41-18-1
Section 41-18-1 Text. Article I. Findings and Purposes. (a) The party states find that the
South has a sense of community based on common social, cultural and economic needs and fostered
by a regional tradition. There are vast potentialities for mutual improvement of each state
in the region by cooperative planning for the development, conservation and efficient utilization
of human and natural resources in a geographic area large enough to afford a high degree of
flexibility in identifying and taking maximum advantage of opportunities for healthy and beneficial
growth. The independence of each state and the special needs of subregions are recognized
and are to be safeguarded. Accordingly, the cooperation resulting from this agreement is intended
to assist the states in meeting their own problems by enhancing their abilities to recognize
and analyze regional opportunities and take account of regional influences in planning and
implementing their public policies. (b) The purposes of...
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11-65-10
Section 11-65-10 Powers and duties of commission. When authorized by one or more elections
as provided in Section 11-65-4, a commission shall have the powers and duties necessary to
license, regulate, and supervise horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon and greyhound
racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon within the commission municipal jurisdiction, including,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the powers and duties hereinafter set forth
in this section or in other sections of this chapter. (1) A commission shall have succession
in perpetuity, subject only to the provisions of this chapter as it may be amended from time
to time. (2) A commission shall have the power to sue and be sued in its own name in civil
suits and actions and to defend suits against it. (3) A commission shall have the power to
adopt and make use of an official seal and to alter the same at pleasure. (4) A commission
shall have the power to adopt, alter, and repeal bylaws, regulations and...
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11-43C-36
Section 11-43C-36 Mayor - Vacancies; acting mayor; special election to fill vacancy; term of
office. Whenever any vacancy in the office of mayor shall occur by reason of death, resignation,
removal or any other cause, the president of the council shall assume the duties of the office
of mayor effective on the date such vacancy occurs and shall serve as acting mayor until a
mayor is elected and qualified as herein provided. The acting mayor shall receive no compensation,
expenses or allowances as a council member while acting as mayor, but he will receive the
same rate of pay and allowances provided for the mayor whose vacated office he fills, and
the compensation received for days of service as acting mayor shall not be counted in determining
the maximum annual per diem compensation permitted council members. While the president of
the council is serving as acting mayor he may attend council meetings but may not vote on
any matters before the council. The council shall within 10 days...
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11-44C-36
Section 11-44C-36 Mayor - Vacancies; acting mayor; special election to fill vacancy; term of
office. Whenever any vacancy in the office of mayor shall occur by reason of death, resignation,
removal, or any other cause, the president of the council shall assume the duties of the office
of mayor effective on the date such vacancy occurs and shall serve as acting mayor until a
new mayor is elected and qualified as herein provided. The acting mayor shall receive no compensation,
expenses, or allowances as a council member while acting as mayor, but he will receive the
same rate of pay and allowances provided for the mayor whose vacated office he fills, and
the compensation received for days of service as acting mayor shall not be counted in determining
the maximum annual per diem compensation permitted council members. While the president of
the council is serving as acting mayor he may attend council meetings but may not vote on
any matters before the council. The council shall within 10...
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11-43A-78
Section 11-43A-78 Election of municipal officers; qualifications and eligibility of candidates;
runoff election; term of office. With respect to municipal elections, each candidate shall
announce that he is to become a candidate for either mayor or for councilman of District 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7. A candidate may not run for both mayor and councilman in the same election.
A candidate for mayor shall have resided in the municipality for a period of at least ninety
days immediately preceding the date of regular election, and, if elected, shall continue to
reside therein so long as he remains mayor. A candidate for councilman shall have resided
within the district from which he seeks election for a period of at least ninety days immediately
preceding the date of the regular election, and, if elected, shall continue to reside therein
so long as he remains a councilman. Each voter in the election may cast one vote for a candidate
for mayor and one vote for a candidate for councilman from...
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45-37A-52.94
Section 45-37A-52.94 Vacancy. Whenever any vacancy in the office of mayor shall occur by reason
of death, resignation, removal, or any other cause, the president of the council shall assume
the duties of the office of mayor effective on the date such vacancy occurs and shall serve
as acting mayor until a new mayor is elected and qualified as hereinafter provided. The acting
mayor shall receive no compensation, expenses, or allowances as a member of the city council
while acting as mayor, but shall receive the same rate of pay and allowances provided for
the mayor whose vacated office he or she fills, and the compensation received for days of
service as acting mayor shall not be counted in determining the maximum annual per diem compensation
permitted council members. While the president of the council is serving as acting mayor he
or she shall not sit with the council or vote on any matters before the council. The election
commission of the city, if there be one, and if not then the...
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45-37A-52.06
Section 45-37A-52.06 Election of first council and first mayor; terms of office. Immediately
upon the adoption of such form of government, the judge of probate of the county with whom
the petition was filed shall call an election to be held under and to be governed by this
part not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days after the date of such call, the expense
thereof to be paid by such city, for the election at large of nine council members and a mayor
by the qualified voters of such city. The nine candidates for the council receiving a majority
of the votes cast in the election shall be elected to the council; and in the event that nine
candidates should fail to receive such a majority, then and in that event those candidates
for the council receiving a majority shall be elected, and another election shall be held
upon the same day of the week four weeks thereafter to be called and held in the same mode
and manner and under the same rules and regulations. In the second election...
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11-46-26
Section 11-46-26 Proceedings where only one candidate or nominee for office. In the event only
one person has filed a statement of candidacy for an office by 5:00 P.M. on the third Tuesday
in July preceding the date set for an election of municipal officers pursuant to subsection
(g) of Section 11-46-25, then such person shall for all purposes be deemed elected to such
office, any provisions of this article to the contrary notwithstanding. The mayor or other
chief executive officer shall not cause the name of such person or the office for which his
candidacy was declared to be printed on the ballot, but he shall immediately file a written
statement with the governing body of the municipality, attested by the clerk, certifying the
fact that only one person filed a statement of candidacy for the office of _____ (naming the
office) by 5:00 P.M. on the third Tuesday in July preceding the day of _____, 2__, the date
set for an election of municipal officers in the City (Town) of _____,...
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2-6-1
Section 2-6-1 Creation; composition; duties; compensation; rules and regulations. There is
hereby created and established an Agricultural Center Board, to consist of the Director of
Finance, Governor, Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, Chair of the Montgomery County
Commission, President of the Montgomery City Council, Mayor of Montgomery, and four members
who shall be qualified electors of the State of Alabama and who shall be appointed by the
Governor to hold office concurrently with the Governor and until their successors are appointed
and qualified. Board members appointed after June 9, 2011, shall be inclusive and reflect
the racial, gender, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. The board shall be charged
with the management, development, operation, promotion, improvement, and control of any structure,
facility or coliseum constructed by the Alabama Building Commission as an agricultural center
for the purpose of housing livestock shows, agricultural and...
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11-43A-83
Section 11-43A-83 Powers of council; president and president pro tem. The council shall be
the governing body of the municipality and shall exercise all legislative functions of the
municipality. All powers of the municipality, including all powers vested by this article,
by the constitution and by the general and local laws of this state, and the determination
of all matters of policy, shall be vested in the council. Without limitation of the foregoing,
the council shall have the power to appoint and remove the city manager, to establish other
administrative departments of the municipality and to promulgate rules and regulations for
the operation of such departments. The council shall have the power to override any veto of
the mayor relating to ordinances and resolutions of a general and permanent nature by an affirmative
vote of five of the seven members. The council shall have the power to appoint members of
boards, authorities and commissions to the extent otherwise provided...
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