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AL Code § 41-10-145 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 5 - Historical Preservation Authorities.|Section 41-10-145 - Bonds - Use of Proceeds From Sale.

Section 41-10-145Bonds - Use of proceeds from sale. 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 and any costs and expenses incidental thereto. Such costs and expenses may include, but shall not be limited to: (1) The fiscal, engineering, architectural, legal and other expenses incurred in connection with the issuance and sale of the bonds; (2) In the case of bonds issued to pay costs of construction, building, acquisition, restoration, renovation or improvement of property of the authority, interest on such bonds (or, if a part only of bonds of any series is issued for such purposes, interest on that portion of the bonds of that series that is issued to pay such costs) prior to and during such construction, building, acquisition, restoration, renovation or improvement of property of the authority; and (3) In the case of bonds issued for the purpose of refunding principal and interest or either with respect to bonds issued or obligations assumed by the authority, any premium that it may be necessary to pay in order to redeem or retire the bonds or other obligations to be refunded. (Acts 1979, No. 79-441, p. 710, §11.)
AL Code § 41-10-146 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 5 - Historical Preservation Authorities.|Section 41-10-146 - Loans, Sales, Grants, etc., of Money, Property, etc., to Authority by Counties, Municipalities, Etc.

Section 41-10-146Loans, sales, grants, etc., of money, property, etc., to authority by counties, municipalities, etc. For the purpose of effecting the restoration, renovation, preservation, improvement, protection or maintenance of, or interest in, any public or private property that has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places, any county, municipality or other political subdivision, public corporation, agency or instrumentality of this state may, upon such terms and with or without consideration, as it may determine: (1) Lend or donate money to or perform services for the benefit of an authority; (2) Donate, sell, convey, transfer, lease or grant to an authority, without the necessity of authorization at any election of qualified voters, any property of any kind, any interest therein and any franchise; and (3) Do any and all things, whether or not specifically authorized in this article and not otherwise prohibited by law, that are necessary or convenient in connection with aiding and cooperating with an authority in its efforts to restore, renovate, preserve, improve, protect, maintain or promote interest in any public or private property that has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places. (Acts 1979, No. 79-441, p. 710, §12.)
AL Code § 41-10-147 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 5 - Historical Preservation Authorities.|Section 41-10-147 - Exemption From Taxation, Fees and Costs.

Section 41-10-147Exemption from taxation, fees and costs. Each authority formed under this article, the property and income of the authority, all bonds issued by the authority, the income from such bonds or from any other sources, the interest and other profits from such bonds enuring to and received by the holders thereof, conveyances by and to the authority and leases, mortgages and deeds of trust by and to the authority shall be exempt from all taxation in the state. An authority shall not be obligated to pay or allow the payment of any fees, taxes or costs to the Secretary of State in connection with its incorporation or with any amendment to its certificate of incorporation or otherwise or to any judge of probate of any county in connection with the recording by it of any document or otherwise, each authority being hereby exempted from the payment of any such fees, taxes and costs. No license or excise tax may be imposed by any authority with respect to the privilege of engaging in any of the activities authorized by this article. (Acts 1979, No. 79-441, p. 710, §13.)
AL Code § 41-10-148 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 5 - Historical Preservation Authorities.|Section 41-10-148 - Reports by Authority to Governor.

Section 41-10-148Reports by authority to Governor. Each authority shall submit to the Governor a detailed report of its activities during the previous year and of its financial condition. Such annual report shall be submitted as of October 1 of each year. The Governor may also require special interim reports by an authority of its activities and its financial condition; provided, that such interim reports may not be required more often than once each calendar quarter year. (Acts 1979, No. 79-441, p. 710, §14.)
AL Code § 41-10-149 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 5 - Historical Preservation Authorities.|Section 41-10-149 - Construction of Article Generally; Certain Provisions Exclusive.

Section 41-10-149Construction of article generally; certain provisions exclusive. This article is intended to aid the state in the execution of its duties by providing appropriate and independent instrumentalities of the state with full and adequate powers to fulfill their functions. The foregoing sections of this article shall be deemed to provide additional and alternative methods for the doing of the things authorized thereby and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to and not in derogation of any powers conferred upon corporations created by municipalities within this state or upon any other agencies of the state or the municipalities thereof which are concerned with the restoration, renovation, preservation, improvement, protection or maintenance of or interest in any public or private property that has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Neither this article nor any provision contained in this article shall be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any power, right or remedy which any corporation organized under this article may have in the absence thereof, but shall be construed as cumulative and independent of any such power, right or remedy. No proceedings, notice or approval shall be required for the incorporation of such corporation or the amendment of its certificate of incorporation, the acquisition of any property or facilities, the making of any loans or the borrowing of money or assumption of obligations or the issuance of bonds or other instruments in evidence thereof or as security therefor except as prescribed in this article, any other law to the contrary notwithstanding. (Acts 1979, No. 79-441, p. 710, §15.)
AL Code § 41-10-150 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 5 - Historical Preservation Authorities.|Section 41-10-150 - Dissolution of Authority; Title to Property Vests in State.

