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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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37-5-3
Section 37-5-3 Purpose and general powers. A district shall be created for the purpose of conducting
and operating a utility and, to carry out such purpose, shall have power and authority to
acquire, construct, reconstruct, operate, maintain, extend or improve any utility within or
without the district and to furnish, deliver and sell to the public and to any municipality
and to the state and any public institution heat, light and power service and any other service,
commodity or facility which may be produced or furnished in connection therewith. For said
purposes the district is granted and shall have and exercise the right freely to use and occupy
any public highway, street, way or place reasonably necessary to be used or occupied for the
maintenance and operation of such utility or any part thereof, subject to such local regulations
as may be imposed in connection therewith by any regulations of the governing body of the
municipality in which such highway, street, way or place is...
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45-2-221.10
Section 45-2-221.10 Historic development commission. A historic development commission with
the following membership, duties, and powers may be created by the county commission. (a)
The commission shall be composed of no less than 11 members who shall be selected by the county
commission in such a manner as to serve overlapping terms. Except for the first members, their
terms shall be four years. (b) The commission shall operate under a constitution as adopted
by the commission and approved by the county commission. (c) The commission shall have as
its purposes: (1) The preservation and protection of buildings of historic and architectural
value in the historic districts, as defined in Section 45-2-221.01, and the maintenance of
the distinctive character of these districts; (2) the fostering and encouraging of the preservation,
restoration, and utilization of buildings of historic and architectural value in the historic
districts; and (3) the development and promotion of historic...
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45-49-100.40
Section 45-49-100.40 Powers of board. The board of school commissioners shall be entitled to
receive, levy, assess, and collect all devises, revenues, and taxes to which they were by
law entitled at the date of the organization of the Board of Education of the State of Alabama,
and they shall have full power to continue in force, revise, modify, and improve, as to them
may see fit, the public school system now existing in the County of Mobile, and to make such
bylaws, rules, and regulations, not inconsistent with the laws of the state and of the United
States, for the government of the board and of the schools, as they may deem expedient or
necessary. They shall hold regular meetings of the board at such times as they may fix upon
and adjourned or special meetings when necessary. Three members of the board shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of business, but no business involving a change in the system,
rules, and regulations or affecting the general interest of the county...
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16-26B-5
Section 16-26B-5 Board of trustees - Powers, duties, functions. The school board may: (1) Accept
donations, bequests, or other forms of financial assistance for educational purposes from
any public or private sector persons or agencies and comply with rules and regulations governing
grants from the federal government or from any other person or agency, which are not in contravention
of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901 and laws. (2) Purchase land and equipment and make
improvements to land and facilities necessary for the use of the school, in accordance with
applicable law. (3) Lease land or other property belonging to it or to the school. (4) Sell
or exchange land or other real property not needed for school purposes, if the sale or exchange
is specifically authorized by law and is in accordance with the procedures provided for the
sale of unused school lands under Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 9-15-1) of Title 9.
The sale shall be authorized by resolution of the school...
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37-15-2
Section 37-15-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter the following words have the following
meanings: (1) APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF UNDERGROUND FACILITIES. Information about an operator's
underground facilities which is provided to a person by an operator and must be accurate to
within 18 inches measured horizontally from the outside edge of each side of such operator's
facility, or a strip of land 18 inches either side of the operator's field mark or the marked
width of the facility plus 18 inches on each side of the marked width of the facility. (2)
AUTHORITY. The Underground Damage Prevention Authority created under Section 37-15-10.1. (3)
AUTHORITY BOARD. The Underground Damage Prevention Board created under Section 37-15-10.1.
(4) BLASTING. The use of an explosive device for the excavation of earth, rock, or other material
or the demolition of a structure. (5) CONTRACT LOCATOR. Any person contracted with an operator
specifically to determine and mark the approximate location of the...
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44-1-52
Section 44-1-52 Powers. The youth services board shall have the following powers: (1) To appoint
the state youth services director and to fix his salary. (2) To institute and defend legal
proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue. (3) To contract with
any private person, organization or entity or any combination thereof capable of contracting,
if it finds such act to be in the public interest. (4) To establish and promulgate reasonable
rules, policies, orders and regulations for the carrying out of its duties and responsibilities.
(5) To purchase or lease land or to acquire property by eminent domain and to purchase, lease,
let, sell, exchange or otherwise transfer property, land or buildings in order to carry out
its duties and responsibilities under the provisions of this chapter. (Acts 1973, No. 816,
p. 1261, ยงยง6, 15.)...
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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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19-3-125
Section 19-3-125 Life, endowment, or annuity contracts. In addition to any other investment
now permitted by law, a guardian or trustee may invest the funds of his ward or of the beneficiary
of the trust in life, endowment or annuity contracts of legal reserve life insurance companies
duly qualified and authorized to write such business in the State of Alabama; provided, however,
that the annual premium or premiums on such contracts purchased by such guardian or trustee
shall not exceed 25 percent of the income of the ward or the beneficiary for any calendar
year preceding the date of such purchase. The contract must contain the following options
after it has been in force for three years or less: a cash surrender value option, a paid-up
insurance or endowment option, and an extended insurance or endowment option. Such contract
may be issued on the life or lives of the ward or wards, or beneficiary or beneficiaries of
the trust or upon the life or lives of persons in whose life or...
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2-6-105
Section 2-6-105 Public corporation - Powers. The corporation shall have the following powers,
as well as the other powers specified in this article: (1) To have succession by its corporate
name until dissolved as provided in this article. (2) To sue and be sued and to prosecute
and defend, at law or in equity, in any court that may have jurisdiction of the subject matter
and of the parties. (3) To have and use a corporate seal and to alter the seal at pleasure.
(4) To make and alter all needful bylaws and rules for the transaction of the corporation's
business and the control of its property and affairs. (5) To enter into agreements of any
nature with any public or private entity regarding the construction, renovation, restoration,
improvement, maintenance, management, or operation of the project or any properties or facilities
constituting a part of the project. (6) To take all actions and enter into all agreements
necessary or appropriate to complete the project work. (7) To acquire,...
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