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6-5-336
Section 6-5-336 Volunteers. (a) This section shall be known as "The Volunteer
Service Act." (b) The Legislature finds and declares that: (1) The willingness of volunteers
to offer their services has been increasingly deterred by a perception that they put personal
assets at risk in the event of tort actions seeking damages arising from their activities
as volunteers; (2) The contributions of programs, activities, and services to communities
is diminished and worthwhile programs, activities, and services are deterred by the unwillingness
of volunteers to serve either as volunteers or as officers, directors, or trustees of nonprofit
public and private organizations; (3) The provisions of this section are intended to
encourage volunteers to contribute their services for the good of their communities and at
the same time provide a reasonable basis for redress of claims which may arise relating to
those services. (c) For the purposes of this section, the meaning of the terms specified
shall...
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11-50-396
Section 11-50-396 Powers generally. Each district incorporated under this article shall
have each and all of the following powers, together with all powers incidental thereto or
necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate form: (1) To have succession in its corporate
name for the duration of time (which may be in perpetuity) specified in the certificate of
incorporation, or until dissolved as provided in subsection (c) of Section 11-50-392.
(2) To sue and be sued and to defend civil actions against it. (3) To have and use a corporate
seal and alter the same at pleasure. (4) To acquire, purchase, construct, receive, own, operate,
maintain, enlarge, extend, and improve any one or more gas systems the operation of which
is provided for in the certificate of incorporation of the district (whether or not such system
or systems were in existence or whether or not such system or systems were privately owned
or municipally owned prior to the acquisition by such district). (5) To receive,...
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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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11-92C-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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11-98-1
Section 11-98-1 Definitions. (a) As used in this chapter, the following words and terms
have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) AUTOMATIC
NUMBER IDENTIFICATION. An enhanced 911 service capability that enables the automatic display
of the 10-digit telephone number used to place a 911 call. The term includes pseudo-automatic
number identification, which means an enhanced 911 service capability that enables identification
of the subscriber. (2) CMRS. Commercial mobile radio service under Sections 3(27) and 332(d)
of the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47 U.S.C. ยง151 et seq., and Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1993, Pub. L. 103-66, Aug. 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 312. The term includes
the term wireless and service provider by any wireless real time two-way voice communication
device, including radio-telephone communications used in cellular telephone service, personal
communication service, or the functional or competitive equivalent of a...
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28-3-1
Section 28-3-1 Definitions. As used in this title, the following words shall have the
following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
Any alcoholic, spirituous, vinous, fermented, or other alcoholic beverage, or combination
of liquors and mixed liquor, a part of which is spirituous, vinous, fermented, or otherwise
alcoholic, and all drinks or drinkable liquids, preparations or mixtures intended for beverage
purposes, which contain one-half of one percent or more of alcohol by volume, and shall include
liquor, beer, and wine. (2) ASSOCIATION. A partnership, limited partnership, or any form of
unincorporated enterprise owned by two or more persons. (3) BEER, or MALT OR BREWED BEVERAGES.
Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, any beer, lager beer, ale, porter, malt
or brewed beverage, or similar fermented malt liquor containing one-half of one percent or
more of alcohol by volume and not in excess of thirteen and nine-tenths percent...
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40-2A-15
Section 40-2A-15 Alabama Local Tax Institute of Standards and Training - Creation; composition;
duties. (a) There is hereby created the Alabama Local Tax Institute of Standards and Training.
All costs of operating the institute shall be paid from public funds appropriated, contributions
received, or fees and license revenues collected for this purpose. (b) The institute shall
operate under the direction and supervision of a board of directors. The board shall organize,
administer, control, oversee, and advise the institute so that the institute may carry out
the purposes of this section. The board shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations
to effectuate this intent. (c) The board shall consist of six members as follows: (1) Three
representatives appointed by the Alabama League of Municipalities, who shall either be municipal
officers, employees, or attorneys, at least one of whom shall be a municipal revenue officer
or finance officer. (2) Three representatives appointed by the...
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41-9-335
Section 41-9-335 Created; composition; powers and duties. (a) A board of trustees to
be known as the St. Stephens Historical Commission is hereby authorized to be appointed and
established for the purpose of acquiring, maintaining, protecting, and promoting certain properties
of historical interest at St. Stephens, in Washington County, in the general vicinity of the
site of the first territorial capital of Alabama. The board shall be comprised of 11 members,
and the first five enumerated appointees designated herein shall serve for terms of two, three,
four, five, and six years, respectively, with subsequent appointees serving for terms of six
years. The four board members appointed by the legislative delegation representing Washington
County pursuant to subsection (b), including the initial appointees, shall serve terms of
six years. At least one of the four new members appointed by the Washington County Legislative
Delegation shall be African American. The ex officio board member...
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45-25-250.04
Section 45-25-250.04 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 specified
in its certificate of incorporation. (2) To sue and be sued in its own name in civil actions,
except as otherwise provided in this article, and to defend civil actions 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 and whether
located within or outside the service area. (6) To make, enter into, and execute such contracts,
agreements, leases, and other instruments and to take such other actions...
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45-28A-90
Section 45-28A-90 Television cable services. (a) This section shall apply only
to the Town of Sardis in Etowah County. (b) The municipal corporation of the Town of Sardis
in Etowah County shall have the right to establish, purchase, construct, maintain, and operate
a nonexclusive television cable system and to furnish television cable service to their residents
and residents of surrounding unincorporated areas of Etowah County not then served by an existing
cable television system or systems. (c) The municipal corporation is authorized to construct,
lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire television lines or cables for the furnishing of television
service from any point in this state or any other state to the municipal corporation and surrounding
territory. (d) For the purposes of this section such municipal corporation may exercise
the right of eminent domain. Such eminent domain proceedings shall be conducted in the manner
now provided by law. (e)(1) In payment of the purchase,...
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