Section 41-10-150Dissolution of authority; title to property vests in state. At any time when no bonds or obligations assumed by an authority are outstanding, the board of directors of an authority may adopt a resolution, which shall be entered upon its minutes, declaring that the authority shall be dissolved. Upon the filing for record of a certified copy of the said resolution in the office of the Secretary of State, the authority shall thereupon stand dissolved and, in the event it owned any property at the time of its dissolution, the title to all of its properties shall thereupon pass to and vest in the state. (Acts 1979, No. 79-441, p. 710, §16.)
AL Code § 41-10-151 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 5 - Historical Preservation Authorities.|Section 41-10-151 - Authority Organized Under Former Law Valid; Reincorporation Under This Article.

Section 41-10-151Authority organized under former law valid; reincorporation under this article. Any authority organized under Acts 1978, No. 822, p. 1213 prior to July 19, 1979 shall continue to be valid and shall be governed by said act, and any authority organized under said act may reincorporate under Sections 41-10-135 through 41-10-150 by action of its board of directors and by the filing of documents required to be filed in forming a new authority under Sections 41-10-135 through 41-10-150. (Acts 1979, No. 79-441, p. 710, §18.)
AL Code § 41-10-152 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 5 - Historical Preservation Authorities.|Section 41-10-152 - Historical Preservation Authorities - to Be Nonprofit Corporations; Distribution of Net Earnings.

Section 41-10-152Historical preservation authorities - To be nonprofit corporations; distribution of net earnings. Each authority heretofore or hereafter organized pursuant to Sections 41-10-135 through 41-10-151, shall be a nonprofit corporation, and no part of its net earnings remaining after payment of its expenses shall inure to the benefit of any private individual, firm or corporation; except that in the event the governing body of any such authority shall determine that sufficient provision has been made for the full payment of the expenses, bonds and other obligations of such authority, then any net earnings thereafter accruing to such authority may be paid to the State of Alabama. (Acts 1980, No. 80-659, p. 1337, §1.)
AL Code § 41-10-153 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 5 - Historical Preservation Authorities.|Section 41-10-153 - Historical Preservation Authorities - Exempt From Usury or Other Interest Limiting Laws.

Section 41-10-153Historical preservation authorities - Exempt from usury or other interest limiting laws. Each such authority is and shall be exempt from the laws of the State of Alabama governing usury or prescribing or limiting interest rates, including, without limitation, the provisions of Chapter 8 of Title 8. (Acts 1980, No. 80-659, p. 1337, §2.)
AL Code § 41-10-154 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 5 - Historical Preservation Authorities.|Section 41-10-154 - Application of Sections 41-10-152 Through 41-10-154; Provisions Not Retrospectively Validating.

Section 41-10-154Application of Sections 41-10-152 through 41-10-154; provisions not retrospectively validating. The provisions of Sections 41-10-152 through 41-10-154 shall apply both prospectively and retrospectively, except that Sections 41-10-152 through 41-10-154 shall not apply retrospectively so as to validate, cure or remedy any act taken by an authority where such action has, prior to May 28, 1980, been held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction and the period for appeal therefrom has expired or where such action is alleged to be invalid in an appropriate suit or proceeding pending in any court of competent jurisdiction on May 28, 1980. (Acts 1980, No. 80-659, p. 1337, §3.)
AL Code § 41-10-170 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 6 - Historic Blakeley Authority.|Section 41-10-170 - Creation and Purposes.

