Ala. Code § 11-42-103 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-103
Section 11-42-103 Division of Consolidated Municipality into Wards by Commission; Election of Mayor and Other Officers
Status: in_force

(a) The mayor and one councilman from each municipality to be selected by the council shall be constituted a commission to divide such consolidated municipality into wards, and if they are unable to agree, they shall call in another person who shall cast a deciding vote, and such consolidated city or town shall be divided into wards as the commission or a majority of them may direct.

(b) At a day not more than 30 days after said commission has divided such city or town into wards, an election, conforming to the general municipal election law, shall be held and conducted by officers selected by such commission, at which election a mayor and the proper officers for a municipality of such size shall be elected. Officers conducting such election shall forthwith count the votes and make return to the commission, who shall declare the results of such election, and those receiving the highest number of votes shall be the officers of said consolidated city or town until the next general election and until their successors are elected and qualified.
Ala. Code § 11-66-1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 66 / Section 11-66-1
Section 11-66-1 Short Title
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the “Municipal Government Capital Improvement Act.”
Ala. Code § 11-50-146 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-146
Section 11-50-146 Appointment of Clerks, Returning Officers, Etc., and Designation of Voting Places
Status: in_force

The managers, clerks, and returning officers of the election shall be appointed, and the voting places shall be designated by said board of aldermen or other governing body.
Ala. Code § 2-8-49 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-49
Section 2-8-49 Majority Vote Required for Approval of Assessment; Canvass of Results; Limitations on Assessments
Status: in_force

If in any referendum held under the provisions of this article a majority or more of the swine producers eligible to participate and voting therein shall vote in the affirmative and in favor of the levying and collection of the assessment proposed in such referendum, then such assessment shall be levied and collected in the manner provided in this article. Following the referendum and within 10 days thereafter, the certified association shall canvass, tabulate and publicly declare and announce the results thereof. The amount of the assessment levied upon the sale of swine shall not exceed $.10 on market hogs and $.05 on feeder pigs.
Ala. Code § 2-11-2 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 2-11-2
Section 2-11-2 Marketing in Bulk or Ungraded
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article shall apply only when agricultural products are sold in sacks, bags, crates, boxes, packages or other containers and shall not prevent the sale of any such products in bulk; provided, that, for the purposes of this article, the Board of Agriculture and Industries may adopt and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations to be enforced by the commissioner fixing requirements as to the marking or labeling and terms used in the marketing of agricultural products when marketed in bulk or otherwise as uninspected, unclassified or ungraded agricultural products.
Ala. Code § 22-55-4 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 55 / Section 22-55-4
Section 22-55-4 Payment of Financial Obligations of State Under Compact or Supplementary Agreements Entered into Thereunder
Status: in_force

The compact administrator, subject to the approval of the director of finance, may make or arrange for any payments necessary to discharge any financial obligations imposed upon this state by the compact or by any supplementary agreement entered into thereunder.
Ala. Code § 2-3A-30 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3A / Section 2-3A-30
Section 2-3A-30 Issuance of Bonds; Obligation of State; Proceeds; Specifications
Status: in_force

In order to implement Constitutional Amendment 618 authorizing the issuance by the state of $52,000,000 in principal amount of its general obligation bonds, which amendment was proposed by Act 98-378 of the 1998 Regular Session of the Legislature, the Alabama Agricultural Development Authority shall, in addition to all other powers that may be exercised by said authority, have the power to issue and sell for the state, subject to the approval of the Governor, interest bearing general obligation bonds of the state not in excess of $52,000,000 in principal amount, as authorized by said amendment. Such bonds shall not be obligations of said authority but shall be general obligations of the State of Alabama with the full faith and credit and taxing power of the state to be pledged to the prompt and faithful payment of the principal thereof and the interest and redemption premium (if any) thereon. The proceeds from the sale of such bonds shall be used exclusively for the purposes described in the aforesaid constitutional amendment. Such bonds may be sold and issued in one or more series at any time and from time to time, may have such series designations, may be in such forms, principal amounts, denominations and numbers, may be of such tenor and maturities, may bear such date or dates, may be payable in such installments and at such time or times, may be payable at such place or places within or without the state, may bear interest at such rate or rates payable and evidenced in such manner, may contain provisions for redemption at the option of the state to be exercised by said authority on such date or dates prior to their respective maturities and upon payment of such redemption price or prices, and may contain such other provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of said amendment and this article, all as shall be provided by the board of directors of said authority in the resolution or resolutions pursuant to which such bonds shall be authorized, sold, and issued.
Ala. Code § 2-6-113 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 2-6-113
Section 2-6-113 Sale of Bonds
Status: in_force

Bonds may be sold by the corporation in series, and if sold in more than one series may all be authorized in one initial resolution of the board of directors with the pledges made in such initial resolution, although some of the details applicable to each series may be specified in the respective resolutions under which the different series are issued. Each series of the bonds may be sold at public or private sale, as determined by the corporation, at such price or prices as the corporation shall determine, and, if sold at public sale either on sealed bids or at public auction, on a basis determined by the corporation to enable it to effect the sale of the bonds being sold at the lowest effective borrowing cost to the corporation; provided, that if in the event of public sale of the bonds no bid acceptable to the corporation is received it may reject all bids. Notice of each public sale or summary notice of sale or both shall be given by publication in either a financial journal or a financial newspaper published in the City of New York, New York, at least one time not less than 10 days prior to the date fixed for the sale. The board of directors may fix the terms and conditions under which each such sale may be held; provided, that such terms and conditions shall not conflict with any of the requirements of this article.
Ala. Code § 11-46-2 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-2
Section 11-46-2 Establishment of Qualification Fee for Candidates for Office
Status: in_force

The governing body of all municipal corporations of this state may, by ordinance, establish and fix a qualification fee to be imposed upon all candidates seeking election in municipal elections conducted under the provisions of Sections 11-46-20 through 11-46-25, 11-46-27 through 11-46-73, as amended, and of Sections 11-46-90 through 11-46-96, 11-46-98 through 11-46-144, as amended. Such fee, if established as provided for in this section, shall in no event be less than $10.00 and shall not exceed $50.00 for any office for which a candidate qualifies for election. The ordinance establishing and fixing such qualification fee shall be adopted by the governing body at least five days prior to the first day upon which a candidate seeking election in a municipal election may qualify for the office to be filled at the municipal election.
Ala. Code § 2-6-32 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 2-6-32
Section 2-6-32 Construction of Coliseum
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2011-575, p. 1231, §30, effective June 9, 2011.
Ala. Code § 11-50-91 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-91
Section 11-50-91 Payment of Assessments Generally
Status: in_force

The council, in purchasing any sewers or sewer system the cost of which or any part thereof is to be assessed against the area drained by such sewer, sewers or sewer system, may provide that the same shall be paid in cash within 30 days after the final assessment, provided the cost of such sewers or sewer system does not exceed $1,000.00, but if the total cost of such purchase is greater than such sum, any property owner may, at his election, to be expressed by notifying the city or town official charged with the duty of collecting such assessments in writing within 30 days after the assessment is made final, pay such assessment in not less than 10 nor more than 15 equal annual installments, as determined by the council, which installments shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding six percent per annum payable annually. And the council may further provide that any person may further elect to pay each annual installment in four equal quarterly installments.

Any person may pay the whole assessment against any lot or parcel of land with 30 days from the time the assessment is made and may at any installment period, either annual or quarterly, pay the assessment in full by paying the full amount of the installments, together with all accrued interest thereon and an additional sum equal to six months’ interest at six percent per annum on the amount of said assessment so paid before maturity as a penalty. Should the property owner desire to pay off the deferred installments between the dates on which they are due, he shall pay interest on the same until the succeeding installment period, together with the penalty above described. The first installment shall be payable within 30 days after the assessment is made final, and all assessments or installments thereof shall be payable at the office of the clerk, tax collector, or treasurer of the city or town as the council may prescribe, and all assessments or installments thereof shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding six percent per annum after the expiration of 30 days from the date on which the same were made final, which interest shall be due and payable at the time and place the assessment or installment is due and payable. In all cases where the property owner does not elect to pay in installments or, having elected to pay in installments, fails to pay the first installment within 30 days from the date of the assessment, he shall be held to have waived the right to pay in installments, and the entire assessment shall at the expiration of said 30 days become due and payable.
Ala. Code § 11-49-80 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 49 / Section 11-49-80
Section 11-49-80 Definitions; Responsibility for Streets Within Municipality Controlled by County; Annexation of Unincorporated Territory; Alternative Arrangements; Evacuation Routes
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) COUNTY-MAINTAINED STREET. A public street, road, or bridge that the county commission has the authority or responsibility to control, manage, supervise, regulate, repair, maintain, or improve.

(2) MUNICIPAL STREET. A public street, road, or bridge that the municipality has the authority or responsibility to control, manage, supervise, regulate, repair, maintain, or improve.

(3) RESPONSIBILITY FOR A STREET. The authority or responsibility to control, manage, supervise, regulate, repair, maintain, or improve a public street, road, or bridge.

(4) STREET. A public street, road, bridge, or portion thereof.

(b) Where the responsibility for a public street or streets lying within a municipality is vested in the county commission of the county within which the municipality is located, the municipality may assume responsibility for the public street or streets designated in the resolution adopted by the governing body of the municipality.

(c) Notwithstanding the adoption of a resolution as required in Sections 11-49-80 and 11-49-81, the annexation of unincorporated territory into a municipality, after July 7, 1995, shall result in the municipality assuming responsibility for all public streets lying within the territory annexed, provided the public streets were county-maintained streets for a period of one year prior to the effective date of the annexation. The annexation of unincorporated territory into a municipality shall also result in the municipality assuming responsibility for all public streets lying within the territory annexed, provided the public streets were county-maintained roads for a period of less than one year prior to the effective date of the annexation if the construction of the public streets was also approved by the municipal planning commission of the annexing municipality. Except as herein provided, this section shall not require a municipality to assume responsibility for any public street located within the territory annexed which was not a county-maintained street prior to the effective date of the annexation. Further, nothing in this section shall require a county to assume responsibility for any public street located within the territory annexed which was not a county-maintained street prior to the effective date of the annexation.

(d) After July 7, 1995, when the annexation of unincorporated territory by a municipality results in a public street being located outside the corporate limits of the annexing municipality while at the same time bounded on both sides by the corporate limits of the annexing municipality, the county governing body shall consent to the annexation of the public street by the municipality if the street was a county-maintained street for a period of one year prior to the effective date of the annexation or was approved upon construction by the municipal planning commission. Once consent to annexation is given by the owners of the public street, the municipality shall annex that portion of the public street which is bounded on both sides by the municipal corporate limits. Once the annexation becomes effective, the municipality shall assume responsibility for the public street as provided in subsection (c).

(e) The responsibility for public streets lying within the corporate limits of an incorporated municipality on July 7, 1995, shall remain the responsibility of the entity responsible for the public streets on July 7, 1995.

(f) Nothing contained in Sections 11-49-80 and 11-49-81 shall prohibit a county and municipality from entering into a mutual agreement providing for an alternative arrangement for responsibility of public streets lying within the corporate limits of an incorporated municipality.

(g) A county-maintained divided four-lane public street that has been designed or designated by the county or Governor as an evacuation route to be utilized under emergency conditions found in Chapter 9, Title 31, may not be annexed by a municipality, regulated by a municipal planning commission, nor considered a part of the police jurisdiction of any municipality except where there is a mutual agreement between a county and municipality providing otherwise.

Nothing in this subsection shall prevent a municipality from annexing territory on either side of the evacuation route that would otherwise be considered contiguous for the purpose of annexation under any provision of Alabama law.
Ala. Code § 2-15-195 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 2-15-195
Section 2-15-195 Expenditure of General Appropriations for Conduct of Disease Control Program and Indemnification of Owners of Cattle Condemned, Slaughtered or Destroyed
Status: in_force

Funds appropriated under the provisions of the general appropriations act for brucellosis or Bang’s disease control and eradication work or any other funds that may be available for this purpose may be used and expended to carry out any brucellosis disease eradication and control program that may be established as authorized under this article, and such funds to the extent authorized by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries may also be used for payments to indemnify owners of cattle which have been condemned, slaughtered or destroyed after it is determined that such action must be taken when the cattle are found to have tuberculosis, paratuberculosis or brucellosis.
Ala. Code § 11-44E-141 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44E / Section 11-44E-141
Section 11-44E-141 Continuance of Present Officers; Exercise of Powers of Abolished Agency by Agency Designated by Commission
Status: in_force

All persons holding administrative office at the time the mayor/commission/city manager form of government is adopted shall continue in office and in the performance of their duties until provision shall have been made in accordance therewith for the performance of such duties or the discontinuance of such office. The powers conferred and the duties imposed upon any office, department or agency of the city by the laws of the state shall, if such office, department or agency be abolished by this chapter or under its authority, be thereafter exercised and discharged by the office, department, or agency designated by the commission unless otherwise provided herein.
Ala. Code § 2-8-154 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-154
Section 2-8-154 Application for Certification and Approval to Conduct Referendum - Action by Board on Application
Status: in_force

Upon the filing of an application with the State Board of Agriculture and Industries by any nonprofit association of owners or others in possession of hens, as authorized under Section 2-8-153, the said board shall within 30 days thereafter meet and consider such application. If it is shown by the applicant to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant is fairly representative of egg 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 organization is duly authorized to conduct a referendum among egg producers of this state for the purpose set forth in its application, which shall be consistent with the purposes of this article.
Ala. Code § 2-1-11 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 2-1-11
Section 2-1-11 Animal Identification Program
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Agriculture and Industries may develop and implement an animal identification program that is consistent with the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Animal Identification System.

(b) The department may request all persons subject to the identification program to voluntarily provide all information necessary as determined by the department to implement and maintain the program. Participation in the program will not be required until such time as same is mandated under federal laws or regulations.

(c) All information collected by the department pursuant to this section is confidential and shall not be subject to public disclosure except by order of a court of competent jurisdiction or as authorized by rule of the department.
Ala. Code § 11-54-150 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54 / Section 11-54-150
Section 11-54-150 Exemption from Taxation
Status: in_force

The bonds authorized by this article and the income therefrom, all mortgages executed as security therefor, all lease agreements made pursuant to the provisions hereof, and all projects and the revenue derived from any lease thereof shall be exempt from all taxation in the State of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 11-42-203 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-203
Section 11-42-203 Order to Be Entered Establishing Corporate Limits as Defined in Resolution and Map or Plat When No Protest Filed; Recordation of Map or Plat
Status: in_force

On the day so fixed by the judge of probate if no one appears and makes protest against such change, the judge of probate shall make an order which must be entered upon the minutes of the probate court establishing said corporate limits as outlined in said resolution and map or plat and order that said map or plat be recorded in an appropriate record in his office.
Ala. Code § 11-57-1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 57 / Section 11-57-1
Section 11-57-1 Definitions
Status: in_force

The following words and phrases, whenever used in this chapter, shall have the following respective meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) AUTHORITY. A corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

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

(3) BOND. Any bond issued under the provisions of this chapter, including refunding bonds.

(4) COUNTY. That county in which the certificate of incorporation of the authority shall be filed for record.

(5) COUPON. Any interest coupon evidencing an installment of interest payable with respect to a bond.

(6) FISCAL YEAR. A fiscal year of the municipality.

(7) GOVERNING BODY. The council, board of commissioners, or other like body in which the legislative functions of the municipality are vested by law.

(8) INDENTURE. A mortgage, an indenture of mortgage, deed of trust or trust indenture executed by the authority as security for any bonds.

(9) LEASE AGREEMENT. Any agreement of lease respecting the project or any part thereof which is made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(10) MUNICIPALITY. That incorporated city or town in the state which authorized the organization of the authority.

(11) PROJECT. One or more buildings located or to be located within the municipality or within its police jurisdiction and designed for use as a public library, branch library, and related public library facilities and any equipment and lands necessary therefor.

(12) STATE. The State of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 11-42-212 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-212
Section 11-42-212 Laws Governing Territory Within Corporate Limits Established Pursuant to Article; Jurisdiction as to Same
Status: in_force

The territory included within the corporate limits established under the provisions of this article shall be subject to all the laws and ordinances of said city or town then in force or that may thereafter be adopted, and said city or town shall have and exercise the same jurisdiction over said territory as it exercised over the original territory.
Ala. Code § 11-44-154 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-154
Section 11-44-154 Proposition Submitted to Voters; Form and Marking of Ballots
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-47-233 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 47 / Section 11-47-233
Section 11-47-233 Notice Respecting Issuance of Bonds; Limitation of Actions Contesting Validity of Bonds
Status: in_force

Upon the adoption by the board of an authority of any resolution providing for the issuance of bonds, the authority shall cause a notice respecting the issuance of the bonds to be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in each county in which shall be located any project financed or in any way assisted by the issuance of the bonds, the publication in each county to be in a newspaper having general circulation therein. The notice shall be in substantially the following form (the blanks being properly filled in) at the end of which shall be printed the name and title of either the chair or secretary of the authority:

“________, a public corporation and instrumentality of the State of Alabama, on the _____ day of ________, authorized the issuance of $ _____ principal amount of bonds (or notes, as the case may be) of the public corporation for purposes authorized in the act of the Legislature of Alabama under which the public corporation was organized. Any action or proceedings questioning or contesting the validity of the bonds, or the instruments securing the same, or the proceedings authorizing the same, must be commenced on or before ________ (insert date determined in accordance with the provision of the next paragraph of this section).”

