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AL Code § 11-49-42 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc.|Article 3 - Requirement of Construction and Maintenance by Railroads of Bridges, Tunnels, etc., Within Limits of Certain Cities.|Section 11-49-42 - Passage, etc., of Ordinance Requiring Construction, etc., of Bridge, Tunnel, etc.; Apportionment of Costs Between Railroads.

Section 11-49-42Passage, etc., of ordinance requiring construction, etc., of bridge, tunnel, etc.; apportionment of costs between railroads. Whenever any such governing body shall deem any such improvement necessary, it shall pass an ordinance requiring the construction of such improvement, describing the character and location of such proposed improvement with reasonable certainty, stating the estimated cost thereof and fixing a reasonable time for the construction of the same, and where a viaduct, bridge, or tunnel crosses over or passes under the tracks of two or more railroad companies and such railroad companies cannot themselves agree upon the division as between them of the cost thereof to be borne by them as provided in Section 11-49-40, the said governing body shall have full power and authority to apportion the cost thereof equitably among the different railroads owning the said tracks. (Code 1907, §1298; Code 1923, §2072; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 37, §653.)
AL Code § 11-49-43 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc.|Article 3 - Requirement of Construction and Maintenance by Railroads of Bridges, Tunnels, etc., Within Limits of Certain Cities.|Section 11-49-43 - Penalization of Railroad, etc., for Failure to Comply With Ordinance Ordering Construction, etc., of Bridge, Tunnel, Etc.

Section 11-49-43Penalization of railroad, etc., for failure to comply with ordinance ordering construction, etc., of bridge, tunnel, etc. Any such governing body may penalize the failure of any such railroad company or of such railroad companies to construct within a reasonable time or to maintain any such viaduct, bridge, or tunnel ordered by a proper ordinance, such penalties to be prescribed as provided in the charter of said city for violations of police ordinances, and such penalties may be directed against said railroad company or railroad companies or against its or their officers or agents having supervision, charge, or control of or operating the same, any or all. (Code 1907, §1299; Code 1923, §2073; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 37, §654.)
AL Code § 11-49-44 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc.|Article 3 - Requirement of Construction and Maintenance by Railroads of Bridges, Tunnels, etc., Within Limits of Certain Cities.|Section 11-49-44 - Enforcement of Ordinance by Action in Circuit Court.

Section 11-49-44Enforcement of ordinance by action in circuit court. Such governing body may also, by complaint filed in the circuit court in the county in which the city is situated, compel compliance with any or all proper ordinances ordering the construction or maintenance of viaducts, bridges, or tunnels passed under the authority of this article, express jurisdiction being conferred on all circuit courts of this state to that end. (Code 1907, §1300; Code 1923, §2074; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 37, §655.)
AL Code § 11-49-45 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc.|Article 3 - Requirement of Construction and Maintenance by Railroads of Bridges, Tunnels, etc., Within Limits of Certain Cities.|Section 11-49-45 - Right of Appeal of Railroad From Ordinances Requiring Construction, etc., of Bridges, Tunnels, etc., and From Orders Imposing Penalties for Failure to Comply Therewith.

Section 11-49-45Right of appeal of railroad from ordinances requiring construction, etc., of bridges, tunnels, etc., and from orders imposing penalties for failure to comply therewith. Any railroad companies so ordered by ordinance of such governing bodies to construct and maintain viaducts, bridges, and tunnels shall have the right to appeal to any circuit court in the county in which the city is situated from the ordinances of such governing bodies and from any orders made penalizing such railroad companies for their failure to construct and maintain such viaducts, bridges, and tunnels. On such appeal the railroad companies shall give such bond as may be prescribed by said circuit court. (Code 1907, §1301; Code 1923, §2075; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 37, §656.)
AL Code § 11-49-60 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc.|Article 4 - Payment of Costs of Highways, Streets, etc., Constructed, Improved, etc., by Counties, State, or Federal Government.|Section 11-49-60 - Contract by Municipality for Payment of Proportionate Share of Cost of Highway, Street, etc., Within Municipality Constructed, Improved, etc., by County, State, or Federal Government Authorized; Assessment of Proportionate Share of Cost Against Property Benefited.

