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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45-47-250.05
Section 45-47-250.05 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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45-25-250.04
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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45-29-140.05
Section 45-29-140.05 Powers of authority; rates and charges. (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...
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45-38-141.05
Section 45-38-141.05 Powers of authority; rates and charges. (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 part, 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...
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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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11-86A-12
Section 11-86A-12 Powers of authority generally. An authority shall have the following powers:
(1) To have succession by its corporate name until dissolved as provided in this chapter.
(2) To institute and defend legal proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction and proper
venue; provided, however, that an authority may not be sued in any court other than the courts
of the county of incorporation; provided, further, that the officers, directors, agents, and
employees of an authority may not be sued for their actions on behalf of the authority except
for actions that are known by a person to be unlawful or are performed with reckless disregard
for the lawfulness of the actions. (3) To have and to use a corporate seal and to alter the
seal at its pleasure. (4) To establish a fiscal year. (5) To anticipate by the issuance of
its bonds the receipt of any revenues that may be appropriated by or to the authority and
to pledge the proceeds of the appropriations as security for the...
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11-92B-10
Section 11-92B-10 Powers and duties of authority. An authority shall have the following powers
and duties together with all powers and duties incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge
thereof: (1) To sue or be sued and to prosecute and defend in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(2) To adopt and to use a corporate seal and to alter the seal at pleasure. (3) To adopt and
alter bylaws for the regulation and conduct of its affairs and business. (4) With respect
to property within the operational area of the authority, to acquire, receive, and take title
to by purchase, gift, lease, devise, or otherwise, to hold, keep, improve, maintain, and impose
restrictive covenants and land use controls, to engage in environmental remediation and restoration
efforts as required under applicable agreements with the United States Department of Defense,
to equip, furnish, develop, and to transfer, convey, donate, sell, lease, grant options to,
assign, encumber with easements and mortgages and...
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33-12-5
Section 33-12-5 Powers, duties and functions. The powers, duties and functions of the agency
shall be as follows: (1) GENERALLY. The agency a. Shall have perpetual succession in its corporate
name. b. May sue and be sued in its corporate name. c. May adopt, use and alter a corporate
seal, which shall be judicially noticed. d. May enter into such contracts and cooperative
agreements with the federal, state and local governments, with agencies of such governments,
with private individuals, corporations, associations, trusts and other organizations as the
board may deem necessary or convenient to enable it to carry out the purposes of this chapter,
including the planned, orderly residential development of the area. e. May adopt, amend and
repeal bylaws. f. May appoint such managers, officers, employees, attorneys and agents as
the board deems necessary for the transaction of its business, fix their compensation, define
their duties, require bonds of such of them as the board may...
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11-50-524
Section 11-50-524 Corporate powers. (a) The corporation shall be entitled to all the exemptions
provided by the general laws of Alabama and of the United States for municipal corporations.
To carry out its purposes, the corporation shall have the following specific powers, but no
enumeration of powers granted in this chapter shall be construed to impair or limit any general
grant of power contained in this chapter nor to limit any such grant to a power or powers
of the same class or classes as those enumerated: (1) To have succession by its corporate
name perpetually unless dissolved and unless a shorter period of time shall be specified in
the certificate; (2) To sue and be sued and to prosecute and defend; (3) To have and to use
a corporate seal and to alter the same at will; (4) To acquire by purchase or lease and to
operate, maintain, extend, and improve any utility within the power district, including any
real and personal properties and any contract and franchise rights in...
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