45-4-111
Section 45-4-111 Electronic voting system authorized; requirements for use. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Automatic tabulating equipment" shall mean apparatus which automatically examines and counts votes recorded on paper ballots or ballot cards and tabulates the results. (2) "Paper ballot" shall mean a printed paper ballot which conforms in layout and format to the electronic voting system in use. (3) "Ballot card" shall mean a tabulating card on which votes may be recorded. (4) "Ballot label" shall mean the cards, papers, booklet, pages, or other material which contain the names of offices and candidates and statements of measures to be voted on and which are used in conjunction with ballot cards. (5) "Ballot" shall mean ballot cards or paper ballots. (6) "Counting center" shall mean one or more locations selected and designated by the county commission or the municipal governing body, as the case may be, for the automatic counting of ballots in the election. (7) "Electronic...
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11-46-46
Section 11-46-46 Delivery of returns, etc.; retention and destruction of ballot boxes; opening of ballot boxes. (a) At the time appointed by the municipal governing body to canvass the returns of the election the municipal clerk shall deliver to the governing body the envelopes addressed to the governing body, which were delivered to him or her by the returning officers of the several wards in the city or town immediately after the votes had been counted and the returns thereof prepared. (b) The clerk shall securely keep the ballot boxes until it is known that there will be no contest, but in any event not less than six months, and, if in that time no contest has been properly instituted, the clerk shall then destroy the contents of the boxes without examining the same. (c) No ballot box shall be opened except in one of the following events: (1) In the event of a contest, where the opening of a box has been ordered by the court hearing the contest, in which event the ballot box shall...
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45-48-20
Section 45-48-20 Regulation of sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday. (a) The city council of each municipality in Marshall County, where the sale of alcoholic beverages is legal, except for Sunday sales of alcoholic beverages, by ordinance, may regulate the sale of all alcoholic beverages including, but not limited to, draft beer and keg beer in any municipality within the county. (b)(1) The voters of any municipality within the county may authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages within the municipality on Sunday by an election pursuant to this section, in the following manner: The governing body of the municipality, by resolution, may call an election for the municipality to determine the sentiment of the voters of the municipality residing within the corporate limits as to whether alcoholic beverages may be legally sold or distributed on Sunday within the municipality. (2) On the ballot to be used for the election, the question shall be in the following form: "Do you favor the...
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45-48-111.02
Section 45-48-111.02 Designation and consolidation of voting places. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the county governing body of the county shall have the authority to designate a voting place in each ward and precinct within the county and shall have the authority to consolidate the polling places to make maximum use of voting machines and to facilitate their use. The order so designating voting places shall state the location of the voting place or places within the ward or precinct for which the voting place is designated. A copy of this order shall be posted at each courthouse door. (b) Except as herein expressly provided, in designating voting places and consolidation of voting places, the county governing body shall be subject to all other laws applicable to the governing body of a county regarding the change or establishment of the districts of a precinct including, but not limited to, Article 6, Chapter 1, Title 17, Code of Alabama, as amended. (Acts 1971, No. 1899, p. 3088, §...
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11-43-41
Section 11-43-41 Filling of vacancies in office of aldermen. Vacancies in the office of the aldermen in any city or town shall be filled by the council at the next regular meeting or any subsequent meeting of the council, the person so elected to hold for the unexpired term. (Acts 1931, No. 371, p. 436; Code 1940, T. 37, §427.)...
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11-50-144
Section 11-50-144 Calling of election. Such election, if ordered by the resolution of the board of aldermen or other governing body of the city or town, shall be called by the mayor or other chief executive officer of such city or town to be held on the day fixed by the said resolution of the board of aldermen or other governing body of the city or town, which day shall not be less than 30 days from the day of the passage of the said resolution ordering the election. (Acts 1909, No. 212, p. 253; Code 1923, §2062; Code 1940, T. 37, §379.)...
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11-43-53
Section 11-43-53 Aldermen not to hold other municipal offices or have interest, etc., in municipal contracts, etc.; penalty. (a) No member of any city or town council shall, during the time for which he has been elected, be appointed to any municipal office which shall be created or the emoluments of which shall be increased during the term for which he shall have been elected; nor shall he be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract or job for work or material, or the profits thereof or services to be performed for the corporation, except as provided in this title. (b) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $50.00 nor more than $1,000.00, and may also be sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than six months. (Code 1907, §1193; Acts 1909, No. 200, p. 197; Code 1923, §§1909, 5084; Code 1940, T. 37, §§431, 432.)...
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4-4-13
Section 4-4-13 Procedure for sale of airports; disposition of proceeds of sale. (a) When any city, town or other municipal corporation in this state is or may hereafter be the owner of any airport or landing field for the use of airplanes and other aircraft and the board of aldermen or other governing body of such city, town or municipal corporation deems it to the best interest of such city, town or municipal corporation and the inhabitants thereof to sell such airport or landing field, such sale may be made by the governing body of such city, town or municipal corporation; provided, that in the event there have been any federal funds expended in the construction of said airport, it shall be necessary to secure the concurrence of the federal agency granting such funds in said sale. (b) Any and all proceeds derived from the sale of such airport or landing field shall be used for the purpose of discharging any outstanding indebtedness of the city, town or municipal corporation incurred...
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11-47-13
Section 11-47-13 Purchase of school property and erection of school buildings; levy of tax therefor. All municipal corporations may purchase school property or purchase lots and erect school buildings thereon for the use and benefit of the citizens of their respective towns or cities. For said purpose the town council or board of aldermen may levy a tax not exceeding one-fourth of one percent; provided, that the city or town tax shall not exceed the constitutional limitation. The town council or board of aldermen may purchase school property, from time to time, for the maintenance and improvement of such school property and the maintenance of public schools therein within the limits prescribed in this section. Any purchase of school property under the power granted in this section shall only be made by the majority vote of the town council or board of aldermen of such city or town and approved by the mayor. (Code 1907, §1458; Code 1923, §2314; Code 1940, T. 37, §474.)...
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11-50-141
Section 11-50-141 Authorized. When any city or town in this state is or may be the owner of any electric light plant, gas plant, or waterworks plant and the board of aldermen or other governing body of such city or town deems it to be to the best interest of such city or town and the inhabitants thereof to sell, lease or dispose of such electric light plant, gas plant, or waterworks plant, such sale or disposition may be made as provided in this article. (Acts 1909, No. 212, p. 253; Code 1923, §2059; Code 1940, T. 37, §376; Acts 1969, No. 635, p. 1164.)...
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