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2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 20 - Promotion of Industry and Trade. › Article 2 - Industrial Development Boards. › Section 11-20-33 - Certificate of Incorporation - Contents; Execution and Acknowledgment.

Section 11-20-33
Certificate of incorporation - Contents; execution and acknowledgment.
(a) The certificate of incorporation of any corporation organized under this article shall set forth:
(1) The names and residences of the applicants together with a recital that each of them is an elector of and taxpayer in the county;
(2) The name of the corporation, which shall be The Industrial Development Board of _____ County (the blank space to be filled in with the name of the county) if such name shall be available for use by the corporation and if not available, then the incorporators shall designate some other similar name that is available;
(3) A recital that permission to organize the corporation has been granted by a resolution duly adopted by the governing body of the county and the date of the adoption of such resolution;
(4) The location of the principal office of the corporation (which shall be in the county);
(5) The purposes for which the corporation is proposed to be organized;
(6) The number of directors of the corporation (which shall be not less than three);
(7) The period, if any, for the duration of the corporation (if the duration is perpetual, the fact should be stated); and
(8) Any other matter which the applicants may choose to insert therein which shall not be inconsistent with this article or with the laws of the state of Alabama.
(b) The certificate of incorporation shall be subscribed and acknowledged by each of the applicants before an officer authorized by the laws of Alabama to take acknowledgments to deeds.
(Acts 1977, No. 762, p. 1310, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 20 - Promotion of Industry and Trade. › Article 2 - Industrial Development Boards. › Section 11-20-34 - Certificate of Incorporation - Filing With Probate Judge; Examination, Approval, and Recordation by Probate Judge.

Section 11-20-34
Certificate of incorporation - Filing with probate judge; examination, approval, and recordation by probate judge.
When executed and acknowledged in conformity with Section 11-20-33, the certificate of incorporation shall be filed with the judge of probate of the county. The judge of probate shall thereupon examine the certificate of incorporation and, if he finds that the recitals contained therein are correct, that the requirements of Section 11-20-33 have been complied with and that the name is not identical with or so nearly similar to that of another corporation already in existence in this state as to lead to confusion and uncertainty, he shall approve the certificate of incorporation and record it in an appropriate book or record in his office. The recording of the certificate shall constitute the findings and approval required by the preceding sentence.
When such certificate has been so made and filed, the applicants shall constitute a public corporation under the name set out in the certificate of incorporation.
(Acts 1977, No. 762, p. 1310, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 20 - Promotion of Industry and Trade. › Article 2 - Industrial Development Boards. › Section 11-20-35 - Certificate of Incorporation - Amendment.

Section 11-20-35
Certificate of incorporation - Amendment.
If any corporation formed under this article has accidentally or inadvertently failed to comply with the requirements of this article in its organization, such omission or defect may be corrected by filing an amendment as provided in this section. The certificate of incorporation of any corporation formed under this article may also at any time and from time to time be amended so as to make any changes therein and add any provisions thereto which might have been included in the certificate of incorporation in the first instance.
Any such amendment shall be effected in the following manner: The board of directors of the corporation shall adopt a resolution proposing such amendment to the certificate of incorporation. The chairman of the board of directors of the corporation shall file with the governing body of the county an application in writing seeking permission to amend the certificate of incorporation, specifying in such application the amendment proposed to be made, which amendment shall be that set forth in the resolution adopted by the board of directors of the corporation. Such governing body shall consider such application and, if it shall by appropriate resolution duly find and determine that it is wise, expedient, necessary or advisable that the proposed amendment be made and shall approve the form of the proposed amendment and shall authorize the amendment to be made, then the chairman of the board of directors of the corporation making such application shall execute an instrument embodying the amendment specified in such application and shall file the same with the judge of probate of the county. The proposed amendment shall be subscribed and acknowledged by the chairman of the board of directors of the corporation and its secretary before an officer authorized by the laws of Alabama to take acknowledgments to deeds. Such judge of probate shall thereupon examine the proposed amendment and, if he finds that the requirements of this section have been complied with and the proposed amendment is within the scope of what might be included in an original certificate of incorporation, he shall approve the amendment and record it in an appropriate book in his office. The recording of the amendment shall constitute the findings and approval required by the preceding sentence. When such amendment has been so made and filed, it shall thereupon become effective and the certificate of incorporation shall thereupon be amended to the extent provided in the amendment.
(Acts 1977, No. 762, p. 1310, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 20 - Promotion of Industry and Trade. › Article 2 - Industrial Development Boards. › Section 11-20-36 - Board of Directors.

