of any plant disease.

(3) HORTICULTURAL AND FLORICULTURAL WORK. Receiving fees for landscaping and setting of plants, or for the sale of any plants for which the seller contracts to render future services.

(4) TREE SURGERY WORK. Receiving fees for tree surgery, including but not limited to, cavity filling or repair, bracing, cabling, and wound treatment of shrubs and trees. Tree surgery work shall not include pruning, feeding, budding, or grafting of trees, shrubs, or wounds made and treated during pruning.

(5) STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL WORK. That branch or type of entomological, pest control, or eradication work which involves the performance of work or giving advice or prescriptions for compensation for the prevention, control, or eradication of insects, vermin, rodents, pest animals, fungi, or other wood destroying organisms in household structures, commercial buildings, or other structures by the use of insecticides, rodenticides, repellants, chemicals, mechanical devices, or structural modifications, as well as a fumigation of products, containers, structures, or transportation vehicles.

(6) BRANCH OFFICE. A place of business at an established location other than the main office having equipment and three or more employees directly engaged in structural pest control work from the place of business, which is a subdivision or branch of the main office, point of headquarters, or principal operation of the firm.

(7) SUBOFFICE. A place at an established location other than the main office or branch office having equipment and less than three employees directly engaged in structural pest control work from the location, which shall not be more than 100 road miles from the branch office or main office of the firm. It is not required that any employee of a suboffice be certified by the commissioner for the structural pest control work performed from the office.

(8) CERTIFIED OPERATOR. A person who has been certified by the commissioner as qualified to supervise the operation of a main office or a branch office.

(9) BRANCH SUPERVISOR. A person who has been certified by the commissioner as qualified to supervise the operation of a branch office only. In no event shall the person be qualified to supervise structural pest control work from a main office.

(10) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries.

(11) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Agriculture and Industries.

(12) WEED CONTROL WORK. Receiving fees for advice or prescription for the control or eradication of any weed or for actual spraying or other methods used for the control and eradication of any plant which grows where not wanted.

(13) CERTIFICATION. The recognition by the commissioner that a person is competent and thus authorized to perform and/or supervise professional work or services in the category or categories listed on said certification permit.

(14) CERTIFICATION PERMIT. A document issued by the commissioner attesting that all standards have been met in competency in one or more categories and/or subcategories of professional work or services.

(15) BUSINESS LOCATION. Any location in or from which professional work or services are solicited, accepted, or conducted, and identified as a main office, branch office, or suboffice by permit.
Ala. Code § 2-30-44 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 30 / Section 2-30-44
Section 2-30-44 Appointment, Discharge and Compensation of Employees
Status: in_force

The director, subject to the approval of the President and Board of Trustees of Auburn University, shall have authority from time to time to appoint, discharge and fix the compensation of all necessary assistants and employees.
Ala. Code § 2-15-84 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 2-15-84
Section 2-15-84 Promulgation of Rules and Regulations by Commissioner
Status: in_force

The commissioner with approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries is hereby authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the evident intent and purpose of this division including, but not limited to, the reporting requirements of livestock markets, the manner and method of payment required of dealers to comply with this division, the method of disseminating information by the commissioner to livestock markets of the nonpayment for livestock purchases by dealers, records required to be kept by livestock markets, together with the identification of dealers purchasing livestock and whether such dealers are purchasing for their own account or as agent for others with disclosure of such information to be made to the livestock market either prior to or subsequent to the time of purchase, as well as such other rules and regulations as may be reasonable and necessary to effectuate the purpose of this division.
Ala. Code § 11-44-152 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-152
Section 11-44-152 Calling of Election
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-58-8 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 58 / Section 11-58-8
Section 11-58-8 Bonds - Security for Payment of Principal and Interest; Remedies Upon Default
Status: in_force

The principal of and interest on any bonds issued by a corporation organized under the authority of this chapter shall be secured by a pledge of the rentals and other receipts of all or any part of the medical clinic and its facilities financed in whole or in part with the proceeds of such bond issue or with the proceeds of bonds refunded or to be refunded by such issue, may be secured by a mortgage covering all or any part of the clinic from which the revenues so pledged may be derived and may be secured by a pledge of the lease of such clinic.

The proceedings under which such bonds are authorized to be issued or any such mortgage may contain any agreements and provisions customarily contained in instruments securing bonds, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, provisions respecting the fixing and collection of rents for any clinic or clinical facilities covered by such proceedings or mortgage, the terms to be incorporated in the lease of such clinic or facilities, the creation and maintenance of special funds from the revenues from such clinic or facilities and the rights and remedies available in event of default to the bondholders or to the trustee under a mortgage as the board of directors shall deem advisable and as shall not be in conflict with the provisions of this chapter; provided, however, that in making any such agreements or provisions a corporation organized under this chapter shall not have the power to obligate itself except with respect to the medical clinic and the application of the revenues therefrom.

The proceedings authorizing any bonds under this chapter and any mortgage securing such bonds may provide that, in the event of default in payment of the principal of or the interest on such bonds or in the performance of any agreement contained in such proceedings or mortgage, such payment and performance may be enforced by mandamus or by the appointment of a receiver with power to charge and collect rents and to apply the revenues from the project in accordance with such proceedings or the provisions of such mortgage. Any such mortgage may provide also that, in the event of default in such payment or the violation of any agreement contained in the mortgage, the mortgage may be foreclosed either by sale at public outcry or by civil action and may provide that any trustee under such mortgage or the holder of any of the bonds secured thereby may become the purchaser at any foreclosure sale if the highest bidder therefor.
Ala. Code § 11-49A-16 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 49A / Section 11-49A-16
Section 11-49A-16 Exemption from Additional Proceedings, Regulation, Etc
Status: in_force

This chapter is intended to aid the state in the execution of its duties by providing appropriate and independent instrumentalities of the state with full and adequate powers to fulfill their functions. Except as in this chapter expressly otherwise provided, no proceeding, notice, or approval shall be required for the incorporation of any authority or the amendment of its certificate of incorporation, the acquisition of any property or transit system, or the issuance of any bonds, mortgage and deed of trust, or trust indenture. The authority, every transit system of the authority, any public transportation service provided by the authority, and the rates and charges thereof shall be exempt from all jurisdiction of, and all regulation and supervision by, the Public Service Commission. Neither a public hearing nor the consent of the state Department of Finance shall be prerequisite to the issuance of bonds by the authority.
Ala. Code § 11-50-323 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-323
Section 11-50-323 Construction of Article; Jurisdiction, Etc., of State Board of Health and State Public Service Commission
Status: in_force

Neither this article nor any provision contained in this article shall be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any power, right, or remedy which any corporation organized under Sections 11-50-230 through 11-50-241, as amended, or organized or the certificate of incorporation of which is amended under the provisions of this article may have in the absence thereof, but shall be construed as cumulative and independent of any such power, right, or remedy. No proceedings, notice, or approval shall be required for the incorporation of such corporation or the amendment of its articles of incorporation, the acquisition of any property or systems or the making of any loans or the issuance of bonds or instruments in evidence thereof or as security therefor, except as prescribed in this article, any other law to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that nothing in this article shall be construed to suspend the jurisdiction of the State Board of Health as may be otherwise provided by law. Every corporation organized under Sections 11-50-230 through 11-50-241, as amended, or organized or the certificate of incorporation of which is amended under the provisions of this article shall be exempt from all jurisdiction of and regulation by the Alabama Public Service Commission.
Ala. Code § 11-43C-65 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43C / Section 11-43C-65
Section 11-43C-65 Head of Division of Finance - Qualifications; Bond
Status: in_force

The head of the division of finance shall be a person skilled in municipal accounting, taxation, and financial control. He shall provide a bond with such surety and in such amount as the council may require by resolution or ordinance. The premium on said bond shall be paid by the city.
Ala. Code § 2-16-8 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 16 / Section 2-16-8
Section 2-16-8 Department to Conduct Program in Accordance with National Poultry Improvement Plan; Acceptance and Disposition of Fees by Department for Services Rendered Poultrymen and Hatcherymen Participating in National Poultry Improvement Plan
Status: in_force

The state Department of Agriculture and Industries shall conduct a program in accordance with the national poultry improvement plan sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture.

