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39-7-4
Section 39-7-4 Form and verification of petition. (a) The petition shall be in substantially
the following form: "To the (herein insert the name of governing body) of the City (or
Town) or to the Probate Judge of _____ County. We, the undersigned, qualified electors of
the area embraced within the city or town or of the following described area _____ respectfully
petition that there be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors in said area the following
question: 'Shall the citizens of said city or town or the citizens of said described area
(describing it) be incorporated by the name of the Improvement Authority of (here insert name
of city or town, or area) for the purpose of engaging in the enterprise of furnishing to such
city, town or area and its inhabitants or to the inhabitants of such area described for public
and private uses the following services: ___ ___ ___' (Signatures of electors)...
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11-41-1
Section 11-41-1 Authority; petition to probate judge for order of incorporation. When the inhabitants
of an unincorporated community, which has a population of not less than 300, constituting
a body of citizens whose residences are contiguous to and all of which form a homogeneous
settlement or community, desire to become organized as a municipal corporation, they may apply
to the judge of probate of the county in which the territory is situated, or the greater portion
thereof if it is situated in two or more counties, for an order of incorporation, by a petition
in writing signed by not less than 15 percent of the qualified electors residing within the
limits of the proposed municipality and by the persons, firms, or corporations owning at least
60 percent of the acreage of the platted or unplatted land of the proposed municipality. No
platted or unplatted territory shall be included within the boundary unless there are at least
four qualified electors, according to government survey,...
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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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45-37-140.13
Section 45-37-140.13 Annexation; referendum; hearing; reestablishment of boundaries. (a) Whenever
any municipal corporation in Jefferson County annexes any portion of a district and a petition
is filed with the clerk of the municipality requesting annexation of the remaining portion
of the district, the petition containing the following: (1) signatures of 20 percent of the
qualified electors residing within the district or signatures of 200 qualified electors, whichever
is less, and (2) a written statement signed by at least two members of the board of trustees
of the district reciting that those signing the petition constitute either 10 percent of the
qualified electors residing within the district or 100 qualified electors residing within
the district, whichever is applicable, and (3) a description of the district; then the governing
body of such municipal corporation shall provide for and finance the cost of a referendum
election wherein the remaining qualified voter residents of...
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39-7-1
Section 39-7-1 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) AUTHORITY. A corporation
created pursuant to this chapter. (2) MUNICIPALITY. Any city or town incorporated under the
laws of the State of Alabama and the inhabitants of an area containing not less than 250 qualified
electors outside of an unincorporated city or town who shall become incorporated pursuant
to the provisions of this chapter. (3) TERRITORY. The geographical area coterminous with the
boundaries of a municipality. (4) GOVERNING BODY. The body or board, by whatsoever name it
may be known, having charge of the finances of a municipality. (5) SERVICES. Any one or more
or all of the following: water, sewerage, telephone, gas or electric heat, light, or power
services, commodities or facilities. (6) ENTERPRISE. The business, undertaking or enterprise
of furnishing services. (Acts 1935, No. 40, p. 72; Code...
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11-42-2
Section 11-42-2 Annexation election and proceedings generally; proceedings where parties consent
to annexation. Whenever the council shall pass a resolution to the effect that the public
health or public good requires that certain territory (described in the resolution) shall
be brought within the limits of the city or town: (1) It shall be the duty of the mayor to
certify a copy of such resolution to the judge of probate of the county in which the land
proposed to be annexed is situated, and said certified resolution shall have attached thereto
a plat or map of said territory, which certified resolution and plat or map shall be filed
by the judge of probate. (2) Except as provided in subdivision (9) of this section, the judge
of probate shall, not less than 10 nor more than 15 days from the date of the filing of such
resolution, make and enter an order upon the minutes of said court, directing and ordering
an election to be held by the qualified electors residing within the territory...
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39-7-3
Section 39-7-3 Filing of petition for election as to incorporation. A petition, in the form
and executed as provided in Sections 39-7-4 and 39-7-5 may be presented by filing the same
with the clerk of the city or town, and when the petition is signed by inhabitants of an area
with 250 qualified electors it may be presented to the probate judge of the county in which
the electors reside. It shall be signed by qualified electors in the territory by a number
of at least equal to five percent of the total number of qualified electors in said territory.
(Acts 1935, No. 40, p. 72; Code 1940, T. 50, ยง19.)...
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45-37A-250
Section 45-37A-250 Authorization to annex remaining portion of Virginia Mines Fire District.
(a) The Legislature finds that the City of Hueytown has annexed a substantial portion of the
Virginia Volunteer Fire District and desires to annex the remaining portion of the district
pursuant to the procedures established in this section. (b)(1) The City of Hueytown may annex
the remaining unincorporated portion of the Virginia Volunteer Fire District, upon the filing
of a petition with the clerk of the municipality requesting the annexation. The petition filed
with the clerk of the municipality shall contain all of the following: a. Signatures of 10
percent of the qualified electors residing within the district or signatures of 100 qualified
electors, whichever is less. b. A written statement signed by at least two members of the
board of trustees of the district reciting that those signing the petition constitute either
10 percent of the qualified electors residing within the district or...
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45-37A-54.66
Section 45-37A-54.66 Sunday activities; ordinance procedures. It shall not be unlawful for
the authority to conduct, operate, manage, or promote on Sunday any amusement or recreational
activity within the corporate powers of such authority, or for any other person to participate
or engage in such amusement or recreational activity on Sunday, if such amusement or recreational
activity is conducted or operated in a public park situated in the city and under the control
of such authority. All or any of such amusements or recreational activities on Sunday may
be prohibited by an ordinance adopted pursuant to this section. Any proposed ordinance prohibiting
all or any of such amusements or recreational activities may be submitted to the commission
or other governing body of the city by petition signed by at least 5,000 qualified electors
of the city. All petitions circulated with respect to any proposed ordinance shall be uniform
in character and shall contain the proposed ordinance in...
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11-42-100.1
Section 11-42-100.1 Mode of consolidation - When municipality to annex city or town. (a) When
two or more municipalities lying contiguous to each other desire to consolidate and operate
as one municipality, they may do so by proceeding in the manner hereafter provided in this
section. (b) If it is the purpose to annex a city or town to another municipality, then the
governing body of each city or town shall adopt an ordinance expressing a willingness to such
annexation. After both ordinances are passed and published as provided for by law, the governing
body of the municipality to be annexed shall, by resolution submit the question of annexation
at a special election to be held at a time specified in such resolution, not less than 40
days nor more than 90 days after passage of the last adopted willingness ordinance or at a
time otherwise specified by law. No other proposition may be on the ballot. Said election
shall be held pursuant to the general municipal election laws. (c) In...
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