Section 11-49-60Contract by municipality for payment of proportionate share of cost of highway, street, etc., within municipality constructed, improved, etc., by county, state, or federal government authorized; assessment of proportionate share of cost against property benefited. Whenever the United States, the State of Alabama, or any county within the State of Alabama or either of them shall establish, construct, or reconstruct, improve or reimprove a public highway, street, or avenue, which said street, highway, or avenue is within or partly within any city or town of the State of Alabama, such city or town may contract and agree with either the United States government, the State of Alabama, or any county thereof as to what proportionate share of the cost of the establishment, construction, reconstruction, improvement, or reimprovement of such street, highway, or avenue within such city or town shall be paid by such municipality, and such cities or towns may assess such proportionate cost of the establishment, construction, reconstruction, improvement, or reimprovement of such streets, avenues, or highways against the property benefited thereby, but such cost shall not exceed the increased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived from such improvements. (Acts 1919, No. 760, p. 1122; Code 1923, §2252; Code 1940, T. 37, §657.)
AL Code § 11-49-61 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc.|Article 4 - Payment of Costs of Highways, Streets, etc., Constructed, Improved, etc., by Counties, State, or Federal Government.|Section 11-49-61 - Enforcement, etc., of Lien on Property Assessed for Highway, Street, Etc.

Section 11-49-61Enforcement, etc., of lien on property assessed for highway, street, etc. Such cities and towns shall have a lien on the lots or parcels of land so assessed as provided in Section 11-49-60, which lien may be enforced as provided by the general laws covering assessment liens for public improvements, and property owners shall have the right to pay such assessments as provided by the general laws. (Acts 1919, No. 760, p. 1122; Code 1923, §2254; Code 1940, T. 37, §659.)
AL Code § 11-49-62 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc.|Article 4 - Payment of Costs of Highways, Streets, etc., Constructed, Improved, etc., by Counties, State, or Federal Government.|Section 11-49-62 - Issuance of Bonds to Pay Proportionate Share of Cost of Highway, Street, Etc.

Section 11-49-62Issuance of bonds to pay proportionate share of cost of highway, street, etc. Any city or town proceeding under Section 11-49-60 may issue bonds of the city or town for the improvements mentioned in said section to pay the cost of such public improvements agreed to be paid by said city or town, and may contract with the United States, the State of Alabama, or any county thereof or either of them to build or construct such streets, highways, or avenues and to pay either of them therefor in the same manner as private contractors are now paid. (Acts 1919, No. 760, p. 1122; Code 1923, §2253; Code 1940, T. 37, §658.)
AL Code § 11-49-63 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc.|Article 4 - Payment of Costs of Highways, Streets, etc., Constructed, Improved, etc., by Counties, State, or Federal Government.|Section 11-49-63 - Conduct of Proceedings Under Article.

Section 11-49-63Conduct of proceedings under article. The proceeding under this article shall be held and governed by the general laws of the State of Alabama relating to assessments against property for public improvements insofar as said laws are applicable. (Acts 1919, No. 760, p. 1122; Code 1923, §2255; Code 1940, T. 37, §660.)
AL Code § 11-49-81 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc.|Article 5 - Assumption, etc., of Authority Over Streets Controlled, Maintained, etc., by Counties.|Section 11-49-81 - Contents of Resolution; When Resolution Effective.

Section 11-49-81Contents of resolution; when resolution effective. Such resolution shall designate the sum or sums ascertained to be the reasonable charge to be paid by such county for being relieved of the burden of the control, management, supervision, repair, maintenance and improvement of such street or streets or part thereof designated in said resolution, and no such resolution shall become effective until and unless the county shall by appropriate action of its county commission pay or contract to pay such sum or sums as may be designated in such resolution. (Acts 1921, Ex. Sess., No. 37, p. 50; Code 1923, §2257; Code 1940, T. 37, §662.)
AL Code § 11-49-100 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc.|Article 6 - Vacation of Streets for Erection of Public Buildings, Etc.|Section 11-49-100 - Adoption of Ordinance for Vacation of Street and Erection of Public Building, etc., Thereon - Authorized Generally.

