11-57-8
Section 11-57-8 Powers - Generally. The authority shall have the following powers and
capacities, among others specified in this chapter, together with all powers incidental thereto
or necessary to the discharge thereof: (1) To have succession by its corporate name until
dissolved as provided in this chapter; (2) To sue others and to prosecute civil actions; (3)
To be sued by others in any form of litigation other than an action ex delicto and to defend
any litigation brought against it; (4) To have and use a corporate seal and to alter the same
at pleasure; (5) To adopt and alter bylaws for the regulation and conduct of its affairs and
business; (6) To acquire, whether by purchase, gift, lease, devise, or otherwise, property
of every description which the board may deem necessary or desirable to the acquisition, construction,
reconstruction, improvement, enlargement, equipment, operation, or maintenance of a project
and to hold title thereto; (7) To construct, enlarge, improve, equip,...
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11-92A-12
Section 11-92A-12 Powers of authority. An authority shall have the following powers,
which it may exercise in any county within such authority's authorized operational area: (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 trial court other than
the courts of a county within the authorized operational area of the authority; provided,
further, that the officers, directors, agents, and employees of an authority may not be sued
for their actions in behalf of the authority except for actions that are known by such person
to be unlawful or are performed with reckless disregard for the lawfulness of such 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...
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11-97-8
Section 11-97-8 Powers of corporation; location of facilities of corporation. (a) Every
corporation shall have all of the powers necessary and convenient to carry out and effectuate
the purposes and provisions of this chapter, including (without limiting the generality of
the foregoing) the following powers: (1) To have succession in its corporate name for the
duration of time (which may be in perpetuity, subject to the provisions of Section
11-97-22 hereof) specified in its certificate of incorporation; (2) To sue and be sued in
its own name in civil suits and actions and to defend suits against it; (3) To adopt and make
use of a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure; (4) To adopt, alter, and repeal
bylaws, regulations, and rules, not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, for
the regulation and conduct of its affairs and business; (5) To acquire, whether by gift, purchase,
transfer, foreclosure, lease, or otherwise, to construct and to expand, improve, operate,...

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16-17A-8
Section 16-17A-8 Powers of authority. (a) An authority shall have and may exercise any
power granted nonprofit corporations under Title 10A, together with all powers incidental
thereto or necessary or desirable to the discharge thereof, including, without limitation,
the following specific powers: (1) To adopt, maintain, and amend bylaws and a corporate seal.
(2) To sue and, subject to the limitations herein, be sued; provided, however, that no authority
entitled to sovereign immunity shall be denied such immunity. (3) To acquire, construct, equip,
and operate those health care facilities it considers necessary or desirable. (4) To enter
into contracts and agreements, borrow money, incur indebtedness, and issue bonds, notes, debt
securities, or any other evidence of indebtedness. (5) To pledge the general credit of the
authority or any revenues or income of the authority to repayment of any of its indebtedness.
(6) To mortgage or pledge its health care facilities or its other assets or...
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22-21-137
Section 22-21-137 Powers - Generally. The authority shall have the following powers
and capacities, among others specified in this article, together with all powers incidental
thereto or necessary to the discharge thereof: (1) To have succession by its corporate name
until dissolved as provided in Section 22-21-154; (2) To maintain actions and have
actions maintained against it by others in any form of litigation other than an action ex
delicto, and to defend any litigation brought against it; (3) To have and use 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, whether by purchase, gift, lease, devise
or otherwise, property of every description which the board may deem necessary or desirable
to the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, enlargement, equipment, operation
or maintenance of a project and to hold title thereto; (6) To construct, enlarge, improve,...

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45-36A-104
Section 45-36A-104 Electric power board. (a) As used in this section the words
electric board shall mean the Electric Power Board of the City of Scottsboro, Alabama, in
Jackson County, a corporation organized under Title 37, Section 402 (15), and existing
under the authority of Sections 11-50-310 et al. (b) In addition to all other powers, rights,
and authority heretofore granted by law: (1) The electric board is hereby authorized and empowered
to acquire, purchase, construct, lease, operate, maintain, enlarge, extend, and improve a
community antenna television system, CATV, which may be defined, without limiting the generality,
as a facility that in whole or in part, receives directly, or indirectly, or over the air,
and amplifies or otherwise modifies the signal transmitting programs broadcast by one or more
television or radio stations from any point within this state or any other state and distributes
such signals by wire or cable or any other means to subscribing members of the...
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11-92A-15
Section 11-92A-15 Security for bonds. (a) In the discretion of the board of directors
of an authority, any bonds may be secured by an indenture between an authority and a trustee,
which may be any trust company or bank having trust powers, whether such trust company or
bank is located within or without the state. In any such indenture or resolution providing
for the issuance of bonds an authority may pledge, for payment of the principal of and the
interest on such bonds, any of its revenues to which its right then exists or may thereafter
come into existence, including, but not limited to, revenues or other money or property pledged
to it by any public or private person, and may assign, as security for such payment, any of
its leases, loan agreements, franchises, permits, and contracts. In any such indenture, an
authority may mortgage any of its properties, including any that may be thereafter acquired
by it, and may provide that in the event of a default in payment of the bonds...
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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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11-94-12
Section 11-94-12 Bonds of authority - Indenture; lien; remedies of bondholders. In the
discretion of its board, any bonds issued by an authority may be secured by an indenture between
an authority and a trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having trust powers, whether
such bank or trust company is located within or without the state. In any such indenture or
resolution providing for the issuance of bonds an authority may pledge, for payment of the
principal of and the interest on such bonds, any of its revenues to which its right then exists
or may thereafter come into existence and may assign, as security for such payment, any of
its leases, franchises, permits and contracts; and in any such indenture, an authority may
mortgage any of its properties, including any that may be thereafter acquired by it, and may
provide that in the event of a default in payment of the bonds secured thereby or in the event
of default with respect to any agreement contained therein, such...
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11-94-9
Section 11-94-9 Powers of authority; location of projects. (a) An authority organized
and existing under this chapter shall have the following powers, together with all powers
incident thereto or necessary for the performance of those stated herein: (1) To adopt bylaws
for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business; (2) To adopt an official
seal and alter the same at pleasure; (3) To maintain a principal office in the municipality
which is an authorizing subdivision and sub-offices at such other place or places within the
county which is an authorizing subdivision as its board may designate; (4) To sue and be sued
in its own name, excepting actions in tort against the authority; (5) To acquire, whether
by purchase, construction, exchange, gift, lease, or otherwise and to improve, equip, and
furnish and to own and maintain one or more projects or parts thereof, including all real
and personal properties and interests therein which its board may deem necessary in...
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