The date stated in the notice as the date on or before which any action or proceedings questioning or contesting the validity of the bonds referred to therein shall be commenced shall be a date at least 30 days after the date on which occurs the last publication of the notice necessary for it to have been published at least once in all counties in which it is required to be published. Any action or proceeding in any court to set aside or question the proceedings for the issuance of the bonds referred to in the notice or to contest the validity of the bonds, or the validity of any instruments securing the same, shall be commenced on or before the date determined in accordance with the preceding sentence and stated in the notice as the date on or before which the action or proceeding shall be commenced. After the date no right of action or defense shall be asserted questioning or contesting the validity of the bonds, or the instruments securing the same, or the proceedings authorizing the same, nor shall the validity of the bonds or the instruments or proceedings be open to question in any court on any ground whatsoever, except in an action or proceeding commenced on or before the date.
Ala. Code § 2-8-95 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-95
Section 2-8-95 Refund of Assessment to Soybean Producer
Status: in_force

Any producer of soybeans against whom any assessment is made and deducted under authority of this article, if dissatisfied with said assessment, shall have the right to demand and receive from the treasurer of the certified association a refund of the amount of the assessment collected from such soybean producer, if such demand for refund is made in writing within 30 days from the date on which such assessment was deducted from the sale price of soybeans sold by such soybean producer. Applications for refunds of amounts deducted from the sale price of any soybeans sold must give the name and address of the sale market or purchaser who bought the soybeans, date of purchase, invoice or weight ticket number, if any, and the amount of soybeans purchased from him for which the assessment was deducted. Within 30 days after the first quarterly receipt of funds from the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, and thereafter within 30 days after receipt of such application, the certified association shall, after such association determines that the assessment was paid as claimed in the application, refund the amount so paid as an assessment. The mailing by the association of a valid check in the amount of such assessment, payable to seller, within 30 days after receipt of the application for refund, shall constitute a compliance with this section.
Ala. Code § 11-58-7 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 58 / Section 11-58-7
Section 11-58-7 Bonds - Form, Terms, Denominations, Etc.; Execution, Sale, Delivery, Etc.; Dissolution of Corporation
Status: in_force

(a) All bonds issued by a corporation organized under authority of this chapter shall be solely and exclusively obligations of the corporation and shall not create an obligation or debt of any municipality or county. No county or municipality shall pledge its faith or credit for the payment of any debt incurred or bonds issued by the corporation.

(b) Bonds may be executed and delivered at any time and from time to time, may be in the form and denominations, may be of the tenor, may be in registered or bearer form, either as to principal or interest or both, may be payable in installments and at a time or times, not exceeding 40 years from their issuance date, may be payable at a place or places, may bear interest at a rate or rates payable at a place or places and evidenced in a manner, and may contain provisions not inconsistent with this chapter as may be provided by resolution of its board of directors. Bonds issued shall be signed by the chair of its board of directors or other chief executive officer and attested by its secretary, and the seal of the corporation shall be affixed. A facsimile signature of one corporate officer may be impressed or printed on any bonds in lieu of a manual signature. Any interest coupon applicable to the bonds of the corporation shall be signed by the chair of the board of directors or other chief executive officer, but a facsimile of the signature may be impressed or printed on any interest coupon in lieu of manually signing the coupon.

(c) Any bonds issued under the authority of this chapter may be sold at public or private sale in a manner and from time to time as determined by the board of directors to be most advantageous. The corporation may pay all expenses, premiums and commissions which its board of directors deems necessary or advantageous in connection with the authorization, sale, and issuance of its bonds.

(d) All bonds issued under the authority of this chapter and all applicable interest coupons shall be construed to be negotiable instruments, despite the fact that they are payable solely from a specified source.

(e) Whenever the principal of and interest on all bonds of a corporation payable from the revenues derived from the operation of one or more medical clinics owned by the corporation have been paid in full, its board of directors may by resolution determine that the purposes for which the corporation was formed have been substantially complied with, and shall thereupon execute and file for record in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which the corporation is organized a certificate of dissolution reciting those facts and declaring the corporation to be dissolved. The certificate of dissolution shall be executed under the corporate seal of the corporation. Upon the filing of the certificate of dissolution, the corporation shall stand dissolved, and title to all funds and properties owned by it at the time of dissolution shall vest in and be delivered to the county or municipality. The dissolution of one or more corporations under this chapter shall not cause the dissolution of other existing corporations, nor preclude the subsequent formation hereunder of other corporations.
Ala. Code § 11-50-405 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-405
Section 11-50-405 Bonds - Authorization for Issuance; Form, Terms, Denominations, Etc.; Execution and Delivery; Sale; Refunding and Exchange; Issuance of Interim Receipts or Temporary Bonds
Status: in_force

The bonds of a district incorporated under this article shall be authorized by resolution of the board of directors of the district and may be issued in one or more series, may bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, bear interest at such rate or rates, be in such denominations, be in such form, either coupon or registered or both, be executed in such manner, be payable in such medium of payment, at such place or places, be nonredeemable or subject to such terms of redemption, with or without premium and be subject to being declared or becoming due before the maturity date thereof as such resolution or resolutions may provide. Said bonds may be issued for money or property, either at public or private sale and for such price or prices as the board of directors shall determine. Such authorizing resolution shall provide for the execution and delivery of bonds of the district by its officers therein designated. Coupons may be executed with the facsimile signature of any officer designated by the board of directors.

Any bonds issued by the district may thereafter at any time (whether before, at or after maturity thereof) and from time to time be refunded by the issuance of refunding bonds, which may be sold by such district at public or private sale at such price or prices as may be determined by its board of directors, or which may be exchanged for the bonds to be refunded or which may be partly sold and partly exchanged. Any such refunding bonds may be issued at any time and from time to time as the board of directors may deem it advisable, whether or not the bonds to be refunded are then subject to redemption, and may be issued in a principal amount not exceeding the principal amount of the bonds to be refunded plus any premium necessary to redeem or retire such bonds, any interest (accrued or to accrue) on such bonds to the date of redemption or retirement thereof and any expenses estimated to be incurred in connection with such refunding; and, if deemed advisable by the board of directors, bonds may be issued by any district incorporated under this article for the combined purpose of so refunding any outstanding bonds and of acquiring, constructing, providing, improving or extending any gas system or systems. The district may pay all expenses, premiums and commissions which its board of directors may deem necessary or desirable in connection with any financing done by it. All bonds issued by such district shall be construed to be negotiable instruments although payable solely from a specified source, and bona fide holders of such bonds for value shall be entitled to all benefits provided by the negotiable instruments law of the State of Alabama. Pending the preparation or execution of definitive bonds, interim receipts or certificates or temporary bonds may be delivered to the purchaser or purchasers of said bonds. Any bonds issued by it may be purchased by a district out of any funds available for such purchase, but such right of purchase may be limited in the authorizing resolution. All bonds so purchased shall be cancelled.
Ala. Code § 11-47-9 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 47 / Section 11-47-9
Section 11-47-9 Advertisement of Municipalities - Authorized
Status: in_force

All municipalities in the State of Alabama shall be and are hereby authorized and empowered to enter into contracts or agreements with any persons, firms, or corporations for the advertisement of such municipality or any function or undertaking of such municipality both within and without the limits of such municipality through the use of any recognized medium of advertising.
Ala. Code § 11-48-80 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 48 / Section 11-48-80
Section 11-48-80 Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) STREET IMPROVEMENTS. Filling, grading, leveling, graveling, slagging, cherting, macadamizing, paving, draining, or otherwise improving any street, avenue, alley, highway, or other public place, including the construction of sidewalks, curbs, and gutters.

(2) SEWER IMPROVEMENTS. Storm water sewers and storm water sewer systems and sanitary sewers, sanitary sewer systems, sewage treatment plants and sewage disposal plants, and all appurtenances to any such sewers or plants.

(3) PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. Street improvements and sewer improvements or either of them.

(4) POLICE JURISDICTION. The territory lying outside the corporate limits of a city but within its police jurisdiction.
Ala. Code § 11-67-2 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 67 / Section 11-67-2
Section 11-67-2 Abatement or Removal of Weeds or Debris as a Public Nuisance
Status: in_force

The governing body of a Class 2 municipality may declare either of the following to be a public nuisance and require its abatement or removal as provided in this division:

(1) Any weed growing on a street, sidewalk, or private property within the municipality which: (i) bears seeds of a wingy or downy nature; (ii) grows large enough to become a fire menace when dry; or (iii) is otherwise noxious or dangerous.

(2) Any debris, including furniture, appliances, trash, garbage, glass, metal, and tires, that is abandoned or discarded on a street, sidewalk, or private property within the municipality that: (i) occupies a large area at risk of becoming a fire menace; (ii) is a breeding ground for pests; or (iii) is otherwise noxious or dangerous.
Ala. Code § 11-44-73 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-73
Section 11-44-73 Commissioners - Election, Terms of Office, Etc., Generally
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 2-2-13 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-2-13
Section 2-2-13 Appointment of Assistants and Employees; Employees’ Bonds
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall, with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries and as otherwise provided by law, appoint such chiefs, assistants, deputies, agents, experts and other employees as are necessary for the successful administration of the affairs of the department and prescribe their duties. The chief clerk of the commissioner shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, execute to the State of Alabama a bond, to be approved by the Governor, in the amount of $10,000.00, for the faithful performance of his duties. Other employees shall execute to the state such official bonds as the commissioner may determine and require, unless otherwise expressly provided by law.
Ala. Code § 2-10-51 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 10 / Section 2-10-51
Section 2-10-51 Nonprofit Associations
Status: in_force

Associations organized under this article shall be deemed nonprofit, inasmuch as they are not organized to make profits for themselves as such or for their members as such, but only for their members as producers.
Ala. Code § 11-50-500 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-500
Section 11-50-500 Examination of Books and Accounts
Status: in_force

The board shall at least once a year appoint an expert accountant or firm of accountants who shall make an examination in detail of all books and accounts of the board to cover the period since the preceding examination and make a full report in writing, under oath, to the board of its findings at the board’s first meeting after completion of such report, a copy shall also be furnished the governing body of the municipality, and the same shall be spread upon the minutes of the board, but the same person or firm shall not be appointed or authorized to make such examination twice in succession. For this service said accountant shall be paid such reasonable and proper sum as may be agreed upon.
Ala. Code § 2-15-299 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 2-15-299
Section 2-15-299 Inspectors Provided in Counties Released from Quarantine; Disinfection of Reinfested County
Status: in_force

(a) The county commission in a county released from state or federal quarantine shall provide and pay a reasonable salary to one or more inspectors or as many inspectors as shall be required to guard exposed county boundary lines, to look after local quarantined premises, ranges, pens, lots, pastures, or fields and, when necessary, to supervise the filling and replenishing of dipping vats and the dipping of quarantined cattle or equine or equidae.

(b) When a county becomes reinfested with ticks, that county shall pay the expenses of disinfection of all infested places, premises, ranges, and cattle, or equine or equidae under the direction of the State Veterinarian or a state inspector according to law and the regulations of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries.
Ala. Code § 11-44F-22 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44F / Section 11-44F-22
Section 11-44F-22 Ordinance Once Majority of Voters Vote in Favor of Mayor Being Full-Time
Status: in_force

If a majority of voters vote in favor of the mayor of the Class 8 municipality being full-time, the governing body of the city may provide, by ordinance, that the mayor of the Class 8 municipality shall serve in a full-time capacity, until such time, if any, that the municipality subsequently holds a referendum on the issue as provided by Section 11-44F-25.
Ala. Code § 11-48-82 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 48 / Section 11-48-82
Section 11-48-82 Issuance of General Obligation Bonds, Etc., to Pay Cost of Improvements
Status: in_force

Each such city shall have the same power to issue its general obligation bonds and other general obligation securities to pay the cost of public improvements constructed in the police jurisdiction of such city that it may have under any law now existing or hereafter enacted to issue general obligation bonds or other general obligation securities for payment of the cost of public improvements within the city.

All such laws relating to the issuance by any such city of general obligation bonds or other general obligation securities to pay the cost of public improvements, where all or any part of such cost is assessed or to be assessed against property located within the corporate limits of the city, shall apply to and govern the issuance and sale of general obligation bonds and other general obligation securities and the making of any pledges for payment thereof to obtain money to pay the cost of construction of any public improvements constructed in the police jurisdiction of such city where such cost is assessed or to be assessed as provided in this article.
Ala. Code § 11-40-17.3 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 40 / Section 11-40-17.3
Section 11-40-17.3 Retroactive Deferred Retirement Option Plan
Status: in_force

(a) This section shall apply to Class 1 municipalities only.

(b) There is established a Retroactive Deferred Retirement Option (“Back Drop”) Plan for any retirement and relief system established pursuant to Act 1272, 1973 Regular Session (Acts 1973, p. 2124), as amended.

A participant who retires at least 90 days following July 1, 2002, who has then completed at least 23 years of credited service, and who is otherwise entitled to retire and receive a normal retirement benefit, shall have the opportunity to elect a Back Drop plan. A participant eligible for the Back Drop plan can elect in writing at his or her retirement to retroactively drop his or her credited service in excess of 20 years, for a period of months not exceeding 36 months immediately preceding the date of retirement (the “Back Drop period”); provided that the beginning of the Back Drop period may not extend past the earliest date on which the participant would have qualified for a normal retirement benefit. A participant who is not actively employed may not make a Back Drop election. To be effective, a Back Drop election by a married participant must be approved in writing by his or her spouse.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1 of Article VI of Act 1272, 1973 Regular Session (Acts 1973, p. 2124), as amended, in effect as of the date of a participant’s retirement, any participant making the Back Drop election shall have his or her retirement benefits determined under said section as if retirement had occurred on the beginning date of the Back Drop period, so that for purposes of calculating the retirement benefits, service during the Back Drop period shall not count as credited service, and salary earned during the Back Drop period shall not be included in the calculation of final average salary.

(d) Any participant who elects the Back Drop plan shall receive, not less than 30 days or more than 90 days after his or her retirement, a lump-sum distribution equal to the monthly benefits that would have been paid during the Back Drop period if the participant’s retirement had occurred on the beginning date of the Back Drop period, calculated as provided in subsection (c), together with interest thereon at a percentage rate as the board may determine, annually, compounded monthly from the date on which each monthly benefit would have been paid; provided that no interest shall be paid unless the actuary retained by the board determines that sufficient funds are available to pay the interest on a cost-neutral basis.

(e) If any participant who elects the Back Drop plan dies before the lump-sum distribution referred to in subsection (d) is paid, the Back Drop election shall be null and void, and the benefits to which the participant and his or her surviving spouse, if any, are entitled will be calculated as if the Back Drop election had never been made.

(f) If any participant was receiving retirement benefits under a Back Drop election made in accordance with the preceding provisions of this section, then notwithstanding any other provisions of Section 10 of Article VI of Act 1272, 1973 Regular Session (Acts 1973, p. 2124), as amended, the benefits to which the participant’s surviving spouse is entitled shall be calculated on the basis of the retirement benefit which the participant was receiving as a result of the Back Drop election.

(g) The board shall have the authority to terminate the Back Drop plan created in this section prospectively at any time if it is determined that contributions to the system are not sufficient to pay the costs of the Back Drop plan; provided that no termination shall affect the rights of any participant, or surviving spouse of a participant, who has properly made his or her Back Drop election as required herein but has not yet begun receiving benefits to which he or she would be entitled as a result of the election.

(h) The board is authorized, with approval of the governing body of the municipality primarily served by the system, to make any and all rules and regulations necessary to implement and administer the Back Drop plan which are not inconsistent with this section or applicable law.
Ala. Code § 2-6-107 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 2-6-107
Section 2-6-107 Lease of Project
Status: in_force

(a) Without limiting the generality of the powers otherwise granted by this article, the corporation is authorized to lease the project, or portions thereof, to the Alabama Agricultural Center Board or to any other public or private entity. The AACB and any other agency, board, commission, bureau, or department of the state and each of them are authorized to lease any facilities from the corporation. Any lease as described in this section shall, however, be either of the following:

(1) For a term no longer than the then current fiscal year of the state, but any such lease may contain a grant to the lessee of successive options of renewing the lease on the terms specified in the lease for any subsequent fiscal year or years of the state; provided, that liability for the payment of rent shall never be for a term longer than one fiscal year.

(2) Provide that in no event rentals may be paid from moneys appropriated by the state and that rentals shall be paid solely from revenues derived from the operation of the project to the extent that such revenues are not attributable to facilities or operations in existence at the time of the transfer of the coliseum and related properties to the corporation.

(b) Any lease agreement may contain any other provisions and agreements not inconsistent with this article, as the corporation may agree.
Ala. Code § 22-57-5 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 57 / Section 22-57-5
Section 22-57-5 Alabama Interagency Autism Coordinating Council - Powers and Duties
Status: in_force

The council shall have the following duties and authority:

(1) To make recommendations to the Governor regarding the designation of the lead agency.