Section 41-10-170Creation and purposes. There is hereby created the Historic Blakeley Authority: (1) To establish, develop, operate, promote, protect, preserve, and maintain as a state historic park the lands in Baldwin County, Alabama listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Blakeley site along with reconstructed buildings and all other present and future improvements within said sites, including, but not limited to: a. The specific sites of Old Town Blakeley, Civil War battlegrounds, breastworks, batteries and encampments; b. Early American military encampments; c. Sites of Indian villages and encampments; d. Period French plantations; e. Early American residences, farms, homes, businesses and commercial sites and buildings; f. Civilian and military roads and turnpikes; and g. Significant natural plant and animal life and its habitat and specifically threatened or endangered plant and animal species; (2) To protect and preserve bays, bayous, streams, marshlands, swamps and shorelines of rivers, bays and streams within the national register site, including bottomlands of all rivers and streams within or along the Blakeley site; (3) To preserve and protect archaeological sites; (4) To establish, develop, promote and maintain educational and cultural programs and facilities consistent with the role and influence of Blakeley in Alabama history; (5) To develop, build, manage, operate, promote and maintain any and all types of public and private facilities consistent with the reconstruction of historic Old Town Blakeley and the development of an historic and recreational park and cultural center. (Acts 1981, No. 81-792, p. 1390, §1.)
AL Code § 41-10-171 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 6 - Historic Blakeley Authority.|Section 41-10-171 - Composition; Appointment, Terms, Vacancies, Etc.

Section 41-10-171Composition; appointment, terms, vacancies, etc. The authority shall be composed of 21 members as follows: (1) Two representatives of education, one to be appointed by the President of the University of South Alabama for a two-year term and one to be appointed by the Baldwin County Board of Education from among school board members, who are residents of the geographic area that is now Baldwin County Commission District No. 2 for a two-year term; (2) Four elected public officials or their representatives, who shall be: a. The Chairman of the Baldwin County Commission or a member of the Baldwin County Commission to be chosen by the commission to serve during that commissioner's term of office; b. The Sheriff of Baldwin County during his term of office; c. The Alabama House of Representatives District 95 member during his term of office; and d. The Governor of the State of Alabama or a representative appointed by him to serve during the Governor's term of office; (3) Three representatives of historic organizations as follows: a. The president of the Baldwin County Historic Society or a person designated by the president for a two-year term; b. A representative of the Fort Bowyer Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution to be chosen by the chapter for a two-year term; and c. The President of Descendants of Blakeley Residents or a person designated by the president for a six-year term; (4) Three representatives of public service and civic organizations as follows: a. A representative of the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce to be selected by the organization for a two-year term; b. The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Tallulah Bankhead Center for the Performing Arts for a four-year term; and c. The Chairman of the Blakeley Courthouse Museum Board for a term of four years; and (5) Nine at-large members to be appointed by the Governor from nominations submitted by the Historic Blakeley Foundation according to the following: a. Places 1-4 for six-year terms commencing with their appointment by the Governor; b. Places 5-7 for four-year terms commencing with the appointment by the Governor; and c. Places 8-9 for two-year terms commencing with their appointment by the Governor. Upon completion of the initial staggered terms all subsequent appointments of authority members in category 5 shall be by the same method, except they shall be for terms of four years. Vacancies on the board during a term shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner and by the same appointing authority as the member whose place is being filled. (Acts 1981, No. 81-792, p. 1390, §2.)
AL Code § 41-10-172 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 6 - Historic Blakeley Authority.|Section 41-10-172 - Pay, Emoluments, and Expenses of Members of the Authority.

Section 41-10-172Pay, emoluments, and expenses of members of the authority. No member of the authority shall receive any pay or emolument other than his expenses incurred in the discharge of his duties as a member of the authority, which expenses shall be paid in the amounts provided for by the Code of Alabama 1975. All such expenses shall be paid from the funds of the authority. (Acts 1981, No. 81-792, p. 1390, §3.)
AL Code § 41-10-173 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 6 - Historic Blakeley Authority.|Section 41-10-173 - Charging, Receiving, or Obtaining of Fees, etc., From the Authority by Members, Employees, etc.; Interests Held by Members, Employees, etc., in Land, Materials, or Contracts Sold To, Made With, etc., the Authority.

Section 41-10-173Charging, receiving, or obtaining of fees, etc., from the authority by members, employees, etc.; interests held by members, employees, etc., in land, materials, or contracts sold to, made with, etc., the authority. It shall be unlawful for any member of the authority or any employee thereof to charge, receive or obtain, either directly or indirectly, any fee, commission, retainer or brokerage out of the funds of the authority, and no member of the authority or officer or employee thereof shall have any interest in any land, materials or contracts sold to or made or negotiated with the authority or with any member or employee thereof acting in his capacity as a member or employee of such authority. Violation of any provision of this section shall be a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punishable by removal from membership or employment and by a fine of not less than $100.00 or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or both. (Acts 1981, No. 81-792, p. 1390, §4.)
AL Code § 41-10-174 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 6 - Historic Blakeley Authority.|Section 41-10-174 - Meetings; Quorum; Organization and Procedure of the Authority; Official Seal; Election and Terms of Office of Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer; Bonding Requirements for Treasurer.