Section 11-20-36
Board of directors.
The corporation shall have a board of directors in which all powers of the corporation shall be vested and which shall consist of any number of directors, not less than three, all of whom shall be duly qualified electors of and taxpayers in the county. The directors shall serve as such without compensation except that they shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred in and about the performance of their duties under this article. No more than one director shall be an officer or employee of the county, and in no event shall a judge of probate serve as such director. The directors shall be elected by the governing body of the county and they shall be so elected that they shall hold office for staggered terms. At the time of the election of the first board of directors, the governing body of the county shall divide the directors into three groups containing as nearly equal whole numbers as may be possible. The first term of the directors included in the first group shall be two years, the first term of the directors included in the second group shall be four years, the first term of the directors included in the third group shall be six years and thereafter the terms of all directors shall be six years; provided, that if at the expiration of any term of office of any director a successor thereto shall not have been elected, then the director whose term of office shall have expired shall continue to hold office until his successor shall be so elected. Any meeting held by the board of directors for any purpose whatsoever shall be open to the public.
(Acts 1977, No. 762, p. 1310, §7; Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-986, p. 332.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 20 - Promotion of Industry and Trade. › Article 2 - Industrial Development Boards. › Section 11-20-39 - Bonds - Security for Payment of Principal and Interest; Remedies Upon Default.

Section 11-20-39
Bonds - Security for payment of principal and interest; remedies upon default.
The principal of and interest on any bonds issued by the corporation shall be secured by a pledge of the revenues and receipts out of which the same shall be made payable and may be secured by a mortgage covering all or any part of the projects from which the revenues or receipts so pledged may be derived, including any enlargements of and additions to any such projects thereafter made.
The resolution under which the bonds are authorized to be issued and any such mortgage may contain any agreements and provisions respecting the maintenance of the projects covered thereby, the fixing and collection of fees, rates, tolls and charges for the services, facilities and accommodations furnished by the corporation and of the rents for any portions thereof leased by the corporation to others, the creation and maintenance of special funds from such revenues and the rights and remedies available in the event of default, all as the board of directors shall deem advisable and which are not in conflict with the provisions of this article.
In the event of default in such payment or in any agreements of the corporation made as a part of the contract under which the bonds were issued, whether contained in the proceedings authorizing the bonds or in any mortgage executed as security therefor, such payment or agreement may be enforced by mandamus, the appointment of a receiver or by foreclosure of any such mortgage or any one or more of said remedies.
(Acts 1977, No. 762, p. 1310, §10.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 20 - Promotion of Industry and Trade. › Article 2 - Industrial Development Boards. › Section 11-20-40 - Bonds - Notice of Resolution Authorizing Issuance of Bonds; Limitation Period for Actions, etc., as to Validity of Proceedings for Issuance of Bonds, Etc.

Section 11-20-40
Bonds - Notice of resolution authorizing issuance of bonds; limitation period for actions, etc., as to validity of proceedings for issuance of bonds, etc.
Upon the adoption by the board of directors of any resolution providing for the issuance of bonds, the corporation may, in its discretion, cause to be published once a week for two consecutive weeks, in a newspaper published in the county a notice in substantially the following form (the blanks being properly filled in) at the end of which shall be printed the name and title of either the chairman or secretary of the corporation: "_____, a public corporation under the laws of the State of Alabama, on the ___ day of _____, authorized the issuance of $_____ principal amount of revenue bonds of the said corporation for purposes authorized in the act of the Legislature of Alabama under which the said corporation was organized. Any action or proceeding questioning the validity of the said bonds, the pledge and mortgage to secure the same, any lease or sale of the project to be financed by said bonds, or the proceedings authorizing the same must be commenced within 20 days after the first publication of this notice."
Any action or proceeding in any court to set aside or question the proceedings for the issuance of the bonds referred to in said notice or to contest the validity of such bonds or the validity of the pledge and mortgage made therefor or the lease or sale of the project to be financed by said bonds must be commenced within 20 days after the first publication of such notice. After the expiration of the said period, no right of action or defense questioning or attacking the validity of the said proceedings or of the said bonds or the said pledge or mortgage or the lease or sale of the project to be financed by said bonds shall be asserted, nor shall the validity of the said proceedings or of the said bonds or the said pledge or mortgage or the lease or sale of the project to be financed by said bonds be open to question in any court on any ground whatsoever except in an action or proceeding commenced within such period.
(Acts 1977, No. 762, p. 1310, §11.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 20 - Promotion of Industry and Trade. › Article 2 - Industrial Development Boards. › Section 11-20-41 - Borrowing of Money for Temporary Use and Issuance of Temporary Revenue Bonds or Notes as Evidence Thereof.

