11-47-116
Section 11-47-116 Taking up and storing of abandoned and stolen personal property; redemption by owner; sale and disposition of proceeds. (a) All municipalities are hereby authorized to provide by ordinance for the taking up and storing of abandoned and stolen personal property found within the corporate limits or outside the corporate limits but within the police jurisdictions and to sell the same in the manner provided in subsection (b) of this section. A permanent record giving the date of the taking of each piece of such property, the place where found and taken and a description of the property shall be kept. The property so taken shall be stored in a suitable place to protect it from deterioration; provided, that if the property be perishable the same may be sold at once without notice, in which case the proceeds shall be held for a period of six months for the account of the owner and if not called for within that time shall be converted into the general fund. (b) At least every...
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11-52-30
Section 11-52-30 Territorial jurisdiction; approval of maps or plats; regulations; limits on exercise of powers. (a) Except as otherwise provided herein, the territorial jurisdiction of any municipal planning commission shall include all land located in the municipality and all land lying within five miles of the corporate limits of the municipality and not located in any other municipality; except that, in the case of any nonmunicipal land lying within five miles of more than one municipality having a municipal planning commission, the jurisdiction of each municipal planning commission shall terminate at a boundary line equidistant from the respective corporate limits of such municipalities. Any alterations of a municipal planning commission based upon annexation or deannexation of property within the corporate limits of a municipality shall occur once a year on the first day of January and shall take effect for any annexations which were finalized on or before the preceding first day...
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11-41-8
Section 11-41-8 Validation of previously invalidated incorporations and alterations of corporate limits. (a) In all cases prior to May 14, 2012, where there has been an attempt to organize the inhabitants of any territory as a municipal corporation under this article, and the judge of probate of the county in which the territory is situated has entered an order that the inhabitants of the territory are incorporated as a town or city, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 11-41-4, but the attempted incorporation is invalid because of some irregularity in the procedure followed, the incorporation of that municipality so attempted to be organized and with respect to which the order has been made is validated ab initio in accordance with the description of the territory attempted to be incorporated as the description is contained in the order or, if the description of the territory attempted to be incorporated is not contained in the order in accordance with the description of the...
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11-54-87
Section 11-54-87 Powers of boards generally; location and operation of projects of boards generally; meetings of board of directors. (a) The industrial development board shall have the following powers together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary for the performance of those stated in this subsection: (1) To have succession by its corporate name for the period specified in the certificate of incorporation unless sooner dissolved as provided in this article; (2) To sue and be sued and to prosecute and defend civil actions in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties; (3) To have and to use a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure; (4) To acquire, whether by purchase, construction, exchange, gift, lease, or otherwise and to improve, maintain, equip, and furnish one or more projects, including all real and personal properties which the board of directors of the board may deem necessary in connection therewith, regardless of whether or not...
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11-60-8
Section 11-60-8 Powers of corporations generally; location of projects of corporations. (a) The corporation shall have the following powers together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary for the performance of those hereinafter stated: (1) To have succession by its corporate name for the period specified in the certificate of incorporation unless sooner dissolved as provided in this chapter; (2) To sue and be sued and to prosecute and defend civil actions in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties; (3) To have and to use a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure; (4) To acquire, whether by purchase, construction, exchange, gift, lease, or otherwise to improve, maintain, equip, furnish, own, and operate one or more projects, including all real and personal properties which the board of directors of the corporation may deem necessary in connection therewith, regardless of whether or not any such projects or any part thereof shall then be...
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45-19A-30
Section 45-19A-30 Regulation of sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday. (a) The voters of the Town of Kellyton in Coosa 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 Town of Kellyton, 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 or not alcoholic beverages can be legally sold or distributed on Sunday within the municipality. (b) On the ballot to be used for such election, the question shall be in the following form: "Do you favor the legal sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages within this municipality on Sunday after 1:00 P.M.? Yes ___ No ___." (c) The election shall be held and the officers appointed to hold the election in the manner provided by law for holding other municipal elections, and the returns thereof tabulated and...
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11-81-51
Section 11-81-51 Purposes for which bonds may be issued. All municipalities shall have full and continuing power and authority within the limits of the Constitution now in effect or that may be hereafter provided to issue and sell bonds (when such issue is authorized by an election as provided in this article if such election is required by the Constitution, but without an election if an election is not so required) for the following named purposes: (1) For the purpose of constructing, reconstructing, enlarging or extending public buildings, sewers, streets, alleys, bridges and public schoolhouses and buildings and of constructing or acquiring by purchase or otherwise water, electric light, electric power and gas plants and systems or any two or more such plants or systems combined, including transmission and distribution systems, and of constructing enlargements and extensions to any such plants or systems; (2) For the purchase of real estate necessary for any improvement authorized...
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41-10-81
Section 41-10-81 Definitions. When used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) CORPORATION. A corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this article. (2) BOARD. The board of directors of the corporation. (3) STATE. The State of Alabama. (4) COUNTY. That county in the state which authorized the organization of the corporation. (5) MUNICIPALITY. The incorporated cities or towns located in the county which authorized the organization of the corporation. (6) PUBLIC CORPORATION. Any public corporation now or hereafter organized or created in the state pursuant to the authorization or determination by the municipality or by the municipality and any one or more other cities and towns in the state or by the county or by the county and any one or more counties in the state. (7) STATE AGENCY. Any public corporation now or hereafter organized or created in the state pursuant to the...
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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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45-37A-56.29
Section 45-37A-56.29 Powers of the 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, specified in its certificate of incorporation. (2) To sue and be sued in its own name in civil suits and actions. (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, gift, lease, devise, eminent domain, or otherwise, property of every description, whether real, personal, or mixed, and to manage the property, and to develop any undeveloped property owned, leased, or controlled by it, provided, however, that no such authority shall acquire or lease real property located outside the boundaries of the city. (6) To...
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