11-86A-2
Section 11-86A-2 Legislative findings of fact and declaration of intent; construction
of chapter. (a) The Legislature hereby makes the following findings of fact and declares its
intent to be as follows: The Legislature acknowledges the key role of public corporations
in the state in promoting public interest and participation in sports, athletics, and recreational
activities through acquiring, enlarging, improving, expanding, owning, operating, leasing,
and disposing of park and recreation related properties. It has come to the attention of the
Legislature that questions have been raised as to the status of certain local park and recreational
authorities and boards located in the state. It is the intent of the Legislature to promote
the public health and general welfare by exercising its police power to authorize the formation
or retroactive validation of independent public corporations created jointly by counties and
municipalities, one of which is to be a Class 4 municipality, as...
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16-13-300
Section 16-13-300 Legislative intent; construction. (a) It is the intention of the Legislature
by the adoption of this article to authorize each county board of education and each city
board of education in the State of Alabama to issue and sell, at public or private sale, upon
the prior written approval of the State Superintendent of Education, warrants payable from,
and secured by a pledge of, revenues of such board which are lawfully available and are designated
by the board therefor, for educational and public school purposes, including, without limitation,
payment of the costs of public school facilities and the refunding of valid indebtedness of
such board, regardless of whether such indebtedness was incurred under this article or under
other provisions of law and regardless of whether such indebtedness is a direct or indirect
obligation of such board and to authorize counties and municipalities to provide financial
and other assistance to boards of education within the...
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22-21-171
Section 22-21-171 Purpose and construction of article. It is the intention of the Legislature
by the passage of this article to authorize in each of the several counties of the state the
organization of a public corporation or corporations for the purpose of acquiring, owning
and operating public hospitals and other health-care and related facilities in the county
in which such corporation shall be organized. It is the legislative intent to confer on corporations
organized under this article all the powers requisite for the fulfillment of the purposes
of their organization, including the power to do whatever financing may be necessary to accomplish
such purposes. This article shall be liberally construed to give effect to its purpose. Corporations
organized under this article shall be public, nonprofit corporations, and no part of the net
earnings thereof shall inure to the benefit of any individual or private corporation. (Acts
1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 183, p. 442, §1.)...
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22-21-71
Section 22-21-71 Purpose and construction of division. It is the intention of the Legislature
by the passage of this division to authorize in each of the several counties of the state
the organization of one or more public corporations for the purpose of acquiring, owning and
operating public hospitals and other public health facilities in the county in which such
corporation shall be organized, or in a portion of the said county. It is the legislative
intent to confer on corporations organized under this division all the powers requisite for
the fulfillment of the purposes of their organization, including the power to do whatever
financing may be necessary to accomplish such purposes. This division shall be liberally construed
to give effect to its purpose. Corporations organized under this division shall be nonprofit
corporations, and no part of the net earnings thereof shall inure to the benefit of any member
thereof or other individual or private corporation. (Acts 1949, No. 46, p....
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28-9-1
Section 28-9-1 Legislative intent and purpose. The legislative intent and purpose of
this chapter is to provide a structure for the business relations between a wholesaler and
a supplier of beer. Regulation in this area is considered necessary for the following reasons:
(1) To maintain stability and healthy competition in the beer industry in this state. (2)
To promote and maintain a sound, stable, and viable three-tier system of distribution of beer
to the public. (3) To promote the public health, safety, and welfare. (Acts 1988, No. 88-80,
p. 87, §1.)...
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11-59-2
Section 11-59-2 Legislative intent; construction of chapter generally. (a) It is the
intention of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter to authorize the incorporation
in the several cities and towns in this state of public corporations for the purpose of owning
and operating and contracting with others for the operation of such facilities as may be specified
in the certificate of incorporation of the corporation or any amendment thereto and to vest
such corporations with all powers that may be necessary to enable them to accomplish any such
purpose, including the power to issue their revenue bonds and to mortgage such properties
and pledge the revenues derived therefrom as security therefor. (b) This chapter shall be
liberally construed in conformity with the said intention. (Acts 1947, No. 231, p. 94, §2.)...

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28-2A-3
Section 28-2A-3 Legislative intent. It is hereby declared the intention and the purpose
of this article to permit an election by the citizens of certain municipalities to determine
the wet or dry status of such municipalities with regard to the sale, distribution, and consumption
of alcoholic beverages within the corporate limits of such municipalities; and further that
such election shall be provided only in those municipalities which can provide safeguards
for the protection of the public welfare, health, peace, and morals of the people. In the
furtherance of the protection of the public welfare, health, peace, and morals, the Legislature
has determined that a population classification should be established to provide this method
of municipal option election only in those municipalities with a population of 1,000 or more
people within a county, it being the judgment of the Legislature that municipalities with
a lesser population would be unable to support and maintain such protection...
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11-22-2
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.)...
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11-60-2
Section 11-60-2 Legislative intent; construction of chapter generally. (a) 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 municipalities in this state
of public corporations to acquire, enlarge, improve, expand, own, operate, lease, and dispose
of properties to the end that such corporation 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. (b) This chapter shall be liberally construed
in conformity with the said intention. (Acts 1967, Ex. Sess., No. 218, p. 264, §1.)...
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45-49-90.01
Section 45-49-90.01 Purpose; liberal construction. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature
by the passage of this part to authorize the incorporation in Mobile County of public corporations
to acquire, enlarge, improve, replace, own, lease, and dispose of properties to the end that
such corporations may be able to develop land as sites for industrial parks in Mobile County
which shall be deemed to include the provision of water, sewage, drainage, transportation,
and other similar facilities which are incidental to the use of land as an industrial park,
including easements and rights of way for public utilities providing power and communication
services, but shall not be deemed to include the provision of structures or buildings other
than structures or buildings related to the provision of water, sewage, drainage, transportation,
or similar facilities. It is the further intent of the Legislature by the passage of this
part to vest such public corporations with all powers that may be...
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