(2) To define the roles and responsibilities of all participating agencies.

(3) To adopt rules for the internal operation of the council.

(4) To recommend to the Governor the appointment of additional members to serve on the council as deemed necessary and appropriate.

(5) To develop a long-term plan, reviewed annually, for a comprehensive statewide system of care, which, to the extent practical, is derived from scientific based research and nationally recognized best practices. The council shall provide a copy of the plan and a detailed summary of any progress toward implementation of the plan to the Governor and the Legislature on or before the 10th legislative day of each regular session. The plan should include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

a. The identification of barriers such as duplicative or fragmented policies which may require modification.

b. The development of a coordinated program of services.

c. A comprehensive fiscal review, analysis, and recommendations for state spending on programs and services for ASD.

d. The identification of annual action steps toward implementation.

(6) To ensure interagency collaboration, public participation, and mutual sharing of information to facilitate policy decisions and the implementation of a plan for a comprehensive statewide system of care to individuals with ASD.
Ala. Code § 11-56-19 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 56 / Section 11-56-19
Section 11-56-19 Conveyances of Property to Corporations by Municipalities
Status: in_force

The municipality is hereby authorized to convey to the corporation, with or without the payment of monetary consideration therefor, any property that may be owned by the municipality, whether or not such property is necessary for the conduct of the governmental or other public functions of the municipality; provided, that such conveyance shall be authorized by a resolution duly adopted by the governing body prior to the conveyance.
Ala. Code § 11-44C-61 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44C / Section 11-44C-61
Section 11-44C-61 Capital Budget; Lapse of Appropriations for Capital Improvement Projects; Reserve Fund for Permanent Public Improvements
Status: in_force

The council shall adopt a capital budget prior to the beginning of the fiscal year in which the budget is to take effect. No appropriations for a capital improvement project contained in the capital budget shall lapse until the purpose for which the appropriation was made shall have been accomplished or abandoned, provided that any project shall be deemed to have been abandoned if three fiscal years lapse without any expenditure therefor. Any such lapsed appropriation shall be applied to the payment of any indebtedness incurred in financing the project or if there is no such indebtedness, shall be available for other appropriation. The council may by ordinance establish a reserve fund for permanent public improvements and may appropriate thereto any portion of the general fund cash surplus not otherwise appropriated. Appropriations from said fund shall be made only to finance improvements included in the capital budget.
Ala. Code § 11-60-8 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 60 / Section 11-60-8
Section 11-60-8 Powers of Corporations Generally; Location of Projects of Corporations
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation shall have the following powers together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary for the performance of those hereinafter stated:

(1) To have succession by its corporate name for the period specified in the certificate of incorporation unless sooner dissolved as provided in this chapter;

(2) To sue and be sued and to prosecute and defend civil actions in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties;

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

(4) To acquire, whether by purchase, construction, exchange, gift, lease, or otherwise to improve, maintain, equip, furnish, own, and operate one or more projects, including all real and personal properties which the board of directors of the corporation may deem necessary in connection therewith, regardless of whether or not any such projects or any part thereof shall then be in existence;

(5) To fix, prescribe, and collect rates, fees, tolls, charges, or rentals for the use of any of its facilities and for services, facilities, and accommodations furnished by it or any of its facilities;

(6) To adopt and enforce rules and regulations relative to the use or occupancy of any of its facilities or services;

(7) To promote, sponsor, and operate tournaments, shows, exhibitions, exhibits, athletic events, and educational, cultural, recreational, amusement and other activities;

(8) To sell, exchange and convey, to contract to sell, exchange, and convey and to grant options to acquire any or all of its properties whenever its board of directors shall find any such action to be in furtherance of the purposes for which the corporation was organized;

(9) To lease to others for a period not to exceed 40 years any or all of its projects or any part thereof, including public accommodation facilities, and to charge and collect rent therefor and to terminate any such lease upon the failure of the lessee to comply with any of the obligations thereof;

(10) To grant privileges, licenses, concessions, or permits for the operation of any of its public accommodation facilities;

(11) To lease land to others for a period not to exceed 40 years or to grant to others privileges, licenses, or permits for the use of land for the construction and operation of public accommodation facilities and to authorize such lessee or grantee to mortgage their interest, rights and properties to finance the construction, enlargement, and improvement of such public accommodation facilities;

(12) To issue its bonds for the purpose of carrying out any of its powers;

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

(14) To assume obligations secured by a lien on or payable out of or secured by a pledge of the revenues and receipts from any or all of its projects or any part thereof that may be acquired, any obligation so assumed to be payable solely out of the revenues and receipts from any or all of its projects or part thereof;

(15) To appoint, employ, contract with, and provide for the compensation of such officers, employees, and agents, including, but without limitation to, engineers, attorneys, architects, construction contractors, management consultants, and fiscal advisors as its business may require;

(16) To provide for such insurance as the board of directors may deem advisable;

(17) To cooperate with the United States of America, any agency or instrumentality thereof, the state, any person or any combination of any of the foregoing;

(18) To enter into a management agreement or agreements with any person for the management of any or all of its projects or part thereof; and

(19) To accept gifts, grants, bequests, and devises.

(b) Any project or projects of the corporation may be located within or without or partially within and partially without the municipality, subject to the following conditions:

(1) No such project or part thereof shall be located more than 30 miles from the corporate limits of the municipality;

(2) No such project or part thereof shall be located within the corporate limits of another city or town in this state;

(3) No such project or part thereof shall be located within the police jurisdiction of another city or town in this state unless the governing body of such other city or town has first adopted a resolution consenting to the location of such project or part thereof in the police jurisdiction of such city or town; and

(4) No such project or part thereof shall be located in a county other than that (or those) in which the municipality (or part thereof) is situated unless the county commission of such other county has first adopted a resolution consenting to the location of such project or part thereof in such county.
Ala. Code § 11-44E-22 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44E / Section 11-44E-22
Section 11-44E-22 Powers of City; Acquisition of Property; Enumeration of Powers in Chapter Not Exclusive
Status: in_force

The city shall have all the powers granted to municipal corporations and to cities by the Constitution and laws of this state together with all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted. The city may acquire within or without its corporate limits for any city purpose, in fee simple and any lesser interest or estate, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, or condemnation, and may sell, lease, mortgage, hold, manage, and control such property as its interests may require; and except as prohibited by the Constitution of this state or restricted by this chapter, the city shall and may exercise all municipal powers, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities of every name and nature whatsoever. The enumeration of particular powers by this chapter shall not be deemed to be exclusive, and in addition to the powers enumerated therein or implied thereby, or appropriate to the exercise of such powers, it is intended that the city shall have and may exercise all powers which, under the Constitution of this state, it would be competent for this chapter specifically to enumerate.
Ala. Code § 11-54B-7 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54B / Section 11-54B-7
Section 11-54B-7 Review of Self-Help Business Improvement District Plan and Adoption of Ordinance
Status: in_force

The municipality, upon review of the self-help business improvement district plan submitted, 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 which is 60 days from the date of adoption of the ordinance by the municipality and shall provide that, if the owners of real property which represent one-half or more (by number) of all parcels of real property located within the geographical area of the district file written objections to the establishment of the district with the clerk of the municipality, the provisions of such ordinance shall be 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 such 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 § 11-43C-26 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43C / Section 11-43C-26
Section 11-43C-26 Council to Judge Election and Qualifications of Members
Status: in_force

The council shall be the judge of the election and qualifications of its members and for such purpose shall have power to subpoena witnesses and require the production of records, but the decision of the council in any such case shall be subject to review by the courts.
Ala. Code § 11-43B-2 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43B / Section 11-43B-2
Section 11-43B-2 Election Date; When Mayor-Council Form of Government Deemed Adopted
Status: in_force

An election for mayor and members of the city council shall be held on the second Tuesday in July, 1986, with a runoff, if necessary, on the third Tuesday next thereafter. Upon the qualification and assumption of office of the council and mayor on the first Monday in October, 1986, the municipality shall be deemed to have adopted the form of government as herein provided. The municipality shall thereafter be governed by the form of government provided under this chapter.
Ala. Code § 11-50-311 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-311
Section 11-50-311 Application for Authority to Incorporate; Adoption of Resolution by Municipal Governing Body Authorizing Incorporation
Status: in_force

Whenever any number of natural persons, not less than three, shall file with the governing body of any municipality of this state an application in writing for authority to incorporate a public corporation for the purpose of operating a water system, a sewer system, a gas system, and an electric system or any one or more of such systems, and if it shall be made to appear to such governing body that each of said persons is a duly qualified elector of and owner of property in said municipality and if the governing body of said municipality shall adopt a resolution, which shall be duly entered upon the minutes of such governing body, wherein it shall be declared that it is wise, expedient, and necessary that such a corporation be formed and that the persons filing said application shall be authorized to proceed to form such corporation, then said persons shall proceed to organize such a corporation by executing and filing for record in the office of the judge of probate of the county or one or more of the counties in which such municipality is located a certificate of incorporation as provided in Section 11-50-312. No corporation shall be formed hereunder unless the application provided for in this section shall be made and unless the resolution provided for in this section shall be adopted.
Ala. Code § 11-57-22 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 57 / Section 11-57-22
Section 11-57-22 Investment of Funds of Authorities
Status: in_force

Any portion of the principal proceeds derived from the sale of the bonds which the board may determine is not presently needed for any of the purposes for which the bonds are authorized to be issued and any other moneys of the authority which the board may determine will not be presently needed by the authority may, on order of the board, be invested in any securities that are direct obligations of the United States of America or the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by the United States of America. Any securities in which any such investment is made may, at any time and from time to time on order of the board, be sold or otherwise converted into cash. The income derived from any such investments shall be disbursed on order of the board for any purpose for which the authority may lawfully expend funds.
Ala. Code § 11-44C-44 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44C / Section 11-44C-44
Section 11-44C-44 General Fund Budget
Status: in_force

The general fund budget shall include for each public utility within the city only the net amounts estimated to be received from or to be appropriated to each public utility. The general fund budget shall be prepared in accordance with accepted principles of municipal accounting and budgetary procedures and techniques, and shall show:

(1) Such portion of the general fund cash surplus as it is estimated will exist, at the end of the current fiscal year, and is proposed to be used for meeting expenditures in the general fund budget for the ensuing year;

(2) An estimate of the receipts from current ad valorem taxes on real estate and tangible personal property during the ensuing fiscal year, assuming that the percentage of the levy collected be no greater than the average percentage of the levy collected in the last three completed tax years;

(3) An estimate of receipts from all other sources of revenue, provided that the estimated receipts from each such source shall not exceed the percentage of estimated revenue in the current fiscal year from the same source over the amount of the revenue received from the same source in the last completed fiscal year, unless a law or ordinance under which revenue from any source is derived, has been amended or a new source of revenue has been provided by law or ordinance, in the course of the current year, in which case the estimated receipts from that source may be fixed by the mayor. If additional revenue is to be derived from the state, the amount fixed by the mayor shall not exceed the amount which the proper state official shall certify in writing to be the reasonable expectation of receipts from such source;

(4) A statement to be furnished by the director of finance of the debt service requirements for the ensuing year;

(5) An estimate of the general fund cash deficit, if any, at the end of the current fiscal year and of any other obligations required by law to be budgeted for the ensuing fiscal year;

(6) An estimate of expenditures and appropriations for all other purposes to be met from the general fund in the ensuing fiscal year. All the estimates shall be in detail showing receipts by sources and expenditures by operating units, character and object, so arranged as to show receipts and expenditures as estimated for the current fiscal year and actual receipts and expenditures for the last fiscal year, in comparison with estimated receipts and recommended expenditures for the ensuing fiscal year.
Ala. Code § 2-8-91 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-91
Section 2-8-91 Collection of Assessments; Deductions for Expenses
Status: in_force

In the event the required number of soybean producers approve, by a referendum as provided in this article, the levying of an assessment upon the sale of soybeans for a promotional program, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall, within 30 days, notify in writing every person engaged in the business of buying soybeans, whether said buyers 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 deducted by all purchasers of soybeans from the sale price thereof where such soybeans are purchased within the state. The deductions of assessments as required by this article shall be deducted by the first purchaser from the grower of the soybeans. “First purchaser” means any person that buys soybeans from the grower in the first instance, or any lienholder or pledgee, public or private, or assignee of said lienholder, secured party or pledgee who gains title to the soybeans from the grower as the result of exercising any legal rights by the lienholder, secured party, pledgee or assignee thereof, regardless of when the lien, security interest or pledge was created. “First purchaser” also includes any person, public or private, who acquires a lien or security interest or receives a pledge of the soybeans after said soybeans are harvested. On or before the tenth day of each calendar month, all assessments so deducted by the first purchaser shall be remitted to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. The books and records of all such purchasers of soybeans subject to the deductions or assessments 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 § 11-43A-34 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43A / Section 11-43A-34
Section 11-43A-34 Effect of Chapter on Existing Officers, Employees, Offices, Departments, Etc
Status: in_force

Nothing in this article contained, except as specifically provided, shall affect or impair the rights or privileges of officers or employees of the municipality or of any office, department, board, or agency existing at the time when this article shall take effect, or any provision of law in force at the time when the council-manager form of government shall be adopted and not inconsistent with the provisions of this article, in relation to the personnel, appointment, ranks, grades, tenure of office, promotion, removal, pension and retirement rights, civil rights, or any other rights or privileges of officers or employees of the municipality or any office, department, board, or agency thereof.
Ala. Code § 2-5A-34 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 5A / Section 2-5A-34
Section 2-5A-34 Security for Bonds
Status: in_force

The bonds shall not be general obligations of the Department of Agriculture and Industries but shall be limited obligations payable solely from one or more specified sources, including, but not limited to, revenues derived from market charges, authorized under Section 2-5A-6, lease revenues, authorized under Section 2-5A-14, and appropriations made under Section 2-5A-15. The commissioner, with approval of the Board of Agriculture and Industries, may pledge all or any portion of such revenues as security for the payment of the bonds. All such pledges made by the commissioner shall take precedence in the order of the adoption of the resolutions containing the pledges. The commissioner may also obtain credit enhancement for the department’s bonds, including, but not limited to, bond insurance and letters of credit, and to pledge all or a portion of its revenues as security for its reimbursement obligations with respect thereto. All bonds issued by the Department of Agriculture and Industries pursuant to the provisions hereof shall be solely and exclusively obligations of the Department of Agriculture and Industries and shall not be an obligation or debt of the State of Alabama or any county or any municipality within the State of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 11-50-140 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-140
Section 11-50-140 Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT. A plant and system for the generation, manufacture, and distribution of electricity or a system for the purchase, transportation, and/or distribution of electricity, together with all appurtenances thereto and all property used or useful in connection therewith, including franchises.

(2) GAS PLANT. A plant and system for the manufacture and distribution of gas or a system for the purchase, transportation, and/or distribution of manufactured or natural gas, together with all appurtenances thereto and all property used or useful in connection therewith, including franchises.

(3) WATERWORKS PLANT. A plant and system for the gathering, collecting, or impounding of water and the distribution thereof for domestic or industrial use or both or a plant or system for the purchase, transportation, and/or distribution of water for domestic or industrial use or both, together with all appurtenances thereto and all property used or useful in connection therewith, including franchises.
Ala. Code § 11-43A-9 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43A / Section 11-43A-9
Section 11-43A-9 Election of Municipal Officers; Division of Municipality into Districts; Qualifications and Eligibility of Candidates; Runoff Election; Term of Office; Exception for Class 6 Cities
Status: in_force

(a) In all cities to which this section applies, except Class 6 cities wherein the municipal governing body has elected to have a nine-member council, as authorized in Section 11-43A-8, the election for the first officers of the municipality shall be held on the same date as the date of election for the next ensuing general municipal election. Except as otherwise provided for in Section 11-43A-1.1, the election of the governing body of the municipality shall cause the municipality to be divided into three districts containing as nearly an equal number of people as possible. Candidates shall qualify in the manner prescribed in the general municipal election laws and shall have the qualifications and eligibility set forth therein. Each candidate shall announce that he or she is to become a candidate for mayor, or councilman-at-large, or if he or she desires to become a candidate for one of the three district posts, either district post 1, district post 2, or district post 3. A candidate for a district position shall reside in his or her district. Each voter in the election may cast one vote for a candidate for mayor, one vote for a councilman-at-large, and one vote for the candidate from the district in which he or she resides. Any candidate receiving a majority of the total votes cast for mayor, councilman-at-large, district post 1, district post 2, and district post 3 shall be elected. In the event no candidate receives a majority for a place on the council there shall be a runoff election for such place held in the manner prescribed by the general municipal election laws. The councilmen elected shall take office as herein provided. Each councilman shall hold office for four years and shall serve until his or her successor shall have been elected and qualified.

