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AL Code § 11-50-83 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 3 - Acquisition, Operation, etc., of Sewers or Sewer Systems by Municipalities Generally.|Division 2 - Purchase of Sanitary Sewers or Sewer Systems and Assessments Therefor.|Section 11-50-83 - Filing of Written Objections, etc., to Proposed Assessments by Property Owners.

Section 11-50-83Filing of written objections, etc., to proposed assessments by property owners. The owners of any real estate or any interest therein which it is proposed to assess for the cost or any part thereof of said sewer or sewers or sewer system, may appear at any time on or before the date named in the notice provided for in Section 11-50-81 or at the meeting mentioned therein and file in writing with the clerk or in his office any objections or defense to the proposed assessment against said property or to the amount thereof. Persons who do not file objections in writing or protests against such assessment on or before the date named in said notice shall be held to have consented to the same. (Acts 1923, No. 165, p. 134; Code 1923, §2096; Code 1940, T. 37, §621.)
AL Code § 11-50-84 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 3 - Acquisition, Operation, etc., of Sewers or Sewer Systems by Municipalities Generally.|Division 2 - Purchase of Sanitary Sewers or Sewer Systems and Assessments Therefor.|Section 11-50-84 - Hearing Upon Objections, etc., to Assessments.

Section 11-50-84Hearing upon objections, etc., to assessments. The council shall hear and pass upon all objections and protests against the proposed assessment under such reasonable rules and regulations as they may adopt and, by the mayor or clerk or other executive officer, may issue subpoenas for witnesses to appear before the council or any committee thereof and may administer oaths to the witnesses to be examined. (Acts 1923, No. 165, p. 134; Code 1923, §2097; Code 1940, T. 37, §622.)
AL Code § 11-50-85 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 3 - Acquisition, Operation, etc., of Sewers or Sewer Systems by Municipalities Generally.|Division 2 - Purchase of Sanitary Sewers or Sewer Systems and Assessments Therefor.|Section 11-50-85 - Fixing of Amount of Assessments by Council and Effect Thereof.

Section 11-50-85Fixing of amount of assessments by council and effect thereof. At such meeting or any adjourned meeting, the council shall proceed by order or resolution to fix the amount of the assessment against each lot or tract of land described and included in said assessment roll, and all such assessments from the date of such order or resolution shall be and constitute a lien on the respective lots or parcels of land upon which they are levied, superior to all other liens, except those of the state and county for taxes. (Acts 1923, No. 165, p. 134; Code 1923, §2098; Code 1940, T. 37, §623.)
AL Code § 11-50-86 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 3 - Acquisition, Operation, etc., of Sewers or Sewer Systems by Municipalities Generally.|Division 2 - Purchase of Sanitary Sewers or Sewer Systems and Assessments Therefor.|Section 11-50-86 - Assignment and Transfer of Assessment Liens.

Section 11-50-86Assignment and transfer of assessment liens. The council of each city or town may transfer and assign such assessment liens to the owner or owners of the sewer or sewers or sewer system from whom purchased or to any other person. (Acts 1923, No. 165, p. 134; Code 1923, §2099; Code 1940, T. 37, §624.)
AL Code § 11-50-87 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 3 - Acquisition, Operation, etc., of Sewers or Sewer Systems by Municipalities Generally.|Division 2 - Purchase of Sanitary Sewers or Sewer Systems and Assessments Therefor.|Section 11-50-87 - Enforcement of Assessment Liens in Circuit Court.

Section 11-50-87Enforcement of assessment liens in circuit court. In addition to the method hereinafter provided in this division for the collection of such assessments, the circuit court may enforce said liens, and in all civil actions which may be brought to enforce said liens either by the council or by its assigns, the complainant shall recover the amount of such assessment, with interest thereon, and the costs of such proceedings. (Acts 1923, No. 165, p. 134; Code 1923, §2100; Code 1940, T. 37, §625.)
AL Code § 11-50-88 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 3 - Acquisition, Operation, etc., of Sewers or Sewer Systems by Municipalities Generally.|Division 2 - Purchase of Sanitary Sewers or Sewer Systems and Assessments Therefor.|Section 11-50-88 - Effect of Enforcement of Tax Liens Upon Property Upon Assessment Liens.

Section 11-50-88Effect of enforcement of tax liens upon property upon assessment liens. The enforcement by the state, county, city, or town of its lien for taxes on any lot or parcel of land upon which has been levied an assessment under the provisions of this division shall not operate to discharge or in any manner affect the lien of the municipality for said assessment, but the purchaser at a tax sale by the state, county, city, or town of any lots or parcels of land upon which an assessment has been levied shall take the same subject to such assessment. (Acts 1923, No. 165, p. 134; Code 1923, §2101; Code 1940, T. 37, §626.)
AL Code § 11-50-89 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 3 - Acquisition, Operation, etc., of Sewers or Sewer Systems by Municipalities Generally.|Division 2 - Purchase of Sanitary Sewers or Sewer Systems and Assessments Therefor.|Section 11-50-89 - Effect of Sale of Property for Enforcement of Assessment Lien Upon Other Assessment Liens Upon Same Property.

