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AL Code § 11-17-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only.|Chapter 17 - Burial Places, Graveyards and Cemeteries.|Section 11-17-2 - Commission - Appointment; Notice of Appointment and Issuance of Commission to Members.

Section 11-17-2Commission - Appointment; notice of appointment and issuance of commission to members. Upon the filing of such petition, the judge shall appoint a commission, not to exceed five nor less than three, to locate the boundaries, survey, map, and plat such burial place and shall forthwith notify each member of such commission of his appointment and issue to him a commission directing him to perform the duties required of him under this chapter. (Code 1907, §87; Code 1923, §92; Code 1940, T. 12, §209.)
AL Code § 11-17-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only.|Chapter 17 - Burial Places, Graveyards and Cemeteries.|Section 11-17-3 - Commission - Establishment and Marking of Boundaries; Preparation and Filing of Reports.

Section 11-17-3Commission - Establishment and marking of boundaries; preparation and filing of reports. Within 60 days after their appointment, the commission shall meet at the proposed burial place, fix the boundaries and mark with posts, brick, stone, or other durable material the graveyard to be established or enlarged and shall make their report in writing and file the same in the office of the judge of probate. (Code 1907, §88; Code 1923, §93; Code 1940, T. 12, §210.)
AL Code § 11-17-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only.|Chapter 17 - Burial Places, Graveyards and Cemeteries.|Section 11-17-4 - Commission - Assessment and Report of Damages From Taking of Property, Etc.

Section 11-17-4Commission - Assessment and report of damages from taking of property, etc. The commission shall also assess the damages suffered by any person by reason of the taking of his property or injury thereto in locating and marking boundaries for burying places, which shall be included in their reports to the probate judge and shall state the names of the owners of land so taken or injured. (Code 1907, §89; Code 1923, §94; Code 1940, T. 12, §211.)
AL Code § 11-17-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only.|Chapter 17 - Burial Places, Graveyards and Cemeteries.|Section 11-17-5 - Recordation of Proceedings Upon Payment of Damages and Costs.

Section 11-17-5Recordation of proceedings upon payment of damages and costs. Upon the payment to the probate judge by the petitioners of the amount of damages assessed, together with the costs of the proceedings, the judge shall cause such proceedings to be recorded in the probate office in said county. (Code 1907, §90; Code 1923, §95; Code 1940, T. 12, §212.)
AL Code § 11-17-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only.|Chapter 17 - Burial Places, Graveyards and Cemeteries.|Section 11-17-6 - Dedication to Public and Use of Burial Place.

Section 11-17-6Dedication to public and use of burial place. After such proceedings are recorded, the burial place so located, bounded or enlarged as shown by such proceedings shall be thereafter dedicated to the public and may be used for a burying place. (Code 1907, §91; Code 1923, §96; Code 1940, T. 12, §213.)
AL Code § 11-17-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only.|Chapter 17 - Burial Places, Graveyards and Cemeteries.|Section 11-17-7 - Appeals From Assessment of Damages - Authorized.

Section 11-17-7Appeals from assessment of damages - Authorized. Any party interested in such proceeding to locate and fix boundaries of burial places, as provided for in this chapter, may appeal to the probate court within 30 days from the filing of such report for the purpose only of fixing the amount of damages to the property taken or injured. (Code 1907, §92; Code 1923, §97; Code 1940, T. 12, §214.)
AL Code § 11-17-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only.|Chapter 17 - Burial Places, Graveyards and Cemeteries.|Section 11-17-8 - Appeals From Assessment of Damages - Bond.

Section 11-17-8Appeals from assessment of damages - Bond. Any person desiring to appeal as provided for in this chapter shall execute a bond in an amount to be fixed by the probate judge and payable to him for the use of any person injured, conditioned to prosecute such appeal to effect and to pay or perform such judgment as may be entered against him in the probate court, which bond must be approved by the probate judge. (Code 1907, §93; Code 1923, §98; Code 1940, T. 12, §215.)
AL Code § 11-17-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only.|Chapter 17 - Burial Places, Graveyards and Cemeteries.|Section 11-17-9 - Appeals From Assessment of Damages - Establishment of Date for Hearing; Summoning and Empaneling of Jurors; Notice of Hearing.

