9-10A-6
Section 9-10A-6 Petition to form authority. When 25 or more residents, who are 18 years of
age or older, within each county located on a defined watershed desire to form a watershed
management authority, said residents shall file a petition with the board of supervisors of
the soil and water conservation district in which said proposed authority lies. Such petition
shall define the boundaries of the proposed watershed management authority, the number of
acres of land involved, reasons for requesting creation of such authority, the proposed name
for such watershed management authority and other information pertinent to such proposal.
The proposed name of a proposed watershed management authority shall not be the same as, or
deceptively similar to, the name of any other watershed management authority. The proposed
name shall include references to the geographic features of the area encompassing the watershed
management authority. (Acts 1991, No. 91-602, p. 1119, §6.)...
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9-9-30
Section 9-9-30 Appeal from confirmation of board of viewers' report. Any person aggrieved may
within 10 days after the confirmation of the board of viewers' report appeal from the judgment
of the court of probate to the circuit court, and upon such an appeal there may be determined
either or both of the following: first, whether just compensation has been allowed for property
appropriated and second, whether proper damages have been allowed for property prejudicially
affected by the improvements. Such appeal shall be taken and prosecuted as now provided by
law, which appeal shall be based and heard only upon the exceptions heretofore filed by the
complaining party, either as to issue of law or fact, and no additional exceptions shall be
considered by the court upon the hearing of the appeal; provided, that nothing in this section
shall be construed to authorize any appellant to stay the proceedings of the district or to
prevent progress in the work of construction of any work or...
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45-5-141.20
Section 45-5-141.20 Powers and duties; annual dues; board of trustees; referendum election.
(a) This section shall apply only in Blount County. (b) A district for the delivery of fire
and emergency medical services may be formed in any unincorporated area of the county pursuant
to this section subject to the approval of a majority of the qualified electors who vote at
a referendum election for that purpose in the proposed district and for the approval of the
mandatory annual dues of the district. (c) In order to call for a referendum election for
the formation of a district, a petition signed by not less than 20 percent of the registered
voters who reside in the proposed district shall be presented to the county commission and
the Judge of Probate of Blount County. The petition shall contain an accurate legal description
of the proposed area and shall state the name of the proposed district. The petition for the
establishment of a district shall be accompanied by a request for the...
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11-98-4
Section 11-98-4 Board of commissioners. (a) When any district is created, the creating authority
may appoint a board of commissioners composed of seven members to govern its affairs, and
shall fix the domicile of the board of commissioners at any point within the district. In
the case of county districts, after the expiration of the terms of the members of the board
of commissioners holding office on May 23, 2000, there may be at least one member of the board
of commissioners from each county commission district if the number of the county commission
does not exceed seven, unless a resolution dated before January 1, 2000, was passed by a county
commission establishing an appointment process different from this section or as otherwise
provided by the enactment of a local act after May 23, 2000. The members of the board of commissioners
shall be qualified electors of the district, two of whom shall be appointed for terms of two
years, three for terms of three years, and two for terms of...
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11-99A-22
Section 11-99A-22 Amendments of district. A board may submit to the appointing government a
petition for amendment of the district, to alter its boundary lines, to add additional property
contiguous to the municipality (in the case of a district formed by that municipality) or
to the district, or to make an amendment in the articles of incorporation as the board may
consider expedient. The council may approve changes, and upon approval, changes shall become
effective. To the extent the articles of incorporation are to be amended, the board shall,
following a hearing, make an amendment to the articles of incorporation to be forthwith recorded
in the office of judge of probate of the county or counties in which the district is located,
reflecting the approved amendment. If the amendment adds additional land to a district formed
by a municipality, upon the recording of such amendment, such additional land shall be deemed
annexed into the municipality. However, no land shall be added to a...
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45-26-142.12
Section 45-26-142.12 Service charge or fee - Election; proposed changes. (a) The petition for
the election on the question of a service charge, which may accompany the petition for the
election on the establishment of the proposed district, as provided in Section 45-26-142.03,
shall be signed by owners of all parcels of property comprising 25 percent or greater, whether
considered as single contiguous parcels or combinations of parcels owned by a single person,
firm, corporation, or other legal entity, of the acreage located within the boundaries of
the proposed district and shall state specifically the charge proposed to be assessed including
the basis and manner to be assessed. The petition may request that an election be held on
more than one proposed charge. (b) No service charge shall be increased or decreased unless
the same has been first approved by a majority of the votes cast by the qualified voters in
the district at an election held under this part. (c) An election on the...
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9-8-64
Section 9-8-64 Detachment of lands from districts. The owner or owners of lands which have
not been, are not and cannot be benefited by their inclusion in the watershed conservancy
district may petition the board of supervisors to have such lands detached. The petition shall
describe such lands and state the reasons why they should be detached. A hearing shall be
held within 30 days after the petition is received. Due notice of such hearing shall be given
at least 10 days before the hearing. If it is determined by the board of supervisors that
such lands shall be detached, such determination shall be certified to the judge of probate
of each county in which any portion of such lands lie. After recording, the certification
shall be filed with the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee. (Acts 1957, No. 517,
p. 705, §14.)...
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26-10A-19
Section 26-10A-19 Investigation. (a) A pre-placement investigation shall be made to determine
the suitability of each petitioner and the home in which the adoptee will be placed. The investigation
shall include a criminal background investigation and any other circumstances which might
be relevant to the placement of an adoptee with the petitioners. A copy of the pre-placement
investigation shall be filed with the court when the petition for adoption is filed. (b) An
individual or couple may initiate a pre-placement investigation by request directly through
the Department of Human Resources or a licensed child placing agency or by filing a request
with the probate court. The court may appoint any agency or individual qualified under subsection
(d) to perform the pre-placement investigation. Upon completion of the investigation, a copy
of the report shall be sent to the petitioners. The report is to be filed with the court at
the time of the filing of the petition for adoption. (c)...
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9-9-11
Section 9-9-11 Establishment of district - Filing of objections to organization of district;
hearing and proceedings upon petition and objections; issuance of order declaring organization
of district; dismissal of petition and issuance of itemized bill of costs and expenses. (a)
Any owner of real property affected by said proposed district who wishes to object to the
organization and incorporation of said district shall, on or before 12:00 noon of the day
set for the causes to be heard, file his objection in writing stating why such district should
not be organized and incorporated. On the day appointed for the hearing, the court shall hear
and determine in a summary manner any objection that may be offered to the sufficiency of
the petition or to the report of the engineer or plan submitted by petitioners. If it appears
that there is any land within the proposed district that is not in the watershed, if the proposed
plan includes purposes other than drainage or is not in the benefited...
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26-11-3
Section 26-11-3 Procedure for change of name of child upon petition by father generally; notification
of mother and child; filing of response; appointment of guardian ad litem; hearing; issuance
of order by court; certification of minutes of court to Center for Health Statistics, etc.
(a) The father may petition at the time of filing the declaration of legitimation or at any
time subsequent to the determination of legitimation to change the name of such child, stating
in his declaration the name it is then known by and the name he wishes it afterwards to have.
Such petition shall be filed in the office of the judge of probate of the father's residence
or the child's residence. (b) Upon the filing of the petition for name change, notice shall
be given to the child's mother and to the child as provided by the Alabama Rules of Civil
Procedure. Notice may be waived as provided by the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. The child's
mother shall, within 30 days after receiving notice, file her...
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