33-16-8
Section 33-16-8 Powers enumerated. The authority shall have the following powers: (1) To have succession by its corporate name without time limit; (2) To bring civil actions and have civil actions brought against it and to prosecute and defend in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties; (3) To have and to use a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure; (4) To receive, take and hold by sale, gift, lease, devise or otherwise real and personal property of every kind and description, and to manage the same; (5) To acquire by purchase, gift or the exercise of the power of eminent domain, or any other lawful means, and to convey or cause to be conveyed to the United States, the State of Alabama, any county or municipality in the state, or to any agency, department or instrumentality of such political entities, or to any public corporation, any real, personal or mixed property necessary or convenient to the authority in the performance of its duties and...
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33-2-3
Section 33-2-3 Acquisition, construction, maintenance, operation, etc., of facilities; plans and survey; limitation upon right of eminent domain. Through the Alabama State Docks Department, the state, in engaging in the works of internal improvements authorized by this article, shall have the power to acquire, purchase, install, lease, construct, own, hold, maintain, equip, control and operate along navigable rivers, streams or waterways and at river ports or landings along navigable rivers, streams or waterways now or hereafter existing within the state, wharves, piers, docks, quays, grain elevators, cotton compresses, warehouses, improvements and water and rail terminals and such structures and facilities as may be needful for convenient use of the same, in aid of commerce and use of navigable waterways of the state, to the fullest extent practical and as the State Docks Department shall deem desirable or proper. This authority shall include dredging of approaches to any facilities...
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37-4-82
Section 37-4-82 Powers of commission - Generally. The commission shall have the right, power and authority: To provide and make certifications, reports and information to the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation; to enter into agreements with said secretary to carry out the purposes of this article; to enforce federal safety standards in the State of Alabama in lieu of enforcement by the said department of transportation as permitted in the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (P. L. 90-481); and to exercise regulatory jurisdiction over the safety of pipeline systems and the transportation of gas as permitted by the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (P. L. 90-481). (Acts 1969, Ex. Sess., No. 204, p. 273, §3.)...
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37-4-92
Section 37-4-92 Commission - Power and authority. The commission shall have the right, power and authority: to provide and make certification, reports and information to the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation; to enter into agreements with said secretary to carry out the purposes of this article; to enforce federal safety standards in the State of Alabama in lieu of enforcement by the said department of transportation as permitted in the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (P.L. 96-129); and to exercise regulatory jurisdiction over the safety of pipeline facilities and the transportation of hazardous liquids as permitted by the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (P.L. 96-129). (Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-915, p. 508, §3.)...
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40-20-31
Section 40-20-31 Levied; applicability. There is hereby levied and shall be paid and collected as herein set forth a documentary or transfer tax, to be known as the mineral documentary tax, upon the filing and recording of every lease and other writing hereafter executed whereby there is created a leasehold interest in and to any nonproducing oil, gas or other minerals in, on or under or that may be produced from any lands situated within the State of Alabama, or whereby any such interest is assigned or is extended beyond the primary term fixed by the original instrument, and upon every deed, instrument, transfer, evidence of sale or other writing whereby there is hereafter conveyed to a grantee or purchaser, or excepted or reserved to a grantor separately and apart from the surface, any interest in or right to receive royalty from any nonproducing oil, gas or other minerals in, on or under or that may be produced from any lands within the State of Alabama; provided, that the tax shall...
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41-9-222
Section 41-9-222 Hobson Memorial Board abolished; powers, etc., transferred to Historical Commission. The Richmond Pearson Hobson Memorial Board as established in Section 41-9-221 is abolished. All property, real and personal, under the management and control of the memorial board, including but not limited to "Magnolia Grove," the Richmond Pearson Hobson home and lands located in Greensboro, Alabama, and all powers, authority and jurisdiction over such property, are hereby transferred to the Alabama Historical Commission; and any right, title or interest which the state has in the above described property is also transferred to the Alabama Historical Commission. The Alabama Historical Commission shall have full authority to develop, renovate, restore, preserve, maintain, operate, exhibit and publicize such property in accordance with the powers and responsibilities of the Alabama Historical Commission. (Acts 1980, No. 80-208, p. 289, §1.)...
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6-5-754
Section 6-5-754 Choice of forum. (a) If a claim under the common or statutory law of another state, the United States, or a foreign country or under international treaty for death or injury to person or damage to property arises against a manufacturer out of an accident that occurred outside this state, such claim may be brought in the courts of this state in any county in which jurisdiction of the defendant can be legally obtained in the same manner in which jurisdiction could have been obtained if the claim had arisen in this state. (b) The courts of this state shall apply the doctrine of forum non conveniens in determining whether to accept or decline to take jurisdiction of an action asserting a claim arising out of an accident occurring outside this state. (c) In applying the doctrine of forum non conveniens, the court shall take into account each of the following considerations: (1) The state in which the claimant resides, giving deference to the claimant's choice of forum only...
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12-13-1
Section 12-13-1 Jurisdiction generally; validity and presumptions to be accorded to judgments, orders, etc., of probate courts. (a) The probate court shall have original and general jurisdiction as to all matters mentioned in this section and shall have original and general jurisdiction as to all other matters which may be conferred upon them by statute, unless the statute so conferring jurisdiction expressly makes the jurisdiction special or limited. (b) The probate court shall have original and general jurisdiction over the following matters: (1) The probate of wills. (2) The granting of letters testamentary and of administration and the repeal or revocation of the same. (3) All controversies in relation to the right of executorship or of administration. (4) The settlement of accounts of executors and administrators. (5) The sale and disposition of the real and personal property belonging to and the distribution of intestate's estates. (6) The appointment and removal of guardians for...
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31-11-2
Section 31-11-2 National Guard Mutual Assistance Counter-Drug Activities Compact. The National Guard Mutual Assistance Counter-Drug Activities Compact is enacted into law and entered with all other jurisdictions mutually adopting the compact in the form substantially as follows: NATIONAL GUARD MUTUAL ASSISTANCE COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES COMPACT ARTICLE I As used in this compact, the following words shall have the following meanings: 1. DEMAND REDUCTION. Providing available National Guard personnel, equipment, support, and coordination to federal, state, local and civil organizations, institutions, and agencies for the purposes of the prevention of drug abuse and the reduction in the demand for illegal drugs. 2. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG COMPACT ACTIVITIES. The use of National Guard personnel, while not in federal service, in any law enforcement support compact activities that are intended to reduce the supply or use of illegal drugs in the United States. These compact activities...
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41-4-400
Section 41-4-400 Division created; powers and duties; director. (a) There shall be established within the Department of Finance the Division of Construction Management. The division shall have full power and authority for, and on behalf of, the State of Alabama to do any or all of the following: (1) To acquire lands by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise. (2) To plan for the construction, repair, remodeling, enlargement, renovation, furnishing, refurnishing, improvement, or relocation of buildings, structures, and facilities for state departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies, and offices. (3) To set policies, procedures, and guidelines for the design, construction, renovation, equipment, furnishing, maintenance, and improvement of all property now owned or hereafter acquired by the state or any institution or agency thereof. (4) To construct, repair, equip, remodel, enlarge, renovate, furnish, refurnish, improve, and locate buildings, structures, and facilities for the use...
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