Section 11-50-89Effect of sale of property for enforcement of assessment lien upon other assessment liens upon same property. The enforcement by the municipality of its lien for an assessment levied for one improvement by the sale of the property shall not operate to discharge or in any way affect the lien of any other assessment for a different improvement on the same property, but the purchaser at such sale shall take subject to the lien of all other assessments and the right of the municipality to enforce the same. (Acts 1923, No. 165, p. 134; Code 1923, §2102; Code 1940, T. 37, §627.)
AL Code § 11-50-90 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 3 - Acquisition, Operation, etc., of Sewers or Sewer Systems by Municipalities Generally.|Division 2 - Purchase of Sanitary Sewers or Sewer Systems and Assessments Therefor.|Section 11-50-90 - Appeals From Assessments.

Section 11-50-90Appeals from assessments. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the council in making any assessment may appeal to the circuit court under the provisions of this Code or the Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure providing for appeals from decisions of city or town councils in making local assessments, and such appeals shall be tried as provided therein and appeal taken to the Supreme Court or Court of Civil Appeals as therein provided. (Acts 1923, No. 165, p. 134; Code 1923, §2103; Code 1940, T. 37, §628.)
AL Code § 11-50-91 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 3 - Acquisition, Operation, etc., of Sewers or Sewer Systems by Municipalities Generally.|Division 2 - Purchase of Sanitary Sewers or Sewer Systems and Assessments Therefor.|Section 11-50-91 - Payment of Assessments Generally.

Section 11-50-91Payment of assessments generally. The council, in purchasing any sewers or sewer system the cost of which or any part thereof is to be assessed against the area drained by such sewer, sewers or sewer system, may provide that the same shall be paid in cash within 30 days after the final assessment, provided the cost of such sewers or sewer system does not exceed $1,000.00, but if the total cost of such purchase is greater than such sum, any property owner may, at his election, to be expressed by notifying the city or town official charged with the duty of collecting such assessments in writing within 30 days after the assessment is made final, pay such assessment in not less than 10 nor more than 15 equal annual installments, as determined by the council, which installments shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding six percent per annum payable annually. And the council may further provide that any person may further elect to pay each annual installment in four equal quarterly installments. Any person may pay the whole assessment against any lot or parcel of land with 30 days from the time the assessment is made and may at any installment period, either annual or quarterly, pay the assessment in full by paying the full amount of the installments, together with all accrued interest thereon and an additional sum equal to six months' interest at six percent per annum on the amount of said assessment so paid before maturity as a penalty. Should the property owner desire to pay off the deferred installments between the dates on which they are due, he shall pay interest on the same until the succeeding installment period, together with the penalty above described. The first installment shall be payable within 30 days after the assessment is made final, and all assessments or installments thereof shall be payable at the office of the clerk, tax collector, or treasurer of the city or town as the council may prescribe, and all assessments or installments thereof shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding six percent per annum after the expiration of 30 days from the date on which the same were made final, which interest shall be due and payable at the time and place the assessment or installment is due and payable. In all cases where the property owner does not elect to pay in installments or, having elected to pay in installments, fails to pay the first installment within 30 days from the date of the assessment, he shall be held to have waived the right to pay in installments, and the entire assessment shall at the expiration of said 30 days become due and payable. (Acts 1923, No. 165, p. 134; Code 1923, §2104; Code 1940, T. 37, §629.)
AL Code § 11-50-92 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 3 - Acquisition, Operation, etc., of Sewers or Sewer Systems by Municipalities Generally.|Division 2 - Purchase of Sanitary Sewers or Sewer Systems and Assessments Therefor.|Section 11-50-92 - Proceedings for Sale of Land Upon Failure of Property Owner to Pay Assessment, Installment or Interest - Notice of Sale; Payment of Assessment Prior to Sale; Cost of Notice and Sale Charged Against Land, Etc.

