11-92-2
Section 11-92-2 Legislative intent; construction of chapter generally. (a) It is the intention
of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter to authorize each county and each municipality
in the state, acting separately or jointly, within the restrictions of this chapter, to acquire,
by purchase or otherwise, one or more industrial or commercial parks, as defined in Section
11-92-1, to develop such parks, to finance such acquisition and development by the sale and
issuance of interest-bearing general obligation warrants of such counties or municipalities,
and to sell such parks. (b) This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with this
intention. (Acts 1977, No. 694, p. 1223, §1.)...
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11-60-2
Section 11-60-2 Legislative intent; construction of chapter generally. (a) It is the intention
of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter to promote the public health and general
welfare by authorizing the incorporation in the several municipalities in this state of public
corporations to acquire, enlarge, improve, expand, own, operate, lease, and dispose of properties
to the end that such corporation may be able to promote public interest and participation
in sports, athletics, and recreational activities and to provide or improve public parks in
this state, including all buildings, facilities, and improvements incident thereto or useful
in connection therewith. It is the further intent of the Legislature by the passage of this
chapter to vest such public corporations with all powers that may be necessary to enable them
to accomplish such purposes. (b) This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with
the said intention. (Acts 1967, Ex. Sess., No. 218, p. 264, §1.)...
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33-16-2
Section 33-16-2 Legislative intent; construction of chapter. The Legislature hereby makes the
findings of facts and declaration of intent hereinafter set forth in this section. The construction
of a navigable waterway between Montgomery and Gadsden and to the Alabama-Georgia boundary,
utilizing the channel of the Coosa River, would provide a new transportation route of great
importance and would stimulate the development of commerce, agriculture and industry in many
sections of the state. It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter
to implement the provisions of Amendment No. 287 of the Constitution of Alabama. In order
to further the developments herein found to be beneficial, it is the intention of the Legislature
to authorize the formation of a public corporation for the following purposes: (1) To cooperate
with the United States, the State of Alabama, other participating states, counties and municipalities,
with all agencies, departments and...
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33-17-2
Section 33-17-2 Legislative intent; construction of chapter. The Legislature hereby makes the
findings of facts and declaration of intent hereinafter set forth in this section. The construction
of a navigable waterway between Demopolis, Alabama and the Tennessee River, utilizing the
channel of the Tombigbee River, would provide a new transportation route of great importance
and would stimulate the development of commerce, agriculture and industry in many sections
of the state. Local flooding along the tributary streams of the Tombigbee River occurs frequently
in the growing and harvesting season and causes considerable damage to agriculture in the
affected sections of the state. Improvements in the channels of the tributary streams will
eliminate much of the damage caused by flooding and will also permit improved farming practices
and better land use. It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter
to implement the provisions of Amendment No. 270 of the...
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11-54-81
Section 11-54-81 Legislative intent; construction of division generally. (a) It is the intent
of the Legislature by the passage of this division to authorize the incorporation in the several
municipalities in this state of industrial development boards to acquire, enlarge, improve,
replace, own, lease, and dispose of properties to the end that such boards may be able to
promote industry, develop trade, and further the use of the agricultural products and natural
and human resources of this state and the development and preservation of the said resources,
by inducing manufacturing, industrial, commercial, and research enterprises: (1) To locate
in this state, (2) To enlarge, expand, and improve existing operations in this state, or (3)
To relocate in or within 25 miles of the same municipality in this state operations theretofore
conducted at a site all or a major portion of which may have been acquired for one or more
public purposes by the United States of America, the State of...
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28-3-190
Section 28-3-190 Levy of tax; collection; disposition of proceeds by localities; enforcement
and administration; penalties; exclusive nature of tax. (a) Levy. In addition to the excise
tax levied by Article 5A of Chapter 3 of this title and the licenses provided for by Chapter
3A of this title and by Section 28-3-194, and any acts amendatory thereof, supplementary thereto
or substituted therefor, and municipal and county licenses, there is hereby levied a privilege
or excise tax on every person licensed under the provisions of Chapter 3A who sells, stores,
or receives for the purpose of distribution, to any person, firm, corporation, club, or association
within the State of Alabama any beer. The tax levied hereby shall be measured by and graduated
in accordance with the volume of sales by such person of beer, and shall be an amount equal
to one and six hundred twenty-five thousands cents (1.625 cents) for each four fluid ounces
or fractional part thereof. (b) Collection. The tax levied...
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11-94-2
Section 11-94-2 Legislative intent; liberal construction of chapter. (a) It is the intention
of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter to authorize the incorporation of authorities
as nonprofit public corporations to develop waterfront property for recreational, transportational,
agricultural, industrial and commercial purposes by financing, acquiring, enlarging, improving,
replacing, owning, operating, selling, leasing, and disposing of a project or projects or
any part thereof. It is the further intent of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter
to vest an authority with all powers that may be necessary to enable it to accomplish such
purposes. (b) This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the said intention.
(Acts 1980, No. 80-647, p. 1220, §2.)...
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16-13-300
Section 16-13-300 Legislative intent; construction. (a) It is the intention of the Legislature
by the adoption of this article to authorize each county board of education and each city
board of education in the State of Alabama to issue and sell, at public or private sale, upon
the prior written approval of the State Superintendent of Education, warrants payable from,
and secured by a pledge of, revenues of such board which are lawfully available and are designated
by the board therefor, for educational and public school purposes, including, without limitation,
payment of the costs of public school facilities and the refunding of valid indebtedness of
such board, regardless of whether such indebtedness was incurred under this article or under
other provisions of law and regardless of whether such indebtedness is a direct or indirect
obligation of such board and to authorize counties and municipalities to provide financial
and other assistance to boards of education within the...
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11-86A-2
Section 11-86A-2 Legislative findings of fact and declaration of intent; construction of chapter.
(a) The Legislature hereby makes the following findings of fact and declares its intent to
be as follows: The Legislature acknowledges the key role of public corporations in the state
in promoting public interest and participation in sports, athletics, and recreational activities
through acquiring, enlarging, improving, expanding, owning, operating, leasing, and disposing
of park and recreation related properties. It has come to the attention of the Legislature
that questions have been raised as to the status of certain local park and recreational authorities
and boards located in the state. It is the intent of the Legislature to promote the public
health and general welfare by exercising its police power to authorize the formation or retroactive
validation of independent public corporations created jointly by counties and municipalities,
one of which is to be a Class 4 municipality, as...
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11-92-3
Section 11-92-3 Powers of counties and municipalities as to acquisition, development, etc.,
of parks generally. (a) In addition to all existing powers, a county or municipality shall
have the power, by itself or together with other participants, to acquire, by purchase, gift,
exchange, lease or otherwise, and to develop and dispose of one or more parcels of land as
an industrial park upon compliance with the procedure set out in Section 11-92-4. (b) This
power shall be subject to the following restrictions: (1) No county or municipality may acquire
real property for an industrial park any part of which is located in another county which
is not a participant or which is within the corporate limits of a municipality which is not
a participant unless the governing body of that other county or municipality shall have adopted
a resolution consenting to the acquisition of the industrial park therein; (2) No real property
may be acquired or developed by a municipality as an industrial park if...
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