Section 11-17-9Appeals from assessment of damages - Establishment of date for hearing; summoning and empaneling of jurors; notice of hearing. On the approval of such appeal bond by the probate judge, he shall set a day for hearing the same, not less than 10 nor more than 30 days from that date, and must summon and empanel jurors as provided for in contests of wills in such court and shall give notice to the adverse parties of such hearing. (Code 1907, §94; Code 1923, §99; Code 1940, T. 12, §216.)
AL Code § 11-17-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only.|Chapter 17 - Burial Places, Graveyards and Cemeteries.|Section 11-17-10 - Appeals From Assessment of Damages - Conduct of Hearing Generally; Establishment of Damages by Jury.

Section 11-17-10Appeals from assessment of damages - Conduct of hearing generally; establishment of damages by jury. On the hearing of such trial, the court shall cause an issue to be made between the parties interested to ascertain the amount of damages for the property taken or injured in locating the burial place. Either party may examine witnesses on such trial and may argue the questions to the court or jury by themselves or counsel, which questions must then be submitted to the jury for their determination, which amount of damages shall be fixed by the verdict of the jury. (Code 1907, §95; Code 1923, §100; Code 1940, T. 12, §217.)
AL Code § 11-17-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only.|Chapter 17 - Burial Places, Graveyards and Cemeteries.|Section 11-17-11 - Appeals From Assessment of Damages - Entry of Judgment for Damages and Costs.

Section 11-17-11Appeals from assessment of damages - Entry of judgment for damages and costs. The court shall enter an appropriate order of judgment of the court based upon the verdict of the jury fixing the amount of damages and awarding the costs against the parties as may seem proper to the court. (Code 1907, §96; Code 1923, §101; Code 1940, T. 12, §218.)
AL Code § 11-17-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only.|Chapter 17 - Burial Places, Graveyards and Cemeteries.|Section 11-17-12 - Property Not Deemed Dedicated Until Damages and Costs Paid.

Section 11-17-12Property not deemed dedicated until damages and costs paid. The property set apart for burial places as provided in this chapter shall not be deemed as dedicated as provided in this chapter until all damages and costs awarded shall have been paid into the probate court by the parties interested in the proceedings. (Code 1907, §97; Code 1923, §102; Code 1940, T. 12, §219.)
AL Code § 11-17-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only.|Chapter 17 - Burial Places, Graveyards and Cemeteries.|Section 11-17-13 - Preservation, Repair, etc., of Public or Private Burial Places, etc., Declared Charitable Purposes; Conveyances, Devises, etc., of Burial Places for Such Purposes Deemed to Create Charitable Trusts.

Section 11-17-13Preservation, repair, etc., of public or private burial places, etc., declared charitable purposes; conveyances, devises, etc., of burial places for such purposes deemed to create charitable trusts. The preservation, repair, and maintenance of public or private burial places or burial lots and the preservation, repair, maintenance, embellishment, improvement, and replacement of monuments and other things thereon and the ways and easements appurtenant thereto are hereby declared and made proper matters of charity, and every conveyance, transfer, devise, and bequest of any such burial place or burial lot or any money or property in trust for such purposes or any of them shall be held to create a charitable trust. (Acts 1931, No. 336, p. 393; Code 1940, T. 12, §220.)
AL Code § 11-17-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only.|Chapter 17 - Burial Places, Graveyards and Cemeteries.|Section 11-17-14 - Burial Societies, Cemeteries, etc., Empowered to Accept Conveyances, Devises, etc., and to Act as Trustees.

Section 11-17-14Burial societies, cemeteries, etc., empowered to accept conveyances, devises, etc., and to act as trustees. Every burial society or burial association organized under the laws of this state and every corporation having power to act as trustee or engage in the business of owning, controlling, and maintaining private or public cemeteries are hereby empowered to accept any such conveyance, transfer, devise, or bequest and to act as trustee for any such trust. (Acts 1931, No. 336, p. 393; Code 1940, T. 12, §221.)
AL Code § 11-17-15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only.|Chapter 17 - Burial Places, Graveyards and Cemeteries.|Section 11-17-15 - Trusts Created by Conveyances, Devises, etc., May Be Perpetual; Terms and Conditions of Same.

