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AL Code § 11-50-35 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 2 - Acquisition of Water Supply by Foreign Municipal Corporations.|Section 11-50-35 - Exemption From Levy, Attachment, etc., of Property of Foreign Municipal Corporations.

Section 11-50-35Exemption from levy, attachment, etc., of property of foreign municipal corporations. The property of any and all foreign municipal corporations located in this state in pursuance of the provisions of this article shall be exempt from levy or seizure by attachment or other legal process or proceedings in like manner as the property of municipal corporations located in and existing under the laws of this state are exempt. (Code 1907, §1446; Code 1923, §2302; Code 1940, T. 37, §390.)
AL Code § 11-50-36 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 2 - Acquisition of Water Supply by Foreign Municipal Corporations.|Section 11-50-36 - Taxation of Property Acquired by Foreign Municipalities.

Section 11-50-36Taxation of property acquired by foreign municipalities. The property so acquired by any foreign municipality shall be subject to taxation in this state as the property of individuals and private corporations. (Code 1907, §1448; Code 1923, §2304; Code 1940, T. 37, §392.)
AL Code § 11-50-140 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 4 - Sale, Lease, etc., of Electric, Gas or Waterworks Plants by Municipalities.|Section 11-50-140 - Definitions.

Section 11-50-140Definitions. 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. (Acts 1909, No. 212, p. 253; Code 1923, §2059; Code 1940, T. 37, §376; Acts 1969, No. 635, p. 1164.)
AL Code § 11-50-141 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 4 - Sale, Lease, etc., of Electric, Gas or Waterworks Plants by Municipalities.|Section 11-50-141 - Authorized.

Section 11-50-141Authorized. When any city or town in this state is or may be the owner of any electric light plant, gas plant, or waterworks plant and the board of aldermen or other governing body of such city or town deems it to be to the best interest of such city or town and the inhabitants thereof to sell, lease or dispose of such electric light plant, gas plant, or waterworks plant, such sale or disposition may be made as provided in this article. (Acts 1909, No. 212, p. 253; Code 1923, §2059; Code 1940, T. 37, §376; Acts 1969, No. 635, p. 1164.)
AL Code § 11-50-142 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 4 - Sale, Lease, etc., of Electric, Gas or Waterworks Plants by Municipalities.|Section 11-50-142 - Passage of Resolution by Governing Body Providing for Sale, Lease, Etc.

Section 11-50-142Passage of resolution by governing body providing for sale, lease, etc. Before any sale, lease, or disposition of an electric light plant, gas plant, or waterworks plant of any city or town shall be made, the board of aldermen or other governing body shall pass a resolution declaring it to be, in the judgment of said board of aldermen or other governing body, to the best interests of the city or town that the electric plant, gas plant, or waterworks plant of such city or town shall be sold, leased, or disposed of and shall fix in said resolution the minimum price at which the sale, lease, or disposition should be had. (Acts 1909, No. 212, p. 253; Code 1923, §2060; Code 1940, T. 37, §377.)
AL Code § 11-50-143 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 4 - Sale, Lease, etc., of Electric, Gas or Waterworks Plants by Municipalities.|Section 11-50-143 - Ordering of Special Election for Authorization of Sale, Lease, Etc.

Section 11-50-143Ordering of special election for authorization of sale, lease, etc. 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. (Acts 1909, No. 212, p. 253; Code 1923, §2061; Code 1940, T. 37, §378.)
AL Code § 11-50-144 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 4 - Sale, Lease, etc., of Electric, Gas or Waterworks Plants by Municipalities.|Section 11-50-144 - Calling of Election.

Section 11-50-144Calling of election. Such election, if ordered by the resolution of the board of aldermen or other governing body of the city or town, shall be called by the mayor or other chief executive officer of such city or town to be held on the day fixed by the said resolution of the board of aldermen or other governing body of the city or town, which day shall not be less than 30 days from the day of the passage of the said resolution ordering the election. (Acts 1909, No. 212, p. 253; Code 1923, §2062; Code 1940, T. 37, §379.)
AL Code § 11-50-145 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 4 - Sale, Lease, etc., of Electric, Gas or Waterworks Plants by Municipalities.|Section 11-50-145 - Notice of Election.