Said department is authorized to accept fees to be fixed by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries for services rendered to poultrymen and hatcherymen who participate in the national poultry improvement plan, said fees to be paid to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and placed to the credit of the Agricultural Fund of the Department of Agriculture and Industries.
Ala. Code § 11-46-53 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-53
Section 11-46-53 Voting Machines to Remain Locked During Period for Filing of Contests; When Seals of Machines May Be Broken; Disposition of Records Taken from Machines
Status: in_force

(a) The voting machines shall remain locked against voting for the time provided by law for the filing of contests and then shall have the seal broken only on the order of the municipal governing body and if, in the opinion of such body, the contest has developed or is likely to develop, and shall remain locked until such times as ordered by the court hearing the contest or until a final determination thereof; provided, that on the order of any court of competent jurisdiction or on the order of the municipal governing body, the seal may be broken for the purpose of proper investigation. When such investigation is completed, the machine shall again be sealed and across the envelope containing the keys shall be written the signature of the person or persons having broken same; provided further, that in the event another election is held during the time for which the machines are required by this subsection to be locked and the machines are needed at such election, the municipal governing body shall be authorized to break the seal and make a record of the numbers on all counters on each machine and to remove all of the election records from the machine.

(b) The municipal governing body shall securely seal all records taken from a machine in an envelope or package and on the outside thereof label the package in such manner as to indicate plainly the machine from which they were removed and the month, day, and the year, of the election of which they are records. Each member of the municipal governing body present when the machines were opened shall certify to the accuracy of the records of the numbers on the counters and shall sign the envelope or package across the seal. This certificate and all other records removed from the voting machines shall be delivered to the municipal clerk and preserved by him for the same length of time prescribed in subsection (b) of Section 11-46-46 for the retention of paper ballots and then destroyed in the same manner that paper ballots are destroyed.
Ala. Code § 11-50-463 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-463
Section 11-50-463 Members of Board - Oath of Office
Status: in_force

Before entering upon the duties of his office, each member of the board shall take and subscribe the following oath: “I do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the State of Alabama, and the Constitution of the United States, and that I will faithfully, zealously, and impartially discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter, without fear or favor, for the public welfare, so help me God.” The successors to the members of the board named in this article shall take and subscribe the same oath.
Ala. Code § 11-73-4 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 73 / Section 11-73-4
Section 11-73-4 Operation of Low-Speed Vehicles on Roads and Streets of Class 2 Municipalities - Conditions
Status: in_force

A low-speed vehicle may only be operated on any public roads or streets under the following conditions:

(1) The vehicle may not be operated on a public road or street by any person other than a licensed driver.

(2) The vehicle may be operated only during the hours between sunrise and sunset, unless the municipality has determined that a low-speed vehicle may be operated between sunset and sunrise and the vehicle is equipped with headlights, brake lights, turn signals, and a windshield.

(3) The vehicle is certified as meeting all federal and state laws, rules, and regulations governing safety, emissions, and antitheft standards, including the safety standards provided in 49 C.F.R. Section 571.500.

(4) The vehicle has a 17-digit vehicle identification number which conforms to National Highway Safety and Traffic Administration standards, the manufacturer’s statement of origin states that the vehicle complies with the safety standards for a low-speed vehicle or that the vehicle complies with 49 C.F.R. Section 571.500, and the vehicle has affixed thereto a decal certifying that the vehicle meets these safety standards.

(5) The vehicle has a current license plate issued by the license plate issuing official.
Ala. Code § 2-26-73 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 26 / Section 2-26-73
Section 2-26-73 Duties of Committee; Calling of Meetings of Committee
Status: in_force

The duties of the Seed Investigation and Arbitration Committee shall be to assist farmers and other purchasers of agricultural, vegetable, flower, tree, shrub and herb seeds and seed dealers to ascertain and determine the validity of complaints made by seed purchasers against seed dealers and recommend the settlement and payment of monetary damages by seed dealers where such damages result from the failure of the seed to perform as represented or to conform to the description of the labeling on or accompanying the seed or seed containers. The committee may be called into session by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries at his discretion or upon the direction of the chairman or a majority of the committee members to consider complaints and other matters referred to it by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries.
Ala. Code § 11-46-55 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-55
Section 11-46-55 (Amended by Act 2026-579) Canvassing of Returns and Certificate of Election; Determination of Majority; Runoff Elections; Tie Votes
Status: in_force

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-579, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.

(a) Commencing at 12:00 noon on the first Tuesday after the election, the municipal governing body shall proceed to open the envelopes addressed to the governing body which have been delivered by the returning officers to the municipal clerk, canvass the returns, and ascertain and determine the number of votes received by each candidate and for and against each proposition submitted at the election. If it appears that any candidate or any proposition in the election has received a majority of the votes cast for that office or on that question, the municipal governing body shall declare the candidate elected to the office or the question carried, and a certificate of election shall be given to the individuals by the municipal governing body or a majority of them, which shall entitle the individuals so certified to the possession of their respective offices immediately upon the expiration of the terms of their predecessors as provided by law. If the certification results of provisional ballots cast at the election have been received from the board of registrars prior to the first Tuesday after the election, or if no provisional votes were cast in the election, the municipal governing body, at any special or regular meeting, may canvass the results before the first Tuesday after the election.

(b) If a single office is to be filled at the election and there is more than one candidate running, then the majority of the votes cast for the office in the election shall be ascertained by dividing the total votes cast for all candidates for the office by two, and any number of votes in excess of one half of the total votes cast for all candidates for the office shall be a majority within the meaning of subsection (a).

(c) If two or more offices constituting a group are to be filled and there are more candidates for election than there are offices, then the majority of the votes cast for the office in the election shall be ascertained by dividing the total vote cast for all candidates for the offices by the number of positions to be filled and then dividing the result by two. Any number of votes in excess of the number ascertained by the last division shall be the majority prescribed in subsection (a) as necessary for election. If in ascertaining the result in this way it appears that more candidates have obtained this majority than there are positions to be filled, then those having the highest vote, if beyond the majority just defined, shall be declared elected to fill the positions.

(d) If no candidate receives a majority of all the votes cast in the election for any one office or offices for the election to which there were more than two candidates, then the municipal governing body shall order a second or runoff election to be held on the fourth Tuesday following the regular election, at which election the two candidates having received the most and the second most votes, respectively, shall be candidates, and the individual receiving the highest number of votes for that office in the runoff election shall be declared elected.

(e) In the event one of the candidates for a particular office in the runoff election withdraws or dies, then there need not be a second or runoff election to fill the office. If there should be a tie vote cast at any runoff election, then in that event the tie shall be decided by the municipal governing body no later than 12:00 noon on the first Tuesday following the second or runoff election. A vote for a particular candidate by a majority of those members eligible to vote of the governing body shall be necessary to decide the election in his or her favor. If the municipal governing body fails to break the tie, the elected candidate shall be decided by lot by the judge of probate of the county where the city or town hall is located no later than 5:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday following the second or runoff election in the presence of the candidates and other electors who choose to be present.

(f) Any judge of probate who openly participated in the promotion of candidates in the election that resulted in a tie may not decide the outcome of the election and shall be disqualified to do so. The presiding circuit court judge in the county where the city or town hall is located shall replace the disqualified judge of probate and shall conduct the duties required herein.

(g) Within 10 days of canvassing the results, the municipal clerk shall file a copy of each certificate of election with all of the following:

(1) The office of the judge of probate of the county in which the city or town hall is situated. The judge of probate shall file the certificate in the same manner that he or she files the declaration of the result of elections to county offices.

(2) The Secretary of State.

(3) The Alabama League of Municipalities.
Ala. Code § 11-46-94 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-94
Section 11-46-94 Authority and Procedure for Adjustment of Boundary Lines of Wards; Division of Wards into Voting Districts, Etc
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 2-23-1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 23 / Section 2-23-1
Section 2-23-1 Short Title
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Alabama Agricultural Liming Materials Act.”
Ala. Code § 2-8-167 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-167
Section 2-8-167 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 disbursement 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 meeting.
Ala. Code § 11-67B-5 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 67B / Section 11-67B-5
Section 11-67B-5 Notification to Department of Revenue
Status: in_force

The municipality shall notify the Department of Revenue of the sale or disposition of the inoperable motor vehicle on a form supplied by the Department of Revenue.
Ala. Code § 11-50-36 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-36
Section 11-50-36 Taxation of Property Acquired by Foreign Municipalities
Status: in_force

The property so acquired by any foreign municipality shall be subject to taxation in this state as the property of individuals and private corporations.
Ala. Code § 11-48-81 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 48 / Section 11-48-81
Section 11-48-81 Powers of Cities as to Construction of Public Improvements, Assessment of Cost Thereof Against Property Benefited, Etc., Outside Corporate Limits Generally; Requirement as to Consent of Property Owners, Etc
Status: in_force

(a) Each city in this state having a population of 6,000 or more inhabitants, according to the most recent federal census or any official census taken pursuant to Sections 11-47-90 through 11-47-95 shall have the same powers with respect to the construction of public improvements in the police jurisdiction of such city that it may have under any law now existing or hereafter enacted with respect to the construction of public improvements within the corporate limits of such city.

