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45-6-140
Section 45-6-140 Participation in Forestry Commission's fire protection program. (a) The county
governing body of Bullock County is authorized, when the need exists to provide protection
against forest fires in Bullock County by participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission's
fire protection program in the manner hereinafter specified. (b)(1) After the Bullock County
governing body has determined that such a need does exist in Bullock County, the county governing
body may, in the manner hereinafter specified, provide for a financial charge or tax to be
paid by the owners of forestlands located in Bullock County for the use of land for timber
growing purposes amounting to the whole or any part of the cost of such fire protection program,
but not in excess of ten cents ($.10) per acre, provided such financial charge or tax is not
greater than the benefit accruing to such forestlands due to the availability of such fire
protection. (2) "Forestlands" as used in this section, shall mean...
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11-32-7
and trust indentures, or either. (17) Exercise the power of eminent domain, except as limited
by state law, except the authority may not acquire, without the consent of the owner, any
transportation system from which public transportation service is currently being furnished.
The authority may not by eminent domain acquire any real property or rights owned or held
by public or private railroads or utilities. (18) Expend funds for the purchase or lease of
materials, equipment, supplies, or other personal property without compliance with
Chapter 16 of Title 41. (19) Appoint, employ, contract with, and provide for the compensation
of, officers, employees, and agents, including, but without limitation to, engineers, attorneys,
management consultants, fiscal advisers, or other consultants without regard to Chapter 16
of Title 41, or any law establishing a civil service or merit system that might otherwise
be applicable, as the business of the authority may deem necessary or desirable, and...
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11-50-410
Section 11-50-410 Rights and remedies of bondholders and trustees. In addition to all other
rights and all other remedies, any holder or holders of any bond or bonds of any district
incorporated under this article, including a trustee for a bondholder, shall have the right,
subject to any contractual limitation binding upon such bondholder or holders or trustee and
subject to the prior or superior rights of others: (1) To bring an action on the bonds; (2)
To enforce its rights against the district and the board of directors, by mandamus or other
civil action or proceeding, including the right to require the district and such board to
fix and collect rates and charges adequate to carry out any agreement as to or pledge of the
revenues produced by such rates or charges and to require such district and such board to
carry out the other covenants and agreements with such bondholder and to perform its and their
duties under this article and under any mortgage, indenture of trust or...
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11-89-1
any thereof. (17) PERSON. Unless limited to a natural person by the context in which it is
used, such term includes a public or private corporation, a municipality, a county, a cooperative,
or an agency, department or instrumentality of the state or of a county or municipality or
cooperative. (18) PRINCIPAL OFFICE. The place at which the certificate of incorporation and
amendments thereto, the bylaws and the minutes of proceedings of the board of a district are
kept. (19) PROPERTY. Real and personal property and interests therein. (20) PUBLIC
CORPORATION. Any public corporation organized under the laws of the state. (21) PUBLIC FIRE
PROTECTION FACILITY. A fire protection facility which is owned or operated by the United States
of America, the state, a county, a municipality, a public corporation, any combination of
any thereof or any agency or instrumentality of any one or more thereof or in which any one
or more thereof or any agency or instrumentality of any one or more thereof holds...
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11-99A-13
Section 11-99A-13 Final assessment. As soon as possible after receipt by the appointing government
of the petition and all required approvals, variances, or exceptions, the council shall conduct
a hearing with respect to the petition, and, if considered expedient by the council, the council
shall confirm and make final the assessment or the methodology by which the assessments shall
be made, as provided in the petition, whereupon the assessments and methodology therefor shall
stand confirmed and be and remain legal, valid, and binding liens upon the property upon which
the assessments are made, as provided in this chapter. The final assessment of each tract
in the district shall be based on the estimated increase in value of each tract resulting
from the special benefits derived from the improvements, and consistent with Section 223 of
the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, but shall not be made against any land owned or used
by a utility in connection with the distribution,...
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11-99B-7
Section 11-99B-7 Powers of district generally; power of district to acquire and operate projects;
provisions in schedules of rates and charges generally. Each district 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 the provisions of Section 11-99B-15, specified in its
certificate of incorporation. (2) To sue and to be sued in its own name in civil actions,
and to defend civil actions against it; provided, that the district shall be deemed to be
a "governmental entity" as defined in Chapter 93 of this title, for the purposes
of limiting the damages for which the district and its members may be liable. (3) To adopt
and make use of a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure. (4) To adopt and alter
bylaws for the regulation and conduct of its affairs and business. (5) To acquire, receive,...
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45-19-140
Section 45-19-140 Forest fire protection. (a) The County Commission of Coosa County is authorized,
when the need exists, to provide protection against forest fires in Coosa County by participating
in the Alabama Forestry Commission's fire protection program in the manner hereinafter specified.
(b)(l) After the Coosa County Commission has determined that such a need does exist in Coosa
County, the county commission may, in the manner hereinafter specified, provide for a financial
charge or tax to be paid by the owners of forest lands located in Coosa County for the use
of the land for timber growing purposes amounting to the whole or any part of the cost of
such fire protection program, but not in excess of ten cents ($0.10) per acre, provided such
financial charge or tax is not greater than the benefit accruing to such forest lands due
to the availability of such fire protection. (2) "Forest lands" as used in this
section, shall mean any land which supports a forest growth, or which...
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45-37A-53
Section 45-37A-53 Abatement of weeds. (a) All weeds growing upon private property within municipalities
of the state having a population of 300,000 inhabitants or more, according to the last or
any subsequent federal census, which bear seeds of a wingy or downy nature or attain such
a large growth as to become a fire menace when dry, or which are otherwise noxious or dangerous,
may be declared to be a public nuisance by the governing body of any such municipality, and
thereafter abated as in this section provided. (b) Whenever any such weeds are growing upon
any private property, the governing body of any such municipality may, by resolution, declare
the same to be a public nuisance. The resolution shall refer to the street by the name under
which it is commonly known, and describe the property upon which the nuisance exists by giving
a legal description thereof; and no other description of the property shall be required. Any
number of parcels of private property may be included in one...
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45-37A-56
Section 45-37A-56 Zoning board of adjustment. (a) The governing body of any city which may
now or hereafter have a population of 300,000 inhabitants or more, according to the last or
any subsequent federal census and which may now or hereafter have in force and effect a comprehensive
zoning ordinance shall provide for the appointment of a zoning board of adjustment and in
the zoning regulations and restrictions adopted by the city pursuant to the authority of the
laws of this state, provide that the zoning board of adjustment, in appropriate cases and
subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards, shall make special exceptions to the terms
of the zoning ordinance of the city in harmony with its general purpose and intent, and in
accordance with general or specific rules therein contained. The zoning board of adjustment
shall consist of seven members, each to be appointed by the governing body of the city, and
each shall hold office for a term of seven years or until the time as his...
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45-49-100.40
Section 45-49-100.40 Powers of board. The board of school commissioners shall be entitled to
receive, levy, assess, and collect all devises, revenues, and taxes to which they were by
law entitled at the date of the organization of the Board of Education of the State of Alabama,
and they shall have full power to continue in force, revise, modify, and improve, as to them
may see fit, the public school system now existing in the County of Mobile, and to make such
bylaws, rules, and regulations, not inconsistent with the laws of the state and of the United
States, for the government of the board and of the schools, as they may deem expedient or
necessary. They shall hold regular meetings of the board at such times as they may fix upon
and adjourned or special meetings when necessary. Three members of the board shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of business, but no business involving a change in the system,
rules, and regulations or affecting the general interest of the county...
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