11-49-21
Section 11-49-21 Applications for and granting of licenses for establishment of ferries - Procedure generally. On application for a license for establishment of a ferry, where the banks on each side belong to the same person, such person is entitled to the prior right of establishing a ferry; when the banks belong to different persons, the municipal authorities may grant the license at their election to either of such owners making the application. Should any person not the owner of the land on either bank of the river where it is proposed to establish a ferry make application for a license, he shall be required to produce before the municipal authorities a statement in writing from the owner thereof saying that he is not an applicant, and such written statement must appear of record. (Acts 1923, No. 541, p. 721; Code 1923, §2410; Code 1940, T. 37, §373.)...
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37-11A-1
Section 37-11A-1 Execution and text of compact. The Governor, on behalf of this state, shall execute a compact, in substantially the following form, with the State of Mississippi, and the Legislature approves and ratifies the compact in the form substantially as follows: Northeast Mississippi - Northwest Alabama Railroad Authority Compact. The contracting states solemnly agree: Article I. The purpose of this compact is to promote and develop trade, commerce, industry, and employment opportunities for the public good and welfare in northeast Mississippi and northwest Alabama through the establishment of a joint interstate authority to acquire certain railroad properties and facilities which the operator thereof has notified the Interstate Commerce Commission of an intention to abandon and which are located in any of Franklin, Marion, or Winston Counties, Alabama or in Alcorn or Tishomingo Counties, Mississippi. Article II. This compact shall become effective immediately as to the State...
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11-47-25
Section 11-47-25 Acceptance of credit card payments in Class 1 municipalities. (a) This section shall apply only in a Class 1 municipality. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any office or unit of a Class 1 municipality government required or authorized to receive or collect any payments to the municipality or to state or local government may, upon approval of the mayor, accept a credit card payment of the amount. (c) This section shall be broadly construed to authorize acceptance of credit card payments by: (1) All departments, agencies, boards, bureaus, commissions, authorities, and other units of the municipality. (2) All officers, officials, employees, and agents of the municipal units of the municipality. (d) This section shall be broadly construed to authorize acceptance of credit card payments of all types of amounts payable to or collected by the municipality, including, but not limited to, taxes, license and registration fees, fines, and penalties....
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11-65-16
Section 11-65-16 Review of application for horse racing facility license. (a) A commission shall promptly consider any application for the issuance or transfer of a horse racing facility license submitted to it and shall grant or deny the issuance or transfer of such license based on all information before it, including the results of investigations it deems appropriate. A commission shall deny the issuance of an original horse racing facility license to any applicant unless it finds that the applicant's facility will meet the following minimum standards: (1) That the facilities will provide a track racing surface of at least one mile; (2) That the facility will be appropriate for the conduct of horse racing year-round and at night; and (3) That the facility will be located within the boundaries of the commission municipal jurisdiction or will be located on land in the host county and annexed to the sponsoring municipality prior to the commencement of racing. (b) A commission shall...
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11-51-90
Section 11-51-90 Municipal business licenses; branch offices; application. (a) All municipalities shall have the following powers: (1) To license any exhibition, trade, business, vocation, occupation, or profession not prohibited by the Constitution or laws of the state which may be engaged in or carried on in the municipality. (2) To fix the amount of licenses, the time for which they are to run, not exceeding one license year, to provide a penalty for doing business without a license, and to charge a fee not exceeding ten dollars ($10) for issuing each license. The issuance fee shall be increased every five license years by the Department of Revenue by an amount equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the U.S. Department of Labor's Producer Price Index during that five-year period, rounded to the nearest dollar, with the base year being 2006. The Department of Revenue shall notify all municipalities and the Alabama League of Municipalities of any such fee increase no later than...
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32-1-1.1
Section 32-1-1.1 Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this title, for the purpose of this title, shall have meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, except when the context otherwise requires: (1) ALLEY. A street or highway intended to provide access to the rear or side of lots or buildings in urban districts and not intended for the purpose of through vehicular traffic. (2) ARTERIAL STREET. Any United States or state numbered route, controlled-access highway, or other major radial or circumferential street or highway designated by local authorities within their respective jurisdictions as part of a major arterial system of streets or highways. (3) AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE. Such fire department vehicles, police vehicles, and ambulances as are publicly owned, and such other publicly or privately owned vehicles as are designated by the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency or the chief of police of an incorporated city. (4) BICYCLE....
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32-8-35
Section 32-8-35 Application for first certificate. (a) The application for the first certificate of title of a vehicle in this state shall be made by the owner to a designated agent, on the form the department prescribes, and shall contain all of the following: (1) The current legal name, current residence, and current mailing address of the owner. (2) A description of the vehicle including the following data: Year, make, model, vehicle identification number, type of body, the number of cylinders, color, and whether new or used. (3) The date of purchase by applicant, the name and address of the person from whom the vehicle was acquired, and the names and addresses of any lienholders in the order of their priority and the dates of their security agreements. (4) Other information that the department may require. (b) If the application is for a vehicle purchased from a dealer, it shall contain the name and address of any lienholder holding a security interest created or reserved at the...
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40-21-53
Section 40-21-53 Electric, hydroelectric, gas, or any other public utility - License tax - Credit on electric bills for certain persons. (a) Each person, firm, or corporation, including any corporations operating an electric or hydroelectric public utility; or a gas public utility; or any privately owned and operated wastewater system as defined in Section 22-25B-1 which is required by Chapter 25B of Title 22, to be operated and maintained by a wastewater management entity certified by the Public Service Commission; or any other public or municipal utility now paying the two and two-tenths percent shall be subject to the provisions of this section and shall pay to the state a license tax equal to two and two-tenths percent on each $1 of gross receipts of such public utility for the preceding year; except, that gross receipts from the sale of electricity for resale by such electric or hydroelectric public utilities and gross receipts from the sale of electricity to the persons...
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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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11-89C-4
Section 11-89C-4 Powers of public corporation; requirements for development or adoption of rules, procedures, ordinances, etc. (a) When expressly required to comply with storm water laws, any public corporation created pursuant to this chapter shall have the following powers: (1) To establish, maintain, and operate an organizational structure pursuant to this chapter, its original or amended certification, and its bylaws or other rules of procedure, that will enable it to implement the storm water laws for and on behalf of any governing body that exercises the option to participate in or with a public corporation, provided that no new or greater authorities or powers other than those specifically granted to the governing bodies are conferred upon any public corporation formed pursuant to this chapter. Except for the authority provided in subdivision (20), authority to enforce the storm water laws is retained wholly and exclusively to the governing bodies and may not be further...
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