Section 11-50-92Proceedings for sale of land upon failure of property owner to pay assessment, installment or interest - Notice of sale; payment of assessment prior to sale; cost of notice and sale charged against land, etc. (a) If the property owner who has not elected to pay in installments fails to pay his assessment within 30 days or, having elected to pay in installments, fails to pay the first installment within 30 days from the date of the assessment or makes default in the payment of any annual or quarterly installment or the interest thereon, the whole of such assessment shall immediately become due and payable, and the officer designated by the council to collect such assessment shall proceed to sell the property against which the assessment is made to the highest bidder for cash, but he shall first give notice by publication once a week for three consecutive weeks in some newspaper published in the city or town or of general circulation therein advertising the day of such sale and the purpose for which the same is made, together with a description of the property to be sold. (b) Any property owner, notwithstanding his default, may pay the assessment with interest and all costs if tendered before the sale of the property. (c) The cost of such notice and sale shall constitute a charge against the property to be sold and shall be retained out of the proceeds of the sale. (Acts 1923, No. 165, p. 134; Code 1923, §2105; Code 1940, T. 37, §630.)
AL Code § 11-50-93 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 3 - Acquisition, Operation, etc., of Sewers or Sewer Systems by Municipalities Generally.|Division 2 - Purchase of Sanitary Sewers or Sewer Systems and Assessments Therefor.|Section 11-50-93 - Proceedings for Sale of Land Upon Failure of Property Owner to Pay Assessment, Installment, or Interest - Execution, etc., of Deed to Purchaser at Sale; Disposition of Surplus From Sale; Purchase of Property by Municipality.

Section 11-50-93Proceedings for sale of land upon failure of property owner to pay assessment, installment, or interest - Execution, etc., of deed to purchaser at sale; disposition of surplus from sale; purchase of property by municipality. The officer making such sale shall execute a deed to the purchaser, which shall convey all the right, title, and interest which the party against whose property the assessment was made had or held in said property at the date of making such assessment or on the date of making such sale. Any surplus arising from such sale shall be paid into the city or town treasury, to be kept as a separate fund by the treasurer for the owner upon the responsibility of his official bond. The council may, by its agent, purchase real estate sold as provided under this division, and, in the event of such purchase, the deed for the same shall be made to the city or town. (Acts 1923, No. 165, p. 134; Code 1923, §2106; Code 1940, T. 37, §631.)
AL Code § 11-50-94 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 3 - Acquisition, Operation, etc., of Sewers or Sewer Systems by Municipalities Generally.|Division 2 - Purchase of Sanitary Sewers or Sewer Systems and Assessments Therefor.|Section 11-50-94 - Proceedings for Sale of Land Upon Failure of Property Owner to Pay Assessment, Installment, or Interest - Effect of Error or Defect in Notice or Sale.

Section 11-50-94Proceedings for sale of land upon failure of property owner to pay assessment, installment, or interest - Effect of error or defect in notice or sale. No mistake in the notice of sale in the description of the property or in the name of the owner shall vitiate the assessment or the lien; and, if for any reason, the sale made by the city or town is ineffectual to pass title, it shall operate as an assignment of the lien. Upon the request of the purchaser, supplementary proceedings of the same general character as required in this article may be had to correct the errors in said proceedings for his benefit, or the lien so assigned to him may be enforced by civil action. (Acts 1923, No. 165, p. 134; Code 1923, §2108; Code 1940, T. 37, §633.)
AL Code § 11-50-95 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 3 - Acquisition, Operation, etc., of Sewers or Sewer Systems by Municipalities Generally.|Division 2 - Purchase of Sanitary Sewers or Sewer Systems and Assessments Therefor.|Section 11-50-95 - Redemption of Property After Sale.

Section 11-50-95Redemption of property after sale. Such property may be redeemed by the owner or his assigns or other person authorized to redeem property sold for taxes by the state within two years from the date of the sale by paying to the purchaser or the city or town treasurer for him the amount for which the property was sold with interest thereon at the rate of eight percent per annum from the date of sale, together with a fee of $2.00 for the expense of the conveyance. (Acts 1923, No. 165, p. 134; Code 1923, §2107; Acts 1932, Ex. Sess., No. 21, p. 19; Code 1940, T. 37, §632.)
AL Code § 11-50-96 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 3 - Acquisition, Operation, etc., of Sewers or Sewer Systems by Municipalities Generally.|Division 2 - Purchase of Sanitary Sewers or Sewer Systems and Assessments Therefor.|Section 11-50-96 - Issuance of Bonds to Pay for Sewers or Sewer System Authorized Generally.

Section 11-50-96Issuance of bonds to pay for sewers or sewer system authorized generally. For the purpose of providing funds to pay the cost of said sewer or sewer system authorized to be purchased under the provisions of this division, the council of any city or town may issue bonds, within the limitations prescribed by the Constitution, in such amount as may be necessary, not to exceed the total cost of said sewer or sewers or sewer system. (Acts 1923, No. 165, p. 134; Code 1923, §2109; Code 1940, T. 37, §634.)
AL Code § 11-50-97 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 3 - Acquisition, Operation, etc., of Sewers or Sewer Systems by Municipalities Generally.|Division 2 - Purchase of Sanitary Sewers or Sewer Systems and Assessments Therefor.|Section 11-50-97 - Making of Loans and Issuance of Bonds to Pay for Sewers or Sewer System.