Section 11-20-41
Borrowing of money for temporary use and issuance of temporary revenue bonds or notes as evidence thereof.
The corporation may, in addition to the other powers granted in this article, borrow money for temporary use for any of its corporate purposes and in evidence of such borrowing issue from time to time revenue bonds or notes maturing not later than three years from the date of issuance.
Any such temporary borrowing may be made in anticipation of the sale and issuance of long term revenue bonds, and in such event the principal proceeds from the sale of such long term revenue bonds shall, to the extent necessary, be used for payment of the principal of and the interest on the temporary revenue bonds or notes issued in anticipation of the sale and issuance of such long term revenue bonds.
(Acts 1977, No. 762, p. 1310, §12.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 20 - Promotion of Industry and Trade. › Article 2 - Industrial Development Boards. › Section 11-20-42 - Liability of County Upon Bonds, Obligations, Agreements, etc., of Corporations.

Section 11-20-42
Liability of county upon bonds, obligations, agreements, etc., of corporations.
The county shall not in any event be liable for the payment of the principal of or interest on any bonds of the corporation or for the performance of any pledge, mortgage, obligation or agreement of any kind whatsoever which may be undertaken by the corporation, and none of the bonds of the corporation or any of its agreements or obligations shall be construed to constitute an indebtedness of the county within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision whatsoever.
(Acts 1977, No. 762, p. 1310, §15.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 20 - Promotion of Industry and Trade. › Article 2 - Industrial Development Boards. › Section 11-20-43 - Disposition of Net Earnings.

Section 11-20-43
Disposition of net earnings.
The corporation 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 individual, firm or corporation; except, that in the event the board of directors of the corporation shall determine that sufficient provision has been made for the full payment of expenses, bonds and other obligations of the corporation, then any net earnings of the corporation thereafter accruing shall, at the option of the board of directors, be used to pay the cost of extensions and improvements to any of its projects or paid to the county with respect to which the corporation was organized.
(Acts 1977, No. 762, p. 1310, §16.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 20 - Promotion of Industry and Trade. › Article 2 - Industrial Development Boards. › Section 11-20-44 - Conveyances, etc., of Assets to Corporations by Other Public Corporations; Assumption of Obligations or Indebtedness of Corporations Making Conveyances, Etc.

Section 11-20-44
Conveyances, etc., of assets to corporations by other public corporations; assumption of obligations or indebtedness of corporations making conveyances, etc.
Any public corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of any other law of this state may, either with or without the payment of pecuniary consideration, transfer, assign or convey all or any part of its assets, including, but without limitation, land, interests in land, improvements, buildings, structures, roads, utility facilities, cash and any facilities which would be a part of a project, to any corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this article, and any corporation so organized under the provisions of this article is authorized to assume any obligation or indebtedness of any such other public corporation making such a conveyance, transfer or assignment, provided such indebtedness is payable solely out of the revenues and income of a project or of the facilities and assets so transferred, assigned or conveyed.
(Acts 1977, No. 762, p. 1310, §21.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 20 - Promotion of Industry and Trade. › Article 2 - Industrial Development Boards. › Section 11-20-45 - Authority and Procedure for Dissolution of Corporations; Disposition of Funds and Properties Thereof Upon Dissolution.