Section 41-10-174Meetings; quorum; organization and procedure of the authority; official seal; election and terms of office of chairman, vice-chairman, secretary and treasurer; bonding requirements for treasurer. (a) The authority shall hold an annual meeting at Blakeley each September on a day designated by the chairman. Eleven members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Additional meetings may be held at such times and places within the state as may be necessary, desirable or convenient, upon call of the chairman or, in the case of his absence or incapacity, of the vice-chairman or on the call of any 12 members of the authority. (b) The authority shall determine and establish its own organization and procedure in accordance with the provisions of this article, and shall have an official seal. (c) The authority shall elect its chairman, its vice-chairman, its secretary and its treasurer, and such officers shall hold office for a period of two years or until a successor is elected. Neither the secretary nor the treasurer need be members of the authority. The authority may require that the treasurer thereof be bonded in an amount to be determined by the authority. (Acts 1981, No. 81-792, p. 1390, §5.)
AL Code § 41-10-175 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 6 - Historic Blakeley Authority.|Section 41-10-175 - Powers and Duties of Authority Generally.

Section 41-10-175Powers and duties of authority generally. The authority shall constitute a body corporate and shall have, in addition to those set forth specifically in this article, all powers necessary or convenient to effect the purposes for which it has been established under and by the terms of this article, together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge of its said powers and duties, together with all powers and duties set forth in Sections 41-10-141 through 41-10-147. (Acts 1981, No. 81-792, p. 1390, §6.)
AL Code § 41-10-176 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 6 - Historic Blakeley Authority.|Section 41-10-176 - Power to Take Possession Under Lease, etc., of Property Within the Blakeley National Register Site; Power to Lease, Purchase, etc., Any Property in Order to Fulfill the Purposes of the Authority, Power to Borrow Money, Issue Revenue Bonds, and Pledge Security.

Section 41-10-176Power to take possession under lease, etc., of property within the Blakeley national register site; power to lease, purchase, etc., any property in order to fulfill the purposes of the authority, power to borrow money, issue revenue bonds, and pledge security. (a) The authority is authorized to take possession under a lease or a deed or other instrument granting use or easement property in Baldwin County, Alabama within the Blakeley national register site which is now owned by the Historic Blakeley Foundation or others. The authority is further authorized to lease, purchase, accept as a gift or loan or otherwise acquire any other property, real or personal, including gifts or bequests of money or other things of value to be used in fulfilling the purpose for which it is established or for any auxiliary purpose incidental or appropriate thereto. (b) The authority is also authorized to borrow money and issue revenue bonds in evidence thereof, but no such bonds shall be general obligations of the State of Alabama or any agency or any political subdivision thereof nor shall such authority pledge to the payment of any such loans the land. It may, however, pledge to the repayment thereof buildings, exhibits, utilities, docks, roads, walks or other appurtenances; or improvements made by the authority and it may pledge to the repayment thereof the proceeds derived from admission fees or charges or other fees or charges made in connection with such park or historical site. (Acts 1981, No. 81-792, p. 1390, §7.)
AL Code § 41-10-177 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 6 - Historic Blakeley Authority.|Section 41-10-177 - Duty to Facilitate Exhibition of Park and Historic Site to the Public; Admission Charges; Agreements With Other Groups or Organizations Relative to Management of the Park and Historic Site; Authority to Accept Gratuitous Services.

Section 41-10-177Duty to facilitate exhibition of park and historic site to the public; admission charges; agreements with other groups or organizations relative to management of the park and historic site; authority to accept gratuitous services. (a) The authority shall operate or provide for the operation of the park or historic site hereby provided for and any appurtenances thereto in such manner as to facilitate its exhibition to the public, either with or without a charge. If the authority, in its discretion, decides that a charge is appropriate, then the authority shall fix and provide for the collection of such charge or charges as it deems appropriate for admission to the park and for the use, viewing of or other enjoyment of exhibits and other facilities appurtenant to the park. (b) The authority may enter into agreements with any civic organization, lay group or industrial, professional, educational or governmental organization relative to the general management of the park or historic site. (c) The authority is also specifically authorized to accept gratuitous services from individuals and organizations and to employ such rangers, guides, maintenance people, guards, superintendents and professional staff and other employees as, in its opinion, are needed for the operation and exhibition of such park or historic site. (Acts 1981, No. 81-792, p. 1390, §8.)