33-7-30
Section 33-7-30 Easement and right to construct dams across navigable rivers. Any person, firm or corporation organized for the purpose of improving the navigation upon a navigable river in the State of Alabama, and of developing in connection therewith a water power thereof by a dam and lock, or a system of dams and locks, and electrically transmitting and distributing such power for the use of the public, which shall have acquired the necessary lands upon both sides of said river to the extent of at least one more than half of the necessary abutment sites for the said dam or system of dams, and lock or system of locks and shall have been organized or incorporated for the specific and particular purpose of improving the navigation of and developing water power in connection with a particular and specified river, and has prepared plans for the construction of a dam or system of dams and a lock or system of locks appertaining thereto, and filed a copy of said plans in the office of the...
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11-57-2
Section 11-57-2 Legislative intent; construction of chapter generally. (a) It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter to empower each incorporated municipality in the state to authorize the incorporation of one or more public corporations as political subdivisions of the state for the purpose of providing public library facilities for lease to and use by the municipality, to invest each corporation organized under this chapter with all powers that may be necessary to enable it to accomplish such purposes, including the power to lease its properties and to issue interest-bearing revenue bonds and to grant to each such municipality power to rent such public library facilities on a year to year basis. (b) This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the said intent. (Acts 1961, No. 895, p. 1407, §1; Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 289, p. 2335, §1.)...
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11-59-2
Section 11-59-2 Legislative intent; construction of chapter generally. (a) It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter to authorize the incorporation in the several cities and towns in this state of public corporations for the purpose of owning and operating and contracting with others for the operation of such facilities as may be specified in the certificate of incorporation of the corporation or any amendment thereto and to vest such corporations with all powers that may be necessary to enable them to accomplish any such purpose, including the power to issue their revenue bonds and to mortgage such properties and pledge the revenues derived therefrom as security therefor. (b) This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the said intention. (Acts 1947, No. 231, p. 94, §2.)...
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11-89A-13
Section 11-89A-13 Freedom of authority from supervision and control of state; applicability of Article 1 of Chapter 27 of Title 22. (a) This chapter is intended to aid the state through the furtherance of the purposes of the chapter by providing appropriate and independent instrumentalities with full and adequate powers to fulfill their functions. Except as expressly provided in this chapter, no proceeding, notice, or approval shall be required for the incorporation of any authority or the amendment of its certificate of incorporation, the purchase of any note or other instrument secured by a mortgage, deed of trust, note, or other security interest, the issuance of any bonds, the execution of any mortgage and deed of trust or trust indenture, or the exercise of any other of its powers by an authority. Neither a public hearing nor the consent of the State Department of Finance or any other department, agency, bureau, board, or corporation of the state shall be prerequisite to the...
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33-15-14
Section 33-15-14 Freedom of authority from supervision and control. This chapter is intended to aid the State of Alabama in the execution of its duties by providing an appropriate and independent political subdivision of the state with full and adequate powers to fulfill the functions herein authorized. Except as in this chapter expressly otherwise provided, no proceeding, notice or approval shall be required for the incorporation of the authority or the amendment of its certificate of incorporation, the acquisition of any property or facilities or the issuance of any bonds, mortgage and deed of trust or trust indenture. The authority, its facilities and other property and the rates and charges thereof shall be exempt from all jurisdiction of, and all regulation and supervision by, the Public Service Commission. Neither a public hearing nor the consent of the State Department of Finance shall be prerequisite to the issuance of bonds by the authority. Nothing herein shall be construed...
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11-56-2
Section 11-56-2 Legislative intent; construction of chapter generally. (a) It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter to empower each incorporated city and town in the state to authorize the incorporation of one or more corporations as political subdivisions of the state for the purpose of providing buildings and facilities for lease to and use by the municipality, the county, or any public corporation in the performance of their respective public functions or for lease to and use by the United States, and to invest each corporation organized under this chapter with all powers that may be necessary to enable it to accomplish such purchase, including the power to lease its properties and to issue interest-bearing revenue bonds. (b) This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the said intent. (Acts 1955, No. 493, p. 1116, §2; Acts 1956, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 127, p. 182, §2.)...
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11-86A-2
Section 11-86A-2 Legislative findings of fact and declaration of intent; construction of chapter. (a) The Legislature hereby makes the following findings of fact and declares its intent to be as follows: The Legislature acknowledges the key role of public corporations in the state in promoting public interest and participation in sports, athletics, and recreational activities through acquiring, enlarging, improving, expanding, owning, operating, leasing, and disposing of park and recreation related properties. It has come to the attention of the Legislature that questions have been raised as to the status of certain local park and recreational authorities and boards located in the state. It is the intent of the Legislature to promote the public health and general welfare by exercising its police power to authorize the formation or retroactive validation of independent public corporations created jointly by counties and municipalities, one of which is to be a Class 4 municipality, as...
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22-51-3
Section 22-51-3 Incorporation of public corporations - Application - Contents. The said natural persons, referred to in Section 22-51-2, shall file a written application with each governing body from which they desire authority to incorporate. Such applications shall: (1) Describe in general terms the area of the state which will be served by the proposed facilities, which description will be sufficient if stated with reference to counties, municipalities, unincorporated communities or any part or combination thereof; (2) State the location of the principal office of the proposed corporation; (3) Submit such documents or evidence which the incorporators may consider appropriate, which shall include documents from the Alabama Department of Mental Health and the State Board of Health showing that the facilities and programs, which the incorporators propose to establish will be in accordance with minimum standards and criteria established by such boards; (4) State which aspects of the...
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11-89-1
Section 11-89-1 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) APPLICANT. A natural person who files a written application with the governing body of any county or municipality or public corporation or cooperative in accordance with the provisions of Section 11-89-3. (2) AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION. A resolution, adopted by a governing body in accordance with the provisions of Section 11-89-3, that authorizes the incorporation of a district. (3) AUTHORIZING SUBDIVISION. Any county or municipality or public corporation or cooperative the governing body of which shall have adopted an authorizing resolution. (4) BOARD. The board of directors of a district. (5) BONDS. Bonds, notes and certificates representing an obligation to pay money. (6) CONCISE LEGAL DESCRIPTION. A reasonably concise description of a particular geographic area which may be by metes and bounds or by...
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11-101A-1
Section 11-101A-1 Legislative intent. It is the intent of the Legislature to authorize the several counties and municipalities in the state effectively to form public corporations whose corporate purpose shall be to provide buildings, facilities, and other property for lease to and use by the United States of America, its departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, to invest those public corporations with all powers that may be necessary to enable them to accomplish that purpose, and to authorize each county and municipality forming each public corporation to provide financial support and to take other action as may be necessary to enable the public corporation to carry out the purposes of this chapter. This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with this intent. (Act 2001-642, p. 1317, §1.)...
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