Each such city shall have the same powers with respect to the assessment of the cost of public improvements, whether constructed in the city or in such police jurisdiction, against the property specially benefited by such improvements, whether such property is located in such city or in such police jurisdiction, that such city may have under any law now existing or hereafter enacted with respect to assessment of the cost of public improvements constructed within the city against property specially benefited by such improvements and located within the corporate limits of the city.

All such laws relating to the making of public improvements within the corporate limits of such city and to the making of public improvement assessments against property located within such corporate limits and the creation and enforcement of liens securing such assessments shall apply to any public improvements constructed within the police jurisdiction of such city, to any public improvement assessments made pursuant to the provisions of this article and to the liens securing such assessments.

(b) No public improvement shall be made under the authority of this article unless with the written consent of the owner or owners of not less than 60 percent of the frontage of the property to be affected; provided, that in the case of street improvements outside the corporate limits but inside the police jurisdiction of a municipality, consent of the governing body of the county in which said improvements are to be constructed must first be obtained and evidenced by resolution duly entered on the minutes of such county governing body.
Ala. Code § 11-49B-13 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 49B / Section 11-49B-13
Section 11-49B-13 Cooperation; Aid from Other Public Bodies
Status: in_force

A county, municipality, or other political subdivision, public corporation, agency, or instrumentality of this state may, for the purpose of securing public transportation or aiding or cooperating with the authority in the planning, development, undertaking, construction, acquisition, extension, improvement, operation, or protection of transit systems, upon any terms and with or without consideration, may:

(1) Lend or donate money to, or perform services for the benefit of the authority.

(2) Donate, sell, convey, transfer, lease, or grant to the authority, without the necessity of authorization at any election of qualified voters, any property of any kind, including, but without limitation, any transit systems, any interest in any thereof, and any franchise.

(3) Provide that all or a portion of the taxes or funds available or to become available to, or required by law to be used by it for public transportation service or for the support of transit systems, be transferred or paid directly to the authority as the funds become available.

(4) Do any and all things, whether or not specifically authorized in this section, not otherwise prohibited by law, that may be necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate with the authority in the planning, undertaking, construction, acquisition, or operation of transit systems.
Ala. Code § 11-44-30 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-30
Section 11-44-30 Assignment or Delegation of Powers and Duties of Board of Commissioners
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 2-19-131 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 19 / Section 2-19-131
Section 2-19-131 Certification; Revocation
Status: in_force

Upon determination by the board that the organization meets the requirements of Section 2-19-130, the board shall certify the organization as the official cotton growers’ organization. Such certification shall be for the purposes of this article only, and shall not affect other organizations or associations of cotton growers established for other purposes.

The board shall certify only one such organization; provided that the board may revoke the certification of the organization if at any time the organization shall fail to meet the requirements of this article.

The organization so certified above shall be authorized to borrow money or otherwise incur indebtedness and to expend the moneys so acquired for the purpose of destroying and eradicating the boll weevil in Alabama. Any indebtedness created pursuant to this paragraph shall be repaid from the assessments on cotton growers provided for in Section 2-19-132 or from other funds available to the certified organization and shall not constitute a debt of the State of Alabama or any department, agency, political subdivision, official, or employee thereof. Funds so borrowed shall be expended by the certified organization for the purpose of reducing the annual assessment or increasing the number of years over which cotton growers are required to pay assessments.
Ala. Code § 11-54B-46 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54B / Section 11-54B-46
Section 11-54B-46 Review of Self-Help Business Improvement District Plan and Adoption of Ordinance
Status: in_force

The governing body of the municipality, upon review of the self-help business improvement district plan and after public hearing, may adopt an ordinance to designate, establish, and maintain the area described in the plan as a self-help business improvement district. The ordinance shall provide for an effective date of 30 days from the date of adoption of the ordinance by the governing body of the municipality and shall provide that, if the owners of nonexempt real property representing 60 percent of the total fair market value of all real property located within the district, or the owners of at least 50 percent of the parcels of property located within the district; or, alternatively with respect to a district funded by assessments against a particular class of businesses, if the owners of businesses, consistent with the signatures required under subdivision (2) of Section 11-54B-44, file written objections to the establishment of the district with the clerk of the municipality, the provisions of the ordinance shall be null and void and no district shall be created. The ordinance shall designate the district management corporation provided for in the plan as the district management corporation authorized to provide administrative and other services to the district and authorize the execution of a contract between the municipality and the district management corporation setting out the services to be provided by the district and the municipality. The contract shall provide that the municipality shall continue the same level of services in the district as provided prior to the creation thereof.
Ala. Code § 11-45-1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 45 / Section 11-45-1
Section 11-45-1 Adoption and Enforcement Authorized
Status: in_force

Municipal corporations may from time to time adopt ordinances and resolutions not inconsistent with the laws of the state to carry into effect or discharge the powers and duties conferred by the applicable provisions of this title and any other applicable provisions of law and to provide for the safety, preserve the health, promote the prosperity, and improve the morals, order, comfort, and convenience of the inhabitants of the municipality, and may enforce obedience to such ordinances.
Ala. Code § 11-43D-14 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43D / Section 11-43D-14
Section 11-43D-14 Powers and Duties of Mayor; Employment of Clerical Assistant for the Council
Status: in_force

(a) The mayor shall be the chief executive officer and shall have general supervision and control of all other officers, employees, and affairs of the city, which shall include the management of the public utilities, either owned and operated by the city or operated by private corporations under contracts with the city. The general law applicable to mayor-council municipalities notwithstanding, the mayor may appoint all officers and employees of the city subject to the rules of any civil service or merit system that may be applicable to the city. The mayor may remove any person appointed by him or her subject to the rules of any civil service or merit system that may be applicable to the city.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the city council, by ordinance, may provide for the appointment of a clerical assistant for members of the council who may be employed without regard to the civil service or merit system of the city. The clerical assistant shall serve at the pleasure of the council.
Ala. Code § 11-61A-23 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 61A / Section 11-61A-23
Section 11-61A-23 Examination and Audit of the Records
Status: in_force

(a) At least once every 12 months after the date an authority is created pursuant to this chapter, the municipality shall appoint an expert accountant who shall make an examination and audit of the records, books, and accounts of the authority and shall make a report of the audit in writing to the municipality and the authority. The accountant’s compensation shall be payable out of the funds of the authority.

(b) The records of the authority shall constitute public records. Every citizen shall have the right to inspect the records. The officer having custody of the records shall be obligated to furnish to any citizen a certified copy of any record on the citizen’s demand and payment to the authority of the same fee as is payable to the judge of probate of the county for furnishing certified copies of records of the probate court.
Ala. Code § 11-51-27 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-27
Section 11-51-27 Releases from Taxes; Settlement of Claims and Releases from Penalties
Status: in_force

No municipality shall have the right to release any persons from lawful taxes or burdens imposed by law, but this shall not prevent the settlement of claims where doubt exists as to the validity or extent thereof nor shall it prevent a municipality from releasing penalties that may be imposed for the nonpayment of taxes, but all compromises and all releases from such penalties shall be adopted by the council or other governing body by a resolution or ordinance.
Ala. Code § 11-43A-43 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43A / Section 11-43A-43
Section 11-43A-43 When Chapter Becomes Applicable to Municipality
Status: in_force

For all purposes the provisions of this article shall become applicable to said municipality at the time when the first council of such municipality elected under the provisions hereof takes office and qualifies.
Ala. Code § 2-14-3 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 14 / Section 2-14-3
Section 2-14-3 Registration of Colonies, Bee Yards, and Apiaries; Disposition of Fees and Fines
Status: in_force

Every beekeeper, owner or others in possession of any honeybees shall, on or before October 1 of each year, register with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries every colony of honeybees, bee yards or apiaries in their possession or under their control, and such registration shall be made upon forms furnished by the commissioner upon which there shall be shown the number and location of colonies of bees with the apiary location or locations together with such other information as may be necessary for the administration of this chapter. The Board of Agriculture and Industries shall establish through rules and regulations categories of apiarists or beekeepers. Colonies of bees and apiaries acquired after October 1 during any year and not previously registered shall also be registered as required under this section; provided, however, that this requirement shall not apply to any bees or apiaries acquired after March 31, as such bees shall not be registered until the following October 1.

If any honeybees or an apiary currently registered under this section are sold or otherwise transferred from one beekeeper to another beekeeper, the registration may be transferred to the person acquiring the bees or apiary without the payment of the registration fee.

An annual registration or inspection fee shall be paid by the registrant which shall accompany the application for registration. The amount of such fee shall be based upon the number of colonies of bees owned by or under the control of the person registering such honeybees in the following amounts:

The Board of Agriculture and Industries shall establish the annual registration or inspection fee for each category of apiarist or beekeeper.

