11-47-21
Section 11-47-21 Disposition of unneeded real estate - Leasing thereof. The governing body of any city or town in this state may, by ordinance to be entered on its minutes, lease any of its real property not needed for public or municipal purposes, and a lease made by the mayor in accordance with such ordinance shall be binding for the term specified in the lease, not to exceed a period of 99 years; provided, that in counties having a population of not less than 225,000 and not more than 400,000 inhabitants according to the most recent federal decennial census, such limitation of the term to a period of 99 years shall not apply to any oil, gas, or mineral lease made in accordance with such ordinance. (Acts 1953, No. 843, p. 1135, §2; Acts 1957, No. 412, p. 574.)...
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37-3-33
Section 37-3-33 Municipal privilege license fees or taxes. (a) Any incorporated city or town in this state shall have the right by proper ordinance to tax and collect reasonable privilege license fees or taxes from any motor bus terminal or any person operating any terminal or station facilities for transportation of passengers, property or express transported by motor carrier and any motor carrier as defined by this chapter where such motor carrier does business in said city or town by receiving passengers or freight for transportation for hire between said city or town and another point in Alabama; provided, that said privilege license or tax shall not exceed the sum of $25.00 in incorporated cities or towns of less than 5,000 inhabitants, that said privilege license or tax shall not exceed the sum of $100.00 in incorporated cities or towns of over 5,000 and less than 25,000 inhabitants, that said privilege license or tax shall not exceed the sum of $200.00 in incorporated cities or...
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45-10A-20
Section 45-10A-20 Election of council members. (a) Any law, whether special, local, or general, or municipal ordinance, to the contrary notwithstanding, pursuant to Civil Action No. 87-T-1174-N, U.S. District Court for the Middle District Northern Division Federal Court Order, the City of Centre in Cherokee County, shall not designate by place number, or by other similar method, seats for city council. (b) The City Council of the City of Centre, Alabama, shall consist of seven members elected at large, without designated or numbered places. In the election of members of the city council, the seven candidates receiving the greatest number of votes shall be elected to the council. There shall be no run-off election and in the event of a tie vote, the winner shall be selected by a majority vote of the newly elected mayor and council. (c) In the election for members of the city council, each qualified voter is authorized to cast as many as seven votes. Such voter may cast these seven votes...
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11-43-42
Section 11-43-42 Exercise of functions of mayor during absence or disability of mayor; filling of vacancies in offices of mayor, president and president pro tempore of council. (a) In case of the absence of the mayor from a city of 12,000 or more inhabitants or his inability to serve on account of sickness or any other good reason, the president of the council or the president pro tempore of the council in case of absence or disability of the president of the council shall act as mayor pro tempore with the power and authority of the mayor during such time. In the event of a failure or refusal of the president of the council or the president pro tempore of the council to act, the council may appoint one of its members to act as mayor pro tempore with like effect, which appointment shall be entered in the minutes of the council. In the event of a vacancy from any cause in the office of mayor, the president of the council shall succeed to the office of mayor for the unexpired term. In the...
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11-43B-16
Section 11-43B-16 Redistricting of boundaries after publication of census or change in corporate limits. After the publication of a federal census of population or a substantial change in the corporate limits, if any council district contains a population which is 10 percent more or less than the total population of the city divided by the number of council districts, then the council shall redistrict the boundaries in the following manner: (1) Within six months after the publication of such a census or after such a change in the corporate limits, the mayor shall file with the council a report recommending a plan for redistricting of the boundaries in accordance with the following standards: a. Each district shall be formed of contiguous and, to the extent reasonably possible, compact territory, and its boundary lines shall be the center lines of streets or other well-defined boundaries; b. Each district shall contain as nearly as possible the same population, but shall not vary by...
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17-2-2
Section 17-2-2 Implementation plan; state plan committee. (a) There is established, pursuant to Section 254 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, a state plan to provide for the implementation of that act. There shall be appointed a committee of 23 individuals to assist the Secretary of State in the development of the state plan. The committee membership shall reflect the racial diversity of the state. (b) In accordance with the provisions of Section 255 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, the members of the committee shall include the following: (1) The judge of probate of the most populous county in the state, according to the most recent federal decennial census. (2) The judge of probate of the second most populous county in the state according to the most recent federal decennial census. (3) Three additional election officials, serving in a county or municipality in the state, to be appointed by the Secretary of State, one of whom shall be recommended by the Probate Judges'...
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45-27A-60
Section 45-27A-60 Town of Pollard Trust Account. (a)(1) There is hereby established a trust account for the Town of Pollard, Alabama, for the exclusive benefit of the Town of Pollard and its citizens. The name of the trust fund shall be the Town of Pollard Trust Account. (2) In order to preserve for future generations the Town of Pollard Trust Account and to ensure water service, garbage pickup, grass mowing, and general maintenance of public property, expenditures from the income of the trust are authorized only for the following uses: a. Maintenance and replacement of water system equipment and property. b. The payment of utility charges incurred by the town. c. Purchase and maintenance of insurance for the water system, other town property, and bonding fees required by law for the mayor, the town clerk, and any other person authorized to sign checks for the Town of Pollard. d. Repair and replacement of town equipment. e. Employment of two permanent employees to perform garbage...
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45-37A-150.01
Section 45-37A-150.01 Establishment of districts. (a) The City Council of the City of Fairfield, may, not less than six months prior to the next regular general municipal election in 1992, by ordinance adopted by a majority of the membership of the council, divide the municipality into six single-member districts and designate the districts as numbers one through six, pursuant to subsection (b). The ordinance shall provide that candidates for election for a place on the council shall reside within the boundaries of the district for which he or she seeks election, and shall continue to so reside in the district he or she represents so long as he or she remains a member of the council. Candidates for election to a place on the council shall have resided within the district from which he or she seeks election for a period of 90 days immediately preceding the date of the election. Only electors residing within a district shall be entitled to vote for candidates seeking election for the...
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45-5-72
Section 45-5-72 Members elected from single member districts; reapportionment. (a) Effective the next election of the Blount County Commission, the members of the Blount County Commission shall be elected from single-member districts. Each member of the commission shall be a resident and qualified elector of the district he or she represents. (b) Not later than January 1, 2002, the Blount County Commission shall adopt a plan dividing the county into districts of approximately equal population based on the immediately preceding federal decennial census. The variation between districts shall not exceed five percent plus or minus based on districts of equal population. (c) The county commission shall reapportion the commission districts in accordance with the standard in subsection (b) after each federal decennial census. (d) The members of the Blount County Commission serving pursuant to this section shall serve full-time. (Act 99-656, 2nd Sp. Sess., §§1-4; Act 2000-335, p. 532, §1.)...
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11-44D-6
Section 11-44D-6 Provisions applicable to both mayor-council and manager-council forms of government. The following provisions shall apply regardless of which form of government the majority of the qualified electors voting in the referendum provided herein choose: (1) Within 30 days after the referendum, the governing body of such municipality shall adopt an ordinance, a. Establishing the boundaries of the five-council districts herein provided for, and b. Establishing the salaries to be paid the mayor and council members to be elected at the first election to be held hereunder. (2) The governing body shall take such steps as are necessary to comply with the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended. (3) Within 10 days after the receipt of notification of compliance with the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the mayor or other chief executive officer shall give notice of an election for the members of the city council, and for mayor if the mayor-council form of...
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