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11-50-370
Section 11-50-370 Definitions. When used in this article, the following words and phrases shall
have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) PUBLIC CORPORATION. Any of the following: A municipality incorporated under the laws of
this state; a board organized under Sections 11-50-230 through 11-50-238, 11-50-240 and 11-50-241,
inclusive, as amended; a board organized under Sections 11-50-310 through 11-50-324, as amended;
and a board organized under Sections 11-50-340 through 11-50-358, as amended. (2) PUBLIC WATER
CORPORATION. Any public corporation which owns and operates a water distribution system or
which has the corporate power and proposes to own and operate a water distribution system.
(3) SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM. Any or all of the following: Sanitary sewer mains, sanitary sewer
laterals, a sewage disposal plant or plants, and a sewage treatment plant or plants and appurtenances
related to any thereof. (4) PUBLIC SEWER CORPORATION....
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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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11-89-7
Section 11-89-7 Powers of district generally; power of district to acquire, operate, etc.,
systems, etc., outside service area; provisions in schedules of rates and charges generally.
(a) The district 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 perpetuity, subject to the provisions of Section
11-89-17) 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 chapter, 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...
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11-3A-2
Section 11-3A-2 Powers for public welfare, health, and safety; authorization; scope. (a) Except
where otherwise specifically prohibited or provided for either heretofore or hereafter by
general law or the constitution of this state and subject to the procedures and limitations
set out in this chapter, the county commission of a county may provide for its property and
affairs; and for the public welfare, health, and safety of the citizens throughout the unincorporated
areas of the county by exercising certain powers for the protection of the county and public
property under its control. The powers granted herein to provide for the public welfare, health,
and safety of its citizens shall only include the following: (1) Abatement of weeds as a public
nuisance as defined in Section 11-67-60. (2) Subject to the provisions of Section 6-5-127,
control of animals and animal nuisances. (3) Control of litter as defined in subsection (b)
of Section 13A-7-29, or rubbish as defined in subdivision...
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11-88-7
Section 11-88-7 Powers of authority generally; power of authority to acquire, operate, etc.,
systems, etc., outside service area; provisions in schedules of rates and charges generally;
powers of authority organized to construct and operate sewer system. (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 the provisions of Section 11-88-18)
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...
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11-50-210
Section 11-50-210 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall
be deemed to have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section: (1) MUNICIPALITY.
A municipal corporation in the State of Alabama. (2) PUBLIC GAS CORPORATION. A public corporation
having corporate power to own and operate one or more gas systems and existing under the provisions
of any of the following: Articles 8, 9, and 12 of this chapter. (3) AUTHORIZING MUNICIPALITY.
Each municipality which authorized the incorporation of a particular public gas corporation
or the governing body of which consented to, or made determinations prerequisite to, the incorporation
of a particular public gas corporation. (4) GAS SYSTEM. A plant and system for the manufacture
and distribution of gas or a system for the purchase, transportation, and distribution, or
any of them, of manufactured or natural gas, together with all appurtenances thereto and all
property used or useful in connection...
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11-89B-1
Section 11-89B-1 Public corporation given power to sell and issue bonds, to pledge for payment
proceeds, revenues, etc., and to issue bonds or notes for temporary borrowing. In addition
to all other powers now or hereafter granted by law, each public corporation organized under
the laws of the State of Alabama which is authorized by law (i) to operate a water system
consisting of land, plants, systems, facilities, buildings and other property, or any combination
of any thereof, which are used or useful or capable of future use in providing, furnishing,
supplying or distributing water and (ii) to borrow money for use for one or more of its corporate
purposes shall have the following powers, together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary
to the discharge thereof in corporate form: (1) To sell and issue bonds of such public corporation
in order to provide funds for any corporate function, use or purpose for which such public
corporation is otherwise authorized by law to borrow...
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11-99A-2
Section 11-99A-2 Definitions. In this chapter the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) APPOINTING GOVERNMENT. The municipality or county that approves the creation
of a district and appoints members to the board. (2) BOARD. The board of directors of a district.
(3) CONTIGUOUS. Two tracts of land if touching for a continuous distance of not less than
200 feet. The term includes tracts of land divided by bodies of water, streets, railroad,
or utility rights-of-way, or by land owned by any public person. In determining whether land
is contiguous with a municipality, (i) land separated by bodies of water, streets, or railroad,
or utility rights-of-way is contiguous even though the bodies of water, streets, or rights-of-way
are within the city limits of another municipality and (ii) land separated by land owned by
a public person is not contiguous if the land owned by the public person is within the city
limits of another municipality. (4) COUNCIL. The governing body of a...
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11-50-314
Section 11-50-314 Powers of corporation generally; provisions in mortgages, deeds of trust,
or pledge agreements executed by corporation as to rights of parties thereto, etc. (a) Each
corporation formed or the certificate of incorporation of which is amended under this article
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
or until dissolved as provided in this article; (2) To sue and be sued and to defend civil
actions against it; (3) To make use of a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure;
(4) To acquire, purchase, construct, operate, maintain, enlarge, extend, and improve any system
or systems, the operation of which is provided for in the certificate of incorporation of
such corporation or in any amendment thereto (whether or not such system or...
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11-50-235
Section 11-50-235 Powers of corporation generally; provisions in mortgages, deeds of trust,
or pledge agreements executed by corporation as to rights of parties thereto, etc.; exemption
from taxation of property and income of corporation. (a) Each corporation formed under this
division 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
or until dissolved as provided in this division; (2) To sue and be sued and to defend civil
actions against it; (3) To make use of a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure;
(4) To acquire, purchase, construct, operate, maintain, enlarge, extend, and improve any system
or systems, the operation of which is provided for in the certificate of incorporation of
such corporation (whether or not such system or systems were in...
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