All amounts collected under this section as registration fees together with the amount of any fine imposed under the penalty section of this chapter shall be deposited into the Agricultural Fund of the State Treasury to be disbursed and expended for the administration and enforcement of this chapter by the Department of Agriculture and Industries for the payment of salaries, equipment purchases, travel expenses, and other purposes incident to and necessary for the administration and enforcement of this chapter. Failure or refusal to comply with the registration requirements of this section and to pay the required registration fee shall be unlawful and punishable under the penalty provisions of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 11-42-6 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-6
Section 11-42-6 Bill to Contain Accurate Description of Territory and Plat or Map; Copies of Map to Be Furnished to Judge of Probate; Notice of Intention to Apply for Local Law Annexing Territory
Status: in_force

(a) Any bill introduced in the legislature which attempts to annex territory to any municipality or to otherwise change the boundary lines of any municipality shall contain an accurate description of the territory proposed to be annexed to or removed from such municipality together with a plat or map of such territory attached; showing its relationship to the corporate limits of the municipality to which such territory is proposed to be annexed. Copies of such map shall also be furnished to the judge of probate for the county or counties wherein the territory proposed to be annexed to or removed from the municipality is located.

(b) The publication of notice of intention to apply for any local law annexing territory to any municipality or otherwise changing the boundary lines of any municipality shall, in addition to all other requirements provided by law, state that a map showing what territory is to be annexed to or removed from such municipality is on file in the office of the judge of probate in the county or counties wherein such territory is located and that such map is open to the inspection of the public.
Ala. Code § 11-42-52 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-52
Section 11-42-52 Contests of Election
Status: in_force

The result of such election may be contested by any qualified elector voting at the election in the manner provided for control of general municipal elections, making the city the contestee.
Ala. Code § 11-41-3 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 41 / Section 11-41-3
Section 11-41-3 Conduct of Election Generally; Provision and Form of Ballots; Qualifications for Voting
Status: in_force

The judge of probate shall appoint three qualified electors within the limits of the proposed city or town as inspectors to manage the election, which shall be conducted under the same sanction and penalties as are provided by the general election laws, except that a voter may furnish his own ballot, upon which must be written or printed “corporation” or “no corporation,” and any person who is a qualified elector under the state law and has resided within the boundaries of the proposed city or town for three months next preceding may vote at such election.
Ala. Code § 2-8-354 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-354
Section 2-8-354 Nonprofit Association
Status: in_force

(a) Any Alabama nonprofit association of shrimpers and seafood fishermen organized for the promotion and betterment of the shrimp and seafood industry may apply to the board for certification and approval, for the purpose of conducting a referendum among shrimpers and seafood fishermen of the state, on the question of levying an assessment and collecting, expending, and utilizing the assessment for the purpose or purposes authorized under this article and as stated in the referendum. Any nonprofit association who substantially or fairly represents shrimpers and seafood fishermen and who is approved or certified by the board may execute or carry out a promotional program pursuant to this article.

(b) Upon any nonprofit association of shrimpers and seafood fishermen filing an application with the board, the board, within 30 days thereafter, shall meet and consider the application. If the board is satisfied that the applicant is fairly representative of the shrimp and seafood fishermen of the state, and the board finds and determines that the application is in conformity with this article, the board shall certify the association as a duly delegated and authorized association and shall certify that the association may conduct among the shrimpers and seafood fishermen, either singularly or jointly, of the state a referendum for the purpose set forth in its application.
Ala. Code § 22-55-2 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 55 / Section 22-55-2
Section 22-55-2 Designation of Compact Administrator; Powers and Duties Thereof Generally
Status: in_force

Pursuant to said compact, the state mental health officer shall be the compact administrator and, acting jointly with like officers of other party states, shall have power to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms of this compact. The compact administrator shall cooperate with all departments, agencies and officers of and in the government of this state and its subdivisions in facilitating the proper administration of the compact or of any supplementary agreement or agreements entered into by this state thereunder.
Ala. Code § 22-52-33 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 52 / Section 22-52-33
Section 22-52-33 Proceedings for Civil Commitment of Persons in Custody of Department of Mental Health Who Have Been Adjudicated “Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity.”
Status: in_force

Where any person who is currently in the custody of the Department of Mental Health has been adjudicated “not guilty by reason of insanity” pursuant to the provisions of Sections 15-16-24, 15-16-25 and 15-16-40, the commissioner or his designee shall petition the judges of probate of Tuscaloosa or Mobile Counties or any judge of probate where such facility exists for an order of civil commitment to the Department of Mental Health.
Ala. Code § 2-2-71 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-2-71
Section 2-2-71 Substitution of Bond Equivalent; Forms
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever there is a requirement under law to obtain any permit or license issued by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, the Board of Agriculture and Industries or the Department of Agriculture and Industries that the permittee or licensee be bonded, the licensee or permittee may substitute in lieu of the bond a bond equivalent.

(b) The bond equivalent shall be in the form of a trust fund agreement based upon cash, fully negotiable bonds of the U.S. Government or of the State of Alabama, or an irrevocable letter of credit.

(c) The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall furnish all necessary forms to be used for the issuance of the bond or bond equivalent.
Ala. Code § 11-48-20 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 48 / Section 11-48-20
Section 11-48-20 Preparation, Etc., of List of Property Owners to Be Assessed for Improvement
Status: in_force

When any improvement made under the provisions of this article is completed, the mayor or other chief executive officer shall cause to be prepared a roll or list showing the names of the property owners and opposite each name a description of each lot or parcel of land proposed to be assessed for such improvement belonging to such owner or owners and the amount proposed to be assessed against each lot or parcel of land.
Ala. Code § 22-53-23 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 53 / Section 22-53-23
Section 22-53-23 List of Nonpaying Inmates to Be Furnished to Probate Judges; Report by County Department of Pensions and Security
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 98-322, §1, effective April 16, 1998.
Ala. Code § 11-54B-6 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54B / Section 11-54B-6
Section 11-54B-6 Mailing of Proposed Ordinance and Notice of Hearing
Status: in_force

At least twenty (20) days prior to the date set for a public hearing on the proposed self-help business improvement district plan, notice of the date, time and place of the hearing, with a description of the geographical area proposed to be included in the district, the proposed ordinance, and the self-help business improvement district plan shall be mailed to all known owners of real property located within the geographical area proposed to be included in the district. Such notice shall be mailed to all known owners of such real property at the address listed in the county property tax assessment records. In addition, a copy of such notice shall be posted in at least three (3) places located within the geographical area proposed to be included in the district. A property owner’s failure to receive a copy of such notice shall not constitute grounds upon which such owner may contest the validity of a self-help business improvement district ordinance.
Ala. Code § 2-9-4 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 9 / Section 2-9-4
Section 2-9-4 Authority of Commissioner Over Fund
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, shall use the Agricultural Fund in accordance with the provisions of law for the support and expense of the regulatory, control and administrative work of the Department of Agriculture and Industries and in such manner as said board deems will best effect the purposes of all laws included in this title which the Commissioner, Department or Board of Agriculture and Industries are authorized or directed to administer or enforce. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, shall direct the expenditure of said fund, it being the purpose of this section to vest the financial supervision and control over the use of said fund for the work and activities assigned to the Department of Agriculture and Industries in the manner provided by law.
Ala. Code § 11-44B-10 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44B / Section 11-44B-10
Section 11-44B-10 Initial Territorial Limits; Reapportionment of Council Districts; Recommended Plan for Reapportionment; Redistricting Ordinance
Status: in_force

(a) The initial territorial limits of any municipality which adopts the mayor-council form of government as provided by this chapter shall be the same as under its former organization.

(b) If following a federal census of population or an alteration of the corporate limits, any council district shall contain a population of 10 percent more or less than the total population of the city divided by seven, then there shall be a reapportionment of the council districts in the manner hereinafter provided.

(1) The mayor shall, within six months after the publication of such federal census of population for the municipality or within six months after there shall have been such substantial change in the corporate limits of the municipality, file with the council a report containing a recommended plan for reapportionment of the council district boundaries to comply with the following specifications:

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

b. Each district shall contain as nearly as possible the same population, but not more than five percent more or less than the average.

