33-17-1
Section 33-17-1 Definitions. The following words and phrases used in this chapter, and others evidently intended as the equivalent thereof, shall, in the absence of clear implication herein otherwise, be given the following respective interpretations herein: (1) AUTHORITY. The public corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. (2) BOARD. The board of directors of the authority. (3) BONDS. The bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter. (4) COUNTY. A county in the state. (5) DIRECTOR. A member of the board of directors of the authority. (6) FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT. The project for the construction and maintenance of improvements in the channels of tributary streams of the Tombigbee River in order to prevent or abate the flooding of such streams, as authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1958, 72 Statutes at Large 297, 85th Congress, 2nd Session (1958), in accordance with House Document No. 167, 84th Congress, 1st Session (1955). (7) MUNICIPALITY. An...
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45-37-121.01
Section 45-37-121.01 Personnel board - Extent of authority. In and for each separate county of the State of Alabama which has a population of 400,000 or more people according to the last or any future federal census, there shall be a personnel board for the government and control by rules and regulations and practices hereinafter set out or authorized of all employees and appointees holding positions in the classified service of such counties and the municipalities therein whose population according to the last federal census was 5,000 or more and the county board of health, and such personnel board is vested with such power, authority, and jurisdiction. Provided, however, that such board shall not govern any officers or appointees holding positions in the unclassified service. The unclassified service shall include: All employees or appointees of a city or county board of education, or a library board; persons engaged in the profession of teaching in the public schools; officers...
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41-9-249
Section 41-9-249 Powers and duties of commission generally. The commission shall have the following duties and powers: (1) To promote and increase knowledge and understanding of the history of this state from the earliest time to the present, including the archaeological, Indian, Spanish, British, French, Colonial, Confederate and American eras, by adopting and executing general plans, methods and policies for permanently preserving and marking objects, sites, structures and ruins as defined in Section 41-9-242; (2) To promote and assist in the publicizing of the historic resources of the state by preparing and furnishing information to public mass media and to governmental agencies charged with publicity and to coordinate any of its objectives, efforts or functions with any agency or agencies of the federal government, of the State of Alabama and of other states or local governments having objectives similar or related to those of the commission; (3) To accept for renovation,...
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41-9-544
Section 41-9-544 Funding. In addition to any other power established pursuant to this article, the authority may exercise the following powers: (1) To solicit and receive appropriations, gifts, contributions of money, and property consistent with the purpose for which the authority is created. Title to all gifts, articles, and money received by the authority shall be vested in the authority. The authority shall use gifts, articles, and money received for the purpose specified by the grantor, to the extent consistent with this article and the rules of the authority. (2) To solicit and accept loans of furniture and other objects as it deems suitable and appropriate. The authority shall use loaned furniture and objects for the purpose specified by the grantor to the extent consistent with this article and the rules of the authority. (3) To make, enter into, and execute contracts, agreements, and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to accomplish any purpose for which it is...
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9-8A-4
Section 9-8A-4 Commission - Powers. The commission shall have the following powers: (1) To have succession by its corporate name until it shall have been dissolved as provided herein; (2) To sue and be sued and to prosecute and defend in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties thereof; (3) To adopt and use a seal and to alter the seal at pleasure; (4) To designate and maintain a principal office in the City of Montgomery; (5) To adopt, and from time to time amend and repeal, bylaws and rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this chapter, to carry into effect the powers and purposes of the commission in the conduct of its business; (6) To allocate funds through the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee to the soil and water conservation districts of the state for use by them in making cost-share grants and approving technical assistance to eligible persons as provided herein; (7) To appoint, employ, contract with, and provide for the...
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11-88-132
Section 11-88-132 Acquisition, etc., of water system of water and fire protection authority by city board of water and sewer commissioners - Conveyance of funds in trust for authority's fire protection system; governing board of authority as trustees; trustees' powers and liabilities. (a) In the event that the board of water and sewer commissioners of any city ("commissioners") should acquire, operate, or control by virtue of assignment, conveyance, court order, operation of law, or otherwise the water system of a water and fire protection authority ("authority"), then the commissioners shall thereupon convey to the authority the principal sum of $2,000,000 in irrevocable trust for the support and maintenance of the authority's fire protection system. (b) The trustees of the trust so established shall be the members of the governing board of the authority, as it may be comprised from time to time, who shall have all powers necessary to effect the support and maintenance of the...
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16-18A-4
Section 16-18A-4 Powers and duties. The purpose of the authority shall be to assist institutions for higher education in the construction, financing and refinancing of the projects. The exercise by the authority of the powers conferred by this chapter shall be deemed and held to be the performance of an essential public function. For the purpose of this chapter, the authority shall have the powers and duties set forth in this section. (1) To adopt an official seal and alter the same at its pleasure. (2) To sue and be sued in contract and in tort and to complain and defend in all courts of law and equity. (3) To maintain an office at such place or places as it may designate. (4) To determine the location and character of any project financed under this chapter, to acquire, construct, reconstruct, remodel, maintain, manage, enlarge, alter, add to, repair, operate, lease as lessee or lessor, sell or otherwise dispose of, any project in any manner it deems to the best advantage of the...
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37-13-7
Section 37-13-7 Powers of authority generally. Each authority shall have the following powers, together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate form; (1) To have succession by its corporate name for the duration of time (which may be in perpetuity) specified in its certificate of incorporation; (2) To sue and be sued in its own name in civil suit and actions; (3) To adopt and make use of 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, receive, take and hold, whether by purchase, gift, lease, devise, or otherwise, property of every description, whether real, personal or mixed, whether in one or more counties and whether within or without the boundaries or corporate limits (as the case may be) of any authorizing subdivision, and to manage said property, and to develop any undeveloped property owned, leased or controlled by it in a...
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41-16-51
Section 41-16-51 Contracts for which competitive bidding not required. (a) Competitive bids for entities subject to this article shall not be required for utility services, the rates for which are fixed by law, regulation, or ordinance, and the competitive bidding requirements of this article shall not apply to: (1) The purchase of insurance. (2) The purchase of ballots and supplies for conducting any primary, general, special, or municipal election. (3) Contracts for securing services of attorneys, physicians, architects, teachers, superintendents of construction, artists, appraisers, engineers, consultants, certified public accountants, public accountants, or other individuals possessing a high degree of professional skill where the personality of the individual plays a decisive part. (4) Contracts of employment in the regular civil service. (5) Contracts for fiscal or financial advice or services. (6) Purchases of products made or manufactured by the blind or visually handicapped...
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45-9-170
Section 45-9-170 Regulation of junkyards; public nuisances; enforcement. (a) The regulation of the accumulation and storage of junk, inoperable motor vehicles, and other litter within the unincorporated areas of Chambers County, and licensing the operation of junkyards within the unincorporated areas of Chambers County is hereby declared to be in the public interest and necessary to promote the public safety, health, welfare, convenience, and enjoyment of public travel; to protect the public investment in public highways; to preserve and enhance the scenic beauty of lands and the environment; and to promote the conservation of natural mineral resources by encouraging recycling. The Legislature finds and declares that within the unincorporated areas of Chambers County the accumulation and storage of junk, inoperable motor vehicles, other litter, and the operation of junkyards, any of which do not conform to the requirements of this section, are a public nuisance. (b)(1) It is unlawful...
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