Section 11-20-45
Authority and procedure for dissolution of corporations; disposition of funds and properties thereof upon dissolution.
Whenever the board of directors of the corporation shall by resolution determine that the purposes for which the corporation was formed have been substantially complied with and all bonds theretofore issued and all obligations theretofore incurred by the corporation have been fully paid, the then members of the board of directors of the corporation shall thereupon execute and file for record in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which the corporation is organized a certificate of dissolution reciting such facts and declaring the corporation to be dissolved. Such certificate of dissolution shall be executed under the corporate seal of the corporation.
Upon the filing of such certificate of dissolution, the corporation shall stand dissolved, the title to all funds and properties owned by it at the time of such dissolution shall vest in the county and possession of such funds and properties shall forthwith be delivered to such county.
(Acts 1977, No. 762, p. 1310, §17.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 20 - Promotion of Industry and Trade. › Article 2 - Industrial Development Boards. › Section 11-20-46 - Documents of Corporations May Be Filed for Record Without Payment of Taxes or Certain Fees.

Section 11-20-46
Documents of corporations may be filed for record without payment of taxes or certain fees.
The certificate of incorporation of the corporation or any amendment thereof, any deeds or other documents whereby properties are conveyed over to the corporation, any mortgages executed by the corporation, any leases made by the corporation and the certificate of dissolution of the corporation may all be filed for record in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which the corporation is organized without the payment of any tax or fees other than such fees as may be authorized by law for recording of such instruments.
(Acts 1977, No. 762, p. 1310, §18.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 20 - Promotion of Industry and Trade. › Article 2 - Industrial Development Boards. › Section 11-20-47 - Exemptions of Corporations - Taxation.

Section 11-20-47
Exemptions of corporations - Taxation.
The corporation, all properties at any time owned by it and income therefrom of the corporation, all bonds issued by the corporation and the income therefrom, conveyances by or to the corporation and leases and mortgages by or to the corporation shall be exempt from all taxation in the State of Alabama. No license or excise tax may be imposed on any corporation in respect of the privilege of engaging in any of the activities authorized by this article.
(Acts 1977, No. 762, p. 1310, §13.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 20 - Promotion of Industry and Trade. › Article 2 - Industrial Development Boards. › Section 11-20-48 - Exemptions of Corporations - Usury and Interest Laws.

Section 11-20-48
Exemptions of corporations - Usury and interest laws.
Each corporation organized under the provisions of this article is hereby exempted 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 1977, No. 762, p. 1310, §14.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 20 - Promotion of Industry and Trade. › Article 2 - Industrial Development Boards. › Section 11-20-49 - Exemptions of Corporations - Competitive Bid Laws.

Section 11-20-49
Exemptions of corporations - Competitive bid laws.
Each corporation organized under the provisions of this article, and all contracts made by such corporations, shall be exempt from the provisions and requirements of Sections 41-16-50 through 41-16-63.
(Acts 1977, No. 762, p. 1310, §19.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 20 - Promotion of Industry and Trade. › Article 2 - Industrial Development Boards. › Section 11-20-50 - Construction of Article.

Section 11-20-50
Construction of article.
Neither this article nor anything contained in this article shall be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any powers which the corporation might otherwise have under any laws of this state, but shall be construed as cumulative of any such powers.
(Acts 1977, No. 762, p. 1310, §20.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 20 - Promotion of Industry and Trade. › Article 3 - Agricultural Authorities for Advancement of Humanities › Section 11-20-71 - Board of Directors; Officers; Proceedings; Qualifications of Directors.