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

(3) Such redistricting ordinance shall not apply to any election held within six months after it becomes effective. No incumbent member of the council shall be deprived of his unexpired term of office because of such redistricting.
Ala. Code § 2-10-66 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 10 / Section 2-10-66
Section 2-10-66 Exchange of Stock
Status: in_force

Whenever an association organized under this article with preferred capital stock shall purchase the stock or any property or any interest in any property of any person, firm, corporation or association, it may discharge the obligations so incurred, wholly or in part, by exchanging for the acquired interest shares of its preferred capital stock to an amount which at par value would equal a fair market value of the stock or interest so purchased, as determined by the board of directors. In that case the transfer to the association of the stock or interest purchased shall be equivalent to payment in cash for the shares of stock issued.
Ala. Code § 22-52-58 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 52 / Section 22-52-58
Section 22-52-58 Transfer of Individuals to Other Institutions
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 11-65-32 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 65 / Section 11-65-32
Section 11-65-32 Televised Simulcast Programming of Racing Events
Status: in_force

(a) A commission shall have the power to adopt rules and regulations specifying the conditions under which an operator, as part of its licensed activity, may cause televised simulcast programming of racing events, including both horse racing and greyhound racing, held at racetracks located outside the state to be transmitted for public viewing to a racetrack facility within the sponsoring municipality which is under the jurisdiction of such commission and there made the subject of pari-mutuel wagering. Any provision of this chapter or any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, no racing events, including both horse racing and greyhound racing, held at any location in the state (including a location in the sponsoring municipality) shall be televised to a racing facility subject to this chapter and made the subject of pari-mutuel wagering at such racing facility; provided, however, that an operator may use closed circuit television at a racing facility to provide enhanced viewing opportunities for live races being simultaneously run at such facility or to provide reruns of such live races. Subject to such exceptions as a commission may approve by rule or regulation in order to satisfy applicable requirements of federal law, all pari-mutuel wagering with respect to such racing events that are the subject of televised simulcast programming shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations of such commission governing pari-mutuel wagering on live racing events conducted at racing facilities under the jurisdiction of such commission, including the provisions of Sections 11-65-28, 11-65-29 and 11-65-30 hereof. A commission shall be entitled to no revenues from the televised simulcast programming of racing events other than (i) the commission horse wagering fee due with respect to that part of the horse racing handle wagered on televised horse racing events by bettors placing their bets at a racing facility in the commission municipal jurisdiction and (ii) the commission greyhound wagering fee due with respect to that part of the greyhound wagering handle wagered on televised greyhound racing events by bettors placing their bets at a racing facility in the commission municipal jurisdiction.

(b) If permitted by federal law and made possible by contractual arrangements with the operator of the racetrack that originates the simulcast programming, a horse racing operator may conduct pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing events televised to a racetrack facility in the commission municipal jurisdiction from locations outside the state. In such case the pari-mutuel pools for such wagering may be limited to bets made by bettors placing their bets at the racing facility located in the commission municipal jurisdiction or, alternatively, such pari-mutuel pools may include bets made by bettors placing their bets at the racetrack which conducts the televised horse racing events, as well as bets made by bettors placing their bets at one or more locations outside the state; provided that to the extent bettors placing their bets at a racing facility located in the commission municipal jurisdiction shall participate in such pari-mutuel pools, the total amount wagered by such bettors shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of Section 11-65-28 and the applicable rules and regulations of the commission and, provided further, that the state horse wagering fee and the commission horse wagering fee, as well as any other license taxes on pari-mutuel wagering that may at the time be applicable in the state or the commission municipal jurisdiction, shall be paid with respect to the total amount wagered by such bettors, as provided by this chapter or other applicable law.

(c) If permitted by federal law and made possible by contractual arrangements with the operator of the racetrack that originates the simulcast programming, a greyhound racing operator may conduct pari-mutuel wagering on greyhound racing events televised to a racetrack facility in the commission municipal jurisdiction from other locations outside the state. In such case the pari-mutuel pools for such wagering may be limited to bets made by bettors placing their bets at the racing facility located in the commission municipal jurisdiction or, alternatively, such pari-mutuel pools may include bets made by bettors placing their bets at the racetrack which conducts the televised greyhound racing events, as well as bets made by bettors placing their bets at one or more locations outside the state; provided that to the extent bettors placing their bets at a racing facility located in the commission municipal jurisdiction shall participate in such pari-mutuel pools, the total amount wagered by such bettors shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of Section 11-65-28 and the applicable rules and regulations of the commission and, provided further, that the state dog racing privilege tax and the commission greyhound wagering fee, as well as any other license taxes on pari-mutuel wagering that may at the time be applicable in the state or the commission municipal jurisdiction, shall be paid with respect to the total amount wagered by such bettors, as provided by this chapter or other applicable law.

(d) A commission shall also have the power to adopt rules and regulations specifying the conditions under which an operator, as part of its licensed activity, may cause televised simulcast programming of racing events, including both horse racing and greyhound racing, held at a racetrack facility under the jurisdiction of such commission to be either (i) transmitted on a live or delayed basis by a commercial television or radio station or network for the entertainment of the public or (ii) transmitted to specific locations outside the state for the purpose of pari-mutuel wagering at such locations: provided that, any provision of this chapter or any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, no racing events, including both horse racing and greyhound racing, shall be televised from a racing facility subject to this chapter to any other location in the state (including a location in the sponsoring municipality) and made the subject of pari-mutuel wagering at such other location.

(e) A horse racing operator may televise horse racing events under the jurisdiction of a commission to locations outside the state and, in connection therewith, may create and administer pari-mutuel pools for wagering on such horse racing events which, in addition to bets made by bettors placing their bets at the racing facility of such operator in the commission municipal jurisdiction, shall include bets made by bettors placing their bets at one or more of such locations to which such horse racing events are televised; subject, however, to the following conditions: (i) the simulcast programming and televising of horse racing events from any racing facility under the jurisdiction of a commission shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the commission; (ii) to the extent that bettors placing their bets at the racing facility under the jurisdiction of the commission participate in such pari-mutuel pools, the total amount wagered by such bettors shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of Section 11-65-28 and the applicable rules and regulations of the commission; (iii) the state horse wagering fee and the commission horse wagering fee shall be paid as provided in this chapter with respect to the total amount wagered by bettors placing their bets at a racing facility in the commission municipal jurisdiction; and (iv) the commission horse wagering fee and the state horse wagering fee shall not be applicable to amounts contributed to such pari-mutuel pools by bettors placing their bets at locations outside the state.

(f) A greyhound racing operator may televise greyhound racing events under the jurisdiction of a commission to locations outside the state and, in connection therewith, may create and administer pari-mutuel pools for wagering on such greyhound racing events which, in addition to bets made by bettors placing their bets at the racing facility of such operator in the commission municipal jurisdiction, shall include bets made by bettors placing their bets at one or more of such locations to which such greyhound racing events are televised; subject, however, to the following conditions: (i) the simulcast programming and televising of greyhound racing events from any racing facility under the jurisdiction of a commission shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the commission; (ii) to the extent that bettors placing their bets at the racing facility under the jurisdiction of the commission participate in such pari-mutuel pools, the total amount wagered by such bettors shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of Section 11-65-28 and the applicable rules and regulations of the commission; (iii) the state dog racing privilege tax and the commission greyhound wagering fee shall be paid as provided in this chapter with respect to the total amount wagered by bettors placing their bets at a racing facility in the commission municipal jurisdiction; and (iv) the state dog racing privilege tax and the commission greyhound wagering fee shall not be applicable to amounts contributed to such pari-mutuel pools by bettors placing their bets at locations outside the state.

(g) Nothing contained in this section or any other provision of this chapter shall be construed to authorize or make lawful “off-track betting” or wagering or gambling of any kind at any location in the state other than the pari-mutuel facilities located at racetrack facilities where live racing is licensed by a commission. All laws of the state, whether local or general, and all ordinances of political subdivisions thereof, that prohibit, restrict or regulate wagering or gambling of any kind outside the commission municipal jurisdiction shall not be affected by this chapter, as amended, and shall remain in full force and effect, it being expressly provided and understood that this chapter shall permit, subject to the conditions herein provided, pari-mutuel wagering on racing events only at a racing facility located in a sponsoring municipality where live horse racing or greyhound racing is licensed by a commission.
Ala. Code § 11-42-157 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-157
Section 11-42-157 Division of Consolidated Municipality into Wards; Election of Officers of Consolidated Municipality
Status: in_force

The council of the consolidated municipality shall before the next general municipal election divide the consolidated municipality into a suitable and convenient number of wards, and at the next municipal election thereafter there shall be elected in the consolidated municipality the officers provided by general law for the government of towns and cities.
Ala. Code § 2-25-16 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 25 / Section 2-25-16
Section 2-25-16 Throwing Cuttings, Prunings, Etc., into Public Roads, Fields, Etc.; Destruction of Cuttings, Prunings, Etc., Containing Plant Pests or Noxious Weeds
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person owning or operating any nursery or fruit orchards of any kind to throw any cuttings or prunings of any fruit trees, nursery stock or ornamental trees or any fruit if said cuttings, prunings or fruit contain plant pests or noxious weeds into any public road, highway, lane, field or other enclosure or into any watercourse of any kind. Any of the above cuttings or prunings or fruit shall be destroyed with fire or by other methods approved by the commissioner within a reasonable time from the time such cuttings or prunings are made.
Ala. Code § 11-73-2 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 73 / Section 11-73-2
Section 11-73-2 Operation of Low-Speed Vehicles on Roads and Streets of Class 2 Municipalities - Authorized
Status: in_force

The governing body of any Class 2 municipality, by ordinance, may authorize the operation of low-speed vehicles upon the roads and streets of the municipality under limited circumstances and conditions.
Ala. Code § 11-52-5 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 52 / Section 11-52-5
Section 11-52-5 Municipal Planning Commission - Appointment, Etc., of Employees; Contracts with Consultants, Etc.; Expenditure of Funds
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may appoint such employees as it may deem necessary for its work, whose appointment, promotion, demotion, and removal shall be subject to the same provisions of law as govern other corresponding civil employees of the municipality.

