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6-3-7
Section 6-3-7 Venue of actions - Against foreign and domestic corporations. (a) All civil actions
against corporations may be brought in any of the following counties: (1) In the county in
which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or
a substantial part of real property that is the subject of the action is situated; or (2)
In the county of the corporation's principal office in this state; or (3) In the county in
which the plaintiff resided, or if the plaintiff is an entity other than an individual, where
the plaintiff had its principal office in this state, at the time of the accrual of the cause
of action, if such corporation does business by agent in the county of the plaintiff's residence;
or (4) If subdivisions (1), (2), or (3) do not apply, in any county in which the corporation
was doing business by agent at the time of the accrual of the cause of action. (b) The residence
of only any properly joined named class representative or...
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6-5-149
laws against prostitution, lewdness, or assignation at any such place shall be admissible for
the purpose of proving the existence of said nuisance and shall be prima facie evidence of
such nuisance, of knowledge of and acquiescence and participation therein on the part of the
person, or persons, charged with maintaining such nuisance. (c) If the complaint is filed
for the state by a citizen of the county, it shall not be dismissed except upon a sworn statement
of the plaintiff or his personal representative or agent, and his attorney or of the
officer filing the complaint, setting forth the reasons why the action should be dismissed
and the dismissal be approved by the attorney filing the complaint in writing or in open court.
If the court or judge is of the opinion that the action ought not be dismissed, he may direct
the district attorney to prosecute such action to judgment at the expense of the county, and
if the action is continued more than once, any person who is a...
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11-47-115
Section 11-47-115 Regulation of operation of street railroad company over tracks of another.
Any street railroad company operating its railroad by steam, electric, or other power shall
have the right and may be required by the council or other governing body of any town or city
of this state to operate its cars over the tracks of any other street railroad company in
whole or in part in said city or town under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed
by ordinance, upon the payment by the company so using the tracks of another of just compensation
for the use thereof, and the council or other governing body of said city or town shall pass
such ordinances as may be necessary to carry this provision into effect. (Code 1907, §1267;
Code 1923, §2015; Code 1940, T. 37, §490.)...
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13A-11-61.3
Section 13A-11-61.3 Regulation of firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories. (a) The purpose
of this section is to establish within the Legislature complete control over regulation and
policy pertaining to firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories in order to ensure that
such regulation and policy is applied uniformly throughout this state to each person subject
to the state's jurisdiction and to ensure protection of the right to keep and bear arms recognized
by the Constitutions of the State of Alabama and the United States. This section is to be
liberally construed to accomplish its purpose. (b) For the purposes of this section, the following
words shall have the following meanings: (1) AMMUNITION. Fixed cartridge ammunition, shotgun
shells, the individual components of fixed cartridge ammunition and shotgun shells, projectiles
for muzzle-loading firearms, and any propellant used in firearms or ammunition. (2) EXPRESSLY
AUTHORIZED BY A STATUTE OF THIS STATE. The authority of...
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21-1-2
Section 21-1-2 Board of trustees - Composition; qualifications, appointment and terms of office
of members. The Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind shall be managed and controlled by a
board of trustees which shall consist of the Governor, the State Superintendent of Education,
and 13 other persons who shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate at
the time of the appointment or at the next meeting of the Legislature following the appointment.
If any appointment by the Governor is rejected by the Senate, the Governor shall again appoint
until the full number of appointments at such time is complete. In case of a vacancy on the
board by death or resignation of a member or from any cause other than the expiration of the
term of office, the Governor may fill the vacancy by appointment, which shall be good until
the next meeting of the Legislature and until a successor is duly appointed and confirmed.
The appointive members of the board shall consist of four members...
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22-52-37
Section 22-52-37 Standards for conduct of civil commitment proceedings generally; minimum standards
for civil commitment; appeals from orders of probate courts as to commitment. (a) Any civil
commitment proceedings are to be conducted in accordance with the following constitutional
due process standards: (1) Adequate notice of the hearing and its purpose shall be given sufficiently
in advance of the scheduled proceedings to permit a reasonable opportunity to prepare therefor.
(2) The person to be committed shall have the right to attend the hearing unless the court,
after appropriate inquiry, determines that he or she is so mentally or physically ill as to
be incapable of attendance. (3) The subject of the hearing shall be informed of his right
to counsel and to the appointment of counsel if indigent. Where the commitment of a presently
confined patient is sought, a guardian ad litem who is an attorney shall be appointed. (4)
The guardian ad litem shall be entitled to a reasonable fee...
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25-5-31
Section 25-5-31 Right of action for damages for injuries or death of employee. When personal
injury or death is caused to an employee by an accident arising out of and in the course
of his employment, of which injury the actual or lawfully imputed negligence of the
employer is the natural and proximate cause, he, or in case of death, his personal
representative, for the exclusive benefit of the surviving spouse and next of kin, shall receive
compensation by way of damages therefor from the employer; provided, that the injury
or death was not caused by the wilful misconduct of the employee or was not due to misconduct
on his part, as defined in Section 25-5-51. (Acts 1919, No. 245, p. 206; Code 1923, §7534;
Code 1940, T. 26, §253.)...
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28-3A-23
Section 28-3A-23 Regulation of grant of licenses. (a) No license prescribed in this code shall
be issued or renewed until the provisions of this code have been complied with and the filing
and license fees other than those levied by a municipality are paid to the board. (b) Licenses
shall be granted and issued by the board only to reputable individuals, to associations whose
members are reputable individuals, or to reputable corporations organized under the laws of
the State of Alabama or duly qualified thereunder to do business in Alabama, or, in the case
of manufacturers, duly registered under the laws of Alabama, and then only when it appears
that all officers and directors of the corporation are reputable individuals. (c) Every license
issued under this code shall be constantly and conspicuously displayed on the licensed premises.
(d) Each retail liquor license application must be approved by the governing authority of
the municipality if the retailer is located in a municipality,...
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32-1-1.1
any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, singly or in combination, new or used, constitutes
the commodity being transported, when one set or more of wheels of any such vehicle are on
the roadway during the course of transportation, whether or not any such vehicle furnishes
the motive power. (14) DRIVER. Every person who drives or is in actual physical control of
a vehicle. (15) DRIVER'S LICENSE. Any license to operate a motor vehicle issued under the
laws of this state. (16) ELECTRIC PERSONAL ASSISTIVE MOBILITY DEVICE. A self-balancing,
two non-tandem wheeled device designed to transport only one person with an electric propulsion
system with an average power of 750 watts (1 h.p.), that has a maximum speed on a paved level
surface, when powered solely by such a propulsion system while ridden by an operator who weighs
not more than 170 pounds, of less than 20 m.p.h. The term shall not include a motorized bicycle,
motorized scooter, or motorized skateboard. (17) ESSENTIAL PARTS....
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37-2-84
Section 37-2-84 Abandonment and discontinuance of grade crossings. (a) The Department of Transportation
is given authority and power to abandon and discontinue any portion of a state highway, or
street on a state highway route with the approval of the city council or governing body of
any municipality, crossing the tracks or right-of-way of any railroad or street railway within
the state, and to close the grade crossing, whenever in the judgment of the department the
grade crossing has ceased to be necessary for the public as a part of any state highway, because
of relocation of the highway, or because of the construction of an underpass or overpass,
or other provision made for the elimination of the grade crossing. Whenever the department
orders the abandonment of a portion of the highway or street and the closing of a grade crossing,
it shall enter its order providing therefor in the department minutes. Notice in writing of
the abandonment and discontinuance of the portion of the...
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