Section 11-49-100Adoption of ordinance for vacation of street and erection of public building, etc., thereon - Authorized generally. Whenever in the judgment of the council or other governing body of any town or city it is to the interest of the public convenience that a portion of any street in the limits of such city or town be vacated and discontinued as a highway and that such vacated portion should be used for the erection and maintenance in whole or in part thereon of any state, county, or municipal public building or railroad station or depot or street railroad station or depot, such city or town council or other governing body may, by ordinance duly adopted, vacate such portions of such street and discontinue its use as a public highway and permit the erection and maintenance in whole or in part thereon of a state, county, or municipal public building or railroad station or depot or street railroad station or depot. (Acts 1909, No. 67, p. 102; Code 1923, §2238; Code 1940, T. 37, §663.)
AL Code § 11-49-101 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc.|Article 6 - Vacation of Streets for Erection of Public Buildings, Etc.|Section 11-49-101 - Adoption of Ordinance for Vacation of Street and Erection of Public Building, etc., Thereon - Publication of Notice as to Introduction of Ordinance and Time for Consideration Thereof by Council, Etc. - Required.

Section 11-49-101Adoption of ordinance for vacation of street and erection of public building, etc., thereon - Publication of notice as to introduction of ordinance and time for consideration thereof by council, etc. - Required. No ordinance vacating a portion of a street as provided by Section 11-49-100 shall be adopted until after the expiration of 30 days after its first introduction, and after it has been introduced it shall be published in some newspaper published in the city or town for two successive weeks, and such publication shall also contain a statement of the time when it will be considered and that objections to its passage may then be heard by the council or other governing body; provided, however, that if the city or town has no newspaper published therein, such publication shall be made in some newspaper of general circulation published within the county where such city or town is located. If, for any reason, the ordinance is not acted on at the time stated in the said notice, it may be postponed to the next regular meeting of the council or other governing body and may thereafter be postponed by the council or other governing body to subsequent regular meetings. (Acts 1909, No. 67, p. 102; Code 1923, §2242; Code 1940, T. 37, §667; Acts 1949, No. 450, p. 655.)
AL Code § 11-49-102 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc.|Article 6 - Vacation of Streets for Erection of Public Buildings, Etc.|Section 11-49-102 - Adoption of Ordinance for Vacation of Street and Erection of Public Building, etc., Thereon - Publication of Notice as to Introduction of Ordinance and Time for Consideration Thereof by Council, Etc. - Payment of Costs Thereof.

Section 11-49-102Adoption of ordinance for vacation of street and erection of public building, etc., thereon - Publication of notice as to introduction of ordinance and time for consideration thereof by council, etc. - Payment of costs thereof. The state, county, or municipality or the railroad or street railroad company or corporation for whose use as a site in whole or in part for a public building or a railroad station or depot or street railroad station or depot the vacation is proposed to be made shall pay the cost of such publication and notice. (Acts 1909, No. 67, p. 102; Code 1923, §2243; Code 1940, T. 37, §668.)
AL Code § 11-49-103 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc.|Article 6 - Vacation of Streets for Erection of Public Buildings, Etc.|Section 11-49-103 - Adoption of Ordinance for Vacation of Street and Erection of Public Building, etc., Thereon - Two-Thirds Vote of Council, etc., Required.

Section 11-49-103Adoption of ordinance for vacation of street and erection of public building, etc., thereon — Two-thirds vote of council, etc., required. Any ordinance for the vacation of a part of a street and erection of buildings thereon as is provided for in Section 11-49-100 shall be adopted only by a two-thirds vote of the council or other governing body. (Acts 1909, No. 67, p. 102; Code 1923, §2240; Code 1940, T. 37, §665.)
AL Code § 11-49-104 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc.|Article 6 - Vacation of Streets for Erection of Public Buildings, Etc.|Section 11-49-104 - Portion of Street to Remain Open to Travel and Traffic.

Section 11-49-104Portion of street to remain open to travel and traffic. A sufficiently ample portion of the highway or thoroughfare which such street in whole or in part constitutes shall remain open to accommodate the travel and traffic of the owners of abutting property and of the general public, and not more than one half of the width of such highway or thoroughfare shall be vacated for the purposes mentioned in Section 11-49-100. (Acts 1909, No. 67, p. 102; Code 1923, §2239; Code 1940, T. 37, §664.)
AL Code § 11-49-105 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc.|Article 6 - Vacation of Streets for Erection of Public Buildings, Etc.|Section 11-49-105 - Property Rights in Vacated Portion of Street.