Section 11-50-145Notice of election. Notice of said election shall be given by advertisement published at least once a week for three consecutive weeks in one or more newspapers published in the city or town owning the plant proposed to be sold or disposed of and, if there is no paper so published, notices shall be posted at five or more public places in such city or town and shall be published in a newspaper published in the county in which the city or town is located. (Acts 1909, No. 212, p. 253; Code 1923, §2063; Code 1940, T. 37, §380.)
AL Code § 11-50-146 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 4 - Sale, Lease, etc., of Electric, Gas or Waterworks Plants by Municipalities.|Section 11-50-146 - Appointment of Clerks, Returning Officers, etc., and Designation of Voting Places.

Section 11-50-146Appointment of clerks, returning officers, etc., and designation of voting places. 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. (Acts 1909, No. 212, p. 253; Code 1923, §2065; Code 1940, T. 37, §382.)
AL Code § 11-50-147 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 4 - Sale, Lease, etc., of Electric, Gas or Waterworks Plants by Municipalities.|Section 11-50-147 - Qualifications for Voting; Provision of Ballots; Conduct of Election Generally.

Section 11-50-147Qualifications for voting; provision of ballots; conduct of election generally. At the election so ordered all qualified voters under the laws of this state who are resident citizens of such city or town may vote, and the ballot shall be provided or furnished by the board of aldermen or other governing body, and the election shall be conducted in conformity to the laws of this state, except as otherwise provided in this article. (Acts 1909, No. 212, p. 253; Code 1923, §2064; Code 1940, T. 37, §381.)
AL Code § 11-50-148 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 4 - Sale, Lease, etc., of Electric, Gas or Waterworks Plants by Municipalities.|Section 11-50-148 - Form and Marking of Ballots.

Section 11-50-148Form and marking of ballots. The ballots shall have plainly printed on them the words: "Shall the electric plant, or gas plant or waterworks plant (as the case may be) be sold, leased or disposed of?" and following said words shall be "Yes" and below that "No" with convenient space for the voter to place a cross mark before the word expressive of his wish. (Acts 1909, No. 212, p. 253; Code 1923, §2066; Code 1940, T. 37, §383.)
AL Code § 11-50-149 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 4 - Sale, Lease, etc., of Electric, Gas or Waterworks Plants by Municipalities.|Section 11-50-149 - Disposition of Ballots at Conclusion of Election; Canvassing of Returns and Declaration of Election Results.

Section 11-50-149Disposition of ballots at conclusion of election; canvassing of returns and declaration of election results. The ballots shall be kept in a sealed box; and, at the conclusion of the election, the box shall be turned over forthwith by the managers to the officers designated as the returning officers and shall by them be safely and at once delivered to the mayor or other chief executive officer of such city or town. Within three days after such election the votes shall be canvassed and counted by the board of aldermen or other governing body of such city or town, and it shall declare the result. (Acts 1909, No. 212, p. 253; Code 1923, §2067; Code 1940, T. 37, §384.)
AL Code § 11-50-150 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 4 - Sale, Lease, etc., of Electric, Gas or Waterworks Plants by Municipalities.|Section 11-50-150 - Execution of Sale, Lease, etc., by Governing Body and Terms Thereof.

Section 11-50-150Execution of sale, lease, etc., by governing body and terms thereof. If the result of such election shall be in favor of a sale, lease, or disposition of the plant, the board of aldermen or other governing body of the city or town may proceed to sell, lease, or dispose of the electric light plant, gas plant, or waterworks plant owned by such city or town at a price not less than the minimum price fixed as provided in Section 11-50-142, and upon such terms and time of payment as to the said board of aldermen or governing body may seem best, but if there are deferred payments, the same must be secured by a lien on the plant sold or disposed of. (Acts 1909, No. 212, p. 253; Code 1923, §2068; Code 1940, T. 37, §385.)
AL Code § 11-50-151 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 4 - Sale, Lease, etc., of Electric, Gas or Waterworks Plants by Municipalities.|Section 11-50-151 - Purchaser to Assume Payment of Existing Bonded Indebtedness Upon Plant.