Section 11-17-15Trusts created by conveyances, devises, etc., may be perpetual; terms and conditions of same. Any trust created by any such conveyance, transfer, devise, or bequest may be perpetual or for any other length of time and may be made subject to any lawful terms and conditions which shall not be inconsistent with the uses for which such burial place or burial lot, money, or property may be so conveyed, transferred, devised, or bequeathed. (Acts 1931, No. 336, p. 393; Code 1940, T. 12, §222.)
AL Code § 11-17-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only.|Chapter 17 - Burial Places, Graveyards and Cemeteries.|Section 11-17-16 - Validation, etc., of Prior Conveyances, Bequests, Etc.

Section 11-17-16Validation, etc., of prior conveyances, bequests, etc. All conveyances, transfers, devises, and bequests for any purpose set out in section 11-17-13 made prior to July 2, 1931, are hereby validated, ratified, and confirmed. (Acts 1931, No. 336, p. 393; Code 1940, T. 12, §223.)
AL Code § 11-19-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only.|Chapter 19 - Comprehensive Land-Use Management in Flood-Prone Areas.|Section 11-19-1 - Definitions.

Section 11-19-1Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases unless otherwise clearly indicated shall have the following meanings: (1) COUNTY GOVERNING BODY. The county commission of each county in this state. (2) FLOOD or FLOODING. The general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas: a. From the overflow of streams, rivers, and other inland waters, or b. From tidal surges, abnormally high tidal waters, tidal waves, or rising coastal waters resulting from tsunamis, hurricanes, or other severe storms. (3) FLOOD-PRONE AREA. Any area with a frequency of inundation of once in 100 years as defined by qualified hydrologists or engineers using methods that are generally accepted by persons engaged in the field of hydrology and engineering. (4) LAND-USE AND CONTROL MEASURES. Zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, building codes, health regulations, and other applications and extensions of the normal police power to provide safe standards of occupancy for prudent use of flood-prone areas. (5) SUBDIVISION. The division of a lot, tract, or parcel of land into two or more lots, plats, sites, or other divisions of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, for sale or building development. It includes resubdivision and, when appropriate to the context, relates to the process of subdividing or to the land or territory subdivided. (Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 119, p. 4346, §§1, 13.)
AL Code § 11-19-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only.|Chapter 19 - Comprehensive Land-Use Management in Flood-Prone Areas.|Section 11-19-2 - Purpose of Chapter.

Section 11-19-2Purpose of chapter. Because of the great financial and economic loss, as well as human suffering, caused by floods and flooding in this state and despite plans and programs directly or indirectly affecting the control of flood waters and the reduction of flooding, there also exists a clear and definite public need for a program to provide flood insurance coverage in flood-prone areas of this state. It is the declared purpose of this chapter to provide in each county of this state a comprehensive land-use management plan by: (1) Constricting the development of land which is exposed to flood damage in the flood-prone areas; (2) Guiding the development of proposed construction away from locations which are threatened by flood hazards; (3) Assisting in reducing damage caused by floods; and (4) Otherwise improving the long-range management and use of flood-prone areas. (Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 119, p. 4346, §2.)
AL Code § 11-19-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only.|Chapter 19 - Comprehensive Land-Use Management in Flood-Prone Areas.|Section 11-19-3 - Adoption of Zoning Ordinances and Building Codes for Flood-Prone Areas Outside Municipalities.

Section 11-19-3Adoption of zoning ordinances and building codes for flood-prone areas outside municipalities. The county commission in each county of this state is hereby authorized and may adopt zoning ordinances and building codes for flood-prone areas which lie outside the corporate limits of any municipality in the county. Each such county commission shall have broad authority to: (1) Establish or cause to be established comprehensive land-use and control measures which shall specifically include the control and development of subdivisions in flood-prone areas; (2) Establish or cause to be established building codes and health regulations incorporating such minimum standards as shall be necessary to reduce flood damage in flood-prone areas; (3) Provide such standards of occupancy for the prudent use of flood-prone areas in the county; (4) Provide for the preparation of maps clearly delineating flood-prone areas and floodways in the county and to keep the same for public inspection; (5) Make such studies as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter; (6) Employ such technical and/or advisory personnel, including the establishment of a county planning commission, as is deemed necessary or expedient; and (7) Adopt ordinances for the enforcement of all such regulations. (Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 119, p. 4346, §3.)
AL Code § 11-19-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only.|Chapter 19 - Comprehensive Land-Use Management in Flood-Prone Areas.|Section 11-19-4 - Land-Use and Control Measures.