(b) In Class 6 cities wherein the municipal governing body has elected to have a nine-member council as authorized in Section 11-43A-8, the election for the first officers of the municipality shall be held on the same date as the date of election for the next ensuing general municipal election. Before such election the governing body of the municipality shall cause the municipality to be divided into four districts containing as nearly an equal number of people as possible. Candidates shall qualify in the manner prescribed in the general municipal election laws and shall have the qualifications and eligibility set forth therein. Each candidate shall announce that he or she is to become a candidate for mayor, or if he or she desires to become a candidate for one of the eight district posts, either district 1 post 1, district 1 post 2, district 2 post 1, district 2 post 2, district 3 post 1, district 3 post 2, district 4 post 1, or district 4 post 2. A candidate for a district position shall reside in his or her district. The municipal governing body shall have the authority by ordinance to establish geographic boundaries of approximately equal population for each of the two posts in any or all of the four districts. The ordinance of the city required by the preceding sentence shall be adopted no later than 75 days prior to the date of the election with respect to which the establishment of districts is to be effective. In establishing any such posts within a district, the city shall not be required to comply with Section 11-43A-33 except with respect to elections held subsequent to the publication of a federal census or population subsequent to the 1990 federal census of population. Each voter in the election may cast one vote for a candidate for mayor and one vote for a candidate for each of the two posts for the district in which he or she resides unless the municipal governing body has designated geographic boundaries for the two posts in a district. If the governing body has designated by ordinance geographic post boundaries for a district, then each voter within that district may cast one vote for a candidate for the post position within the district geographic boundaries where he or she resides. Any candidate receiving a majority of the total votes cast for mayor, or for a district post shall be elected. In the event no candidate receives a majority for a place on the council there shall be a runoff election for such place held in the manner prescribed by the general municipal election laws. The councilmen elected shall take office as herein provided. Councilmen elected hereunder, each, shall hold office for four years and shall serve until his or her successor shall have been elected and qualified.
Ala. Code § 2-25-20 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 25 / Section 2-25-20
Section 2-25-20 Promulgation of Rules and Regulations of Board or Commissioner; Admissibility in Evidence Thereof
Status: in_force

(a) All rules and regulations made by the board or commissioner shall be promulgated by publishing same in any official organ of the department or of the board or by giving such other reasonable public notice as may be prescribed by the board; provided, that in cases where it is deemed necessary to place a quarantine to take effect immediately, promulgation may be made by posting a copy in the courthouse or other places as the commissioner may prescribe within the county or counties in which the quarantined area exists.

(b) Printed copies of all acts, rules and regulations, quarantines or notices of the board or of the commissioner which shall be published under the authority of the board shall be admitted as sufficient evidence of such acts, rules, regulations, quarantines or notices in all courts and on all occasions whatsoever; provided, that the correctness of such copies shall be certified to by the chairman of the board or the commissioner.
Ala. Code § 11-43-162 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43 / Section 11-43-162
Section 11-43-162 Grounds for Impeachment - Misapplication of Funds from Special Tax
Status: in_force

Any member of the council who shall vote in favor of or any mayor who shall approve any resolution or ordinance to apply the funds or any part thereof derived from the special tax provided for in article 1 of chapter 81 of this title, to any other purpose than to the payment of such interest and principal of such bonds may be impeached in the manner provided in this article, and shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be imprisoned for not less than 30 days and for not more than six months and may be fined a sum of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00.
Ala. Code § 11-54B-80 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54B / Section 11-54B-80
Section 11-54B-80 Legislative Findings
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature makes the following findings:

(1) 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) The public interest would be advanced by authorizing the creation of self-help business improvement districts and district management corporations to assist any Class 3 municipality in promoting economic growth in business districts.

(3) The public interest would also be advanced by authorizing the creation of self-help business improvement districts to assist any Class 3 municipality to increase tourism with the support of businesses of a particular class.

(4) 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 3 municipality in promoting economic growth and employment or tourism by funding supplemental business services through the levy of assessments on real property owners or owners of a particular class of business.

(5) Any Class 3 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 or tourism climate.

(b) The Legislature further finds that it is the public policy of the State of Alabama to permit any Class 3 municipality to protect the public welfare and the interests of the public in the safe effective movement of persons, to encourage healthy economic development and tourism, to promote jobs, and to preserve and enhance the function and appearance of business districts located within any Class 3 municipality through the adoption of ordinances as authorized by this article.
Ala. Code § 2-29-6 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 29 / Section 2-29-6
Section 2-29-6 Proceedings for Review of Denial or Revocation of Permit by Commissioner
Status: in_force

Any act of the commissioner in refusing to grant or in revoking any permit may be reviewed by the circuit court of the county in which the business affected is or is proposed to be located, upon filing of a complaint in such court, within 10 days after notice to the applicant or permittee of the commissioner’s decision. Such complaint shall be entitled in the name of the applicant or permittee as plaintiff against the commissioner as defendant. Such complaint shall set forth the action of the commissioner complained of and request its reversal. It shall be the duty of the commissioner to serve an answer to such complaint within 30 days after being notified by the plaintiff of its filing. The action shall be heard de novo by the court. The judge of the circuit court shall determine from the evidence whether the refusal or revocation of the permit is or is not justified under this chapter and enter his decision accordingly, and such decision, subject to the right of appeal which shall lie as in other civil actions, shall be binding upon the parties. Pending final determination, any permit revoked shall be deemed in full force and effect, unless it sooner ends by expiration of its term.
Ala. Code § 11-51-58 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-58
Section 11-51-58 Collection of Insolvent Taxes; Monthly Reports, Payment and Settlement of Same
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the county tax collector to collect insolvent municipal taxes and make monthly reports, payment and settlement thereof with the city or town treasurer of each municipality in the same manner and way and at the same time that he is required to do in regard to state and county taxes under the provisions of law in regard to state and county offices.
Ala. Code § 11-66A-12 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 66A / Section 11-66A-12
Section 11-66A-12 Exemption of Corridor from Taxation
Status: in_force

(a) Each corridor shall be exempt from all fees and charges imposed by any judge of probate.

(b) The income of any corridor, all financial obligations of a corridor, the income and interest from the financial obligations, conveyances by or to a research and development corridor, and leases, mortgages, and deeds of trust or trust indentures by or to a corridor, shall be exempt from all taxation in the state.

(c) An authorizing subdivision may elect by a majority vote of the members of its governing body to exempt the corridor and its real and tangible property from the payment of eligible taxes. The exemptions authorized in this subsection may be granted in the subdivision’s authorizing resolution or by subsequent resolution, upon compliance with public notice requirements. The resolutions may provide for limitations on and eligibility for exemptions from the payment of eligible taxes.

(d)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (2), upon compliance with public notice requirements, a governing body of a public entity other than an authorizing subdivision may elect by a majority vote of the members of the governing body to exempt the corridor and its real and tangible property from the payment of any taxes levied by the public entity within the geographical boundaries of the corridor. The resolutions may provide for limitations on and eligibility for exemptions from the payment of taxes.

(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (1), the exemptions authorized by this subsection shall not apply to the following:

a. Taxes levied for public school purposes.

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

c. Real or personal property to the extent the property is or will be treated as owned for federal income tax purposes by a corporate person or natural person.

(e) The corridor shall be exempt from the state’s portion of taxes levied by the State of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 11-43A-26 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43A / Section 11-43A-26
Section 11-43A-26 Revision and Codification of Ordinances and Resolutions or Adoption of Code
Status: in_force

The council may provide for the revision and codification of its ordinances and permanent resolutions or for the adoption of a code or codes.
Ala. Code § 2-19-6 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 19 / Section 2-19-6
Section 2-19-6 Conversion, Etc., of Cotton Samples
Status: in_force

Any person who is authorized to sample cotton and who, with intent to defraud, converts such samples to his own use or refuses to deliver them on demand to the owner, consignee or agent, unless they have been destroyed or stolen without his agency or taken out of his possession by legal process, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Ala. Code § 22-51-5 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 22-51-5
Section 22-51-5 Incorporation of Public Corporations - Certificate of Incorporation - Contents
Status: in_force

The certificate of incorporation shall state:

(1) The names of the persons forming it, together with their addresses, and that each is a resident of the area which will be served by the proposed corporation;

(2) The name of the corporation;

(3) The location of the principal office of the corporation;

(4) The statement contained in the application which describes the area which will be served by the proposed corporation;

(5) The name of each governing body with which an application was filed in accordance with Section 22-51-3;

(6) A statement of which aspects of the programs the corporation will implement; and

(7) Any other matters that the incorporators may choose to insert that are not inconsistent with this chapter or with other laws of the state.
Ala. Code § 11-54B-94 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54B / Section 11-54B-94
Section 11-54B-94 District Management Corporation Contracts
Status: in_force

A municipality, by ordinance, may authorize the district management corporation to contract construction and maintenance work to be done on any street or on other municipal property included in the self-help business improvement district, provided that the plans and specifications of any construction work to be contracted shall be approved by the municipal engineer prior to initiation of any actions for the awarding of a contract under this article.
Ala. Code § 11-54-30 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54 / Section 11-54-30
Section 11-54-30 Municipalities Not to Contribute to Costs of Acquisition of Projects or Use Municipal Lands for Projects
Status: in_force

No municipality shall have the power to pay out of its general funds or otherwise contribute any part of the costs of acquiring a project and shall not have the power to use land already owned by the municipality or in which the municipality has an equity for construction thereon of a project or any part thereof. The entire cost of acquiring any project must be paid out of the proceeds from the sale of bonds issued under the authority of this article; provided, however, that this provision shall not be construed to prevent a municipality from accepting donations of property to be used as a part of any project or money to be used for defraying any part of the cost of any project.
Ala. Code § 2-19-123 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 19 / Section 2-19-123
Section 2-19-123 Entry of Premises; Eradication Activities; Inspections
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall have authority to enter cotton fields and other premises in order to carry out such activities, including but not limited to, treatment with pesticides, monitoring, and destruction of growing cotton and/or other host plants, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this article. The commissioner shall have authority to make inspection of any fields or premises in this state and any property located therein or thereon for the purpose of determining whether such property is infested with the boll weevil. Such inspection and other activities may be conducted at any reasonable daylight hours falling between sunrise and sunset.
Ala. Code § 2-5A-39 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 5A / Section 2-5A-39
Section 2-5A-39 Maintaining Federal Tax-Exempt Status
Status: in_force

The Board of Agriculture and Industries has the power and hereby delegates power to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries to cause appropriate reports to be prepared and payments submitted to the United States of America as shall be deemed necessary to cause the interest on any bonds of the Department of Agriculture and Industries to be and remain exempt from federal income taxation. The commissioner shall have the power to make agreements respecting the investment of funds of the Department of Agriculture and Industries necessary in order that the interest income on bonds of the Department of Agriculture and Industries be and remain exempt from federal income taxation.
Ala. Code § 11-50-410 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-410
Section 11-50-410 Rights and Remedies of Bondholders and Trustees
Status: in_force

In addition to all other rights and all other remedies, any holder or holders of any bond or bonds of any district incorporated under this article, including a trustee for a bondholder, shall have the right, subject to any contractual limitation binding upon such bondholder or holders or trustee and subject to the prior or superior rights of others:

(1) To bring an action on the bonds;

(2) To enforce its rights against the district and the board of directors, by mandamus or other civil action or proceeding, including the right to require the district and such board to fix and collect rates and charges adequate to carry out any agreement as to or pledge of the revenues produced by such rates or charges and to require such district and such board to carry out the other covenants and agreements with such bondholder and to perform its and their duties under this article and under any mortgage, indenture of trust or contract;

(3) To require such district by civil action to account as if it were the trustee of an express trust for such bondholder;

(4) To enjoin by civil action any act or things which may be unlawful or a violation of the rights of such bondholder; and

(5) To obtain by civil action or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction in the event of the default by the district in the payment when due of his or their bond or bonds or interest thereon, which default shall have continued for a period in excess of 60 days, or default in the performance of any other covenants or obligations of the district, which default shall have continued for a period of 60 days after notice to cure such default, the appointment of a receiver for the gas system or systems of the district, which receiver may enter and take possession of such system or systems or any part or parts thereof, including all property, land, property rights, easements, franchises, books, records, papers, accounts and other adjuncts of the system or systems of the district and may operate and maintain such gas system or systems, fix and collect all rates and charges and receive all revenues thereafter arising therefrom in the same manner as such district itself might do and shall deposit all moneys in a separate account or accounts and apply the same in accordance with the obligations of such district and as the court shall direct.
Ala. Code § 11-50-143 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-143
Section 11-50-143 Ordering of Special Election for Authorization of Sale, Lease, Etc
Status: in_force

After the passage of said resolution, the said board of aldermen or other governing body shall order a special election to be held at which all the voters in said city or town, who are qualified voters under the laws of this state may vote on the proposition of whether such sale, lease or other disposition of such electric plant, gas plant, or waterworks plant shall be authorized.
Ala. Code § 2-32-11 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 32 / Section 2-32-11
Section 2-32-11 Duty of Treasurer Before Money Remitted by Commissioner
Status: in_force

Before any money is remitted by the commissioner to the treasurer of the certified association, the treasurer shall furnish to the commissioner a bond approved by the commissioner in an amount not less than the estimated annual total amount of the assessments handled by the treasurer. The surety on the bond shall be a corporate surety company duly qualified and licensed to do business in the state, and the bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful handling, proper accounting, and properly authorized expenditure of all funds received and disbursed by the principal named in the bond.
Ala. Code § 11-47-217 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 47 / Section 11-47-217
Section 11-47-217 Boards of Directors of Authorities
Status: in_force

(a) Each authority shall have a board of directors composed of the number of directors provided in the certificate of incorporation, as most recently amended. Unless provided to the contrary in its certificate of incorporation, all powers of the authority shall be exercised, and the authority shall be governed by the board or pursuant to its authorization. Subject to the provisions of subdivision (8) of Section 11-47-215, the board shall consist of directors who have the qualifications and are elected or appointed for certain terms of office as shall be specified in the certificate of incorporation of the authority. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the original directors are appointed by the incorporators, the original directors shall be identified in the proposed form of the certificate of incorporation submitted to the governing body of each of the authorizing subdivisions together with the application for authority to incorporate.

(b) Upon the expiration of any term of office of any director, if a successor thereto has not been elected or appointed, then the director whose term of office has expired shall continue to hold office until his or her successor is elected or appointed. If at any time there should be a vacancy on the board, whether by death, resignation, incapacity, disqualification, or otherwise, a successor director to serve for the unexpired term applicable to the vacancy shall be elected or appointed by the person or persons who elected or appointed the predecessor director, unless the predecessor director was appointed by the incorporators, in which case the successor thereto shall be appointed by the remaining members of the board who continue to serve as directors following the event that resulted in the vacancy. Each election or appointment of a director, whether for a full term or to complete an unexpired term, shall be made not earlier than 30 days prior to the date on which the director is to take office. Any director, irrespective of by whom elected or appointed, shall be eligible for reelection or reappointment.

(c) Each director shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses actually incurred in the performance of his or her duties. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but any meeting of the board may be adjourned by a majority of the directors present or may be so adjourned by a single director if the director is the only director present at the meeting. No vacancy in the membership of the board shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the board. The board shall hold regular meetings at such times as may be provided in the bylaws of the authority, may hold other meetings at any time upon notice of the meeting being given as required by the bylaws of the authority, and shall, upon call of the chair of the authority or a majority of the total number of directors, hold a special meeting. Any matter on which the board is authorized to act may be acted upon at any regular, special, or called meeting. At the request of any director, the vote on any question before the board shall be taken by yeas and nays and entered upon the record. All resolutions adopted by the board shall constitute actions of the authority, and all proceedings of the board shall be reduced to writing and signed by the secretary of the authority and shall be recorded in a well-bound book. Copies of the proceedings, when certified by the secretary of the authority, under the seal of the authority, shall be received in all courts as prima facie evidence of the matters and things therein certified.

All proceedings of the board shall be reduced to writing by the secretary of the authority and recorded in a well-bound book and open to each director and to the public at all times.

(d) Any director may be impeached or removed from office in the same manner and on the same grounds provided by Section 175 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901 and the general laws of the state for impeachment or removal of officers.

(e) The officers of an authority shall consist of a chair, a vice-chair, a secretary, a treasurer, and other officers the board deems to be necessary or desirable. The chair and the vice-chair of the authority shall be elected by the board from its membership, but neither the secretary, the treasurer, nor any of the other officers of the authority shall be a director. The offices of secretary and treasurer may, but need not, be held by the same person. The chair and the vice-chair of the authority shall be elected by the board for terms which do not exceed three years, and the secretary, the treasurer, and the other officers of the authority shall be elected by the board for such terms as it deems advisable. The duties of the chair, vice-chair, secretary, and treasurer shall be those which are customarily performed by officers and as may be prescribed by the board. The duties of any other officers of the authority shall be such as are from time to time prescribed by the board.
Ala. Code § 11-51-42 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-42
Section 11-51-42 Levy of Taxes; Certification and Delivery to County Tax Assessor of Copy of Ordinance or Resolution Levying Taxes
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the council, board of commissioners, or other governing body of any such municipality during the month of May of each year, by resolution or ordinance, to levy a tax on the property situated in such municipality for the next succeeding tax year at a rate in no event in excess of the constitutional limit authorized to be levied by such municipality on the value of such property as assessed for state taxation as shown by the books of assessment for the state and county tax year ending September 30 next succeeding the levy.