The commission may also contract with city planners, engineers, architects, and other consultants for such services as it may require.

(b) The expenditures of the commission, exclusive of gifts, shall be within the amounts appropriated for the purpose by the council, which shall provide the funds, equipment, and accommodations necessary for the commission’s work.
Ala. Code § 11-46-41 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-41
Section 11-46-41 Forms of Oaths to Be Taken by and for Challenged Voters; Penalty for False Oath; Refusal to Take Oath
Status: reserved

Repealed by Acts 2006-281, p. 496, §2, effective January 1, 2007.
Ala. Code § 11-49A-13 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 49A / Section 11-49A-13
Section 11-49A-13 Use of Bond Proceeds
Status: in_force

All moneys derived from the sale of any bonds issued by the authority shall be used solely for the purpose or purposes for which the same are authorized and any costs and expenses incidental thereto. Such costs and expenses may include but shall not be limited to:

(1) The fiscal, engineering, legal, and other expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds;

(2) In the case of bonds issued to pay costs of acquiring or constructing all or any part of a transit system interest on such bonds (or, if a part only of any series of bonds is issued for acquisition or construction purposes, interest on that portion of the bonds of that series that is issued to pay such acquisition or construction costs) prior to and during such acquisition or construction and for not exceeding one year after completion of such acquisition or construction; and

(3) In the case of bonds issued for the purpose of refunding principal and interest, or either, with respect to bonds issued or obligations assumed by the authority, any premium that it may be necessary to pay in order to redeem or retire the bonds or other obligations to be refunded.
Ala. Code § 11-42-101 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-101
Section 11-42-101 Mode of Consolidation - When Municipalities to Form New Corporate Organization
Status: in_force

If municipalities desiring to consolidate wish to form a new and distinct corporate organization to be operated under the name of either one of such municipalities or a different name, the several councils, upon the filing with the mayor or chief executive officer or chief executive authority of each of such municipalities of a petition signed by not less than one fourth of the number of the qualified electors residing in each of such municipalities setting forth that they desire the consolidation of such municipalities, shall each pass an ordinance expressing the purpose thenceforth to operate as one municipal corporation under the name therein mentioned and call an election to be held simultaneously in the several municipalities on a day designated by said ordinances, not less than 30 days after the passage thereof.

Such election shall be conducted in the same manner as general municipal elections and by officers selected by the several councils. The voting places shall be designated by the councils and an official ballot shall be furnished with the words “for consolidation” and “against consolidation” written or printed thereon. Said election shall be held under the same sanctions and penalties as general elections, and the returns shall be made to the councils by the proper officers. The several councils shall canvass such returns and announce the results in their respective municipalities.

If a majority of the qualified electors voting in each municipality vote for consolidation, then such municipalities shall be one municipal corporation and shall operate as one municipal government.
Ala. Code § 11-46-96 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-96
Section 11-46-96 Ballots; Statements of Candidacy; Withdrawal of Candidacy
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-43C-56 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43C / Section 11-43C-56
Section 11-43C-56 Transfer of Unencumbered Balance from One Department, Etc., to Another or from One Classification of Expenditure to Another
Status: in_force

At the request of the mayor, the council may by resolution transfer any unencumbered balance or portion thereof in any general fund appropriation from one department, office or agency to another or from one classification of expenditures to another in the same department, office or agency.
Ala. Code § 2-8-199 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-199
Section 2-8-199 Approval of Assessment; Assessment Amount
Status: in_force

(a) If in the referendum a majority of the cotton producers who vote therein vote in favor of levying and collecting the assessment proposed in the referendum, the assessment shall be levied on a per bale basis and collected in the manner hereinafter provided.

(b) All cotton producers who produced cotton in the crop year immediately preceding the referendum may participate in the referendum. Following the referendum and within 30 days thereafter, the certified commission shall canvass, tabulate, and publicly announce the results.

(c) The assessment levied upon the sale of cotton may not exceed one dollar and thirty cents ($1.30) per bale. The commission shall determine the assessment amount on an annual basis.
Ala. Code § 11-41-4 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 41 / Section 11-41-4
Section 11-41-4 Certification of Election Result to Probate Judge; Census Enumeration of Inhabitants; Issuance, Recordation, and Filing of Order of Incorporation; Filing Fee
Status: in_force

Within five days after the election, the inspectors must certify the result to the judge of probate, who must, if a majority of the votes cast at the election are for “corporation,” cause an enumeration of the inhabitants residing within such territory to be made by such inspectors or other persons appointed by him and, within three days after such enumeration has been completed and returned to him, shall make an order to be entered of record in the minutes of the court that the inhabitants of such territory are incorporated as a town or city, as the case may be, by the name and with the boundaries shown by the petition, whereupon such town or city shall be vested with the rights and powers incident to such corporations granted in this title.

The judge of probate shall file, within 10 days after its issuance, a certified copy of his order of incorporation in the regular corporation books maintained by him in his office and also in the office of the Secretary of State and for filing each such order there shall be paid, in advance, to the probate judge, a fee of $5.00.
Ala. Code § 11-54A-4 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54A / Section 11-54A-4
Section 11-54A-4 Filing of Application; Authorization of Incorporation by Governing Body of City
Status: in_force

An authority may be organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. In order to incorporate such a public corporation, any number of natural persons, not less than three, who are duly qualified electors of the city, shall first file a written application with the governing body of the city, which application shall:

(1) Contain a statement that the applicants propose to incorporate the authority pursuant to the provisions of this chapter;

(2) State the proposed location of the principal office of the authority, which shall be within the corporate limits of the city; and

(3) State that each of the applicants is a duly qualified elector of the city; and

(4) Request that the governing body of the city adopt a resolution declaring that it is wise, expedient, and necessary that the proposed authority be formed and authorizing the applicants to proceed to form the proposed authority by the filing for record of a certificate of incorporation in accordance with the provisions of Section 11-54A-5 hereof.

Every such application shall be accompanied by such supporting documents or evidence as the applicants may consider appropriate. As promptly as may be practicable after the filing of the application with it in accordance with the provisions of this section, the governing body of the city shall review the contents of the application, and shall adopt a resolution either (1) denying the application or (2) declaring that it is wise, expedient, and necessary that the proposed authority be formed and authorizing the applicants to proceed to form the proposed authority by filing for record of a certificate of incorporation in accordance with the provisions of Section 11-54A-5. The governing body with which the application is filed shall also cause a copy of the application to be spread upon or otherwise made a part of the minutes of the meeting of such governing body at which final action upon said application is taken.
Ala. Code § 2-21-33 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 21 / Section 2-21-33
Section 2-21-33 Cooperation with Other Entities
Status: in_force

The commissioner may cooperate with and enter into agreements with governmental agencies of this state, other states, agencies of the federal government and private associations in order to carry out the purpose and provisions of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 2-15-91 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 2-15-91
Section 2-15-91 Public Weighmaster Permit Required for Operation of Scales at Livestock Market; Sales at Livestock Market
Status: in_force

No person shall operate scales upon which livestock are weighed at livestock markets where the livestock are sold upon the basis of weight unless such person obtains a public weighmaster permit as required under this division, nor shall any person who operates a livestock market sell livestock for himself or others at a livestock market upon the basis of weight unless such livestock is weighed by a person holding a public weighmaster permit as required under this division.
Ala. Code § 11-65-3 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 65 / Section 11-65-3
Section 11-65-3 Class 1 Municipality Authorized to Create Racing Commission; Status of Commission; Powers and Duties Generally; Disposition of Fees; Jurisdiction of State Ethics Commission
Status: in_force

A commission is authorized to be created in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for each Class 1 municipality, as Class 1 municipality is defined in Section 11-40-12 or any successor provision of law. Any commission created for any sponsoring municipality pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be named “The ______ (the name of the sponsoring municipality shall be inserted in the blank) Racing Commission” and shall be a public corporation having a legal existence separate and apart from the state and any county, municipality, or political subdivision thereof. A commission shall be vested with the powers and duties specified in this chapter and all other powers necessary and proper to enable it to execute fully and effectively the purposes of this chapter. Anything contained in this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, no commission shall have any legal authority to license and regulate any racing and wagering activity at facilities located in any part of the sponsoring municipality outside the host county or in any part of the host county outside the sponsoring municipality. Any commission that was authorized by an election held in the sponsoring municipality and the host county prior to April 16, 1991, pursuant to then effective provisions of this chapter and that was validly incorporated pursuant to such authorization shall continue in existence with full powers under this chapter, and the members of such commission shall continue in office for the current terms for which they were respectively appointed or serve ex officio, without further action being required under the provisions of this chapter, as amended subsequently to the date of the incorporation of such commission or the respective beginning dates of such members’ current terms of office.