Section 11-50-151Purchaser to assume payment of existing bonded indebtedness upon plant. If there is any bonded indebtedness existing which was incurred in the purchase or construction of such electric plant, gas plant or waterworks plant and which is a lien upon the plant, the purchaser shall assume the payment of such bonded indebtedness. (Acts 1909, No. 212, p. 253; Code 1923, §2069; Code 1940, T. 37, §386.)
AL Code § 11-50-170 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 5 - Transfer of Water Systems Without Elections.|Section 11-50-170 - Authorized; Terms; Adoption of Resolutions Authorizing Transfer.

Section 11-50-170Authorized; terms; adoption of resolutions authorizing transfer. (a) Every public corporation heretofore or hereafter organized or created in this state pursuant to authorization or determination by a municipality or its governing body, which public corporation now or hereafter owns a water system or systems, and any municipality in this state in which any part of such water system or systems is situated are each hereby authorized, without the necessity of an election of qualified voters of any such municipality or of any other approval or proceeding other than those specifically prescribed in this article, to transfer and convey such system or systems and all right, title, and interest therein, including, without limitation, all reversionary, residuary, or remainder rights provided by law to any other public corporation, the certificate of incorporation of which was filed in the office of the probate judge of the same county in which was filed the certificate of incorporation of the public corporation proposing to make such transfer and conveyance or in the office of the probate judge of an adjacent county. (b) Any such transfer and conveyance may be made with or without pecuniary consideration and on such terms and conditions as the governing body of such municipality and the board of directors or other governing body of the public corporation making the transfer and conveyance may determine. (c) Any such transfer and conveyance shall be made only upon the adoption by the governing body of each municipality in which is situated any part of the water system or systems proposed to be transferred and conveyed and by the board of directors or other governing body of the public corporation proposing to make such transfer and conveyance of appropriate resolutions authorizing such transfer and conveyance. Such resolution of the board of directors or other governing body of the public corporation shall set forth its finding and determination that the public corporation to which the transfer is to be made is one to which a transfer and conveyance can properly be made under the provisions of this article. (Acts 1969, No. 773, p. 1379, §1.)
AL Code § 11-50-172 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 5 - Transfer of Water Systems Without Elections.|Section 11-50-172 - Provision by Transferor for Payment of Outstanding Bonds, Mortgages, Indentures, Etc.

Section 11-50-172Provision by transferor for payment of outstanding bonds, mortgages, indentures, etc. If there are outstanding any bonds, mortgages, indentures, resolutions, or other obligations, including revenue bonds or other securities, payable from or secured by a pledge of the revenues or earnings of or constituting a lien upon the water system or systems proposed to be transferred and conveyed under the provisions of this article, the public corporation proposing to make such transfer and conveyance: (1) Shall make provision for the assumption by the transferee public corporation of the due and prompt payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds or other obligations and the due and prompt performance of all other agreements and conditions in the manner authorized by such outstanding bonds, mortgages, indentures, resolutions, or other obligations, or (2) In the absence of any such authorization or, at the election of the transferor and transferee public corporations, shall make provision for the payment thereof satisfactory to any one or more banks or trust companies named as trustee or serving as such trustee under such mortgage, indenture, or resolution or, if there is no such trustee, to the bank or trust company serving as paying agent of such bonds or other securities, by establishing with such bank or trust company, as trustee, an irrevocable trust fund consisting of cash or interest-bearing general obligations of the United States of America or both to provide for the payment and retirement of all such bonds and other securities and the interest thereon. (Acts 1969, No. 773, p. 1379, §2.)
AL Code § 11-50-173 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 5 - Transfer of Water Systems Without Elections.|Section 11-50-173 - Execution of Necessary Agreements and Instruments Authorized.