The levy so made by the council, board of commissioners, or other governing body of such municipality shall go into force and effect as of October 1 next succeeding the levy and shall become a lien on October 1 next succeeding such levy and not before. After such levy is made it shall be the duty of the mayor or other presiding officer or clerk or other clerical officer of such municipality on or before June 1 next succeeding the levy to certify and deliver to the tax assessor of such county in which such municipality is situated a copy of the resolution or ordinance passed by such council, board of commissioners, or other governing body in and by which taxes are levied for such municipality for the next succeeding tax year commencing on the next succeeding October 1; provided, that in case such council, board of commissioners, or other governing body shall fail any year thereafter to make such levy and give such notice then the levy for the preceding year shall be continued and the taxes shall be assessed in accordance with the provisions of this article.
Ala. Code § 11-51-22 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-22
Section 11-51-22 Assessments Against Property, Etc., for Escaped Taxes Authorized; Collection Thereof; Reassessment of Property Because of Informality or Irregularity in Assessment Authorized
Status: in_force

(a) At any time within five years after property has escaped taxation, the council or other governing body or board of assessors shall have the right to make assessments against such property for such escaped taxes or against the person owning such property, and such taxes shall be collected by certification to the circuit court or by levy of execution and sale as provided in this article.

(b) For any informality or irregularity in any assessment, the council or other governing body or board of assessors shall have the right to make a reassessment against such property at any time within five years.
Ala. Code § 2-11-123 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 2-11-123
Section 2-11-123 Penalty
Status: in_force

Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor as defined in Title 13A.
Ala. Code § 2-27-9 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 27 / Section 2-27-9
Section 2-27-9 Registration, Application, and Fees; Registration Powers of Commissioner; Appeal and Review
Status: in_force

(a) Every pesticide or device which is distributed, sold, or offered for sale within this state or delivered for transportation or transported in intrastate commerce or between points within this state through any point outside this state shall be registered with the commissioner upon application forms prescribed and furnished by the commissioner, and such registration or registrations shall be renewed during the registrant’s renewal year, due January 1 of the renewal year. The applicant shall pay a biennial registration fee established by the Board of Agriculture and Industries not to exceed six hundred dollars ($600). The fee shall be paid according to the schedule in subsection (i). The fee shall accompany the application for registration and be deposited to the credit of the Agricultural Fund of the State Treasury for the exclusive benefit of the Pesticide Management Division of the Department of Agriculture and Industries. The fees shall be used by the department for enforcement of Chapters 27 and 28. If the registration fee is not paid by March 1, or within 60 days following its due date, a delinquency penalty of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per product to be registered shall be added to the amount thereof.

Pesticides may also be registered for special local needs as provided under duly adopted regulations of the board and pursuant to the requirements of the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended. Special local need registration means registration of a pesticide for use under conditions of special local need as defined by the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended. The fee and other requirements for special local need pesticide registration shall be the same as other pesticide registration requirements. The application for registration shall contain a statement containing all of the following information:

(1) The name and address of the applicant and the name and address of the person whose name will appear on the label, if other than the applicant.

(2) The name of the pesticide with an ingredient statement.

(3) A complete copy of the labeling accompanying the pesticide and a statement of all claims to be made for it including directions for use.

(4) If requested by the commissioner, a full description of the tests made, and the results thereof, upon which the claims are based. In the case of renewal of registration, a statement shall be required only with respect to information which is different from that furnished when the pesticide was registered or last reregistered.

(b) The commissioner, whenever deemed necessary in the administration of this article, may require the submission of the complete formula and method of analysis of any pesticide. If it appears to the commissioner that the composition of the article is such as to warrant the proposed claims for it and if the article and its labeling and other material required to be submitted comply with the requirements of Section 2-27-14, he or she shall register the article.

(c) If it is determined as provided under subsection (d) of Section 2-27-6 that a pesticide, based upon its formulation and directions for use, warnings and cautions contained in its registered labeling, may not, without additional restrictions, be applied for its intended use without substantial adverse effects on the environment, including injury to the applicator, such a pesticide shall be designated as a restricted-use pesticide.

(d) If it does not appear to the commissioner that the article is such as to warrant the proposed claims for it or if the article and its labeling and other material required to be submitted do not comply with the provisions of this article, he or she shall notify the applicant of the manner in which the article, labeling, or other material required to be submitted fail to comply with the article so as to afford the applicant an opportunity to make the necessary corrections.

If, upon receipt of such notice, the applicant does not make the corrections, the commissioner may refuse to register the article. The commissioner, in accordance with the procedures specified in this section, may suspend or cancel the registration of a pesticide whenever it does not appear that the article or its labeling complies with the provisions of this article. Whenever an application for registration is refused or the commissioner proposes to suspend or cancel a registration as authorized under subsections (c), (d), and (e) of this section, notice of such action shall be given to the applicant or registrant who shall have 20 days from the date of such notice to request a hearing on the proposed action of the commissioner. The hearing shall be conducted by the commissioner, or his or her designee, for the purpose of receiving evidence relevant and material to the issues, following the conclusion of which the commissioner shall issue an order with findings of fact and notify the applicant or registrant thereof. The commissioner’s order shall be based only on substantial evidence of record taken at the hearing.

Any person adversely affected by such an order of the commissioner may obtain judicial review thereof by filing in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, within 30 days after the entry of the order, a complaint requesting that the order be set aside in whole or in part. A copy of the petition shall be forthwith served upon the commissioner, and within 20 days from the date of service of the complaint, the commissioner shall file an answer accompanied by the record of the proceedings on which the order was based. The court shall have jurisdiction to affirm or set aside the order complained of, in whole or in part, following a hearing upon the complaint and answer. The findings of the commissioner with respect to questions of fact shall be sustained if supported by substantial evidence when considered on the record as a whole. The court may sustain the order of the commissioner, set aside or reverse the action of the commissioner, or it may remand the matter to the commissioner to take further testimony if there are reasonable grounds for the failure to adduce such evidence in the prior hearing. The commissioner may modify findings and the order by reason of the additional evidence so taken and shall file the additional record and any modification of the findings or order with the register or clerk of the court.

(e) Upon the advice of the Pesticide Advisory Committee and with the approval of the board, the commissioner shall refuse the registration or cancel the registration of any pesticide or device previously registered where it is determined that the use of the pesticide according to directions on the label poses a substantial adverse effect on humans, animals, or the general environment. Any person upon being notified of the refusal or cancellation of registration of a pesticide shall be entitled to the review, hearing, and appeal rights as provided under subsection (d).

(f) Experimental labels may be required to be affixed to containers of pesticides if the pesticide is for experimental use.

(g) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, registration is not required in the case of a pesticide shipped from one plant within this state to another plant within this state operated by the same person.

(h) The registration fee as required under this section, together with the dealer license fee required under Section 2-27-10, shall be paid by cooperative marketing and purchasing associations and any exemption allowed such organizations pursuant to Section 2-10-105 or any other exemption statute shall not relieve such associations from the payment of such fees. Any amount improperly or illegally collected under the provisions of this article as overpayments, through mistake or otherwise, may be refunded to the person entitled thereto in accordance with Section 2-1-6.

(i)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (2), all registrations issued by the department pursuant to subsection (a) shall be paid according to the following staggered schedule:

a. All registrations issued to registrants whose names begin with the letters A through M shall expire on December 31, 2013. Upon expiration of registration on December 31, 2013, a registrant whose name begins with letters A through M may renew a registration for a period of two years upon payment of a fee of five hundred dollars ($500) per product. The registration shall be valid until December 31, 2015. The registrant may renew every two years thereafter upon payment of the fee of six hundred dollars ($600).

b. All registrations issued to registrants whose names begin with the letters N through Z shall expire on December 31, 2012. Upon expiration of the registration on December 31, 2012, a registrant whose name begins with letters N through Z may renew a registration for a period of two years upon payment of a fee of five hundred dollars ($500) per product. The registration shall be valid until December 31, 2014. After December 31, 2014, the registrant may renew a registration for a period of two years upon payment of a fee of six hundred dollars ($600) per product.

(2) All registrations issued by the department to a registrant who is applying to register an additional pesticide during the second year of the registrant’s registration period shall expire December 31 of that year.

(3) An application for registration shall be accompanied by a fee of six hundred dollars ($600) for each pesticide except as provided in subdivisions (1) and (2).
Ala. Code § 11-43-11 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43 / Section 11-43-11
Section 11-43-11 Employment of Municipal Officers by Corporations Holding Franchises as to Use of Streets
Status: in_force

No officer of any municipality shall, during his term of office, be an officer nor be employed in a managerial capacity, professionally or otherwise, by any corporation holding or operating a franchise granted by the city or the state involving the use of the streets of the municipality. This section shall not apply to or affect any attorney or physician employed by the municipality, and any municipality incorporated or organized under any general, special, or local law of the State of Alabama may employ an attorney or physician or attorneys or physicians employed by a public utility.
Ala. Code § 2-10-61 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 10 / Section 2-10-61
Section 2-10-61 Officers
Status: in_force

The directors of each association shall elect from their number a president and one or more vice-presidents. They shall also elect a secretary and a treasurer, who need not be directors, and they may combine the two latter offices and designate the combined office as secretary-treasurer. The treasurer may be a bank or any depository, and such shall not be considered as an officer but as a function of the board of directors. In such case, the secretary shall perform the usual accounting duties of the treasurer, except that the funds shall be deposited only as authorized by the board of directors.
Ala. Code § 11-43B-26 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43B / Section 11-43B-26
Section 11-43B-26 Pension, Retirement, and Relief Fund Laws Continued in Effect
Status: in_force

All laws and parts of laws relating to pension, retirement, and relief funds for any employees of the municipality, as the same may apply and be in effect with respect to the municipality at the time when it 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 any rights which have been acquired thereunder.
Ala. Code § 2-27-53 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 27 / Section 2-27-53
Section 2-27-53 License - Required; Fees; Examination and Certification; License Restrictions
Status: in_force

(a) No person may engage in the custom application of pesticides within this state at any time without first procuring an annual license from the commissioner. The fee for such license which shall accompany the application for a license shall be established by the Board of Agriculture and Industries for the custom application of pesticides by the use of ground equipment. The fee for a license where the applicant will perform the custom application of pesticides by the use of a single aircraft shall be established by the Board of Agriculture and Industries. An applicant planning to use more than one aircraft for the custom application of pesticides, shall pay a fee established by the board for each additional aircraft used in such work; provided, that the total amount required to be paid for a license issued under this section shall not exceed $120.00, regardless of the number of planes to be used by the applicant. Any person who engages in the custom application of pesticides by the use of both ground equipment and aircraft shall pay an annual license fee established by the board to engage in such work where the applicant will use only one aircraft. If the applicant will use more than one aircraft, then a fee established by the board for each additional aircraft so used shall be paid as provided in this section, subject to the maximum amount therein specified. The license required under this section shall expire on December 31 of the year for which it is issued, and shall be renewable as of January 1 of the following year by payment of the annual license fee as prescribed in this section and upon compliance with the other requirements of this article. If the license fee is not paid by February 15, or within 45 days from the due date, a delinquent penalty of 10 percent shall be added to the amount thereof. The application for a license shall be on forms furnished by the commissioner and accompanied by the required license fee. The application shall give all of the following information:

(1) The name and address of applicant.

(2) The type of equipment he or she proposes to use, including the number of aircraft, if such equipment is to be used.

(3) Information regarding the applicant’s qualifications and proposed operation.

(4) Such other information as may be necessary for the commissioner to determine whether or not he or she qualifies for a license.

Any amount improperly or illegally collected under this section as an overpayment may be refunded to the person entitled thereto in accordance with Section 2-1-6.

(b) The commissioner shall require the applicant to show upon written examination, given by the examining board created and existing under the provisions of Section 2-28-2, that he or she possesses adequate knowledge concerning the proper use and application of pesticides and the dangers involved and the precautions to be taken in connection with their safe use, handling and application, together with other factors related thereto. An applicant may also be required to demonstrate knowledge and ability of the effective use of pesticides for control, prevention, or eradication of diseases and insects as authorized under authority of Chapter 28 of this title. The examining board as presently constituted may consult others on the scientific staff of Auburn University for advice and assistance relating to requirements and qualifications for persons to engage in custom application of pesticides. An examination fee established by the Board of Agriculture and Industries shall be paid and shall accompany each application for an examination before any applicant for a license is entitled to take the examination for a license as required under this section. Before a license is issued to any applicant, the applicant must be certified by the examining board as qualified to perform the custom application of pesticides. A full-time employee of the applicant, who has been certified by the examining board as qualified to perform the custom application of pesticides, may be designated by the applicant as supervisor to be in charge of and responsible for applicant’s custom application of pesticides, and the license may be issued designating the employee as supervisor, provided the applicant otherwise qualifies for a license. License fees and examination fees collected under this section, together with the amount of any fines levied under Section 2-27-62, shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Agricultural Fund for use and expenditure for the administration and enforcement of this article.

(c) If the commissioner finds the applicant qualified, he or she shall issue an annual license to perform custom application of pesticides within this state. The license may restrict the applicant to the use of a certain type or types of equipment or pesticide, material, substance, or mixture thereof if the commissioner finds that the applicant is qualified to use only such equipment or pesticides. If the license is not issued as applied for, the commissioner shall inform the applicant in writing of the reasons therefor. In the event a license is refused or revoked by the commissioner, the applicant may appeal the action of the commissioner as provided in subsection (b) of Section 2-27-54.
Ala. Code § 11-64-6 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 64 / Section 11-64-6
Section 11-64-6 Investment Status of Securities
Status: in_force

Securities issued under the authority of this chapter shall be securities in which the state, the grantee, all counties and political subdivisions of the state, their officers, boards, departments, or agencies and all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings and loan associations, investment companies, and other persons carrying on a banking business, all insurance companies and insurance associations and other persons carrying on an insurance business, all administrators, executors, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries, and all other persons who now are or may hereafter be authorized to invest in securities issued by a municipality, may properly and legally invest any funds, including capital belonging to them or within their control.
Ala. Code § 2-3-24 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 2-3-24
Section 2-3-24 State Farmers’ Market Committee - Creation; Composition
Status: in_force

To assist and advise the Board of Agriculture and Industries in carrying out its responsibilities prescribed in this article, there is hereby created the State Farmers’ Market Committee, which shall consist of seven members as follows:

(1) The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, or at his discretion, a full-time employee of the state Department of Agriculture and Industries.

(2) The Director of the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service, or at his discretion, a full-time employee of the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service.

(3) The President of the Alabama Farmers Federation or at his discretion, a full-time employee of the federation.

(4) One member to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Alabama.

(5) One member to be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor of the State of Alabama.

(6) Two members to be appointed by the Governor of Alabama. One member’s primary occupation shall be the production of fresh fruits and vegetables and the other member’s primary occupation shall be a wholesale or retail merchant of agricultural or agriculture related products.

Term of office of the respective members representing the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service, and the Alabama Farmers Federation shall be for the duration of the term of office of said Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, the Director of the Cooperative Extension Service, and the President of the Alabama Farmers Federation. The first term of office of the members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House shall be for two years. The term of office of the two members appointed by the Governor shall be for four years. Any successive appointments of those members appointed by the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or the Speaker of the House shall be for a period of four years.

The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries or his appointed representative shall serve as secretary to the committee and shall also preside as chairman until such time as a chairman can be routinely elected. The committee shall meet as often as necessary on call of the chairman. Members shall receive mileage, per diem, and subsistence as is provided by law for state boards, committees, and commissions for attending meetings of the committee. Provided, however, that the committee shall meet at least quarterly and the first meeting of the committee shall be within 30 days from the appointment of the committee members.
Ala. Code § 11-46-42 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-42
Section 11-46-42 Number of Electors Allowed in Polling Place; Time Limit, Etc., for Occupation of Booth
Status: in_force

Where paper ballots are used, no more than 10 electors shall be allowed in the polling place at the same time.

In all elections for which voting booths or compartments have been provided, if all such booths or compartments are occupied and other electors are waiting to vote, no elector shall occupy a booth or compartment for a longer time than five minutes. No elector shall be allowed to occupy a booth or compartment already occupied by another nor to speak or converse with anyone except as provided in this article while in the polling place. After having voted or declined or failed to vote within five minutes, the elector shall immediately withdraw from the polling place and go beyond the prohibited distance and shall not enter the polling place again.
Ala. Code § 11-43-65 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43 / Section 11-43-65
Section 11-43-65 Filling Vacancies on City Council in Class 6 Municipalities
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a vacancy on the city council of a Class 6 city may be filled by either of the following ways:

(1) The city council may appoint a person to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(2) The city council may call a special election to fill the vacancy. A special election called pursuant to this subdivision shall be conducted as provided by the general laws of this state regarding municipal elections. The successor, upon election and certification, shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term.
Ala. Code § 2-8-136 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-136
Section 2-8-136 Refund of Assessment
Status: in_force

In the event a referendum conducted as provided in this article is carried in the affirmative and the assessment is levied and collected as provided in this article and under the regulations to be promulgated by the duly certified organization conducting the same, any farmer or producer upon and against whom such annual assessment shall have been levied and collected under the provisions of this article, if dissatisfied with said assessment and the results thereof, shall have the right to demand of and receive from the treasurer of said organization a refund of such annual assessment so collected from such farmer or producer, if such demand for refund is made in writing within 30 days from the date on which said assessment is collected from such farmer or producer.
Ala. Code § 11-44C-54 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44C / Section 11-44C-54
Section 11-44C-54 Budget Estimates for Public Utilities; Presentation of Budget to Council
Status: in_force

Separate budget estimates for any public utility owned and operated by the city shall be submitted to the director of finance at the same time as the budget estimates of other departments, and in the form prescribed by the director of finance. The mayor shall present to the council the budget for the utility operation, itemizing the receipts and expenditures in manner and form as is generally provided for in the general fund budget.
Ala. Code § 2-23-2 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 23 / Section 2-23-2
Section 2-23-2 Definitions
Status: in_force

The following terms, as used in this chapter and rules adopted under authority of this chapter, shall have the following meanings, respectively:

(1) AGRICULTURAL LIMING MATERIALS. Those products whose calcium and magnesium compounds are capable of neutralizing soil acidity.

