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AL Code § 45-40-130.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 40 - Lawrence County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-40-130.02 - Duties.

Section 45-40-130.02Duties. It shall be the duty of the county engineer to do all of the following: (1) To employ, supervise, and direct all assistants as are necessary properly to maintain and construct the public roads, highways, bridges, and ferries of Lawrence County, and he or she shall have authority to prescribe their duties, and to discharge employees for cause, or when not needed. (2) To perform such engineering and surveying service as may be required, and to prepare and maintain the necessary maps and records. (3) To maintain the necessary accounting records to reflect the cost of the county highway system. (4) To build, or construct new roads, or change old roads, but only when ordered to do so by proper order of the county commission. (5) It shall be his or her further duty, insofar as is feasible to construct and maintain all county roads on the basis of the county as a unit, without regard to any district or beat lines. (Act 79-738, p. 1310, §3.)
AL Code § 45-40-130.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 40 - Lawrence County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-40-130.03 - Requisitions.

Section 45-40-130.03Requisitions. The county engineer is designated as the person authorized to make written requisition upon the duly designated purchasing agency, for all articles, materials, supplies, and equipment necessary for the maintenance and construction of roads, bridges, and ferries in Lawrence County. (Act 79-738, p. 1310, §4.)
AL Code § 45-40-130.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 40 - Lawrence County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-40-130.05 - Compensation.

Section 45-40-130.05Compensation. The county commission shall fix the amount of the salary of the county engineer, payable in equal monthly installments from the road and highway funds of Lawrence County. (Act 79-738, p. 1310, §6.)
AL Code § 45-40-130.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 40 - Lawrence County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-40-130.07 - Reporting.

Section 45-40-130.07Reporting. The county engineer shall report on a day to day basis to the chair of the county commission and shall report regularly to the county commission as a whole. (Act 79-738, p. 1310, §8.)
AL Code § 45-40-130.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 40 - Lawrence County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-40-130.08 - Office Space and Equipment.

Section 45-40-130.08Office space and equipment. The county commission shall furnish the county engineer with an office at the courthouse, or elsewhere, at the county seat, and all necessary office supplies, and shall furnish him or her with necessary transportation in connection with his or her duties under this article. (Act 79-738, p. 1310, §9.)
AL Code § 45-40-130.09 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 40 - Lawrence County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-40-130.09 - Custodian of Equipment; Storage Facilities.

Section 45-40-130.09Custodian of equipment; storage facilities. The county engineer shall be the custodian of all road tools, machinery, supplies, and equipment of Lawrence County, and he or she shall be accountable for the same, at all times. The county commission shall furnish the necessary storage facilities in which to keep the tools, machinery, supplies, and equipment, and the county engineer shall keep on files in his or her office, at all times, an up-to-date inventory, containing a list of all tools, machinery, equipment, and supplies belonging to Lawrence County. (Act 79-738, p. 1310, §10.)
AL Code § 45-40-130.10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 40 - Lawrence County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-40-130.10 - Requisition for Expenditure of Funds; Appropriation by Commission.

Section 45-40-130.10Requisition for expenditure of funds; appropriation by commission. The authority of the county engineer shall be limited to the expenditure of such funds for the purpose of construction, maintenance, or repairs of public roads, bridges, and ferries of Lawrence County as may be set aside and appropriated by the county commission, as hereinafter provided; it shall be the duty of the county commission at some meeting in September of each calendar year or not later than the first meeting in October following by order or resolution spread upon the minutes, to fix and determine the amount of funds which will be available for the purpose of building, maintaining, and constructing public roads, bridges, and ferries of Lawrence County for the current fiscal year, beginning on October 1st, which amount, other than the salary of the county engineer and his or her necessary expenses, shall not be exceeded by him or her in building, maintaining, and constructing public roads, bridges, and ferries in Lawrence County during the period; provided however, that the board is authorized, from time to time within any such period, to increase the amount so allowed to be expended by the county engineer during the period, when such authorization will not conflict with provisions of the general law under the budget act, Chapter 8, Title 11. Provided further, that if such funds are presently available, and have not heretofore been set aside by the present Lawrence County Commission, immediately upon the effective date of this article, it shall be the duty of the county commission herein created to set aside a sufficient portion of funds for the maintenance of roads, bridges, and ferries until the meeting in September or October, 1979, as herein above provided for. (Act 79-738, p. 1310, §11.)
AL Code § 45-40-130.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 40 - Lawrence County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-40-130.11 - Requisition for Materials, Supplies, Etc.

