45-8A-23.214
Section 45-8A-23.214 Duties of council on disapproval of manager's proposed division. If the
council shall disapprove the manager's proposed division it shall adopt an ordinance or resolution
of disapproval. Such ordinance or resolution must contain the council's proposed division
of the city into not less than five nor more than seven new wards. It shall describe with
clarity and certainty each of the wards proposed therein. The ordinance or resolution must
prescribe a date for the holding of an election by the voters as set out in Section 45- 8A-23.216.
Such date shall be not less than 30 nor more than 90 days after the adoption of the ordinance
or resolution. If the ordinance or resolution shall not prescribe the date for the holding
of the election, or if it shall not describe with clarity and certainty each of the wards
proposed therein, such ordinance or resolution shall be null and void. (Acts 1953, No. 404,
p. 472, §7.05.)...
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45-8A-23.215
Section 45-8A-23.215 Effect of failure of council to act upon manager's proposed division.
If the council within 30 days after the submission by the manager of his or her proposed division
shall neither approve of the manager's proposed division nor adopt a valid ordinance or resolution
of disapproval then the division as proposed by the manager shall be deemed adopted and the
wards of the city shall for the purpose of each subsequent election of councilmen be as described
in the proposed division submitted by the manager. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §7.06.)...

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45-8A-23.216
Section 45-8A-23.216 Election for the selection of new wards. In the event that the council
shall adopt a valid ordinance or resolution of disapproval under Section 45-8A-23.214 then
on the date prescribed in such ordinance or resolution there shall be held an election by
the voters. At such election each voter shall choose between the proposed division of the
manager and the proposed division of the council as set forth in the ordinance or resolution
of disapproval. The proposed division receiving the largest number of votes cast in the election
shall thereby be adopted and the wards of the city shall for the purpose of each subsequent
election of councilmen be described in the proposed division receiving the larger number of
votes. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §7.07.)...
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45-8A-23.213
Section 45-8A-23.213 Duty of the council after submission of the proposed division. Within
30 days after the submission by the manager of his or her proposed division the council may
approve this proposed division by ordinance or resolution. Upon such approval the division
as proposed shall be adopted and the wards of the city shall for the purpose of each subsequent
election of councilmen be as described in the proposed division submitted by the manager.
(Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §7.04.)...
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45-8A-23.212
Section 45-8A-23.212 Duty of manager when city limits changed. Whenever after the next preceding
establishment of wards and not less than nine months before any regular election of councilmen
there shall have been any change in the corporate limits of the city, the manager shall not
less than seven months before such election prepare in writing and submit to the council a
proposed division of the city into not less than five nor more than seven new wards. This
written proposed division shall describe with clarity and certainty each of the wards proposed
therein. This proposed division as submitted shall be entered by the city clerk in the journal.
(Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §7.03.)...
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11-48-5
Section 11-48-5 Adoption of ordinance or resolution describing proposed improvement, ordering
preparation of plans, specifications, etc., thereof, etc. (a) When the council of any city
or town shall determine to open, widen, extend, construct, or improve any street, alley, avenue,
sidewalk, highway, or other public place or to make any other public improvements or undertake
any work authorized by the provisions of this article, the cost of which or any part thereof
it is proposed to assess against the property abutting on, served, illuminated, drained, elevated,
reclaimed, protected, or otherwise specially benefited or increased in value by said improvements,
it shall adopt an ordinance or resolution to that effect, describing the nature and extent
of the work, the general character of the materials to be used and the location and terminal
point thereof and the streets, avenues, alleys, or other highways or parts thereof embraced
therein, and it shall direct that full details,...
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11-42-74
Section 11-42-74 Division of wards into voting precincts; electors to vote in precincts of
residence; rearrangement, etc., of boundaries of voting precincts. The council or governing
body of the city shall by resolution or ordinance divide the respective wards in the city
into voting precincts, as many as may be necessary, and such elector shall vote in the precinct
of his residence, and the boundary lines of such voting precinct shall be arranged and rearranged
from time to time so that, as nearly as practicable, no more than 300 electors reside in any
voting precinct, except where voting machines are used. (Code 1907, §1107; Code 1923, §1801;
Code 1940, T. 37, §170.)...
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11-43-63
Section 11-43-63 Division of municipality into single-member districts. Any city or town council
of this state not currently electing its members from single-member districts pursuant to
state law may, not less than six months prior to the regular general municipal election, by
ordinance adopted by a majority of the membership of the council, divide the municipality
into single-member districts (wards) of not less than five nor more than seven districts (wards).
Provided, however, that the number of districts (wards) in any Class 1, 2, or 3 municipality
may not exceed nine districts (wards). Such ordinance shall be considered only after two weeks
public notice has been given, outlining generally the voting districts under consideration.
The ordinance shall provide that candidates for election for a place on the council, where
the council has been divided into districts, shall reside within the boundaries of said district
(ward) for which he or she seeks election, and shall continue to...
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11-50-72
Section 11-50-72 Adoption of ordinance or resolution describing sewer system to be purchased,
ordering preparation of maps, profiles, etc., thereof, etc. When the council of any city or
town shall determine to purchase any sewers or sewer system under the provisions of this division,
the cost of which or any part thereof is proposed to be assessed against the property abutting
on or drained by said sewers or sewer system, it shall adopt an ordinance or resolution to
that effect, describing the sewers or sewer system proposed to be purchased, giving the name
or names of the owner or owners of said sewers or sewer system and establishing or describing
the territory or area abutting on or drained or that may be drained by such sewers or sewer
system and defining the same by naming the streets, avenues, alleys, or other lines by which
the same is bounded. In said ordinance the council shall direct that the city or town engineer
or such other person as may be designated in such ordinance or...
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11-42-133
Section 11-42-133 Creation, etc., of wards; election of aldermen; division of wards into voting
precincts; rearrangement, etc., of boundaries of wards or voting precincts. (a) The council
or governing body of the annexing city or town shall create new wards (as many as may be deemed
to be necessary) regardless of any limitation in the charter of the annexing city or town
on the number of wards, or enlarge wards so as to embrace all territory embraced in the annexed
city or town and so as to afford opportunity to all persons in the territory embraced in the
annexed city or town to vote in all elections and participate in the government of the annexing
city or town, and each ward in the annexing city or town shall have the same number of aldermen,
but in no event shall there be more than 30 aldermen or representatives in the council or
governing body of the city or town. (b) The council or governing body of the city or town
shall elect aldermen for the wards, embracing all the territory...
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