(2) BOARD. The Board of Agriculture and Industries of the State of Alabama.

(3) BRAND. The term, designation, trademark, product name, or the specific designation under which an individual or type of agricultural liming material is offered for sale.

(4) BULK. Nonpackaged form.

(5) BURNT LIME. A material made from limestone which consists essentially of calcium oxide or a combination of calcium and magnesium oxides.

(6) CALCITIC LIMESTONE. A calcareous rock composed wholly or largely of calcium carbonate.

(7) CALCIUM CARBONATE EQUIVALENT or CCE. The acid neutralizing capacity of an agricultural liming material expressed as weight percentage of calcium carbonate.

(8) CHALK. A soft, friable, loosely consolidated material composed largely of calcium carbonate.

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

(10) DOLOMITIC LIMESTONE. A calcareous rock composed of calcium and magnesium carbonates with a minimum elemental magnesium (Mg) content of six percent.

(11) FINENESS. The percentage by weight of the material which will pass U.S. standard sieves of specified sizes.

(12) GROUND SHELLS. A product obtained by the grinding of shells of mollusks and which shall carry the name of mollusk origin.

(13) HYDRATED LIME. A material made from burnt lime which consists essentially of calcium hydroxide or a combination of calcium hydroxide with magnesium oxide and/or magnesium hydroxide.

(14) INDUSTRIAL BY-PRODUCT USED AS LIMING MATERIALS. Any industrial by-product containing calcium or calcium and magnesium in forms that will neutralize acidity.

(15) LABEL. Any written or printed matter on or attached to the package or delivery ticket which accompanies a bulk shipment.

(16) LIMESTONE. A calcareous rock composed primarily of calcium carbonate or a combination of calcium and magnesium carbonates.

(17) PERCENT or PERCENTAGE. By weight.

(18) PERSON. Any individual, partnership, corporation, association or other legal entity, or organization.

(19) RELATIVE NEUTRALIZING VALUE or RNV. A calculation that uses calcium carbonate equivalent and fineness to represent the effectiveness of agricultural liming materials.

(20) TON. Two thousand pounds avoirdupois.
Ala. Code § 11-65-39 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 65 / Section 11-65-39
Section 11-65-39 Tampering with Racing Animals Prohibited
Status: in_force

No person shall influence or have any understanding or connivance with (i) any owner, trainer, jockey, driver, groom, or other person associated with or interested in any stable, horse, or race in which any horse participates, or (ii) any owner, trainer, handler, groom, or other person associated with or interested in any kennel, greyhound or race in which any greyhound participates, to prearrange or predetermine the results of any horse race or greyhound race, nor shall any person stimulate or depress a horse or greyhound, for the purpose of affecting the results of a race, by use of any electrical device or any electrical equipment or by any mechanical or other device not generally accepted as regulation racing equipment, nor shall any person stimulate or depress a horse or greyhound through the administration of any drug or chemical, or knowingly enter any horse or greyhound in any race within a period of 24 hours after any drug or chemical has been administered to such horse or greyhound, for the purpose of increasing or retarding the speed of such horse or greyhound.

No person shall, except for medical purposes, administer any poison, drug, medicine, or other substance to any horse or greyhound entered or about to be entered in any race, or expose such substance to a horse or greyhound with the intent that it be taken, or cause any foreign substance to be taken by or placed upon or in the body of such horse or greyhound, with intent to impede or increase its speed, endurance, health or physical, or mental condition.

Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned for not less than one year nor more than 10 years, or fined not less than $5,000.00 nor more than $50,000.00 or both, in the discretion of the court.
Ala. Code § 11-40-16 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 40 / Section 11-40-16
Section 11-40-16 Creation of Enterprise Zones Within Class 1 Cities; Purpose
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature of Alabama hereby finds and declares that the health, safety, and welfare of the people of Class 1 cities are enhanced by the continual encouragement, development, growth, and expansion of private enterprise within this state. That there are certain economically depressed areas in such cities that need particular attention to create new jobs, stimulate economic activity, and attract private sector investment rather than government subsidy to improve the quality of life of their citizens. It is the purpose of this section to encourage new economic activity in these depressed areas of such Class 1 cities by means of reduced taxes and the removal of unnecessary governmental barriers to the production and earning of wages and profits and the creation of economic growth.

(b) In order to further the purposes of this section, Class 1 cities are hereby authorized to create by ordinance one or more specific areas as enterprise zones which the governing body finds are areas of pervasive poverty, unemployment, and general economic distress, and, in order to encourage private investment, to promote the creation of jobs within such zones, such Class 1 cities are hereby authorized within such zones to initiate and carry out special programs which include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) A reduction of municipal tax rates, municipal license rates, and/or municipal fees for governmental services within such zones.

(2) An increase in the level or efficiency of public services within the zone including provision for the providing of such services by nongovernment entities.

(3) Reduction, removal, simplification, or other modification of regulatory requirements applying within such zones.

(4) Involvement of private entities, organizations, neighborhood associations, and community groups with such zones, including the provision by such entities of jobs, job training, and technical, financial, and other assistance to employers, employees, and residents of such zones.

(5) Other services or modification of requirements as may be necessary or desirable to qualify for financial assistance to such Class 1 cities or private entities within such zones under any act of the Congress of the United States heretofore or hereafter enacted.

(c) In carrying out any program established in an enterprise zone created hereunder, the governing body of the county in which such Class 1 city is situated, and all agencies of such Class 1 city and county agencies created thereby, and the State of Alabama and all agencies thereof, are hereby authorized to carry out programs which include, but are not limited to, those authorized for such Class 1 cities under the provisions of subdivisions (1), (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (b) above.
Ala. Code § 2-17-37 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 17 / Section 2-17-37
Section 2-17-37 Penalties for Violations of Chapter; Commissioner Not Required to Report Minor Violations of Chapter for Prosecution, Etc
Status: in_force

(a) Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provision of this chapter for which no other criminal penalty is provided by this chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00; provided, that no person, firm or corporation shall be subject to penalties under this section for receiving for transportation or transporting any article or animal in violation of this chapter if such receipt or transportation was made in good faith, unless such person, firm or corporation refuses to furnish on request of a representative of the commissioner the name and address of the person from whom he received such article or animal and copies of all documents, if any there be, pertaining to the delivery of the article or animal to him.

(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the commissioner to report for prosecution or for the institution of a proceeding for condemnation or injunction proceeding minor violations of this chapter whenever he believes that the public interest will be adequately served by other remedies and procedures to be exercised by him.
Ala. Code § 11-67-122 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 67 / Section 11-67-122
Section 11-67-122 Notice
Status: in_force

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

(b) The enforcing official shall give the owner written notice in person or by certified letter with signature of receipt required. The notice shall require the owner to abate the condition within the time stated in the notice or to request a hearing before an administrative official of the city designated by the mayor or council to determine whether there is a nuisance. The notice shall apprise the owner of the facts of the alleged nuisance and shall name the particular date, time, and place for the hearing if requested by the owner.

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

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

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

(f) A hearing before the administrative official shall be requested within five days of the date of the notice by the enforcing official. The enforcing official shall notify the owner by personal service or by certified mail of the determination of the administrative official. If the administrative official determines that a nuisance exists, the owner shall comply with the initial order to abate issued by the enforcing official, with modifications as may be made by the administrative official.

(g) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the administrative official at the hearing may, within 10 days from receipt of the determination by the administrative official, appeal to the circuit court upon filing with the clerk of the court notice of the appeal and bond for security of costs in the form and amount to be approved by the circuit clerk. Upon filing of the notice of appeal and approval of the bond, the clerk of the court shall serve a copy of the notice of appeal on the clerk of the municipality and the appeal shall be docketed in the court and shall be a preferred case. The clerk of the municipality shall, upon receiving the notice, file with the clerk of the court a copy of the finding and determination of the administrative official in its proceedings. Any trials shall be held without a jury upon the determination of the administrative official that the weeds are a public nuisance.
Ala. Code § 11-43A-40 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43A / Section 11-43A-40
Section 11-43A-40 Effect of Chapter on Pending Litigation
Status: in_force

No action or proceeding, civil or criminal, pending at the time of the adoption of the council-manager form of government, brought by or against the municipality or any office, department, board, or agency or officer thereof, shall be affected or abated by the adoption of the council-manager form of government or by anything therein contained in this article.
Ala. Code § 2-16-9 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 16 / Section 2-16-9
Section 2-16-9 Violations of Provisions of Article or Rules or Regulations Promulgated Thereunder Deemed Misdemeanors; Disposition of Fines
Status: in_force

Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provisions of this article or any rule or regulation duly established by authority of this article or shall operate or engage in business without a permit as required by Section 2-16-3 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

All fines paid under this article shall be transmitted to the Department of Agriculture and Industries for deposit in the State Treasury to the credit of the Agricultural Fund.
Ala. Code § 11-61A-11 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 61A / Section 11-61A-11
Section 11-61A-11 Funds
Status: in_force

The authority may accept, receive, receipt for, disburse, and expend federal and state moneys and other moneys, public or private, made available by grant or loan or both, to accomplish, in whole or in part, any of the purposes of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 22-52-6 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 52 / Section 22-52-6
Section 22-52-6 Notification of Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation or Other Public Facility of Petition, Date of Final Hearing, Etc
Status: in_force

(a) When a petition is filed seeking the involuntary commitment of a respondent, the probate judge with whom the petition is filed shall notify the department or designated mental health facility of the pendency of the petition in the manner and with such other information as designated by the department.

(b) The probate judge shall notify the department or a designated mental health facility of the date of the final hearing on the petition to commit.
Ala. Code § 2-26-72 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 26 / Section 2-26-72
Section 2-26-72 Compensation and Expenses of Members of Committee
Status: in_force

The members of the committee shall receive no compensation for the performance of their duties, but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in the same manner and at the same rate paid to state employees for travel expenses when such members attend meetings or perform other required duties which shall be paid from funds appropriated or available to the Department of Agriculture and Industries upon approval of the commissioner.
Ala. Code § 2-6-83 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 2-6-83
Section 2-6-83 Notice of Resolution Regarding Issuance of Securities; Limitation of Actions to Contest Validity of Securities; Venue of Actions Under Article
Status: in_force

Upon the adoption by the board of directors of the corporation of any resolution providing for the issuance of securities under the provisions of this article, the corporation may, in its discretion, cause to be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper published and having general circulation in the City of Montgomery, a notice in substantially the following form (the blanks being first properly completed):

“The Alabama Agricultural Markets and Coliseum Corporation (an instrumentality of the State of Alabama), on the _____ day of ______, authorized the issuance of $_____ principal amount of securities of the said corporation for purposes authorized in the act of the Legislature of Alabama under which said corporation was organized. Any action or proceeding questioning the validity of the said securities or the pledge of security made therefor or the proceedings under which the said securities and pledge are authorized must be commenced within 20 days after the first publication of this notice.

Any civil action or proceeding in any court to set aside the proceedings for the issuance of securities under the provisions of this article or to contest the validity of any such securities or the validity of the pledge made therefor must be commenced within 20 days after the first publication of the said notice. After the expiration of the said period, no right of action or defense founded upon the validity of the said proceedings or of the said securities or pledge shall be asserted nor shall the validity of the said proceedings, securities or pledge be open to question in any court on any ground whatsoever except in a civil action commenced within such period. Any such civil action or any civil action to protect or enforce any rights under the provisions of this article shall be brought in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County.
Ala. Code § 11-47-25 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 47 / Section 11-47-25
Section 11-47-25 Acceptance of Credit Card Payments in Class 1 Municipalities
Status: in_force

(a) This section shall apply only in a Class 1 municipality.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any office or unit of a Class 1 municipality government required or authorized to receive or collect any payments to the municipality or to state or local government may, upon approval of the mayor, accept a credit card payment of the amount.

(c) This section shall be broadly construed to authorize acceptance of credit card payments by:

(1) All departments, agencies, boards, bureaus, commissions, authorities, and other units of the municipality.

(2) All officers, officials, employees, and agents of the municipal units of the municipality.

(d) This section shall be broadly construed to authorize acceptance of credit card payments of all types of amounts payable to or collected by the municipality, including, but not limited to, taxes, license and registration fees, fines, and penalties.

(e) For purposes of this section, the term “credit card” shall include any credit cards, charge cards, and other debit cards issued by any bank, foreign lender, domestic lender, or credit card bank as defined in Section 5-20-3.

(f) The governing body of the municipality may establish procedures, rules, and regulations for the acceptance of credit card payments for the matters and amounts payable covered by this section.

(g) Whether to accept credit card payments for any type of payment including, but not limited to, payments for building permits, traffic citations, licenses, and taxes shall be made by the mayor after consultation with the office, board, or other body accepting payments. If credit card payments are to be accepted, the office, board, or other body shall do so in accordance with the procedures, rules, and regulations established by the governing body. The procedures, rules, and regulations may provide for appropriate agreements with credit card issuers or other appropriate parties as needed to facilitate the acceptance of credit card payments. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the agreements, if authorized by the municipal governing body, may provide for the acceptance of credit card payments at a discount from their face amount of the payment and may make any payment of discount or administrative fees by paying an invoice or by allowing withholding of discounts or administrative fees from the face amount of the credit card payments. The discount or administrative fees may be authorized when the officer, board, or other body determines that any reduction of revenue resulting from the discount or fees will be in the best interest of the municipality. Factors which may be considered in making that determination may include, but are not limited to, improved governmental finance, security, or a combination of one or more of the foregoing together with the benefit of increased public convenience. Any agreement shall provide that it may be canceled at any time by the affected officer or unit of government, but the agreement shall provide for a reasonable period of notice of cancellation.

(h) An office, board, or other body authorizing acceptance of credit card payments may impose a surcharge upon the person making a payment by credit card. When a party elects to make a payment by credit card and a surcharge is imposed, the payment of the surcharge shall be deemed voluntary by the party and shall not be refundable.

(i) No person making any payment by credit card shall be relieved from liability for the underlying obligation only to the extent the municipality realizes final payment of the underlying obligation in cash or the equivalent. If final payment is not made by the credit card issuer or other guarantor of payment in the credit card transaction, then the underlying obligation shall survive and the municipality shall retain all remedies for enforcement which would have applied if the credit card transaction had not occurred. No contract may modify the provisions of this subsection. This subsection shall not make the underlying obligor liable for any discount or administrative fees paid to a credit card issuer or other party by the municipality.