Section 45-40-130.11Requisition for materials, supplies, etc. The county engineer shall make written requisition to the chair of the county commission for all materials, machinery, equipment, and necessary supplies needed for the construction, maintenance, or repair of the public roads, bridges, and ferries of Lawrence County. The requisitions shall be filed and presented by the chair of the county commission at its next meeting, for the approval of the board. Provided, however, that the chair shall have full power and authority to make purchases without first obtaining the approval of the whole board if the delay caused by the herein above procedure, in his or her judgment, may cause an unnecessary and harmful interruption in the operation of the county road system. (Act 79-738, p. 1310, §12.)
AL Code § 45-40-130.12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 40 - Lawrence County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-40-130.12 - Inspection and Approval of Materials, Supplies, etc., Prior to Payment.

Section 45-40-130.12Inspection and approval of materials, supplies, etc., prior to payment. It shall be the further duty of the county engineer to inspect all materials, machinery, equipment, and supplies, purchased by Lawrence County for use on public roads, bridges, and ferries, when the same is delivered, and the same shall not be accepted and paid for without its first having been approved by him or her. (Act 79-738, p. 1310, §13.)
AL Code § 45-40-130.13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 40 - Lawrence County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-40-130.13 - Employment of Road Supervisor in Emergency.

Section 45-40-130.13Employment of road supervisor in emergency. In the event an emergency should arise, in which it would be impossible for the county commission to employ an engineer, as hereinabove provided for, then, in that event the county commission shall employ a competent road supervisor who need not be an engineer, but, when so employed, he or she shall have all the duties and authority of the engineer, and be subject to this article; but an emergency shall not exist so long as the Director of Transportation can nominate an engineer who will accept employment by the board under the terms of this article, it being the intention of this article to provide that, when county roads are to be maintained or constructed in the county, the supervision thereof shall be either under a county engineer, as hereinabove provided for, or, by a road supervisor, who is not a member of the county commission. (Act 79-738, p. 1310, §14.)
AL Code § 45-40-130.14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 40 - Lawrence County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-40-130.14 - Work on Private Property; Violations.

Section 45-40-130.14Work on private property; violations. The county commission is prohibited from authorizing or performing any work on private property with the exception of work performed on church, school, or cemetery property. Any violation of this article shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) and imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 30 days. (Act 79-738, p. 1310, §15.)
AL Code § 45-40-170 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 40 - Lawrence County.|Article 17 - Health and Environment.|Section 45-40-170 - Board of Health Fees.

Section 45-40-170Board of health fees. (a) The Lawrence County Board of Health shall designate the services rendered by the county health department for which fees may be charged and shall set the fee to be charged for each service. The health department is hereby authorized to charge and collect such fees. All fees collected shall be in addition to any and all federal, state, and local appropriations. Any fees collected shall be processed in accordance with the recommendations of the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. (b) No person shall be denied any service because of that person's inability to pay. The county board of health may establish a sliding fee scale based on one’s ability to pay. (c) This section shall not apply to nor affect any fees otherwise authorized, set, or collected under state or federal law or regulations. (d) All fees collected pursuant to this section are hereby appropriated to the respective health department which collected such fees. (Act 88-437, p. 637, §§1-4.)
AL Code § 45-40-190 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 40 - Lawrence County.|Article 19 - Legislature.|Section 45-40-190 - Legislative Delegation.

Section 45-40-190Legislative delegation. The Lawrence County Commission shall provide office space to the Lawrence County legislative delegation in any office space that is owned or controlled by the county and that is not occupied for use by a county, state, or federal employee. In addition to office space, the county commission shall provide for the reasonable and necessary expenses of operating the office, including clerical assistance, telephone service, and other general office expenses. The employment and control of clerical assistance shall be in the discretion of the county legislative delegation. The legislative delegation shall provide an operations and procedure manual for the office. The expenses of providing office space provided by this section shall be paid from funds received by the county from the state from payments by the Tennessee Valley Authority made in lieu of taxes. (Act 93-507, p. 845, §1; Act 2003-471, p. 1468, §1.)
AL Code § 45-40-250 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 40 - Lawrence County.|Article 25 - Utilities.|Section 45-40-250 - Transfer of Water From Tennessee River Basin.

