45-5-141.20
Section 45-5-141.20 Powers and duties; annual dues; board of trustees; referendum election. (a) This section shall apply only in Blount County. (b) A district for the delivery of fire and emergency medical services may be formed in any unincorporated area of the county pursuant to this section subject to the approval of a majority of the qualified electors who vote at a referendum election for that purpose in the proposed district and for the approval of the mandatory annual dues of the district. (c) In order to call for a referendum election for the formation of a district, a petition signed by not less than 20 percent of the registered voters who reside in the proposed district shall be presented to the county commission and the Judge of Probate of Blount County. The petition shall contain an accurate legal description of the proposed area and shall state the name of the proposed district. The petition for the establishment of a district shall be accompanied by a request for the...
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9-18-1
Section 9-18-1 Enactment of Southern Interstate Nuclear Compact. The Southern Interstate Nuclear Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by the state of Alabama with any and all states legally joining therein in accordance with its terms, in the form substantially as follows: "SOUTHERN INTERSTATE NUCLEAR COMPACT "Article I. Policy and Purpose "The party states recognize that the proper employment of nuclear energy, facilities, materials, and products can assist substantially in the industrialization of the south and the development of a balanced economy for the region. They also recognize that optimum benefit from and acquisition of nuclear resources and facilities requires systematic encouragement, guidance, and assistance from the party states on a cooperative basis. It is the policy of the party states to undertake such cooperation on a continuing basis; it is the purpose of this compact to provide the instruments and framework for such a cooperative effort to improve...
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9-18A-1
Section 9-18A-1 Enactment of Southern States Energy Compact. The Legislature hereby enacts, and the State of Alabama hereby enters into, the Southern States Energy Compact with any and all states legally joining therein in accordance with its terms, in the form substantially as follows: "SOUTHERN STATES ENERGY COMPACT "Article I. Policy and Purpose. "The party states recognize that the proper employment and conservation of energy and employment of energy-related facilities, materials, and products, within the context of a responsible regard for the environment, can assist substantially in the industrialization of the south and the development of a balanced economy for the region. They also recognize that optimum benefit from an acquisition of energy resources and facilities require systematic encouragement, guidance and assistance from the party states on a cooperative basis. It is the policy of the party states to undertake such cooperation on a continuing basis; it is the purpose of...
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45-4-111
Section 45-4-111 Electronic voting system authorized; requirements for use. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Automatic tabulating equipment" shall mean apparatus which automatically examines and counts votes recorded on paper ballots or ballot cards and tabulates the results. (2) "Paper ballot" shall mean a printed paper ballot which conforms in layout and format to the electronic voting system in use. (3) "Ballot card" shall mean a tabulating card on which votes may be recorded. (4) "Ballot label" shall mean the cards, papers, booklet, pages, or other material which contain the names of offices and candidates and statements of measures to be voted on and which are used in conjunction with ballot cards. (5) "Ballot" shall mean ballot cards or paper ballots. (6) "Counting center" shall mean one or more locations selected and designated by the county commission or the municipal governing body, as the case may be, for the automatic counting of ballots in the election. (7) "Electronic...
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11-42-205
Section 11-42-205 Notice of election. The judge of probate shall give notice of the holding of such election by publication in newspaper published within the city or town, one publication thereof for at least seven days being sufficient, and if no newspaper is published in such city or town then by posting a notice thereof at three public places in said city or town, which notice shall state the day on which such election is to be held, describe the proposed corporate limits as fixed by said resolution, and state that a map of such territory is on file in the office of judge of probate of said county, open to public inspection. (Acts 1923, No. 372, p. 394; Code 1923, §2419; Code 1940, T. 37, §243.)...
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9-8-56
Section 9-8-56 Referendum upon creation of district - Notice of referendum; appointment of polling superintendent, etc. After the board of supervisors has made and recorded a determination that there is need in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare for creation of the proposed watershed conservancy district, it shall consider the question whether the operation of a district within the proposed boundaries with the powers conferred upon such districts in Section 9-8-61 is administratively practicable and feasible. To assist the board of supervisors in this determination the board shall, within a reasonable time after entry of the finding that there is need for the organization of the district and the determination of the boundaries of the district, hold a referendum within the proposed district upon the proposition of the creation of the district and to cause due notice of such referendum to be given. Such notice shall state the date of holding the referendum, the hours...
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2-8-84
Section 2-8-84 Application of soybean producers' association for certification and approval to conduct referendum - Action by State Board of Agriculture and Industries on application. Upon the filing with the State Board of Agriculture and Industries of an application by any nonprofit association of soybean producers, as provided in Section 2-8-83, the said board shall within 30 days thereafter meet and consider the application. If it is shown by the applicant to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant is fairly and substantially representative of the soybean producers of this state, and the board shall otherwise find and determine that such application and the program proposed therein are in conformity with the provisions and purposes of this article, the board shall certify such association as the duly delegated and authorized group or organization and shall likewise certify that such organization is duly authorized to conduct among the soybean producers of this state a...
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45-49-181.12
Section 45-49-181.12 Rulemaking authority; exemptions; use of private roads. (a) The county commission may adopt the necessary rules for the construction of county maintained roads in the county. The county commission may adopt rules regarding the planning and construction of streets and roads within subdivisions. Subdivision rules shall be adopted or amended by first holding a public hearing thereon after due notice thereof as otherwise required by law for similar matters requiring a public hearing. (b) Exempt and excluded from the definition of a subdivision and exempt from the laws and regulations pertaining to subdivisions shall be the division of a tract of land into parcels or property containing five acres or more each. (c) The county commission may authorize the use of private paved roads, provided all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) A recorded plat shall be required for a proposed subdivision that incorporates a private road or contains property situated...
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11-44D-1
Section 11-44D-1 Ordinance abandoning commission form of government and referendum adopting mayor-council or manager-council form. Within three months of the adoption and approval of this chapter, the governing body of any Class 6 municipality with a commission form of government may by a majority vote of the members of that governing body adopt an ordinance abandoning the commission form of government and calling for a referendum to be held at public expense within 60 days after such call for the purpose of determining whether such city shall adopt the mayor-council form of government, authorized by this chapter, or in the alternative the manager-council form of government authorized by this chapter. The mayor or chief executive officer shall give notice of the time and purpose of such referendum election by publication once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality, or, if there is no such newspaper of general circulation in the...
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2-8-194
Section 2-8-194 Application for certification and approval to conduct referendum - Action by board on application. Upon the filing with the State Board of Agriculture and Industries of an application by any commission, formed by mutual agreement of two or more nonprofit associations of cotton producers, the said board shall within 30 days thereafter meet and consider the application. If it is shown by the applicant to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant is fairly and substantially representative of the cotton producers of this state, and the board shall otherwise find and determine that such application and the program proposed therein are in conformity with the provisions and purposes of this article, then, and in such an event, the board shall certify such organization as the duly delegated and authorized commission and shall likewise certify that such commission is duly authorized to conduct among the cotton producers of this state a referendum for the purpose set forth...
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