Section 11-20-71
Board of directors; officers; proceedings; qualifications of directors.
(a) The board of directors of an agriculture authority shall be as specified in the articles and in accordance with Section 11-20-70.
(b) Each agriculture authority shall have a chair, vice chair, secretary, and treasurer to be elected by the board of directors. The offices of secretary and treasurer may, but need not, be held by the same person. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The officers and directors shall serve for the terms provided for in the articles. A director may not draw any salary for any service rendered or for any duty performed as director. The duties of the chair, vice chair, secretary, and treasurer shall be those as are customarily performed by such officers and as may be prescribed by the board of directors from time to time.
(c) All directors shall serve until their successors are duly appointed or until they cease to be qualified. Vacancies on the board shall be filled as provided for in the articles, but any individual appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve only for the unexpired portion of the term. In the event any uncertainty arises as to the terms of office of the directors, the county commission or individual authorized to appoint the directors may clarify the term by adoption of an appropriate resolution or by execution of an appropriate certificate, and the term of office shall be as so clarified.
(d) All proceedings of the board of directors of an agriculture authority shall be reduced to writing by the secretary of the authority and shall be signed by at least two directors present at the proceedings. Copies of the proceedings, when certified by the secretary under the seal of the agriculture authority, shall be received in all courts as prima facie evidence of the matters and things therein certified.
(e) Directors of an agriculture authority must be residents and qualified electors of the county within the authorized operational area of the authority. If any director ceases to be a resident of the county, he or she shall cease to be a director, and the position shall remain vacant until a successor is appointed in accordance with the articles and this article.
(f) A director of an agriculture authority may not have an interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract of work, material, or services, or the profits therefrom, to be furnished or performed for the authority under this article if the director has, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in any business, firm, or corporation, or profits thereof, furnishing or providing work, materials, or services.
(Act 2017-246, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 20 - Promotion of Industry and Trade. › Article 3 - Agricultural Authorities for Advancement of Humanities › Section 11-20-72 - Amending Articles of Authority.

Section 11-20-72
Amending articles of authority.
(a) The articles of an agriculture authority may at any time be amended in the manner provided in this section. The board of directors shall first adopt a resolution proposing an amendment to the articles, setting forth the full text of the amended language. An amendment may be made for the sole purpose of altering, in accordance with this article, the authorized operational area of the authority, provided the articles may not be amended to extend the operational area of the authority beyond the boundaries of the county in which the authority is incorporated.
(b) After the adoption by the board of directors of an agriculture authority of a resolution proposing an amendment to the articles, the chair and the secretary shall sign and file with the county commission of the appropriate county a written application in the name and on behalf of the authority, under its seal, requesting that the county commission adopt a resolution approving the proposed amendment, and accompanied by a copy of the resolution adopted by the board of directors proposing the amendment to the articles. As promptly as may be practicable after the filing of the application, the county commission shall review the application and shall adopt a resolution either denying the application or approving and authorizing the proposed amendment. A proposed amendment shall not take effect unless approved by the county commission. The resolution need not be published or posted and need not be offered for more than one reading.
(c) Following the adoption of a resolution approving the proposed amendment by the county commission, the chair and the secretary shall sign and file for record in the office of the judge of probate a certificate in the name and on behalf of the authority, under its seal, reciting the adoption of resolutions by the board and by the county commission and setting forth the proposed amendment. The judge of probate shall record the certificate in an appropriate book in his or her office. When the certificate has been so filed and recorded, the amendment shall become effective, and the articles shall be amended as provided in the amendment.
(Act 2017-246, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 20 - Promotion of Industry and Trade. › Article 3 - Agricultural Authorities for Advancement of Humanities › Section 11-20-75 - Advisory Council.

Section 11-20-75
Advisory council.
The board of directors of an authority may appoint an advisory council consisting of up to 10 members to advise the board. The advisory council members shall serve two-year terms, and are not required to be residents of the county of incorporation. Members may be appointed to additional terms by the board to serve on the advisory council.
(Act 2017-246, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 20 - Promotion of Industry and Trade. › Article 3 - Agricultural Authorities for Advancement of Humanities › Section 11-20-76 - Lease, Sale, Conveyance, etc., of Property.

Section 11-20-76
Lease, sale, conveyance, etc., of property.
The county of incorporation and each municipality in the county may lease, sell, donate, or otherwise convey to an agriculture authority real or personal property, including park properties, without authorization by election of the qualified voters of the county or of the municipality; and the county and each municipality thereof are authorized, but not required, to appropriate public funds of the county or of the municipality, as the case may be, to the authority to be used by the authority for purposes enumerated in this article. The county shall not lease, sell, donate, or convey any property to the authority, or appropriate any money to the authority, unless the county commission has determined that the lease, sale, donation, conveyance, or appropriation will benefit the people of the county or municipality to such an extent as to fully warrant and justify the lease, sale, donation, conveyance, or appropriation.
(Act 2017-246, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 20 - Promotion of Industry and Trade. › Article 3 - Agricultural Authorities for Advancement of Humanities › Section 11-20-77 - Construction of Article.