Notwithstanding any provisions hereof which connect the state with the creation and control of a commission, any commission incorporated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to be part of the state for any purpose, but shall be treated as a public corporation and body politic separate and apart from the state. Except for the state horse wagering fee and the state dog racing privilege tax, all taxes, fees, commissions, and other moneys which a commission shall be authorized by this chapter to charge, levy, or receive or which shall be levied upon or charged for the privilege of conducting horse racing, greyhound racing, or pari-mutuel wagering thereon shall be deemed to be moneys belonging exclusively to such commission, and no allocation or payment of such moneys authorized or mandated by this chapter shall be considered to be an appropriation of moneys belonging to or controlled by the state, the host county, or the sponsoring municipality.

Notwithstanding any provisions hereof which connect a commission with its sponsoring municipality, the host county or any other county or municipality [including, without limitation thereto, the provisions of Section 11-65-4 hereof regarding an election in the host county and the part of the sponsoring municipality located therein to approve the incorporation of a commission and the provisions of Section 11-65-5 hereof providing for (1) the mayor or other chief executive officer of the sponsoring municipality to serve ex officio as one member of a commission or, in lieu of such ex officio service, to appoint a member of such commission and (2) the president or other designated presiding officer of the county commission of the host county to serve ex officio as one member of a commission or, in lieu of such ex officio service, to appoint a member of such commission], any commission incorporated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to be a local agency or instrumentality of the sponsoring municipality or the host county, but shall be treated as a public corporation and body politic having rights, powers, and duties which, to the extent herein specified, shall be effective without reference to the rights, powers, duties, and territories of the sponsoring municipality and the host county.

Any racing commission incorporated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the State Ethics Commission and to the provisions of Chapter 25, Title 36, and the members of such racing commission shall be deemed public officials subject to the provisions of said Chapter 25. Any officer or employee of a racing commission shall be deemed a public employee for purposes of said Chapter 25 as and to the extent provided in said Chapter 25.
Ala. Code § 11-43D-4 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43D / Section 11-43D-4
Section 11-43D-4 Election and Referendum Procedure
Status: in_force

The election and referendum provided for herein shall be conducted, the vote canvassed, and the result declared in the same manner as provided by Chapter 46, Title 11, in respect to other municipal elections conducted in any such municipality.
Ala. Code § 11-42-40 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-40
Section 11-42-40 Applicability of Provisions of Article; Provisions of Article Not Exclusive
Status: in_force

Any city having 25,000 inhabitants or more, as shown by the last federal census, from time to time, may extend its corporate limits in the manner and with the rights, powers, and privileges as set forth in this article, but the provisions of this article shall not preclude any city from extending its corporate limits in any other way or manner that may be authorized by law.
Ala. Code § 11-50A-14 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50A / Section 11-50A-14
Section 11-50A-14 Right to Receivership Upon Default
Status: in_force

(a) In the event that the authority shall default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any of its bonds, bond anticipation notes or notes after they shall become due, whether at maturity or upon call for redemption, and such default shall continue for a period of 30 days, or if the authority shall default in any material respect in any agreement made with the holders of the bonds, bond anticipation notes or notes, any holder of bonds, bond anticipation notes or notes, or trustee therefor, shall have the right to apply in an appropriate judicial proceeding to the Montgomery County circuit court for the appointment of a receiver for the project, the revenues of which were pledged for payment of the principal of and interest due on the bonds, bond anticipation notes or notes, whether or not all bonds, bond anticipation notes or notes have been declared due and payable and whether or not the holder, or trustee therefor, is seeking or has sought to enforce any other right or to exercise any remedy in connection with the bonds, bond anticipation notes or notes. Upon such application the circuit court, if it deems such action necessary for the protection of the holders of the bonds, bond anticipation notes or notes, may appoint, and if the application is made by the holders of 25 percent in principal amount of the bonds, bond anticipation notes or notes then outstanding or any trustee for holders of bonds, bond anticipation notes or notes in that principal amount, shall appoint, a receiver for the project.

(b) The receiver appointed pursuant to this section shall forthwith, directly or by his agents and attorneys, enter into and upon and take possession of the project or of the portion thereof or interest therein which is owned by the authority and, if the court so directs, may exclude the authority, its officers, agents, and employees and all persons claiming under them wholly therefrom and shall have, hold, use, operate, manage, and control the project and each and every part thereof, and, in the name of the authority or otherwise, as the receiver may deem best, shall exercise all the rights and powers of the authority with respect to the project as the authority itself might do. The receiver shall maintain, restore, insure, and keep insured the project or any portion or interest therein which is owned by the authority, and from time to time shall make all necessary or proper repairs as to the receiver may seem expedient, and shall establish and maintain rates and collect fees, tolls, and other charges in connection with the project as the receiver may deem necessary or proper and reasonable, and shall collect and receive all revenues and shall deposit them in a separate account and apply the revenues so collected and received in the manner directed by the court; provided, however, that the foregoing duties of the receiver shall be performed in a manner consistent with any and all existing contractual arrangements to which the authority may be a party, and the powers of the receiver shall be no greater than the powers of the authority.

(c) Whenever all that is due upon the bonds, bond anticipation notes or notes, and interest thereon, and upon any other bonds, bond anticipation notes or notes, and interest thereon, having a charge, lien, or encumbrance on the revenues of the project under any of the terms of any covenants or agreements with holders of bonds, bond anticipation notes or notes shall have been cured and made good and it shall appear to the court that no default is imminent, the court shall direct the receiver to surrender possession of the project to the authority, and the same right of the holders of the bonds, bond anticipation notes or notes to secure the appointment of a receiver shall exist upon any subsequent default as provided in this section.

(d) The receiver shall, in the performance of the powers herein conferred upon him, act under the direction and supervision of the court making such appointment and shall at all times be subject to the orders and decrees of the court and may be removed by it. Nothing contained herein shall limit or restrict the jurisdiction of the court to enter any other and further orders and decrees as the court may deem necessary or appropriate for the exercise by the receiver of any functions specifically set forth herein; provided, however, the court shall not, in the exercise of the authority granted herein, be empowered to relieve the receiver of any obligation provided for by deed or contract between the authority and any other party.
Ala. Code § 11-51-55 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-55
Section 11-51-55 Crediting of Tax Collector with Municipal Taxes on Assessment List and with Taxes in Litigation Generally
Status: in_force

The county commission shall, in discharging the duties imposed upon it under the provisions of law in regard to state and county officers, credit the tax collector with municipal taxes contained in such assessment list and with taxes in litigation in the same manner and way and under the same conditions that credits are required to be given in favor of the collector of the county taxes shown in the assessment list.
Ala. Code § 11-51-49 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-49
Section 11-51-49 Preparation and Contents of Certificate of Assessment
Status: in_force

The presiding officer of the county commission having jurisdiction over the tax assessments in such county and required to make certificates in regard thereto shall embrace in such certificate the amount of municipal taxes which shall be owing to such municipalities for the next succeeding tax year, which certificate, after certifying the amount of state, county, and special tax, shall continue in substance as follows: “The amount of municipal taxes for the City (or Town) of _____ for the next municipal tax year is $_____, the total amount, and this certificate shall be a warrant to the tax collector of _____ County to proceed to collect such municipal taxes in the manner directed by law when due.”
Ala. Code § 11-41-28 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 41 / Section 11-41-28
Section 11-41-28 Fee of Probate Judge
Status: in_force

The probate judge shall be entitled to $5.00 for services rendered under this article, to be paid by the person or persons filing the petition.
Ala. Code § 11-43-187 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43 / Section 11-43-187
Section 11-43-187 Exemption of Chief of Police and Deputy Chief from Provisions of Merit Systems
Status: in_force

The merit system may exempt from its provisions the chief of police and the deputy chief.
Ala. Code § 2-8-62 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-62
Section 2-8-62 Penalty for Failure to Deduct and Pay Over Assessment; Inspection of Books and Records; Injunctions
Status: in_force

(a) Any dealer, handler, processor, sales market or other purchaser of swine who willfully fails or refuses to deduct and pay to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries any assessment required to be so deducted and remitted to the commissioner shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, in addition to other penalty provided by law, shall be fined in an amount equal to three times the amount of the assessment he failed or refused to collect and remit as required under this article. Any purchaser of swine who fails or refuses to allow the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries or his authorized agents and employees to inspect and review his books and records which disclose his purchases of swine for the purpose of ascertaining the accuracy of amounts deducted and remitted as required under this article shall also be guilty of a misdemeanor. The amount of any fine under this article shall be remitted to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and shall be forthwith transferred by the commissioner to the account of the certified association entitled thereto.