Section 45-40-250Transfer of water from Tennessee River Basin. (a) This section shall apply only in Lawrence County. (b) The Legislature of the State of Alabama finds the following: (1) It is in the best interest of the State of Alabama and the people of Lawrence County to protect the Tennessee River and its watershed to promote the beneficial purposes of maintaining a clean drinking water supply, hydroelectric power generation, navigation, industry, agriculture, environmental quality, and recreation. (2) The Tennessee River has been identified by the people of Alabama and the nation as a unique resource lying in seven states and by Congress through the establishment of a special authority known as the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for the promotion of the best interests of the Tennessee Valley. (3) That it is in the best interest of the people of the State of Alabama and Lawrence County to protect and preserve the Tennessee River as set forth in this section in the absence of statewide legislation and that the provisions of this section shall remain in effect until statewide legislation addressing interbasin transfers of water becomes effective. (c) This section shall be known as the Lawrence County Tennessee River Preservation Act. (d) For the purposes of this section, the term Tennessee River Basin means the entire topographic extent of the watershed of the Tennessee River and all of its tributaries. (e)(1) In Lawrence County, no water may be withdrawn from the Tennessee River Basin for transfer to any other river basin outside of the Tennessee River Basin in an amount greater than the amount being withdrawn on April 26, 2006. (2) For the purpose of this section, the amount of the existing transfer of water from the Tennessee River is 150 percent of the average daily amount calculated for the highest continuous 90-day period from January 1, 2000, until April 26, 2006. (3) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this section shall not affect the West Morgan-East Lawrence Water and Sewer Authority in Lawrence County in the sale of water to water providers who serve customers in Cullman County so long as such providers do not expand their geographic territory or wholesale customers beyond the area they serve on April 26, 2006. Provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the issuance of a permit by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, the Tennessee Valley Authority, or any other state or federal authority, and nothing herein shall be considered to authorize the construction of any new pipeline to carry water from the Tennessee River to Cullman County. (Act 2006-606, p. 1669, §§1-5.)
AL Code § 45-40A-10.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 40A - Lawrence County Municipalities.|Article 1 - Courtland.|Section 45-40A-10.01 - Television Cable System Authorized.

Section 45-40A-10.01Television cable system authorized. The municipal corporation of the Town of Courtland in Lawrence County may establish, purchase, construct, maintain, and operate a television cable system and furnish television cable service to its residents and residents of surrounding territory. (Act 97-570, p. 1008, §2.)
AL Code § 45-40A-10.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 40A - Lawrence County Municipalities.|Article 1 - Courtland.|Section 45-40A-10.02 - Television Lines or Cables.

Section 45-40A-10.02Television lines or cables. The municipal corporation may construct, lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire television lines or cables for the furnishing of television service from any point in this state or any other state to the municipal corporation and surrounding territory. (Act 97-570, p. 1008, §3.)
AL Code § 45-40A-10.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 40A - Lawrence County Municipalities.|Article 1 - Courtland.|Section 45-40A-10.03 - Exercise of Eminent Domain.

Section 45-40A-10.03Exercise of eminent domain. For purposes of this article, the municipal corporation may exercise the right of eminent domain. The eminent domain proceedings shall be conducted in the manner provided by law. (Act 97-570, p. 1008, §4.)
AL Code § 45-40A-10.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 40A - Lawrence County Municipalities.|Article 1 - Courtland.|Section 45-40A-10.04 - Funding.

Section 45-40A-10.04Funding. (a) In payment for the purchase, construction, acquisition, extension, or maintenance of the television cable system, the municipal corporation may issue its bonds in the manner provided by law. (b) The municipal corporation, in order to secure the prompt and faithful payment of the principal and interest of all debts, bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness incurred or issued by it for the construction, acquisition, extension, or maintenance of a television cable system, may execute a mortgage or deed of trust upon any or all of the system and all property used in connection therewith, including the franchise or any part thereof. (c) The mortgage or deed of trust may contain the terms, conditions, covenants, and warranties for the protection of the municipal corporation and holders of the bonds or securities issued by the municipal corporation as may be determined and agreed upon by the governing body of the municipal corporation and persons, firms, or corporations owning the debts, bonds, or securities. (d) The mortgages may provide that in the event of the foreclosure of the mortgage or deed of trust, the purchaser at the foreclosure sale may acquire the right, privilege, and franchise of operating the system as may be so sold or conveyed, and the purchaser or his or her vendee may have the right, authority, and privilege to carry on and operate the system in the same manner on the same terms and to the same extent as the municipal corporation is authorized to operate until the municipal corporation may redeem the system from the mortgage sale. (e) The mortgage or deed of trust may provide that during the ownership of the system by the municipal corporation, its control of the service of the system shall not be diminished or interfered with by the grant of any other franchise for the operation of any other plant or system for similar purposes; and that the rates and charges shall be established and maintained as are sufficient to meet the costs of operation and maintenance; and the municipal corporation may pledge all of the receipts, earnings, and revenues from the operation of the system for the payment of the debts, bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness secured by the mortgages or deeds of trust. (Act 97-570, p. 1008, §5.)
AL Code § 45-40A-10.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 40A - Lawrence County Municipalities.|Article 1 - Courtland.|Section 45-40A-10.05 - Connectivity.