Section 11-20-77
Construction of article.
This article shall not be construed to limit the right, power, or authority of any municipality to operate facilities similar to the facilities provided for by this article. It is expressly provided that this article shall not in any way affect any auditorium, art museum, or other facility presently owned or hereafter acquired by any municipality, whether situated in the agriculture center or elsewhere.
(Act 2017-246, §8.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 20 - Promotion of Industry and Trade. › Article 3 - Agricultural Authorities for Advancement of Humanities › Section 11-20-78 - Dissolution of Authority.

Section 11-20-78
Dissolution of authority.
(a) An agriculture authority may be dissolved by the adoption by its board of directors of a resolution recommending its dissolution and the approval of such dissolution and the proposed articles of dissolution by the appropriate county commission. The resolution need not be published or posted and need not be offered for more than one reading. Upon receiving necessary approval under this section, the chair and secretary of the dissolved authority shall execute articles of dissolution reciting that such resolutions have been adopted and that the authority has been dissolved. The articles of dissolution shall be filed with the judge of probate, who shall record them in an appropriate book.
(b) Upon dissolution of an agriculture authority, all rights, property interests, assets, and obligations of the authority shall be transferred to the county.
(Act 2017-246, §9.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 20 - Promotion of Industry and Trade. › Article 3 - Agricultural Authorities for Advancement of Humanities › Section 11-20-79 - Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages Within Agriculture Center.

Section 11-20-79
Consumption of alcoholic beverages within agriculture center.
An agriculture authority may permit the consumption of alcoholic beverages any day of the week, purchased from licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, to be consumed by purchasers within the boundaries of the agriculture center.
(Act 2017-246, §10.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 20 - Promotion of Industry and Trade. › Article 3 - Agricultural Authorities for Advancement of Humanities › Section 11-20-80 - Exemption From Certain Municipal Ordinances and Requirements.

Section 11-20-80
Exemption from certain municipal ordinances and requirements.
An agriculture authority is exempt from all municipal planning boards and municipal planning board requirements and all municipal zoning ordinances.
(Act 2017-246, §11.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 20 - Promotion of Industry and Trade. › Article 3 - Agricultural Authorities for Advancement of Humanities › Section 11-20-81 - Exemption From Certain Taxes.

Section 11-20-81
Exemption from certain taxes.
(a) An agriculture authority is exempt from the payment of all state, county, and municipal sales and use taxes.
(b) Any county or municipal sales and use tax proceeds that are collected by an agriculture authority and remitted to a local taxing authority shall be rebated by that local taxing authority to the agriculture authority.
(c) An agriculture authority is exempt from paying all state, county, and local ad valorem taxes.
(Act 2017-246, §12.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 21 - Acquisition of Waterworks Plants or Distribution Systems. › Section 11-21-1 - Power of Counties to Purchase.

Section 11-21-1
Power of counties to purchase.
Any county in the state shall have the power and authority to purchase or acquire, and to operate, and to assume any indebtedness connected with, any waterworks plant or water distribution system, or both, located in the county and owned by any municipality located within the county or by any public corporation organized under the laws of this state upon such consideration as shall be agreed upon.
(Acts 1975, No. 1213, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 21 - Acquisition of Waterworks Plants or Distribution Systems. › Section 11-21-2 - Power of Municipalities to Sell.

Section 11-21-2
Power of municipalities to sell.
Any municipality in the state shall have the power and authority to sell, convey, and transfer any waterworks plant or water distribution system, or both, owned by it to the county in which the municipality is located, upon such consideration as may be agreed upon, including the assumption of any indebtedness connected with any such system.
(Acts 1975, No. 1213, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 21 - Acquisition of Waterworks Plants or Distribution Systems. › Section 11-21-3 - Publication of Notice.

Section 11-21-3
Publication of notice.
At least 30 days prior to the consummation of any such sale, conveyance, or transfer, the municipality shall cause to be published at least once in a newspaper having general circulation within the municipality, a copy of the ordinance authorizing such sale, transfer, or conveyance.
(Acts 1975, No. 1213, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 21 - Acquisition of Waterworks Plants or Distribution Systems. › Section 11-21-4 - No Election Required.