Section 11-49-105Property rights in vacated portion of street. The fee of such vacated portion of a street shall remain in the city or town, but the council or other governing body may grant the right to maintain thereon a state, county, or municipal public building or a railroad station or depot or street railroad station or depot so long and only so long as the same shall be used for the purpose for which it was vacated. (Acts 1909, No. 67, p. 102; Code 1923, §2241; Code 1940, T. 37, §666.)
AL Code § 11-49-106 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc.|Article 6 - Vacation of Streets for Erection of Public Buildings, Etc.|Section 11-49-106 - Liability for Damages for Vacation of Street.

Section 11-49-106Liability for damages for vacation of street. The party for whom the street may be vacated under this article shall be liable to the owners of property adjacent thereto in any civil action for any special damages suffered by them. (Acts 1909, No. 67, p. 102; Code 1923, §2244; Code 1940, T. 37, §669.)
AL Code § 11-50-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 11-50-1 - Establishment, Purchase, etc., of Waterworks, Gas or Electric Plants by Municipalities Generally; Contracts for Furnishing of Water, Gas, or Electricity; Regulation of Gas, Electricity, and Water Rates and Quality.

Section 11-50-1Establishment, purchase, etc., of waterworks, gas or electric plants by municipalities generally; contracts for furnishing of water, gas, or electricity; regulation of gas, electricity, and water rates and quality. Cities and towns shall have the right to establish, purchase, maintain, and operate waterworks or contract for a supply of wholesome water for their inhabitants; to establish, purchase, maintain, and operate a gas or electric light works and to contract for the furnishing of gas or electricity to the city or town and surrounding territory; to regulate the manner and rates for furnishing gas, electricity, and water after expiration of a contract; and to prescribe the quality of gas or electricity furnished to the inhabitants by any person or corporation. (Code 1907, §1260; Code 1923, §2001; Code 1940, T. 37, §360.)
AL Code § 11-50-1.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 11-50-1.1 - Acquisition of Certain Waterworks Systems Only With Consent of Governing Board of Corporation or Association Operating Same.

Section 11-50-1.1Acquisition of certain waterworks systems only with consent of governing board of corporation or association operating same. Municipalities are hereby prohibited from acquiring, or duplicating any services of, any waterworks system or any part thereof, operated by a corporation or association which has been organized under Sections 10-4-190 through 10-4-194, Sections 11-88-1 through 11-88-21, Sections 11-88-40 through 11-88-111, or Sections 11-89-1 through 11-89-19, without the consent of a majority of the members of the governing board of said corporation or association. (Acts 1982, No. 82-624, p. 1179.)
AL Code § 11-50-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 11-50-2 - Acquisition of Power Lines and Rights-of-Way, etc., Incident Thereto.

Section 11-50-2Acquisition of power lines and rights-of-way, etc., incident thereto. (a) Cities and towns in this state are authorized to construct, lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire power lines for the transmission of electricity from any point in this state or any other state to said city or town for the purpose of serving the needs of its citizens. (b) For the purposes of this section cities and towns may exercise the right of eminent domain in acquiring title to land for rights-of-way, power stations, and other purposes necessary to the operation of said transmission lines. Such eminent domain proceedings shall be conducted in the manner provided by law. (Acts 1933, Ex. Sess., No. 105, p. 99; Code 1940, T. 37, §361.)
AL Code § 11-50-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 11-50-3 - Sale of Water and Power to Other Municipalities.

Section 11-50-3Sale of water and power to other municipalities. 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. (Acts 1933, Ex. Sess., No. 105, p. 99; Code 1940, T. 37, §362.)
AL Code § 11-50-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 11-50-4 - Condemnation of Sources of Water, Watersheds, Rights-of-Way, etc., to Secure Water Supply.

Section 11-50-4Condemnation of sources of water, watersheds, rights-of-way, etc., to secure water supply. For the purpose of securing and maintaining a water supply sufficient for its inhabitants and users within contiguous areas, any municipal corporation is vested with full authority to have condemned for its use sources of water and water supplies or necessary watersheds, rights-of-way for its pipelines, and lands for its water reservoir anywhere in the state. Condemnation under this section shall be governed by the provisions of Title 18 of this Code. (Code 1923, §2003; Code 1940, T. 37, §364; Acts 1953, No. 858, p. 1148.)