Section 11-50-97Making of loans and issuance of bonds to pay for sewers or sewer system. The council may borrow money on the faith and credit of the city or town, executing the note of the city or town therefor and pledging as security for such loan the proceeds of the proposed assessments thereafter to be made as provided in this division, and such sum or sums so borrowed the council may advance in payment or part payment of the cost of such sewer or sewers or sewer system; and, upon the expiration of 30 days after the assessment for the cost of the same shall have been made final, the council may then issue and sell bonds for such amount as may be necessary, after deducting the amount paid by property owners, to pay the cost of such sewers or sewer system, including such amounts as may have been borrowed for the purpose, and all interest and other expenses incurred in and about the purchase of the same. The council may provide in its contract with the owner or owners of the sewer, sewers or sewer system that such bonds are to be received in payment of the purchase price of such sewers or sewer system and, in such case, upon the expiration of 30 days after the assessment of the cost of the same, the council may, by resolution or ordinance, authorize the delivery of the bonds to said owner or owners in accordance with said contract. (Acts 1923, No. 165, p. 134; Code 1923, §2110; Code 1940, T. 37, §635.)
AL Code § 11-50-98 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 3 - Acquisition, Operation, etc., of Sewers or Sewer Systems by Municipalities Generally.|Division 2 - Purchase of Sanitary Sewers or Sewer Systems and Assessments Therefor.|Section 11-50-98 - Form, Terms, Denominations, etc., of Bonds; Execution, Sale, etc., Thereof.

Section 11-50-98Form, terms, denominations, etc., of bonds; execution, sale, etc., thereof. The bonds authorized to be issued by this division shall be negotiable and payable to the bearer and may be payable in lawful money of the United States as the council may prescribe. By the ordinance providing for the issue of such bonds, full provision shall be made for their form and character. Said bonds shall have coupons attached to represent the interest thereon, and the council may provide that such bonds may be changed from coupon to registered bonds or vice versa. Such bonds shall be of such denomination or denominations as the council may direct, not to exceed $1,000.00 each, and not to be less than $50.00 each. They shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed six percent per annum, payable annually or semiannually, at such place or places as may be designated therein. They shall be issued under the corporate seal of the city or town and shall be signed by the mayor and the treasurer thereof and shall be disposed of at not less than par. The council may, as provided in Section 11-50-97, by contract with the owner or owners of the sewers or sewer system purchased, provide that the bonds thereafter to be issued to pay for the same may, upon the consummation of said purchase contract, be issued to said owner or owners at not less than par in payment of the purchase price of such work. (Acts 1923, No. 165, p. 134; Code 1923, §2111; Code 1940, T. 37, §636.)
AL Code § 11-50-99 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 3 - Acquisition, Operation, etc., of Sewers or Sewer Systems by Municipalities Generally.|Division 2 - Purchase of Sanitary Sewers or Sewer Systems and Assessments Therefor.|Section 11-50-99 - Disposition of Proceeds From Sale of Bonds.

Section 11-50-99Disposition of proceeds from sale of bonds. The proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized to be issued by this division shall be applied only to the payment of the cost of the sewer or sewers or sewer system designated in the ordinance providing for their issue. (Acts 1923, No. 165, p. 134; Code 1923, §2114; Code 1940, T. 37, §639.)
AL Code § 11-50-100 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.|Article 3 - Acquisition, Operation, etc., of Sewers or Sewer Systems by Municipalities Generally.|Division 2 - Purchase of Sanitary Sewers or Sewer Systems and Assessments Therefor.|Section 11-50-100 - Payment and Redemption of Bonds Generally.

Section 11-50-100Payment and redemption of bonds generally. The bonds issued under this division shall be payable in from 10 years to 15 years from their date as determined by the council, but any bond or bonds so issued and sold shall, at the option of the city or town, be payable at any interest period. In the event the city or town should elect to pay off any such bond or bonds before maturity, it shall pay as a bonus to the holder thereof a sum equal to one-fourth the annual interest thereon, and the city or town shall give public notice of its intention to redeem said bond or bonds, describing the same by number and series, by publication once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper published in said city or town or of general circulation therein; and, if said bonds are registered, such notice shall also be sent by registered or certified mail to the address of the registered owner thereof where such address is shown on the book of registration. (Acts 1923, No. 165, p. 134; Code 1923, §2112; Code 1940, T. 37, §637.)