Section 11-21-4
No election required.
No election of any nature shall be required for the exercise or implementation of any power or authority granted by this chapter.
(Acts 1975, No. 1213, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 22 - Public Park and Recreation Boards. › Section 11-22-1 - Definitions.

Section 11-22-1
Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section:
(1) CORPORATION. Any corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(2) COUNTY. Any county in this state with respect to which a corporation may be organized.
(3) GOVERNING BODY. The county commission.
(4) MORTGAGE. A mortgage or a mortgage and deed of trust.
(5) PROJECT. Any land or any interest therein, including forests, rivers, streams, waterways, and lakes, and any buildings or other improvements thereon, and all real and personal properties deemed necessary in connection therewith, whether or not now in existence, which shall be suitable for a public park, and all buildings, facilities, and improvements incident thereto or useful in connection therewith, including but without limitation, picnic areas, camp sites, trailer sites, cabins, lodges, roads and trails for hiking, bicycling, or horseback riding, nature trails, botanical gardens, zoos, museums, exhibition areas, comfort stations, athletic fields, golf courses, tennis and badminton courts, bowling alleys, skeet, trap, rifle and archery ranges, swimming pools, bathhouses, beaches, docks and marinas, club houses, boats, rides, amusement facilities, boating facilities, areas and facilities for fishing and hunting, areas and facilities for aquatic entertainment and sports, stadiums, coliseums, arenas, grandstands, auditoriums, meeting halls, pavilions, centers for cultural entertainment, music, drama, exhibitions and exhibits, amphitheatres, administrative or office buildings, and public accommodation facilities as hereinafter defined.
(6) PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION FACILITIES. Buildings, facilities, and improvements for the accommodation of visitors to any such public park, including without limitation of the foregoing, motels, restaurants, coffee shops, stores to provide groceries, drugs and other items, sports, gift and souvenir shops, boat service and storage facilities, and launderettes; provided, that nothing contained in this chapter is intended to authorize any such corporation itself to operate as a commercial enterprise any such shops, boat service and storage facilities, stores, motels, or restaurants.
(Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 139, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 22 - Public Park and Recreation Boards. › Section 11-22-2 - Intent of Legislature.

Section 11-22-2
Intent of Legislature.
It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter to promote the public health and general welfare by authorizing the incorporation in the several counties in this state of public corporations to acquire, enlarge, improve, expand, own, operate, lease, and dispose of properties to the end that such corporations may be able to promote public interest and participation in sports, athletics, and recreational activities and to provide or improve public parks in this state, including all buildings, facilities, and improvements incident thereto or useful in connection therewith. It is the further intent of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter to vest such public corporations with all powers that may be necessary to enable them to accomplish such purposes. This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the said intention.
(Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 139, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 22 - Public Park and Recreation Boards. › Section 11-22-3 - Application for Authority to Incorporate; Resolution of Approval; Incorporation of More Than One Corporation.

Section 11-22-3
Application for authority to incorporate; resolution of approval; incorporation of more than one corporation.
Whenever any number of natural persons, not less than three, shall file with the governing body of any county of this state an application in writing for authority to incorporate in such county a public corporation under the provisions of this chapter, and shall set forth in said application a brief description of the project to be acquired or improved by such corporation, and if it shall be made to appear to such governing body that each of said persons is a duly qualified elector of and owner of property in said county and if the governing body of said county shall adopt a resolution which shall be duly entered upon the minutes of such governing body wherein it shall be found and determined that there is a public need for the proposed project, that it is wise, expedient, necessary, or advisable that such a corporation be formed and that the persons filing said application shall be authorized to proceed to form such corporation, then said persons shall proceed to organize such corporation by executing, acknowledging, and filing a certificate of incorporation as herein provided. No corporation shall be formed unless the application provided for herein shall be made and unless the resolution provided for herein shall be adopted; provided, that the inadequacy of the description of the proposed project in the application for incorporation shall not affect the validity of the incorporation of such corporation. The granting of authority for the incorporation of one public corporation under this chapter shall not preclude the granting of authority by the governing body of the same county for the incorporation of other public corporations hereunder; provided, that such other public corporations shall be required to adopt a name or designation sufficient to distinguish them from any public corporation theretofore incorporated by such county under this chapter.
(Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 139, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 22 - Public Park and Recreation Boards. › Section 11-22-4 - Certificate of Incorporation - Contents; Execution.

