11-43A-24
Section 11-43A-24 Regular public meetings of council; adjourned, called, special, or other
meetings; quorum; when vote of majority of quorum sufficient; when vote of majority of council
required; procedure; record of proceedings; journal; unanimous consent for passage of certain
ordinances at meeting where introduced; publication of ordinances. The council shall hold
regular public meetings as may be prescribed by its own rules, provided that a regular hour
and day shall be fixed by the order of said council and publicly announced. It may hold such
adjourned, called, or special or other meetings as the business of the municipality may require.
The mayor when present, and in his absence the assistant mayor, shall preside at all meetings
of said council. A majority of the whole qualified membership of the council shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of any and every power conferred upon said council. The affirmative
vote of a majority of the quorum shall be necessary and...
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32-5-1
Section 32-5-1 Powers of local authorities. (a) Except as herein otherwise provided, local
authorities shall have no power to pass, enforce, or maintain any ordinance, rule, or regulation
requiring from any owner or chauffeur or other authorized driver to whom this chapter is applicable,
any additional license or permit for the use of the public highways, or excluding any such
owner, chauffeur, or other authorized driver from the public highway, nor to pass, enforce,
or maintain any ordinance, rule, or regulation regulating motor vehicles or their speed contrary
to the provisions of this chapter, nor shall any such law now in force or hereafter enacted
have any effect. (b) Local authorities shall have no power or authority to charge a license
or tax upon any motor carrier hauling passengers or any truck hauling freight for hire, when
such motor carriers in the usual course of operations enter or pass through any county, municipality,
or town of this state; provided, that this...
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45-35A-54.17
Section 45-35A-54.17 Grants for use, etc., of public streets, property, etc. - Objections,
election. Pending the passage of any such resolution, bylaw, or ordinance, or during the time
intervening between its final passage and the expiration of the 30 days during which publication
shall be made as above provided, the legally qualified voters of the city may by written petition
or petitions addressed to the board of commissioners object to such grant, and if, during
this period, such written petition or petitions signed by at least a number of qualified voters
equal to four for every 100 inhabitants of the city, or fraction thereof, according to the
last federal census, shall be filed with the board of commissioners, the board shall forthwith
order an election, at which the legally qualified voters of the city shall vote for or against
the proposed grant as set forth in the bylaw, resolution, or ordinance. In the call for the
election the resolution, bylaw, or ordinance making the grant...
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11-48-5
Section 11-48-5 Adoption of ordinance or resolution describing proposed improvement, ordering
preparation of plans, specifications, etc., thereof, etc. (a) When the council of any city
or town shall determine to open, widen, extend, construct, or improve any street, alley, avenue,
sidewalk, highway, or other public place or to make any other public improvements or undertake
any work authorized by the provisions of this article, the cost of which or any part thereof
it is proposed to assess against the property abutting on, served, illuminated, drained, elevated,
reclaimed, protected, or otherwise specially benefited or increased in value by said improvements,
it shall adopt an ordinance or resolution to that effect, describing the nature and extent
of the work, the general character of the materials to be used and the location and terminal
point thereof and the streets, avenues, alleys, or other highways or parts thereof embraced
therein, and it shall direct that full details,...
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11-89-32
Section 11-89-32 Procedure to form special corporation. (a) In order to provide for operation
and financing of one or more, but not all, of its authorized services under Chapter 89, Title
11, by following the procedures set out in this article, any district may establish a separate
public corporation and grant to it the power to finance and operate any, but not all, of the
authorized services of the district. If any district may, by its certificate of incorporation,
provide more than one of fire protection service, sewer service, or water service in its service
area, it may provide that any one or more of the services, but not all of them, may be operated
and financed through a special corporation organized pursuant to this article. The procedure
to organize a special corporation is as follows: The board shall adopt a resolution specifying
that it is necessary or expedient that a special corporation be organized pursuant to this
article to operate and finance one or more, but not all,...
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41-9-934
Section 41-9-934 Acceptance of donations, etc.; transfer, etc.; of interests. (a) The North
Alabama Agriplex may solicit and accept public or private donations, grants, contributions,
property, or services, all of which shall be exempt from all taxation in Alabama. (b) The
North Alabama Agriplex may sell, convey, transfer, lease, or donate any property, franchise,
grant, easement, license, or lease any interest therein which it may own and transfer, assign,
sell, convey, or donate any right, title, or interest which it may have in any lease, contract,
agreement, license, or property. (Act 2000-747, p. 1668, §§7, 8.)...
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45-35A-54.18
Section 45-35A-54.18 Grants for use, etc., of public streets, property, etc. - Election results.
If at such election the majority of the votes are in favor of the ordinance and the making
of the proposed grant, the same shall thereupon become effective; but if a majority of the
votes so cast shall be against the passage of the resolution, bylaw, or ordinance and against
the making of the grant, the bylaw, resolution, or ordinance shall not become effective, nor
shall it confer any rights, powers, or privileges of any kind, and it shall be the duty of
the board of commissioners, after the result of the election is determined, to pass a resolution
or ordinance to that effect. (Act 79-537, p. 959, §19.)...
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6-6-591
Section 6-6-591 Right of action and venue - Usurpation, etc., of office or franchise, etc.
(a) An action may be commenced in the name of the state against the party offending in the
following cases: (1) When any person usurps, intrudes into or unlawfully holds or exercises
any public office, civil or military, any franchise, any profession requiring a license, certificate,
or other legal authorization within this state or any office in a corporation created by the
authority of this state; (2) When any public officer, civil or military, has done or suffered
any act by which, under the law, he forfeits his office; or (3) When any association, or number
of persons, acts within this state as a corporation without being duly incorporated. (b) The
judge of the circuit court may direct the action to be commenced when he believes that any
of the acts specified in subsection (a) of this section can be proved and it is necessary
for the public good, or it may be commenced without the direction...
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11-44B-6
Section 11-44B-6 Meetings; quorum; majority vote requirements; procedure for adoption of ordinances
and resolutions; approval or veto of mayor; record of proceedings; power of council as to
city employees; all powers of city vested in council. (a) The council shall hold regular public
meetings at least once a week at some regular hour to be fixed by the council. The council
may hold such adjourned, called, or other meetings as may be necessary or convenient. (b)
All council meetings shall comply with the applicable law concerning open or public meetings.
(c) A majority of the elected membership of the council shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of any and every power conferred upon the council. For the purposes of determining
a quorum, the mayor shall not be counted. (d) The affirmative vote of a majority of the council
members present, and the mayor in the event of a tie, as provided by this article, shall be
sufficient for the passage of any resolution, bylaw, or ordinance,...
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45-14-130
Section 45-14-130 Duties of county commission; emergency situations. In addition to all other
authority now vested in the Clay County Commission, the commission shall be authorized to
set the necessary policies and priorities for the construction, maintenance, and repair of
all public roads, county highways, bridges, ferries, and public facilities within the county,
to insure a safe and adequate road system, upon a resolution duly passed and a public hearing
thereon. It shall be the further duty of each associate member of the commission to inspect
the roads of his or her district from time to time, and hear the suggestions and complaints
of the citizens, and report the same to the commission with his or her recommendations; to
advise with the county engineer concerning the problems of his or her district, particularly;
and to assist in securing rights-of-ways, and assist in public service generally. It shall
be the duty of the county engineer to provide the necessary equipment and...
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