(b) In addition to the above penalty, the circuit court or any judge thereof shall have jurisdiction, for cause shown, to grant a temporary restraining order or permanent injunction or both, restraining and enjoining any person from buying swine in Alabama in violation of the provisions of this article. Petitions for injunctive relief as authorized under this subsection shall be filed in the name of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries in the circuit court in the county of residence of the person who buys swine in violation of the provisions of this article or in the county where such violation occurs. Any temporary restraining order or permanent injunction issued under this subsection shall be issued without a bond.
Ala. Code § 2-8-44 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-44
Section 2-8-44 Application of Swine Producers’ Association for Certification and Approval to Conduct Referendum - Action by Board on Application
Status: in_force

Upon the filing with the State Board of Agriculture and Industries of an application by any nonprofit association of swine producers as provided in Section 2-8-43, the said board shall within 30 days thereafter meet and consider the application. If it is shown by the applicant to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant is fairly and substantially representative of the swine producers of this state, and the board shall otherwise find and determine that such application is in conformity with the provisions and purposes of this article, the board shall certify such association as the duly delegated and authorized group or organization and shall likewise certify that such association is duly authorized to conduct among the swine producers of this state a referendum for the purpose set forth in its application which shall be consistent with the purposes of this article. In the event there is more than one pending application at any time, the board must decide between the pending applications based on the program proposed, the number and geographic distribution of swine producer members in the applicant organization, the size, stability, potential effectiveness and fiscal soundness of the applicant organization and any organizations with which it is affiliated, the existence and effectiveness of affiliated county organizations in the applicant organization and its affiliates and the sentiment of swine producers as ascertained by petitions, hearings and otherwise as may be determined by the board. No application shall be considered if an association holds currently valid certification.
Ala. Code § 11-43A-14 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43A / Section 11-43A-14
Section 11-43A-14 Printing and Preparation of Ballots; Conduct of Election
Status: in_force

(a) At every such election all ballots to be used by the voters shall be printed and prepared by the municipality and shall contain the names of all candidates seeking election to the office of mayor or to a position as a member of the council.

(b) The ballot shall conform, as nearly as can be, to the ballot prescribed in the general municipal election laws and the election shall be conducted as nearly as can be as prescribed by such laws.
Ala. Code § 11-48-46 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 48 / Section 11-48-46
Section 11-48-46 Appeals from Judgment of Circuit Court - by Municipality - Authorized; Bond Not Required
Status: in_force

The city or town may also appeal from any judgment of the circuit court without giving bond, and all appeals taken pursuant to this article shall be preferred cases in the supreme court.
Ala. Code § 11-72-6 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 72 / Section 11-72-6
Section 11-72-6 Departmental Cooperation
Status: in_force

The Tree Commission shall cooperate with and coordinate its activities with the Public Works Department, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and other departments of the Class 2 municipality. All departments of the Class 2 municipality shall cooperate with the Tree Commission.
Ala. Code § 11-46-32 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-32
Section 11-46-32 Election Supplies
Status: in_force

(a) The mayor or other chief executive officer of the municipality shall at the expense of the municipality procure and superintend and insure the delivery to the election officers at each polling place within the corporate limits of the municipality of the necessary election supplies and shall also procure and deliver or cause to be delivered to the municipal clerk a sufficient number of the absentee ballots and the envelopes therefor prescribed by general laws and other supplies needed for the handling of absentee ballots in such election in the manner prescribed by general law. In the event the municipal clerk is a candidate in the election, he or she shall immediately upon receipt of the absentee ballots and other supplies deliver the same to the person appointed pursuant to Section 11-46-55 to act in his or her stead.

(b) When paper ballots are used, such supplies shall consist of: At least 100 ballots for each 50 registered electors at each voting place; the same number of black seals, two inches square, around the outer edge of which is a mucilaginous surface one-fourth inch wide, so designed that a seal may be placed securely over the square bearing the ballot number in such manner that it will make it impossible to read such number without removing the seal yet such seal may be removed without obliterating the number; ballot boxes; blank poll lists; three or more cards of instructions to voters for each ward or voting district, which shall be printed in large clear type and shall contain full instructions to electors as to what should be done, first, to obtain ballots for voting, second, to prepare the ballot for deposit in the ballot box, third, to obtain a new ballot in place of one accidentally spoiled and, fourth, to obtain a watcher for each candidate to be voted for; certificates of results; oaths; and any other stationery, blank forms, or supplies necessary in the conduct of the election.

(c) When voting machines are used, such supplies shall consist of: Ballot labels; diagrams; blanks for keeping a record of assisted voters; seals; blank forms for a statement of canvass of the votes cast on each machine, such forms to conform to the type of voting machine to be used and the designating number and letter if the construction of the machine is such as to require a designating number and letter of each candidate or proposition to be printed next to the candidate’s name on the statement of canvass; and all other necessary election supplies for use on voting machines.
Ala. Code § 11-54B-40 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54B / Section 11-54B-40
Section 11-54B-40 Legislative Findings
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature makes the following findings:

(1) That patterns of urban development have had substantial adverse impacts upon downtown and community business districts vital to the economy of the State of Alabama.

(2) That the public interest would be advanced by authorizing the creation of self-help business improvement districts and district management corporations to assist any Class 2 municipality in promoting economic growth in business districts.

(3) That the public interest would also be advanced by authorizing the creation of self-help business districts for the promotion of tourism that include businesses of a designated class and funding supplemental business services through the levy of assessments on businesses of the designated class that receive benefits from those supplemental business services.

(4) That a district management corporation representing real property owners, or in certain cases, owners of a particular class of business, within self-help business improvement districts can assist any Class 2 municipality in promoting economic growth and employment within business districts.

(5) That any Class 2 municipality should be authorized to create self-help business improvement districts and designate a district management corporation to execute self-help programs to improve the local business climate.

(b) The Legislature further finds that it is the public policy of the State of Alabama to permit any Class 2 municipality to protect the public welfare and the interests of the public in the safe effective movement of persons, to encourage healthy economic development, to promote jobs, and to preserve and enhance the function and appearance of business districts located within any Class 2 municipality through the adoption of ordinances as authorized by this article.
Ala. Code § 11-46-119 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-119
Section 11-46-119 Provision of Election Materials and Supplies; Preparation of Lighting Facilities; Posting and Placement of Diagrams and Models
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 22-52-57 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 52 / Section 22-52-57
Section 22-52-57 Discharge and Leave
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 11-46-99 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-99
Section 11-46-99 Hours During Which Polls Open; Attendance at and Opening of Polls by Election Officers; Oath of Officers; Selection and Duties of Challengers; Deletion of Voters by Absentee Ballot from Lists of Qualified Electors; Preservation of Order
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-54A-17 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54A / Section 11-54A-17
Section 11-54A-17 Compliance with Competitive Bid Laws
Status: in_force

The authority and all contracts made by it shall comply with the laws of the State of Alabama requiring competitive bids for any contract to be entered into by municipalities or public corporations authorized by them, including, but without limitation to, the provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 16 of Title 41.
Ala. Code § 11-54-99 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54 / Section 11-54-99
Section 11-54-99 Validation of Attempted Incorporation of Certain Industrial Development Boards
Status: in_force

In all cases where there has heretofore been an attempt to incorporate a municipal industrial development board under the provisions of this article and a certificate of incorporation with respect to such board has been filed in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which such board was sought to be incorporated, but the attempted incorporation is invalid because of some irregularity in the procedure followed, the attempted incorporation of such industrial development board with respect to which such a certificate of incorporation has been filed shall be and hereby is validated ab initio, notwithstanding any irregularity in the procedure for the incorporation of such board, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(1) The failure of the judge of probate in whose office such certificate of incorporation was filed to examine such certificate of incorporation;

(2) The failure of such judge of probate to find or make an order that

a. The recitals contained in the certificate of incorporation were correct;

b. The requirements of Section 11-54-83 were complied with; or,

c. The name of such board was not identical with or so nearly similar to that of another corporation already in existence in this state as to lead to confusion or uncertainty.

(3) The failure of such judge of probate to approve such certificate of incorporation or make an order so approving it; and

(4) The organization in a municipality, prior to January 1, 1967, of a second industrial development board subsequent to the organization of a previous validly incorporated industrial development board.