11-20-73
Section 11-20-73 Powers of authority; execution of contracts; disposition of funds. (a) An agriculture authority shall have the following powers, which it may exercise in the agriculture authority's authorized operational area: (1) To have succession by its corporate name until dissolved as provided in this article. (2) To adopt bylaws making provisions for its actions not inconsistent with this article. (3) To institute and defend legal proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue; provided, however, that the board may not be sued in any trial court other than the courts of the county of incorporation; provided, further, that the officers, directors, agents, and employees of an agriculture authority may not be sued for their actions in behalf of the authority except for actions that are unreasonable or known by the person to be unlawful or are performed with reckless disregard for the lawfulness of such actions. (4) To plan for construction and development of an...
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45-28-243
Section 45-28-243 Privilege or license tax. (a) In Etowah County, there is hereby levied and imposed, in addition to all other taxes of every kind now imposed by law, a privilege or license tax upon every person, firm, or corporation engaging in the business of renting or furnishing any room or rooms, lodging, or accommodations to transients in any hotel, motel, inn, tourist camp, tourist cabin, or any other place in which rooms, lodgings, or accommodations are regularly furnished to transients for a consideration, in an amount of two percent of the charge for such room, rooms, lodgings, or accommodations, including the charge for use or rental of personal property and services furnished in such room. There is exempted from the tax levied under this section any taxes on rentals or services under Division 1, commencing with Section 40-23-1, of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 40. The tax shall not apply to rooms, lodgings, or accommodations supplied for a period of 30 continuous days or...
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11-80-1
Section 11-80-1 Condemnation of lands for public building sites, roads, streets, construction materials, etc. (a) Counties and municipal corporations may condemn lands for public building sites or additions thereto, or for enlargements of sites already owned, or for public roads or streets or alleys, or for material for the construction of public roads or streets or for any other public use. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a municipality or county may not condemn property for the purposes of private retail, office, commercial, industrial, or residential development; primarily for enhancement of tax revenue; for transfer to a person, nongovernmental entity, public-private partnership, corporation, or other business entity; or for the primary purpose of acquiring a mortgage or deed of trust. Provided, however, the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the use of eminent domain by any municipality, housing authority, or other public entity based upon a finding...
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18-1B-2
Section 18-1B-2 Limitations on condemnation. (a) Neither the State of Alabama, nor any of its departments, divisions, agencies, commissions, corporations, boards, authorities, or other entities, nor any agency, corporation, district, board, or other entity organized by or under the control of any municipality or county in the state and vested by law to any extent whatsoever with the power of eminent domain may condemn property for the purpose of nongovernmental retail, office, commercial, residential, or industrial development or use or to primarily condemn a mortgage or deed of trust; provided, however, the foregoing provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the exercise of the powers of eminent domain by any county, municipality, housing authority, or other public entity based upon a finding of blight in an area covered by any redevelopment plan or urban renewal plan pursuant to Chapters 2 and 3 of Title 24, provided the purpose of the exercise of the powers of eminent domain...
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37-3-33
Section 37-3-33 Municipal privilege license fees or taxes. (a) Any incorporated city or town in this state shall have the right by proper ordinance to tax and collect reasonable privilege license fees or taxes from any motor bus terminal or any person operating any terminal or station facilities for transportation of passengers, property or express transported by motor carrier and any motor carrier as defined by this chapter where such motor carrier does business in said city or town by receiving passengers or freight for transportation for hire between said city or town and another point in Alabama; provided, that said privilege license or tax shall not exceed the sum of $25.00 in incorporated cities or towns of less than 5,000 inhabitants, that said privilege license or tax shall not exceed the sum of $100.00 in incorporated cities or towns of over 5,000 and less than 25,000 inhabitants, that said privilege license or tax shall not exceed the sum of $200.00 in incorporated cities or...
