37-11A-1
Section 37-11A-1 Execution and text of compact. The Governor, on behalf of this state, shall execute a compact, in substantially the following form, with the State of Mississippi, and the Legislature approves and ratifies the compact in the form substantially as follows: Northeast Mississippi - Northwest Alabama Railroad Authority Compact. The contracting states solemnly agree: Article I. The purpose of this compact is to promote and develop trade, commerce, industry, and employment opportunities for the public good and welfare in northeast Mississippi and northwest Alabama through the establishment of a joint interstate authority to acquire certain railroad properties and facilities which the operator thereof has notified the Interstate Commerce Commission of an intention to abandon and which are located in any of Franklin, Marion, or Winston Counties, Alabama or in Alcorn or Tishomingo Counties, Mississippi. Article II. This compact shall become effective immediately as to the State...
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11-92C-8
Section 11-92C-8 Powers of authority. (a) The 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, subject to Section 11-92C-20, specified in its certificate of incorporation. (2) To sue and be sued in its own name and to prosecute and defend civil actions in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties; provided that the authority shall be deemed to be a governmental entity as defined in Chapter 93 of this title for the purpose of limiting the damages for which the authority may be liable. (3) To adopt and make use of a corporate seal and to alter the seal at its pleasure. (4) To adopt and alter bylaws for the regulation and conduct of its affairs and business. (5) To acquire, whether by purchase, construction, exchange, gift, lease, or otherwise, and to refinance existing...
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24-1-67
Section 24-1-67 Acquisition of property by eminent domain. The authority shall have the right to acquire by eminent domain any property, real or personal, which is necessary to carry out the purposes of this article, after the adoption by it of a resolution declaring that the acquisition of the property described therein is in the public interest and necessary for public use. The authority may exercise the power of eminent domain pursuant to the provisions of Title 18, and any amendments thereto, or pursuant to the provisions of any other applicable eminent domain laws of the state. Property already devoted to a public use may be acquired; provided, that no property belonging to the county or to any government may be acquired without its consent and that no property belonging to a public utility corporation may be acquired without the approval of the Public Service Commission or other body having regulatory power over such corporation. (Code 1940, T. 25, ยง41.)...
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45-23A-22
Section 45-23A-22 Television cable system. (a) The provisions of this section shall apply only to the City of Daleville in Dale County. (b) The municipal corporation of the City of Daleville in Dale County shall have the right to establish, purchase, construct, maintain, and operate a television cable system and to furnish television cable service to their residents and residents of surrounding territory. (c) The municipal corporation is authorized to construct, lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire television lines or cables for the furnishing of television service from any point in this state or any other state to the municipal corporation and surrounding territory. (d) For the purposes of this section such municipal corporation may exercise the right of eminent domain. Such eminent domain proceedings shall be conducted in the manner now provided by law. (e)(l) In payment for the purchase, construction, acquisition, extension, or maintenance of the television cable system, the...
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45-28A-90
Section 45-28A-90 Television cable services. (a) This section shall apply only to the Town of Sardis in Etowah County. (b) The municipal corporation of the Town of Sardis in Etowah County shall have the right to establish, purchase, construct, maintain, and operate a nonexclusive television cable system and to furnish television cable service to their residents and residents of surrounding unincorporated areas of Etowah County not then served by an existing cable television system or systems. (c) The municipal corporation is authorized to construct, lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire television lines or cables for the furnishing of television service from any point in this state or any other state to the municipal corporation and surrounding territory. (d) For the purposes of this section such municipal corporation may exercise the right of eminent domain. Such eminent domain proceedings shall be conducted in the manner now provided by law. (e)(1) In payment of the purchase,...
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35-18-2
Section 35-18-2 Easement conveyed, recorded, assigned, etc.; term of easement; interest maintained; condemnation. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a conservation easement may be created, conveyed, recorded, assigned, released, modified, terminated, or otherwise altered or affected in the same manner as other easements. A conservation easement may not be created or expanded under this chapter by any state, county, or local governmental body through the exercise of the power of eminent domain. (b) No right or duty in favor of or against a holder and no right in favor of a person having a third-party right of enforcement arises under a conservation easement before its acceptance by the holder and a recordation of the acceptance. (c) Except as provided in subsection (b) of Section 35-18-3, the term of a conservation easement shall be the term stated in the instrument creating the easement or, if no term is stated, the lesser of 30 years or the life of the grantor, or upon...
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45-27A-32
Section 45-27A-32 Community antenna television system. (a) As used in this section the word city shall mean the City of Brewton, Alabama, in Escambia County, a municipal corporation organized under the laws of the State of Alabama. (b) In addition to all other powers, rights, and authority heretofore granted by law: The city is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire, purchase, construct, lease, operate, maintain, enlarge, extend, and improve a community antenna television system (CATV), which may be defined, without limiting the generality, as a facility that in whole or in part, receives directly, or indirectly, or over the air, and amplifies or otherwise modifies the signal transmitting programs broadcast by one or more television or radio stations from any point within this state or any other state and distributes such signals by wire or cable or any other means to subscribing members of the public who pay for such service. (c) For the purposes of this section, the city may...
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11-50A-8
Section 11-50A-8 Powers of the authority. In addition to other powers granted the authority by this chapter, it shall have all powers consistent with the purposes of the authority as set forth in Section 11-50A-3, which are necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this chapter, including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following enumerated powers, which shall be exercised by the authority consistently with the provisions of Section 11-50A-3: (1) To sue and be sued and to prosecute and defend in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties thereto; (2) To adopt and alter a corporate seal; (3) To make and alter at pleasure all needful bylaws, rules, and regulations for the transaction of its business and the control of its property and affairs; (4) To have the same right of eminent domain through condemnation conferred by Section 10-5-1, or any subsequent statute of similar import; provided...
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45-20A-30
Section 45-20A-30 Community antenna television system. (a) As used in this section the word city shall mean the City of Florala, Alabama, in Covington County, a municipal corporation organized under the laws of the State of Alabama. (b) In addition to all other powers, rights, and authority heretofore granted by law: (1) The city is authorized and empowered to acquire, purchase, construct, lease, operate, maintain, enlarge, extend, and improve a community antenna television system, CATV, which may be defined, without limiting the generality, as a facility that in whole or in part, receives directly, or indirectly, or over the air, and amplifies or otherwise modifies the signal transmitting programs broadcast by one or more television or radio stations from any point within this state or any other state and distributes such signals by wire or cable or any other means to subscribing members of the public who pay for such service; and (2) The city is authorized and empowered to acquire,...
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45-36A-104
Section 45-36A-104 Electric power board. (a) As used in this section the words electric board shall mean the Electric Power Board of the City of Scottsboro, Alabama, in Jackson County, a corporation organized under Title 37, Section 402 (15), and existing under the authority of Sections 11-50-310 et al. (b) In addition to all other powers, rights, and authority heretofore granted by law: (1) The electric board is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire, purchase, construct, lease, operate, maintain, enlarge, extend, and improve a community antenna television system, CATV, which may be defined, without limiting the generality, as a facility that in whole or in part, receives directly, or indirectly, or over the air, and amplifies or otherwise modifies the signal transmitting programs broadcast by one or more television or radio stations from any point within this state or any other state and distributes such signals by wire or cable or any other means to subscribing members of the...
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