(j) A municipal government officer or employee of the municipality who accepts a credit card payment in accordance with this section and any applicable procedures, rules, or regulations of the governing body shall not thereby incur any personal liability for the final collection of the payments.
Ala. Code § 11-43-186 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43 / Section 11-43-186
Section 11-43-186 Determination of Salaries to Be Paid Classifications Within Merit Systems
Status: in_force

The salaries to be paid in each classification established by the merit system shall be determined by the governing body of the municipality.
Ala. Code § 2-32-16 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 32 / Section 2-32-16
Section 2-32-16 Enforcement and Collection of Assessments; Revocation of Certification
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall, through the Department of Agriculture and Industries, enforce and collect the assessments levied upon feed sold to ratite producers by feed distributors in the state for ratite consumption and shall enforce the rules and regulations of the board. The board may at any time revoke or cancel the certification of an association if the association is not carrying out its promotional program in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Before any certification may be revoked, the certified association shall be given notice and an opportunity to be heard by the board upon the question of whether its certification should be revoked.
Ala. Code § 11-50B-6 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50B / Section 11-50B-6
Section 11-50B-6 Allocation of Costs; Charge Rates
Status: in_force

A public provider furnishing cable service to subscribers in the exercise of authority granted under this chapter in areas provided cable service by private cable providers who, by virtue of the provisions of the private cable providers’ franchises or otherwise, are required or undertake voluntarily to allocate all direct costs and indirect costs, associated with the provision of cable service fully to the rates charged subscribers for cable service and to establish and charge subscriber rates for cable service which reflect all direct costs and indirect costs, related to the provision of this service, shall allocate all direct costs and indirect costs associated with the provision of cable service hereunder fully to the rates charged subscribers of the cable service, and shall establish and charge subscriber rates for cable service which reflect all direct costs and indirect costs related to the provision of this service. A public provider furnishing a telecommunications service in the exercise of authority granted under this chapter shall allocate all direct costs and indirect costs associated with the provision of telecommunications service hereunder fully to the rates charged the recipients of the telecommunications service, and shall establish and charge rates for telecommunications service which reflect all direct costs and indirect costs related to the provision of the telecommunications service. For purposes of this section, each public provider of cable service or telecommunications service shall in the computation of its costs of cable service or telecommunications service, as the case may be, and in the determination of its rates and charges for cable service or telecommunications service, as the case may be, impute an amount equal to the amount of the franchise-imposed fee or fees and any pole attachment fees which it would pay to itself in the case of a municipality, or to the municipality whose governing body authorized its organization, in the case of a municipal instrumentality, if any, were it a private provider of cable service or telecommunications service, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no public provider of cable service or telecommunications service shall be required to impute in the computation of its costs of cable service or telecommunications service, as the case may be, or in the determination of its rates and charges for cable service or telecommunications service, as the case may be, any amount relating to a franchise-imposed fee or fees and pole attachment fees which the public provider of cable service or telecommunications service, as the case may be, actually pays and which is, therefore, already included in the actual costs it incurs in providing cable service or telecommunications service, as the case may be, and no public provider furnishing cable service or telecommunications service in the exercise of authority granted under this chapter shall be required to adjust or revise its rates and charges more frequently than annually.
Ala. Code § 11-51-120 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-120
Section 11-51-120 Insurance Companies - Fire and Marine Insurance Companies
Status: in_force

No license or privilege tax or other charge for the privilege of doing business shall be imposed by any municipal corporation upon any fire or marine insurance company doing business in such municipality except upon a percentage of each $100.00 of gross premiums, less return premiums, on policies issued during the preceding year on property located in such municipality. Such percentage shall not exceed four percent on each $100.00 or major fraction thereof of such gross premiums, and no credit or deduction of any kind shall be allowed or made on account of the cost of reinsurance by such company in a company not authorized to do business in this state.

Any municipality may charge a flat minimum license at the beginning of each year for new companies doing business therein on which there shall be an adjustment at the expiration of such year upon such percentage as may be fixed by said municipality, but such percentage shall not exceed four percent of the gross premiums, less return premiums, collected by such companies on policies issued during the preceding year in such municipality.
Ala. Code § 11-73-5 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 73 / Section 11-73-5
Section 11-73-5 Operation of Low-Speed Vehicles on Roads and Streets of Class 2 Municipalities - Crossing Part of State Highway System
Status: in_force

A low-speed vehicle may cross a part of a state highway system only if both of the following conditions are met:

(1) The state highway intersects a municipal street that has been designated for use by low-speed vehicles.

(2) The state Department of Transportation has reviewed and approved the location and design of the crossing and any traffic control devices needed for safety purposes.
Ala. Code § 11-48-100 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 48 / Section 11-48-100
Section 11-48-100 Apportionment of Assessment Against Property for Public Improvement Among Joint Owners Thereof Authorized; Discharge of Portion of Assessment Lien Upon Payment of Portion of Assessment
Status: in_force

When an assessment for public improvements is levied against a tract of land owned by tenants in common, the governing body of any municipality may, upon petition of an owner or owners of said tract of land, split or divide the original assessment against the same and may apportion the cost of the improvements among the several portions or divisions of said tract of land and shall, upon the payment of the amount so charged or assessed against any separate portion or division, discharge said portion or division from the lien for improvements against the same.
Ala. Code § 11-66A-4 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 66A / Section 11-66A-4
Section 11-66A-4 Board of Directors of Corridor
Status: in_force

(a) Each corridor shall be governed by a board of directors that shall exercise, or authorize the exercise of, all powers of the corridor.

(b) The board of each corridor shall consist of the number of directors provided in the certificate of incorporation.

(c) Any natural person may serve on the board of a corridor. All directors with voting powers shall be appointed by the authorizing subdivision of the corridor unless there are two or more authorizing subdivisions for a corridor, in which case a majority of the directors must be appointed by a single authorizing subdivision. A majority of the directors must be natural persons who are residents of an authorizing subdivision, and a minority of the directors may be natural persons who are not residents of any of the authorizing subdivisions; provided, however that any non-resident director must also be approved by the governing body of each authorizing subdivision. In addition, the Alabama Innovation Corporation may appoint a single non-voting member who shall not count towards the establishment of a quorum.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, board membership shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, and economic diversity of the authorizing subdivisions of the corridor. Minority business organizations in Alabama shall submit names that they suggest for appointment to the board to the authorizing subdivision.

(e) Each director shall hold a place on the board and shall be appointed for the term of that place by the authorizing subdivision appointing that director, all as provided in the certificate of incorporation. Except as may be otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, an officer or employee of any authorizing subdivision shall be eligible for appointment and may serve as a member of the board for the first to expire of the term for which that officer is appointed or the term thereof as an officer of the authorizing subdivision.

(f) Each director may hold a place on the board for successive terms without limit. If at the expiration of any term of office of any director a successor has not been appointed, the director whose term of office expired shall continue to hold office until the successor is appointed by the person or persons having the appointive power for the place of that director. If at any time there is a vacancy on the board, whether by death, resignation, incapacity, disqualification, or otherwise, a successor director to serve for the unexpired term applicable to the vacancy shall be elected or appointed by the authorizing subdivision that appointed the predecessor director, or, in the case of a director appointed by the Alabama Innovation Corporation, by the Alabama Innovation Corporation.

(g) Each director shall serve as such without compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses actually incurred by the director while conducting his or her official duties.

(h) The board may hold regular and special meetings as the board determines or as provided in the bylaws of the board. Any member of the board, any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, may attend and participate in, and constitute part of the quorum for, any regular or special meeting of the board in person or by means of telephone conference, video conference, or similar communications equipment that allows all participants in the meeting to hear each other at the same time; provided, every meeting shall have one physical location available in an authorizing subdivision for individuals wishing to be physically present, and any vote taken at a meeting using the foregoing communication equipment shall be taken by roll call vote that allows each participant to vote individually in a manner audible to all participants. The board may take any action at any regular or special meeting. A majority of the directors present, in person or by electronic or telephonic communications, at a meeting shall constitute a quorum for the exercise of any authority or power of the board. Any meeting of the board may be adjourned by a majority of the directors present or may be adjourned by a single director if the director is the only director present at the meeting. No vacancy in the membership of the board or the voluntary disqualification or abstention of any member of the board shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the board at a regular or special meeting. The secretary of the corridor shall reduce to writing and maintain in a permanent record all proceedings and resolutions of the board. Copies of the proceedings, when certified by the secretary of the corridor, shall be received in all courts as prima facie evidence of the matters and things therein certified.

(i) The determinations set forth in a resolution of the board, including the determination that an activity, facility, or undertaking, or application of funds under control of the board constitutes a “project” or are otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter, shall be subject to judicial review as provided and limited by law for judicial review of legislative acts and determinations by a subdivision.

(j) If a matter comes before the board with respect to which any director, any related party, including a sibling, spouse, or lineal descendant, or any business enterprise with which the director is associated, has any direct or indirect pecuniary interest, the director shall immediately disclose the interest to the board and remove himself or herself and withdraw from the meeting prior to the consideration, deliberation, and voting on the matter by the board.

(k) The corridor and the incorporators, directors, officers, employees, and agents of the corridor shall have the same limitations on liability as a municipality and its officers, employees, and agents for negligent acts. These limitations shall not apply to subcontractors or independent contractors of the corridor.

(l) Any director may be removed from office in the same manner and on the same grounds provided in the state constitution and the general laws of the state for impeachment and removal of officers.
Ala. Code § 11-54-180 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54 / Section 11-54-180
Section 11-54-180 Proceeds from Sale of Bonds
Status: in_force

All moneys derived from the sale of any bonds issued by an authority shall be used solely for the purpose or purposes for which the same are authorized, including, but without limitation to, the use of bond proceeds to establish reserve funds as security for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the bonds, and any costs and expenses incidental thereto. Such costs and expenses may include but shall not be limited to the fiscal, engineering, legal and other expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds, and except in the case of refunding bonds, interest to accrue on such bonds for a period ending not later than two years from their date.
Ala. Code § 11-44E-166 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44E / Section 11-44E-166
Section 11-44E-166 Hiring of Persons to Solicit Votes at Polls on Election Day
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any candidate for mayor or commissioner, or for any other person in his (her) behalf, to hire, or pay or agree to pay, any person to solicit votes at the polls on election day, and it shall also be unlawful for any person to accept such hire, or make contract for pay, to solicit votes for any candidate for mayor or commissioner.
Ala. Code § 11-42-56 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-56
Section 11-42-56 Subsequent Elections Not to Be Held Within 12 Months of Preceding Election
Status: in_force

After an election has been held in any territory under the provisions of this or any other similar law, no other or subsequent election shall be ordered or held for the same territory or any part thereof within 12 months next after said election.
Ala. Code § 11-51-222 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-222
Section 11-51-222 Exemption from Occupational License Fees in Class 6 City
Status: in_force

The governing body of any city which is subject to this division may, by the adoption of a resolution or an ordinance, exempt, from occupational license fees, in whole or in part, all persons employed upon certain designated parcels of land located within the city, for a period of not more than 15 years. The extent of the exemption and the period of the exemption shall be fixed in the resolution or ordinance.
Ala. Code § 11-49-41 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 49 / Section 11-49-41
Section 11-49-41 Vacation of Street Where Bridge, Tunnel, Etc., to Be Constructed to Be Provided For
Status: in_force

No viaduct, bridge, or tunnel shall be constructed under this article unless said governing body shall have provided for a vacation of the street upon completion of said viaduct, bridge, or tunnel throughout that portion thereof over, along, or under which the said public improvement is proposed to be constructed. The fee of the street, nevertheless, shall remain in the city.
Ala. Code § 2-8-1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-1
Section 2-8-1 Legislative Purpose and Intent
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared to be in the interest of the public welfare that owners of cattle shall be authorized and encouraged to act jointly and in cooperation with handlers, dealers and purchasers of cattle and with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and with the State Board of Agriculture and Industries in promoting and stimulating, by research, education, advertising and other methods, the increased and efficient production, distribution, use and sale of cattle and beef products, and it is the intent and purpose of this article to authorize and provide a method and procedure for a promotional program for the cattle industry and the financing thereof pursuant to powers conferred upon the Legislature by Amendment 201 to the Alabama Constitution of 1901.
Ala. Code § 2-24-2 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 24 / Section 2-24-2
Section 2-24-2 Approval and Certification
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, pursuant to rules and regulations adopted under this chapter as provided in this chapter and upon application therefor, is hereby authorized to approve and to certify soil-testing laboratories which meet the requirements as set forth in such rules and regulations.
Ala. Code § 11-43-12.1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43 / Section 11-43-12.1
Section 11-43-12.1 Purchase of Services or Personal Property by Class 7 or 8 Municipalities from Elected Officials, Employees, or Members of Municipal Boards
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any statute or law to the contrary, any municipality in Class 7 or 8 may legally purchase from any of the elected officials of such municipality or employees of such municipality or board members of municipal boards organized under statutory authority by or for such municipality, any personal service or personal property, provided the elected official, employee, or board member is the only domiciled vendor of the personal service or personal property within the municipality, and such elected official, employee, or board member may legally sell such personal service or personal property to the municipality. The cost or value of such personal service or personal property authorized to be obtained or purchased under this section shall in no event exceed the sum of $3,000.00. The elected official, employee, or board member, if he proposes to sell to the municipality, shall not participate in the decision-making process determining the purchase of such personal service or personal property but shall make any disclosure required by the provisions of the code of ethics for public officials, found in Chapter 25 of Title 36. The governing body of such municipality shall determine and find that the elected official, employee, or board member, from whom the purchase is to be made, is the sole vendor domiciled in the municipality and that the selling price of such service or property is lower than could be obtained from a vendor domiciled outside the municipality, and, in making such determination, consideration may be given to the quality of service or property proposed to be supplied, conformity with specifications, purposes for which required, terms of delivery, transportation charges, and the date of delivery.

(b) Notwithstanding any statute or law to the contrary, any municipality in Class 7 or 8 may legally purchase from any of the elected officials, employee, or board member of such municipality any personal service or personal property under the Competitive Bid Law procedures established by Article 3, Chapter 16, Title 41, and such elected officials, employee, or board member may legally sell such personal service or personal property to such municipality under the procedures of said statutes. The elected official, employee, or board member, if he proposes to bid, shall not participate in the decision-making process determining the need for or the purchase of such personal service or personal property, or in the determination of the successful bidder, and the governing body shall affirmatively find that the elected official, employee, or board member, from whom the purchase is to be made, is the lowest responsible bidder as required by said statutes. It shall be the duty and responsibility of the municipality to file a copy of any contract awarded to any of its elected officials, employees, or board members with the State Ethics Commission and all awards shall be a result of original bid takings.

It is the intention of the Legislature by the adoption of this section to specifically remove any statutory or legal prohibitions against municipalities, in Classes 7 and 8, dealing with their elected officials, employees, or board members in the purchase of personal services or personal property.

(c) In the event an elected official, employee, or board member offers to sell or submit a bid to the municipality for the sale of personal property or a contract for furnishing personal services, the said official, employee, or board member shall make full disclosure of his ownership or extent of ownership in the business organization with which he is associated. In the event the business organization is a partnership, the names and addresses and percentage of ownership of the partners shall be disclosed and, in the event the business organization is a corporation, the names and addresses and percentage of ownership of all stockholders shall be disclosed. The disclosure required hereunder shall be made, under oath of the elected official, employee, or board member, in the original submission to the municipality and in like manner in any contract or agreement entered into with the municipality.
Ala. Code § 11-42-88 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-88
Section 11-42-88 Provisions of Article Deemed Contract Between City and Persons, Etc., in Territory Exempt from Taxation; Conferral of Other Rights and Powers as to Exempt Territory Upon City; Right of Persons Residing in Exempt Territory to Enforce Article Against City
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of this article shall be held to be a contract by and between the city and persons or corporations owning property in the territory exempt from taxation under the provisions of this article and no amendment hereof or subsequent law shall confer upon the city other or different rights and powers as to such territory as is exempt from taxation so long as such territory remains exempt from taxation under the provisions of this article.

(b) Any person residing in or owning property in the territory exempt from taxation under the provisions of this article shall have the right in any court having jurisdiction to prevent the city from exercising any other or different powers in the territory exempt from taxation or any part thereof than the powers authorized under the provisions of this article.
Ala. Code § 11-43A-5 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43A / Section 11-43A-5
Section 11-43A-5 Form and Marking of Ballots
Status: in_force

At such election the question to be submitted shall be printed in plain, prominent type on separate ballots and shall read as follows:

“Shall the council-manager form of government as provided by the Council-Manager Act of 1982 be adopted for the municipality of _____________ ?

Yes ______ No ______”

The voter shall mark his ballot with a cross mark (X) after the word which expresses his choice.
Ala. Code § 11-43C-72 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43C / Section 11-43C-72
Section 11-43C-72 Purchases and Contracts Shall Be Pursuant to Written Requisition; Certification of Balance Sufficient to Pay for Contract or Order
Status: in_force

All purchases made and contracts executed by the purchasing agent shall be pursuant to a written requisition from the head of the office, department or agency whose appropriation will be charged, and no contract or order shall be issued to any vendor unless and until the director of finance certifies that there is a sufficient unencumbered appropriation balance to pay for the supplies, materials, equipment, or contractual service for which the contract or order is to be issued.
Ala. Code § 2-15-136 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 2-15-136
Section 2-15-136 Penalty for Violations of Provisions of Article; Injunctive Proceedings to Restrain Operation by Dealer in Violation of Provisions of Article
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who shall engage in business as a dealer as defined in Section 2-15-131 without having a license as required by subsection (a) of Section 2-15-132 or any person who shall violate any of the other requirements of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished as prescribed by law for such offense.

