11-42-164
Section 11-42-164 Annexation agreement deemed contract between municipalities; right of persons
residing in annexed municipality to enforce agreement against annexing municipality. The agreement
of annexation shall be and shall be held to be a contract by and between the city or town
annexed and the city or town to which annexation is made, and no amendment of this article
or subsequent law enacted shall in anywise abrogate or change the terms of the agreement of
annexation, and any person residing in or owning property in the territory which was embraced
within the city or town annexed shall have the right in a court having jurisdiction to require
the annexing city or town to abide by and carry out the provisions of the agreement of annexation.
(Code 1907, §1149; Code 1923, §1844; Code 1940, T. 37, §211.)...
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11-49-1
Section 11-49-1 Consent to use public streets, etc., for construction or operation of public
utility or private enterprise; fees. (a) No person, firm, association, or corporation shall
be authorized to use the streets, avenues, alleys, and other public places of cities or towns
for the construction or operation of any public utility or private enterprise without first
obtaining the consent of the proper authorities of the city or town. (b) No electric supplier,
as defined in Section 37-14-31(1), which has an assigned service territory established by
general law enacted by the Legislature and which is subject to payment of a privilege or license
tax or other tax or fee established by general law enacted by the Legislature to a city or
town which authorizes a levy not to exceed three percent of the gross receipts of the business
done by the electric supplier in the municipality during the preceding year, and which authorizes
a levy not to exceed one and one-half percent of the gross...
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40-9-8
Section 40-9-8 Artesian wells leased to municipalities. The capital stock and physical property
of all corporations and the physical property of any person, which said capital stock and
physical property consists entirely of an artesian well or wells, and equipment pertaining
thereto, which well or wells are leased to any municipality of this state under a lease, sale,
contract or option agreement to purchase, shall, during the life of such lease, sale, contract
or option agreement, be exempt from ad valorem taxation so long as such well or wells are
operated exclusively by such city or town; provided, that this section shall apply only to
corporations or persons under contract with not more than one municipality. (Acts 1935, No.
194, p. 256; Code 1940, T. 51, §11.)...
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11-50-1
Section 11-50-1 Establishment, purchase, etc., of waterworks, gas or electric plants by municipalities
generally; contracts for furnishing of water, gas, or electricity; regulation of gas, electricity,
and water rates and quality. Cities and towns shall have the right to establish, purchase,
maintain, and operate waterworks or contract for a supply of wholesome water for their inhabitants;
to establish, purchase, maintain, and operate a gas or electric light works and to contract
for the furnishing of gas or electricity to the city or town and surrounding territory; to
regulate the manner and rates for furnishing gas, electricity, and water after expiration
of a contract; and to prescribe the quality of gas or electricity furnished to the inhabitants
by any person or corporation. (Code 1907, §1260; Code 1923, §2001; Code 1940, T. 37, §360.)...

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11-50A-1
Section 11-50A-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following
meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) AUTHORITY. Alabama Municipal
Electric Authority created pursuant to this chapter and any successor or successors thereto.
(2) BOARD. The board of directors of the authority. (3) BONDS. Any bonds issued by the authority
under the provisions of this chapter, including refunding bonds. (4) BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES.
Short term obligations issued by the authority in anticipation of the issuance of bonds. (5)
COSTS. All costs of acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, equipment, alteration,
repair, or extension of any project; all costs of real and personal property required for
the purposes of any project, including any rights or undivided interest therein; all costs
of easements, franchises, water rights, fees, permits, approvals, licenses, and certificates,
and all costs of securing any permits, approvals, licenses,...
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11-51-90.1
Section 11-51-90.1 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings: (1) BUSINESS. Any commercial or industrial activity or any enterprise,
trade, profession, occupation, or livelihood, including the lease or rental of residential
or nonresidential real estate, whether or not carried on for gain or profit, and whether or
not engaged in as a principal or as an independent contractor, which is engaged in, or caused
to be engaged in, within a municipality. (2) BUSINESS LICENSE. An annual license issued by
a taxing jurisdiction for the privilege of doing any kind of business, trade, profession,
or any other activity in that jurisdiction, by whatever name called, which document is required
to be conspicuously posted or displayed except to the extent the taxpayer's business license
tax or other financial information is listed thereon or unless the municipality affirmatively
elects not to so require. However, municipal occupational licenses,...
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11-92C-8
Section 11-92C-8 Powers of authority. (a) The authority shall have the following powers, together
with all powers incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate form:
(1) To have succession by its corporate name for the duration of time, which may be in perpetuity,
subject to Section 11-92C-20, specified in its certificate of incorporation. (2) To sue and
be sued in its own name and to prosecute and defend civil actions in any court having jurisdiction
of the subject matter and of the parties; provided that the authority shall be deemed to be
a governmental entity as defined in Chapter 93 of this title for the purpose of limiting the
damages for which the authority may be liable. (3) To adopt and make use of a corporate seal
and to alter the seal at its pleasure. (4) To adopt and alter bylaws for the regulation and
conduct of its affairs and business. (5) To acquire, whether by purchase, construction, exchange,
gift, lease, or otherwise, and to refinance existing...
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4-3-47
Section 4-3-47 Powers of authority generally. The authority shall have the following powers,
together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate
form: (1) To have succession by its corporate name for the duration of time (which may be
in perpetuity) specified in its certificate of incorporation; (2) To sue and be sued in its
own name in civil actions, excepting actions in tort against the authority; (3) To adopt and
make use of a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure; (4) To adopt and alter bylaws
for the regulation and conduct of its affairs and business; (5) To acquire, receive, take
and hold, whether by purchase, option to purchase, gift, lease, devise or otherwise, property
of every description, whether real, personal or mixed, whether in one or more counties and
whether within or without the corporate limits of any authorizing subdivision, and to manage
said property and to develop any property and to sell, exchange, lease or...
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11-42-132
Section 11-42-132 Provisions in annexation agreement as to taxation in municipality annexed.
The agreement of annexation may provide for specific property having a situs thereon embraced
in the annexed city or town to be exempt from city or town taxation or the payment of taxes
to the annexing city or town for a period not exceeding 10 years and may provide a maximum
license tax to be annually assessed and collected by the annexing city or town from each and
every person, firm, company, or corporation engaging in or carrying on any business, vocation,
occupation, or profession in the territory exempt from taxation. (Code 1907, §1153; Code
1923, §1848; Code 1940, T. 37, §215.)...
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11-42-88
Section 11-42-88 Provisions of article deemed contract between city and persons, etc., in territory
exempt from taxation; conferral of other rights and powers as to exempt territory upon city;
right of persons residing in exempt territory to enforce article against city. (a) The provisions
of this article shall be held to be a contract by and between the city and persons or corporations
owning property in the territory exempt from taxation under the provisions of this article
and no amendment hereof or subsequent law shall confer upon the city other or different rights
and powers as to such territory as is exempt from taxation so long as such territory remains
exempt from taxation under the provisions of this article. (b) Any person residing in or owning
property in the territory exempt from taxation under the provisions of this article shall
have the right in any court having jurisdiction to prevent the city from exercising any other
or different powers in the territory exempt from...
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