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45-49-21.20
Section 45-49-21.20 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature is cognizant of Opinion of the
Justices No. 376, issued April 9, 2002, which states that a local bill for Washington County
"purporting to allow by local law the creation of a traffic in alcohol that does not
presently exist in smaller municipalities in Washington County, does not fit within the ambit
of the last paragraph of Section 104 permitting the Legislature to pass local laws regulating
or prohibiting such traffic." The effect of this Opinion of the Justices is to greatly
limit situations in which local laws may be enacted regarding alcoholic beverages. This opinion,
in part, was based upon a determination that, "Generally, 'regulate' implies the exercise
of control over something that already exists." While respecting the constitutional authority
granted to the Alabama Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, this
body disagrees with the conclusion reached by the court concerning Section 104....
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28-1-5
Section 28-1-5 Minimum age for purchase, etc., of alcohol; employment of underage persons by
board licensee. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 26-1-1, it shall be unlawful for
a person less than 21 years of age to purchase, consume, possess, or to transport any alcohol,
liquor or malt or brewed beverages within the State of Alabama. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this section, it shall not be unlawful for any Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
licensee to employ any person under the legal drinking age to work, provided there is an adult
in attendance at all times. It shall be permissible to employ persons in an on-premise licensed
establishment under legal drinking age such as professional entertainers, show people, musicians,
cashiers, hostesses, ushers, waiters and waitresses, busboys or girls, and the like, provided
they do not serve, dispense or consume alcoholic beverages and there is an adult in attendance
at all times. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, persons...
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45-36-252.03
Section 45-36-252.03 Board of directors. (a) The board of the Jackson County Water Authority
shall consist of five directors who shall be appointed in the following manner: One director
by the Jackson County Commission for an initial term of two years; two directors by the state
senator from Jackson County for initial terms of three years so that both of these appointees
are not qualified electors of the same state House of Representative's district; and two directors
by the members of the state House of Representatives representing Jackson County for initial
terms of four years. (b) As soon as may be practicable after the organization of the authority,
an election shall be held by the board of directors to elect a vice chair and a secretary-treasurer.
After the initial term of three years for the chair, the board of directors shall elect a
chair who shall serve two-year terms. (c) Upon the expiration of the initial terms, directors
shall serve a term of four years and vacancies shall...
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45-37A-330
Section 45-37A-330 Ad valorem tax authorized. (a) Pursuant to subsection (f) of Amendment 373
to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 217 of the Official Recompilation
of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, the city governing body of the City of
Midfield in Jefferson County may levy, in addition to any other tax, an ad valorem tax in
the amount of 14 mills on each dollar of taxable property in the city. The revenue from the
additional tax shall be paid to the city general fund to be used for general municipal purposes.
(b) The increase in the rate of the tax as provided by this section is subject to the approval
of a majority of the qualified electors of the city who vote on the proposed increase at the
next general, primary, constitutional, or special election held for that purpose. (Act 2013-441,
p. 1760, ยงยง1, 2.)...
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11-65-5
Section 11-65-5 Composition of commission; terms; qualifications; removal from office. (a)
Every commission shall have five members, which shall constitute its governing body. All powers
of a commission shall be exercised by its members or pursuant to their authorization. The
mayor or other chief executive officer of the sponsoring municipality and the president or
other designated presiding officer of the county commission of the host county shall each
serve as a member ex officio, unless such official exercises his or her right, as provided
in subsection (b), to appoint a fixed-term member to serve in lieu of such official. The service
of each such official as a member shall begin with the beginning of his or her tenure in such
office and shall end with the ending of such tenure or the appointment by such official of
a fixed-term member to serve in lieu of his or her ex officio service. The other three members
shall be appointed in the manner hereinafter prescribed as soon as may be...
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45-37-140.06
Section 45-37-140.06 Election notice. (a) As used herein the following terms shall have the
meanings hereby ascribed to them: (1) DISTRICT. A district for fighting fires, a district
for garbage disposal, or a district for fighting fires and garbage disposal. (2) FIRE STATION.
A fire station maintained in a district or a fire station within a proposed district being
maintained and operated at the time the petition for an election on the proposed district
is filed in the office of the judge of probate. (3) PROPOSED AREA. An area which it is proposed
be brought within a district by enlargement of the district. (4) PROPOSED DISTRICT. An area
for which it is proposed that there be established a district. (b) Not more than 35 days and
not less than 20 days before any election is held under this article the judge of probate
shall publish one time a notice thereof in a newspaper of general circulation in the territory
where the election is to be held. The notice shall state all of the...
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17-16-20
Section 17-16-20 Recounts generally. (a) When, in a general election, the election returns
for any public office, including a judicial office, reflect that a candidate is defeated or
any ballot statewide measure is defeated by not more than one half of one percent of the votes
cast for the office, or the ballot measure, as certified by the appropriate election officer,
a recount shall be held unless the defeated candidate submits a written waiver for the recount
as provided herein: (1) In the case of an election for any federal, state, circuit, or district
office, or the state Senate, state House of Representatives, or any other office that is not
a county office, a written waiver for a recount may be submitted to the Secretary of State
within 24 hours after the certification of the results of the election. Upon receipt of the
waiver, the Secretary of State shall immediately order the recount to be cancelled. (2) In
the case of an election for any county office, a written waiver for a...
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45-25-250.03
Section 45-25-250.03 Board of directors. The board of directors shall consist of seven directors
that shall be appointed by the members of the state Legislature that represent all or any
portion of DeKalb County for terms of four years. Provided, however, that initial appointments,
as designated by the appointing authority, shall be made so that two directors shall serve
for two years, two directors for three years, and three directors for four years, so that
the terms of the directors are staggered. All directors shall serve until their successors
are appointed and assume office. As soon as may be practicable after the organization of the
authority, an election shall be held by the board of directors to elect a chair, vice chair,
and a secretary-treasurer. Every two years thereafter, the board shall likewise reorganize
itself. No chair or other board officer shall serve more than two consecutive terms as chair
or other board officer. Upon the expiration of the initial terms, directors...
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17-5-2
Section 17-5-2 Definitions. (a) For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) CANDIDATE. An individual who has done any of the following: a.
Taken the action necessary under the laws of the state to qualify himself or herself for nomination
or for election to any state office or local office or in the case of an independent seeking
ballot access, on the date when he or she files a petition with the judge of probate in the
case of county offices, with the appropriate qualifying municipal official in the case of
municipal offices, or the Secretary of State in all other cases. b. Received contributions
or made expenditures in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000), or given his or her consent
for any other person or persons to receive contributions or make expenditures in excess of
one thousand dollars ($1,000), with a view to bringing about his or her nomination or election
to any state office or local office. (2) COMMISSION. The State Ethics...
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45-37A-460
Section 45-37A-460 Ad valorem school tax. (a) In addition to any taxes now authorized or that
may hereafter be authorized by the constitution and laws of the State of Alabama, pursuant
to Amendment 373 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, an increase of the district ad valorem
school tax presently being levied pursuant to Amendments 3, 325, and 373 to the Constitution
of Alabama of 1901, in the school tax district in Jefferson County known as Tarrant City School
District and consisting of all that part of Jefferson County within the corporate limits of
the City of Tarrant, Alabama, (the Tarrant School District) from the rate of fifty-two cents
($.52) on each one hundred dollars worth of taxable property in the Tarrant School District
to the rate of one dollar and twelve cents ($1.12) on each one hundred dollars worth of taxable
property in the Tarrant School District (an increase of sixty cents ($.60) on each one hundred
dollars worth of taxable property, or six mills) is approved;...
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