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45-25-243
Section 45-25-243 Lodging tax levied. (a) In DeKalb County, in addition to all other taxes imposed by law, there is levied a privilege or license tax in the amount herein prescribed against every person within the county engaging in the business of renting or furnishing a room or rooms, lodging or accommodations, to a transient in a hotel, motel, inn, condominium, house, tourist court, or another place in which rooms, lodgings, or accommodations are regularly furnished to transients for a consideration. The amount of the tax shall be equal to two percent of the charge for the rooms, lodgings, or accommodations, including the charge for use of rental or personal property and services furnished in the room or rooms within DeKalb County and one percent of the charge within the corporate limits of Fort Payne. (b)(l) There are exempted from the tax levied by this section, and from the computation of the amount of the tax levied or payable all of the following: Charges for property sold or...
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45-18-242
Section 45-18-242 Lodging tax levied; exemptions. (a) There is levied in Conecuh County, in addition to all other taxes now imposed by law, a privilege or license tax paralleling the state tax on the businesses of renting rooms, lodging, or accommodations to transients as provided for in Chapter 26, Title 40, hereinafter referred to as the state lodging tax, in the manner and at the rate hereinafter prescribed. (b) Upon every person, corporation, partnership, firm, limited liability company, association, proprietorship, or other entity engaged in or continuing within the county the business of renting or furnishing any room or rooms, lodging, or accommodations to transients in any hotel, motel, inn, bed and breakfast facility, tourist camp, tourist cabin, tourist court, or any other place in which rooms, lodgings, or accommodations are rented or furnished to transients for a consideration, a privilege or license tax is levied in an amount to be determined by application of the rate of...
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45-37A-41
Section 45-37A-41 Removal or demolition of unsafe structures. (a) The City of Bessemer shall have authority, after notice as provided herein, to move or demolish buildings and structures, or parts of buildings and structures, party walls, and foundations when the same are found by the governing body of the city to be unsafe to the extent of being a public nuisance from any cause. (b) The term appropriate city official as used in this section shall mean any city official or city employee designated by the mayor or other chief executive officer of such city as the person to exercise the authority and perform the duties delegated by this section to appropriate city official. Whenever the appropriate city official of such city shall find that any building, structure, part of building or structure, party wall, or foundation situated in any such city is unsafe to the extent that it is a public nuisance, such official shall give the person or persons, firm, association, or corporation last...
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45-40-244
Section 45-40-244 Levy of tax. (a) In addition to all other taxes now imposed by law, there is hereby levied in Lawrence County a privilege or license tax of three percent on the business of renting rooms, lodging, or accommodations to transients as provided for in Chapter 26 of Title 40, as heretofore or hereafter amended or supplemented, hereinafter referred to as the state lodging tax, in the manner and at the rate hereinafter prescribed. (b) Upon every person, corporation, partnership, firm, limited liability company, association, proprietorship, or other entity engaged in or continuing within the county the business of renting or furnishing any room or rooms, lodging, or accommodations to transients in any hotel, motel, inn, bed and breakfast facility, tourist camp, tourist cabin, tourist court, or any other place in which rooms, lodging, or accommodations are rented or furnished to transients for a consideration, a privilege or license tax is hereby levied in an amount to be...
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45-5-247
Section 45-5-247 Levy of tax authorized. (a) In addition to all other taxes of every kind now imposed by law, the Blount County Commission may levy a privilege or license tax upon every person, firm, or corporation engaging in the business of renting or furnishing any room or rooms, lodging, or accommodations to a transient in any hotel, motel, inn, tourist camp, tourist cabin, or any other place in which rooms, lodgings, or accommodations are regularly furnished to transients for a consideration. The amount of the tax shall be equal to four percent of the charge for the rooms, lodgings, or accommodations, including the charge for use or rental of personal property and services furnished in the room. There is exempted from the tax authorized to be levied under this section any rentals or services taxed under Article 1 of Chapter 23 of Title 40. (b) The tax authorized to be levied by this section shall be collected by Blount County in the same manner and subject to the same exemptions...
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