Section 11-22-4
Certificate of incorporation - Contents; execution.
(a) The certificate of incorporation of any corporation organized under this chapter shall set forth:
(1) The names of the applicants, together with a recital that each of them is an elector of and taxpayer in the county;
(2) The name of the corporation, which shall be "the public park and recreation board of _____ County" (the blank space to be filled in with the name of the county), if such name shall be available for use by the corporation and if not available, or if the incorporators desire some other name, then the incorporators shall designate some other similar name that is available;
(3) A recital that permission to organize the corporation has been granted by a resolution duly adopted by the governing body of the county and the date of the adoption of such resolution;
(4) The location of the principal office of the corporation (which shall be in the county);
(5) The purposes for which the corporation is proposed to be organized, which purposes shall be those set forth in the application for authority to incorporate;
(6) The number of directors of the corporation (which shall be not less than three);
(7) The period for the duration of the corporation (if the duration is perpetual, the fact should be stated); and
(8) Any other matter which the applicants may choose to insert therein which shall not be inconsistent with this chapter or with the laws of the State of Alabama.
(b) The certificate of incorporation shall be subscribed and acknowledged by each of the applicants before an officer authorized by the laws of Alabama to take acknowledgments to deeds.
(Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 139, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 22 - Public Park and Recreation Boards. › Section 11-22-5 - Certificate of Incorporation - Filing and Recording.

Section 11-22-5
Certificate of incorporation - Filing and recording.
When executed and acknowledged in conformity with Section 11-22-4, the certificate of incorporation shall be filed with the judge of probate of the county. The judge of probate shall thereupon examine the certificate of incorporation and, if he finds that the recitals contained therein are correct, that the requirements of Section 11-22-4 have been complied with and that the name is not identical with or so nearly similar to that of another corporation already in existence in this state as to lead to confusion and uncertainty, he shall approve the certificate of incorporation and record it in an appropriate book or record in his office. When such certificate has been so made, filed, and approved, the applicants shall constitute a public corporation under the name set out in the certificate of incorporation.
(Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 139, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 22 - Public Park and Recreation Boards. › Section 11-22-6 - Certificate of Incorporation - Amendments.

Section 11-22-6
Certificate of incorporation - Amendments.
If any corporation formed under this chapter has accidentally or inadvertently failed to comply with the requirements hereof in its organization, such omission or defect may be corrected by filing an amendment as provided in this section. The certificate of incorporation of any corporation formed under this chapter may also at any time and from time to time be amended so as to make any changes therein and add any provisions thereto which might have been included in the certificate of incorporation in the first instance. Any amendment shall be effected in the following manner: The members of the board of directors of the corporation shall file with the governing body of the county an application in writing seeking permission to amend the certificate of incorporation, specifying in such application the amendment proposed to be made. Such governing body shall consider such application and, if it shall by appropriate resolution duly find and determine that it is wise, expedient, necessary, and advisable that the proposed amendment be made, and if an additional project or projects are proposed, that there is a public need therefor, and shall approve the form of the proposed amendment and shall authorize the amendment to be made, then the persons making such application shall execute an instrument embodying the amendment specified in such application and shall file the same with the judge of probate of the county. The proposed amendment shall be subscribed and acknowledged by each member of the board of directors before an officer authorized by the laws of Alabama to take acknowledgments to deeds. Such judge of probate shall thereupon examine the proposed amendment and, if he finds that the requirements of this section have been complied with and the proposed amendment is within the scope of what might be included in an original certificate of incorporation, he shall approve the amendment and record it in an appropriate book in his office. When such amendment has been so made, filed and approved, it shall thereupon become effective, and the certificate of incorporation shall thereupon be amended to the extent provided in the amendment. No certificate of incorporation shall be amended except in the manner provided in this section.
(Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 139, §6.)