11-22-8
Section 11-22-8 Powers generally; projects partially within county. (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 hereinafter provided; (2) To sue and be sued and to prosecute and defend 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 and regardless of whether or not any such projects or any part thereof shall then be in existence; (5) To fix,...
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24-1-27
Section 24-1-27 Powers and duties of authority. (a) An authority shall constitute a public body and a body corporate and politic exercising public powers, and having all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this article, including the following powers in addition to others granted in this article: (1) To investigate into living, dwelling and housing conditions and into the means and methods of improving such conditions. (2) To determine where unsafe or unsanitary dwelling, public school or housing conditions exist. (3) To study and make recommendations concerning the plan of any city located within its boundaries in relation to the problem of clearing, replanning, and reconstruction of areas in which unsafe or unsanitary dwelling, public school, or housing conditions exist, and the provision of dwelling accommodations for persons of low income, and to cooperate with any city or regional planning agency. (4) To prepare, carry out,...
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11-49A-8
Section 11-49A-8 Powers of authority. 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 perpetual, subject to the provisions of Section 11-49A-20) specified in its certificate of incorporation; (2) To sue and be sued in its own name in civil suits and actions and to defend suits against it; (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, and take, by purchase, gift, lease, devise, or otherwise, and to hold property of every description, real, personal, or mixed, whether located in one or more counties or municipalities and whether located within or outside the authorizing municipality; (6) To make, enter into, and execute such contracts, agreements, leases, and...
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11-65-1
Section 11-65-1 Legislative declarations and findings. The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows: (1) As the basis for enacting Act No. 84-131, the Legislature found and determined that the conduct within Class 1 municipalities in the state of horse racing events and pari-mutuel wagering thereon will generate additional revenues for governmental and charitable purposes, provide additional jobs for the residents of the state and benefit the businesses related to tourism and recreation within any such municipality and throughout the surrounding areas of the state; it is desirable to permit the qualified voters of any Class 1 municipality to determine through referendum whether horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon will be permitted in such municipality; and for each Class 1 municipality in which horse racing is approved by the voters thereof, it is necessary and desirable to provide for the establishment of a racing commission to regulate horse racing and pari-mutuel...
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11-81-161
Section 11-81-161 Acquisition, extension, repair, consolidation, etc., of waterworks, sewer, gas or electric systems by counties or municipalities authorized. (a) Any county or incorporated municipality in the State of Alabama is authorized to acquire by any lawful means any one or more of the following systems: a waterworks system, a sanitary sewer system, a gas system and an electric system and, in furtherance of the acquisition of any such system, to acquire any necessary part thereof within or without or partially within and partially without the limits of any such county or the corporate limits of any such municipality, as the case may be; provided, that no municipality in this state shall have, under the authority conferred by this article, the right to construct a gas system, a domestic water distribution system or electric system or portion thereof if there is at the time of such proposed construction a gas system, domestic water distribution system or electric system,...
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45-49A-64.07
Section 45-49A-64.07 Powers of authority. 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 perpetual, subject to Section 45-49A-64.19) specified in its certificate of incorporation. (2) To sue and be sued in its own name in civil suits and actions and to defend suits against it. (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, and take, by purchase, gift, lease, devise, or otherwise, and to hold property of every description, real, personal, or mixed, whether located in one or more counties or municipalities and whether located within or outside the authorizing municipality. (6) To make, enter into, and execute such contracts, agreements, leases, and other...
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11-92C-4
Section 11-92C-4 Procedure to incorporate; contents and execution of certificate of incorporation. (a) Within 40 days following the adoption of the authorizing resolution, the applicants shall proceed to incorporate the authority by filing for record in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which the proposed local redevelopment area is located a certificate of incorporation which shall comply in form and substance with the requirements of this section and which shall be in the form and executed in the manner provided in this section. (b) The certificate of incorporation of an authority shall state all of the following: (1) The names of the persons forming the authority, and that each of them is a duly qualified elector residing in the authorizing subdivision. (2) The name of the authority, which shall include the local redevelopment authority. (3) A general description of the proposed project. (4) The period for the duration of the authority; subject to Section...
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40-7-90
Section 40-7-90 Definitions. For purposes of this division, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) COUNTY. Each county in the state. (2) GOVERNING BODY. The commission or other governing body of a county. (3) MUNICIPALITY. A municipal corporation in the state. (4) STATE. The State of Alabama. (5) PROPERTY REAPPRAISAL ACT. Division 1 of this article. (6) APPRAISAL COSTS. The costs of the appraisal of property in a county made pursuant to the requirements of the Property Reappraisal Act. (7) TAX RECIPIENT BODY. The state, the county, each municipality located wholly or partly within the corporate limits of such county, the board of education of such county, each city board of education organized with respect to a municipality located wholly or partly within the county, each public hospital corporation (including each public hospital board, public hospital association, or other public hospital corporation) that receives, under any statute or...
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11-89A-8
Section 11-89A-8 Powers of authority; location of facilities of authority. (a) Every authority shall have all of the powers necessary and convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this chapter, including (without limiting the generality of the foregoing) the following powers: (1) To have succession in its corporate name for the duration of time (which may be in perpetuity, subject to the provisions of Section 11-89A-21 specified in its certificate of incorporation); (2) To sue and be sued in its own name in civil suits and actions and to defend suit against it; (3) To adopt and make use of a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure; (4) To adopt, alter, and repeal bylaws, regulations, and rules, not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, for the regulation and conduct of its affairs and business; (5) To acquire, whether by gift, purchase, transfer, foreclosure, lease, or otherwise, to construct and to expand, improve, operate, maintain,...
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23-2-153
Section 23-2-153 Exemptions from levy, charge, assessment, collection, etc., of certain taxes; certificate of exemption. (a) The exercise of the powers granted by this article shall be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the increase of their commerce and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health and living conditions. Since the ownership, operation, and maintenance of toll road, bridge, or tunnel projects by the authority will constitute the performance of essential functions, the authority, department, and any concessionaire, or any contractor, subcontractor, or agent thereof, shall not be required to pay the taxes or assessments as specifically authorized in this section upon any toll road, bridge, or tunnel project or any property acquired or used by the authority, department, or any concessionaire under this article. (b) An income, excise, or license tax or assessment may not be levied upon or collected in the state with respect to any...
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