Section 11-50-173Execution of necessary agreements and instruments authorized. Each public corporation and municipality referred to in this article is hereby further authorized to enter into any agreements and to execute any instruments which their respective governing bodies may deem necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the provisions of this article. (Acts 1969, No. 773, p. 1379, §3.)
AL Code § 11-50-174 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 5 - Transfer of Water Systems Without Elections.|Section 11-50-174 - Construction of Article; Exemption From Jurisdiction and Regulation of State Public Service Commission, Etc.

Section 11-50-174Construction of article; exemption from jurisdiction and regulation of state Public Service Commission, etc. (a) Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to authorize any public corporation or municipality to convey any water system in such manner that title thereto may vest in private ownership; provided, that title to such system may be subjected to a mortgage, deed of trust, or pledge agreement as security for repayment of money borrowed by the public corporation to which the same is transferred. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any authority which any public corporation or municipality now existing or hereafter formed may have in the absence thereof, but this article shall be construed to be supplemental and additional to authority conferred by other laws. No proceedings, notices, or approval shall be required, except as expressly prescribed in this article, any other law to the contrary notwithstanding. (b) All matters authorized in this article shall be exempt from all jurisdiction of and regulation by the Alabama Public Service Commission and by any other regulatory body. (Acts 1969, No. 773, p. 1379, §§5, 6.)
AL Code § 11-50-190 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 6 - Transfer of Water and Sewer Systems by Municipalities Without Elections.|Section 11-50-190 - Definitions.

Section 11-50-190Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section: (1) MUNICIPALITY. A municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of Alabama. (2) WATER SYSTEM. Facilities for the gathering, collecting, impounding, treatment, transmission, and distribution, or any of them, of water for domestic use or for industrial use, or both, together with all appurtenances to any such facilities. (3) SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM. Facilities for the collection, transmission, treatment, and disposal of sewage, together with all appurtenances to any such facilities. (4) COMBINED SYSTEM. A consolidated system resulting from the combination of any water system and sanitary system. (5) SYSTEM. A water system, a sanitary system, or a combined system. (Acts 1975, No. 831, §1.)
AL Code § 11-50-191 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 6 - Transfer of Water and Sewer Systems by Municipalities Without Elections.|Section 11-50-191 - Conveyance Authorized; Terms; Ordinance or Resolution.

Section 11-50-191Conveyance authorized; terms; ordinance or resolution. Each municipality which now or hereafter owns a system or part of a system is hereby authorized to transfer and convey one or more systems, or any part or parts of a system or systems, or any rights incidental thereto, without the necessity of authorization at an election of the qualified voters of such municipality, to any other municipality in Alabama. Any such transfer or conveyance may be made with or without pecuniary consideration and on such terms and conditions as the governing body of the municipality owning such system or systems or part or parts thereof may determine. Any such transfer and conveyance shall be made only upon the enactment by the governing body of the municipality owning such system, or systems or part thereof, of an ordinance or resolution authorizing such transfer and conveyance. (Acts 1975, No. 831, §2.)
AL Code § 11-50-192 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 6 - Transfer of Water and Sewer Systems by Municipalities Without Elections.|Section 11-50-192 - Agreements.

Section 11-50-192Agreements. The municipality making any such conveyance and the municipality to which such conveyance is to be made are hereby authorized to enter into any agreements which they may deem necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate such transfer and may include in the instrument of transfer any conditions or stipulations deemed advisable by their respective governing bodies and authorized by ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of each such municipality. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to authorize any municipality to convey any system or systems or part thereof so as to vest title thereto in private ownership and control; provided, that title to any system or systems or part thereof may be subjected to a mortgage, deed of trust, or pledge agreement as security for repayment of money borrowed by the municipality to which such conveyance is made. (Acts 1975, No. 831, §3.)