Section 11-19-4Land-use and control measures. Land-use and control measures shall provide land-use restrictions based on probable exposure to flooding. Measures specified in this section shall: (1) Prohibit inappropriate new construction or substantial improvements in the flood-prone areas; (2) Control land uses and elevations of all new construction within the flood-prone area; (3) For coastal flood-prone areas prescribed land uses and minimum elevations of the first floors of buildings and include consideration of the need for bulkheads, seawalls, and pilings; (4) Be based on competent evaluation of the flood hazard as revealed by current authoritative flood-prone information; (5) Be consistent with existing flood-prone management programs affecting adjacent areas and applicable to appropriate state standards; and (6) Prescribe such additional standards as may be necessary to comply with federal requirements for making flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 available in this state. (Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 119, p. 4346, §4.)
AL Code § 11-19-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only.|Chapter 19 - Comprehensive Land-Use Management in Flood-Prone Areas.|Section 11-19-5 - Subdivision Regulations Generally.

Section 11-19-5Subdivision regulations generally. In addition to land-use restrictions commensurate with the degree of the flood hazards in various parts of the area, there shall be such subdivision regulations as may be necessary: (1) To prevent the inappropriate development of flood-prone lands; (2) To encourage the appropriate location and elevation of streets, sewers and water systems and the reservation of adequate and convenient open space for utilities; (3) To provide for adequate drainage so as to minimize exposure to flood hazards and to prevent the aggravation of flood hazards; and (4) To require such minimum elevation of all new developments as required. (Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 119, p. 4346, §5.)
AL Code § 11-19-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only.|Chapter 19 - Comprehensive Land-Use Management in Flood-Prone Areas.|Section 11-19-6 - Building Codes and Health Regulations.

Section 11-19-6Building codes and health regulations. Building codes and health regulations shall include all applicable state and local provisions and shall cover all public and private construction and development in flood-prone areas, including, but not limited to, private homes, farm buildings, all buildings (except accessory buildings of under 200 square feet of floor space), streets, avenues, roadways, alleyways, and easements, electricity, water systems, and sewerage disposal systems. Such regulations may require that all proposed improvements and developments in flood-prone areas will: (1) Properly elevate structures so as to assure protection from reasonably expected flooding; (2) Design buildings so as to prevent flotation and collapse, giving special attention to the adequacy of foundations and to prevent damage to nonstructural elements; (3) Provide for the protection of heating systems and other critical mechanical or electrical installations from damage by flooding; (4) Not create unhealthful areas of pondage or accumulation of debris and obstacles in flooding situations; (5) Provide adequate controls on the placement of septic tanks to avoid contamination during flooding; (6) Provide adequate sewerage and water systems which will not be adversely affected by flooding; and (7) Require and encourage flood proofing to the maximum extent practicable in connection with all proposed major improvements, repairs, and rehabilitations of existing structures. (Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 119, p. 4346, §6.)
AL Code § 11-19-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only.|Chapter 19 - Comprehensive Land-Use Management in Flood-Prone Areas.|Section 11-19-7 - Submission of Plans and Specifications for Construction and Development in Flood-Prone Areas; Issuance of Permits and Fees Therefor; Disposition of Fees.

Section 11-19-7Submission of plans and specifications for construction and development in flood-prone areas; issuance of permits and fees therefor; disposition of fees. The county commission desiring to participate in this program shall require every person, firm, corporation, or agency to submit plans and specifications for all proposed construction and development in flood-prone areas lying outside the corporate limits of municipalities of the county prior to commencing operations. If such plans and specifications conform in every respect with the applicable specifications, rules, and regulations adopted by the county commission, said county commission shall issue a permit therefor and shall charge such issuance fee as the governing body shall agree is just and reasonable. All such fees shall be deposited in a special fund in the county treasury and shall be used to enforce the provisions of this chapter, and no permits shall be issued for any construction or development for which plans and specifications are not in substantial compliance with the specifications, rules, and regulations adopted by the county governing body; provided, that nothing in the foregoing shall be construed to require a permit for, or otherwise relate to, the location, erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, or maintenance of utility poles, towers, lines, conduits, pipes, mains, or of any utility facilities constructed pursuant to authority conferred by statutes, franchises, certificates of convenience and necessity, licenses, or easements. (Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 119, p. 4346, §7.)