Section 45-40A-10.05Connectivity. The municipal corporation furnishing television cable service pursuant to this article may require any person furnishing television cable service to the public in this state to interconnect the television cable, lines, facilities, or systems furnishing the service with, or otherwise make available the cables, lines, facilities, or systems to the municipal corporation's television cable, lines, facilities, or system in order to provide a continuous line of communication for the municipal corporation's subscribers. In the event the person and the municipal corporation are unable to agree upon the terms and conditions of the interconnection, including compensation therefor, the Alabama Public Service Commission, upon the request of the municipal corporation, shall establish the terms and conditions which shall be reasonable and nondiscriminatory. (Act 97-570, p. 1008, §6.)
AL Code § 45-40A-10.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 40A - Lawrence County Municipalities.|Article 1 - Courtland.|Section 45-40A-10.06 - Exercise of Powers.

Section 45-40A-10.06Exercise of powers. The municipal corporation shall have all the power and authority necessary and proper to the exercise of the powers conferred on it by this article and in effectuating this article. (Act 97-570, p. 1008, §7.)
AL Code § 45-40A-10.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 40A - Lawrence County Municipalities.|Article 1 - Courtland.|Section 45-40A-10.07 - Exemption From Alabama Public Service Commission.

Section 45-40A-10.07Exemption from Alabama Public Service Commission. For the transaction of business pursuant to this article, the municipal corporation shall be exempt from the jurisdiction and control of the Alabama Public Service Commission with respect to the business. (Act 97-570, p. 1008, §8.)
AL Code § 45-41-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 2 - Alcoholic Beverages.|Section 45-41-20 - Sale of Draft or Keg Beer Authorized.

Section 45-41-20Sale of draft or keg beer authorized. The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board may in its discretion grant permits to licensed clubs and retailers to sell or dispense draft or keg beer or malt beverages in Lee County, any provision of this code to the contrary notwithstanding. (Act 83-633, p. 983, §1.)
AL Code § 45-41-20.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 2 - Alcoholic Beverages.|Section 45-41-20.01 - Regulation of Sale of Alcoholic Beverages on Sunday.

Section 45-41-20.01Regulation of sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday. (a) This section only applies in Lee County. (b) The sale of alcoholic beverages during certain hours after 12:00 p.m. on Sundays is authorized within the areas of Lee County that are outside of the corporate limits of the Cities of Auburn and Opelika. The governing body of Lee County may regulate and permit the sale of alcoholic beverages in the aforementioned areas after 12:00 p.m. on Sundays by properly licensed retail licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. (c) The governing body of Lee County shall hold a referendum in the areas of Lee County that are outside of the corporate limits of the Cities of Auburn and Opelika to determine if alcoholic beverages may be sold on Sundays. If a majority of the voters voting thereon vote in favor of the question, then the sale of alcoholic beverages after 12:00 p.m. on Sundays shall be authorized. (d) The referendum shall be held in conjunction with the general election to be held in November 2006. Costs of the referendum shall be paid by the governing body of the county. If a majority of the voters voting thereon do not vote in favor of the question, a subsequent referendum or referenda may be held. (Act 2005-292, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 551, §§1-4.)
AL Code § 45-41-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 3 - Boards and Commissions.|Section 45-41-30 - Lee County Cemetery Preservation Commission.

Section 45-41-30Lee County Cemetery Preservation Commission. (a) This section shall apply only in Lee County. (b) There is created and established the Lee County Cemetery Preservation Commission to be composed of five members to be appointed by the Lee County Commission of Lee County for terms of four years. (c) The chair and vice chair of the preservation commission shall be elected at the first meeting by the members of the preservation commission and annually thereafter. (d) The preservation commission is authorized to protect the cemeteries in the county. The preservation commission may provide for the maintenance and reasonable care of cemeteries in the county. The Lee County Commission may appropriate funds to the preservation commission to carry out the purposes of the preservation commission. (e) The members serving on the preservation commission, and any person, firm, or corporation making or participating in the making of a report relating to cemetery damage and any participant in a judicial proceeding resulting therefrom, shall be immune from civil or criminal liability. Any officer, agent, or employee of the preservation commission, who in good faith has exercised his or her duties pursuant to this section, shall not be liable for any civil damages as a result of his or her acts or omissions in rendering protection or attention to any cemetery or responding to any complaints relating to any cemetery. (Act 2004-375, p. 610, §§1-5; Act 2004-474, p. 879, §§1-5.)