(b) In addition to the penalty provided under subsection (a) of this section, the commissioner may apply by a petition to a circuit court, and such 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 engaging in the business of a dealer as defined in Section 2-15-131 in violation of any of the requirements of this article, or engaging in or continuing to engage in such business without having a license required by subsection (a) of Section 2-15-132 or after such license has been revoked in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of Section 2-15-132. Any temporary restraining order or permanent injunction issued under this subsection shall be issued without bond.
Ala. Code § 11-44E-202 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44E / Section 11-44E-202
Section 11-44E-202 No Election on Change of Form of Government Within Two Years
Status: in_force

No election on the abandonment of the mayor/commission/city manager form of government shall be held within two years after any other election thereon.
Ala. Code § 11-44C-39 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44C / Section 11-44C-39
Section 11-44C-39 Distribution of Work Among Departmental Divisions
Status: in_force

The work of each department may be distributed among such divisions thereof as may be established by ordinance upon the recommendation of the mayor. Pending the passage of an ordinance or ordinances distributing the work of departments under the supervision and control of the mayor among specific divisions thereof, the mayor may establish temporary divisions.
Ala. Code § 11-50A-7 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50A / Section 11-50A-7
Section 11-50A-7 Tax Exemptions; Payments in Lieu of Taxes
Status: in_force

All bonds, bond anticipation notes, and notes issued by the authority, the interest thereon, and the income therefrom shall be forever exempt from all taxation in the state. All income of the authority, all obligations, lease agreements, and mortgages of the authority, all conveyances by or to the authority, and all lien notices or other filings with respect to the property of the authority and the transfer thereof shall be forever exempt from any and all taxation in the state. The purchase, sale, or use of property by the authority shall be exempt from all sales, use, and license taxes levied by the state and all political subdivisions of the state. All property of the authority shall be exempt from ad valorem property taxation. Nevertheless, the authority, or any agent of the authority designated for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, or operating any project of the authority, shall pay to any validly constituted taxing authority of the state, or any county or municipality or other political subdivision thereof, that levies ad valorem, sales, use, license, or severance taxes, payments in lieu of those taxes equal in amount to the ad valorem, sales, use, license and severance taxes which would have been paid by private persons engaged in the same or similar business within the state with respect to real and personal property owned, leased, or otherwise used, and with respect to the purchases, sales, or use of property, within the taxing jurisdictions of those entities had the properties of the authority been owned, leased, used, or purchased by such private persons. Payment of such amounts in lieu of taxes shall be made at the time taxes of such nature would be payable by private persons and shall be received, treated, deposited, and appropriated by those taxing jurisdictions for all purposes in the same manner as if those amounts were payments of those taxes. Payments in lieu of taxes shall be enforceable by the taxing authority in civil action brought by such taxing authority. It is the intent of the Legislature that while the authority is a political subdivision of the state, the business in which it is engaged should be responsible for the payment, in lieu of taxes, of amounts which other similar businesses are required to pay, to support essential government services. In the event of the dissolution of the authority pursuant to Section 11-50A-27, if any of the then remaining reserves of the authority provided for in this chapter (except those funded with proceeds of bonds, bond anticipation notes, or notes of the authority) are distributed (other than for those purposes for which such reserves were established or as credits respecting amounts previously overbilled by the authority) to municipalities contracting with the authority pursuant to Section 11-50A-17, the authority shall, with respect to those distributions, pay to the state, in lieu of income taxes levied by the state, amounts equal to the income taxes that would be payable by the authority with respect to the amounts distributed as if the authority had taxable income in the year of the distributions in the amount of such distributions and the authority were an entity subject to income taxes. Such amounts shall be payable at the time and received, treated, and appropriated by the state for all purposes in the same manner, as if those amounts were payments of state income taxes.

The authority shall also pay a fee to the state in the amount of 2.2 percent of the gross receipts in lieu of taxes from all electric power sold by the authority. The proceeds of such fee shall be deposited and paid to the general fund.
Ala. Code § 2-6-126 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 2-6-126
Section 2-6-126 Exemption from State Taxation
Status: in_force

The properties of the corporation and the income from those properties, all lease agreements made by the corporation, and all bonds issued by the corporation and the income from the bonds, and all lien notices filed with respect thereto shall be forever exempt from any and all taxation in the State of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 11-52-34 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 52 / Section 11-52-34
Section 11-52-34 Municipality Not to Improve, Grade, Etc., Streets in Territory for Which Major Street Plan Adopted by Planning Commission until Street Accepted, Etc
Status: in_force

The municipality shall not accept, lay out, open, improve, grade, pave, curb, or light any street or lay or authorize water mains or sewers or connection to be laid in any street within any portion of territory for which the planning commission shall have adopted a major street plan unless such street shall have been accepted or opened as or shall otherwise have received the legal status of a public street prior to the adoption of such plan or unless such street corresponds with a street shown on the official master plan or with a street on a subdivision plat approved by the planning commission or with a street on a street plat made by and adopted by the commission.

The council may, however, accept any street not shown on or not corresponding with a street on the official master plan or on an approved subdivision plat or an approved street plat; provided, that the ordinance or other measure accepting such street shall be first submitted to the municipal planning commission for its approval and, if approved by the commission, shall be enacted or passed by not less than a majority of the entire membership of the council or, if disapproved by the commission, shall be enacted or passed by not less than two thirds of the entire membership of the council. A street approved by the planning commission upon submission by the council or a street accepted by a two-thirds vote of the council after disapproval by the planning commission shall thereupon have the status of an approved street as fully as though it had been originally shown on the official master plan or on a subdivision plat approved by the commission or had been originally platted by the commission.
Ala. Code § 11-47-171 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 47 / Section 11-47-171
Section 11-47-171 Authorization of Acquisition by Municipal Governing Body
Status: in_force

Whenever in the opinion of the council or other governing body of a city or town, a right-of-way through the lands of others (whether in or out of the city or town) is necessary for obtaining a water supply or for sewerage or drainage purposes and whenever the council or other governing body may determine to change the grade of any street, sidewalk, or public place and whenever any property is needed for any city or town purpose, the council or other governing body shall authorize the mayor or other chief executive officer to attempt to acquire such right by purchase from the owner or owners thereof and, in case of failure, to acquire the same by condemnation.
Ala. Code § 2-15-21 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 2-15-21
Section 2-15-21 Registration of Brands by Livestock Owners; Fees; Certificate of Registration
Status: in_force

(a) Any livestock owner who uses a brand to identify his or her livestock must register such brand by applying to the department. The application shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the department, which application shall be accompanied by a fee established by the Alabama Board of Agriculture and Industries for the first position on the animal on which the brand appears and a fee established by the Board of Agriculture and Industries for each additional position of the animal on which the brand appears. A facsimile of the brand to be registered shall also be furnished by the applicant.

If the brand described in the application or one similar or closely resembling a registered brand has not been previously registered by another livestock owner and the brand complies with standards and requirements of brands acceptable for registration as prescribed by the board pursuant to regulations, then the department shall approve the application, register the brand in the name of the applicant, and issue to the applicant a certificate of registration. In the event the department denies registration of a brand for any reason, the registration fee established by the board shall be returned to the person making application for registration.

(b) When a livestock owner transfers a registered brand to another, the owner shall immediately notify the department of the transfer, giving the date of transfer, brand identity, and the name of the transferee. Upon receipt of the notice of transfer and a transfer fee established by the board, the department shall cause the transfer to be made in its register of brands. The brand shall not be used by the new owner until permission has been given by the department.

(c) The provisions of this article shall not be construed to require any owner of livestock to brand his or her livestock unless the owner voluntarily elects to do so in compliance with the registration requirements of this article.
Ala. Code § 11-51-154 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-154
Section 11-51-154 Bond to Dissolve Temporary Injunctive Relief - Execution; Security; Exception
Status: in_force

(a) When the court has granted a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction, it shall not be dissolved until the respondent has executed a bond in an amount fixed by the court with sufficient surety to be approved by the register or clerk, containing a waiver of exemptions as to personal property, conditioned to pay such judgment and lawful court costs as the court upon final hearing may enter against the respondent, except as provided below.

(b) The surety bond required to be made in this section shall remain in full force and effect as security for any judgment and court costs the court may enter and tax against the respondent, but if the respondent takes an appeal and gives a supersedeas bond, upon affirmance of the appeal, the surety bond provided by this section shall become null and void.

(c) The respondent shall not, however, be required to post the surety bond required in subsection (a) if the respondent can show to the satisfaction of the register or clerk that he or she has a net worth, based on fair market value, of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or less, including his or her homestead, and the final assessment is equal to or less than the respondent’s net worth.
Ala. Code § 11-54-210 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54 / Section 11-54-210
Section 11-54-210 Legislative Findings and Declarations
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows:

(1) The location of defense facilities of the United States of America within the State of Alabama provides a substantial benefit to the economy of the State of Alabama;

(2) The Legislature deems it necessary and desirable that each municipality in this state have the powers with respect to donation of land to the United States of America that are set forth herein.
Ala. Code § 2-8-271 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-271
Section 2-8-271 Authorized Activities Not Illegal or in Restraint of Trade
Status: in_force

No association, meeting or activity undertaken in pursuance of the provisions of this article and intended to benefit the Alabama catfish industry shall be deemed or considered illegal or in restraint of trade.
Ala. Code § 11-50-3 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-3
Section 11-50-3 Sale of Water and Power to Other Municipalities
Status: in_force

Any city or town in this state owning or operating a municipal water or light plant or both may contract with and sell to other municipalities and to residents thereof water and power.
Ala. Code § 11-43A-95 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43A / Section 11-43A-95
Section 11-43A-95 Municipal Treasurer; Establishment of Office and Assignment of Duties; Election; Assignment of Duties for City Clerk as Clerk-Treasurer
Status: in_force

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

(b) The duties of the treasurer may, by ordinance, be assigned to the city clerk and if such duties are assigned, such officer shall be known as the clerk-treasurer of the municipality.
Ala. Code § 11-48-36 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 48 / Section 11-48-36
Section 11-48-36 Appeals to Circuit Court from Assessments - Authorized
Status: in_force

Any person aggrieved by the decision in making any assessment may, within 20 days thereafter, appeal to the circuit court upon executing a bond in double the amount of the probable cost of the appeal.
Ala. Code § 2-15-137 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 2-15-137
Section 2-15-137 Applicability of Article
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article shall not apply to purchases of livestock bought by bona fide farmers or stockmen for grazing, feeding, dairying or breeding purposes when such livestock is held and kept for such purposes during a period of 15 days or more.
Ala. Code § 11-44A-30 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44A / Section 11-44A-30
Section 11-44A-30 Adoption of Mayor-Council Form of Government Where Commission Form Violates Federal Voting Rights Act; Division into Single-Member Districts; Residence Requirements for Candidates and Electors
Status: in_force

Any Class 7 municipality operating under a commission form of government with its members elected at large and which at large system has been decreed to be in violation of the federal Voting Rights Act by a court of law may, by an ordinance duly adopted not less than three months prior to the regular municipal election, adopt a mayor-council form of government with the mayor elected at large and a five-member council elected from single-member districts. The ordinance shall divide the municipality into five single-member districts of nearly equal population and shall provide that candidates for election for a place on the council shall have resided within the district from which he or she seeks election for a period of 90 days immediately preceding the date of the election, and shall continue to reside in the district he or she represents so long as he or she remains a member of said council. Only electors residing within a district shall be entitled to vote for candidates seeking election for said district.
Ala. Code § 11-50-528 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-528
Section 11-50-528 Bonds - Nature of Obligations
Status: in_force

All bonds issued by the corporation and all interest coupons appertaining thereto shall possess all the qualities of negotiable instruments. All bonds issued by the corporation shall be issued in anticipation of its revenues and shall be payable solely out of such of its revenues as may be designated by the board and shall not create a debt of the corporation. None of the municipalities located in the power district shall at any time or in any manner be liable for any obligations or bonds of the corporation, nor shall the same be construed to be an indebtedness of or against any such municipality.
Ala. Code § 2-32-5 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 32 / Section 2-32-5
Section 2-32-5 Nonprofit Association
Status: in_force

(a) Any Alabama nonprofit association of ratite producers organized for the promotion and betterment of the ratite industry may apply to the board for certification and approval for the purpose of conducting a referendum among ratite producers 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 chapter and as stated in the referendum. Any nonprofit association approved or certified by the board may execute or carry out a promotional program pursuant to this chapter.

(b) Upon any nonprofit association of ratite producers filing an application with the board, the board shall within 30 days thereafter meet and consider the application. If the board is satisfied that the applicant is fairly representative of the ratite producers of the state, and the board finds and determines that the application is in conformity with the provisions and purposes of this chapter, the board shall certify the association as a duly delegated and authorized association and shall certify that the association may conduct among the ratite producers of the state a referendum for the purpose set forth in its application.
Ala. Code § 2-13-122 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 13 / Section 2-13-122
Section 2-13-122 Vote of Cooperative Association as Roll of Members; Eligibility of Cooperative Association to Vote; Notification of Intent to Vote
Status: in_force

(a) In conducting any referendum under this article, the state ADA and Alabama Farmers Dairy Division shall consider the approval or disapproval by any cooperative association engaged in a bona fide manner in marketing milk or the dairy products as the approval or disapproval of the producers who are members of or under contract with such cooperative association of producers.

(b) In order to be eligible to vote in a referendum, a cooperative association must:

(1) Certify to the state ADA and Alabama Farmers Dairy Division in conjunction with casting its ballot, that the association is organized under the provisions of the “Capper-Volstead Act” and that it is engaged in a bona fide manner in marketing its members’ milk or dairy products;

(2) Certify to the state ADA and Alabama Farmers Dairy Division in conjunction with casting its ballot, the number of bulk tank units on whose behalf the cooperative association is casting a ballot, that such bulk tank units are members of or under contract with the cooperative association and that the association was engaged during the representative period in marketing the milk of each of the bulk tank units for whom the cooperative association claims the right to vote;

(3) Furnish to the state ADA and Alabama Farmers Dairy Division in conjunction with casting its ballot, a copy of the resolution authorizing the casting of the ballot;

(4) Certify to the state ADA and Alabama Farmers Dairy Division in conjunction with casting its ballot, that the cooperative association has complied with the requirements of subsection (c) of this section; and

(5) Agree to make available to the state ADA and Alabama Farmers Dairy Division necessary records and information pertaining to the representative period to validate the eligibility of the cooperative association to vote and to verify the number and identity of the producers on whose behalf the cooperative association claims the right to vote.

(c) Not later than 30 days prior to the beginning of the referendum, each cooperative association shall notify the state ADA and Alabama Farmers Dairy Division as to whether or not the association intends to vote on behalf of its bulk tank units.
Ala. Code § 2-3-2 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 2-3-2
Section 2-3-2 Farmer and Industry Members Appointed by Governor; Terms of Office
Status: in_force

The four farmer members and the three industry members shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate; provided, that no two of the farmer members shall reside in the same congressional district of the state; provided further, that no two of the industry members shall reside in the same congressional district of the state. The members of said State Board of Agriculture and Industries appointed by the Governor shall hold office for and only during the tenure of office of the Governor making the appointment and until their successors are appointed and qualified.
Ala. Code § 2-3A-31 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3A / Section 2-3A-31
Section 2-3A-31 Issuance and Redemption
Status: in_force

The bonds of each series issued pursuant to this article may be issued as serial bonds payable in annual installments or as term bonds or as a combination thereof, and the principal of the bonds of each such series shall mature or be subject to mandatory redemption according to such schedule as the board of directors of said authority shall determine in the resolution authorizing the issuance of such series. Provided, however, no bonds shall be sold nor counsel or other professional hired or retained by the authority prior to February 1, 1999. Such bonds may be made subject to redemption prior to their respective maturities, at the option of the state, on such terms and conditions as shall be provided by the board of directors of said authority in the resolution authorizing the issuance of such series. Any or all of such bonds subject to redemption at the option of the state may be called for redemption by the authority pursuant to a resolution adopted by the board of directors thereof if pursuant to appropriations theretofore made by the Legislature, the moneys required for such redemption are at the time held in the State Treasury or if such redemption is to be effected with moneys provided by the sale and issuance of refunding bonds issued pursuant to Amendment 618 and as provided for in this article. The authority may specify the terms and conditions under which any of the bonds authorized pursuant to Amendment 618 may be exchanged for like bonds of other denominations as the authority may prescribe.
Ala. Code § 11-48-18 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 48 / Section 11-48-18
Section 11-48-18 Manner of Assessment of Costs of Improvements Generally - Sidewalk Improvements
Status: in_force

In the case of sidewalk improvements, including curbing and guttering, the costs or any part thereof of the improvement of the street or avenue corner may be assessed against the lots abutting on or nearest said improvement, and the entire cost or any part thereof of the sidewalks improvement, including curbing and guttering, at the intersection of any alley with a street or avenue or other highway may be assessed in fair proportion against the respective lots or parcels of land abutting or cornering on the alley at such intersection, but in no case shall the assessment against any lots or parcels of land be greater than the increased value of such lots or parcels of land by reason of the special benefits derived from such improvement.
Ala. Code § 11-48-34 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 48 / Section 11-48-34
Section 11-48-34 Effect of Enforcement of Tax Liens Upon Property Upon Assessment Liens; Duration of Assessment Liens
Status: in_force

(a) The enforcement by the state, county, city, or town of its lien for taxes on any lot upon which has been levied an assessment for any improvement authorized by this article shall not operate to discharge or in any manner affect the lien of the municipality for the assessment, but any purchaser at any tax sale by the state, county, city, or town of any lots or parcels of land upon which an assessment has been levied shall take them subject to such assessment.

(b) All liens for public improvements which cities and towns in this state now have or may hereafter acquire under the general laws of this state shall continue until they are paid or extinguished or until the expiration of 20 years from the date of default in payment of the assessment or from the date when there was a due recognition of the indebtedness after default, after which time the enforcement of the lien shall be barred and the indebtedness conclusively presumed to have been paid.
Ala. Code § 11-50-9 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-9
Section 11-50-9 Terms, Covenants, Etc., in Mortgages or Deeds of Trust Generally
Status: in_force

Such mortgages or deeds of trust may contain such terms, conditions, covenants, and warranties for the protection of the municipalities and holders of such bonds or securities issued by such cities or towns as may be determined and agreed upon by the governing body of such cities or towns and the persons, firms, or corporations owning such debts, bonds, or securities.