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11-65-10
Section 11-65-10 Powers and duties of commission. When authorized by one or more elections
as provided in Section 11-65-4, a commission shall have the powers and duties necessary to
license, regulate, and supervise horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon and greyhound
racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon within the commission municipal jurisdiction, including,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the powers and duties hereinafter set forth
in this section or in other sections of this chapter. (1) A commission shall have succession
in perpetuity, subject only to the provisions of this chapter as it may be amended from time
to time. (2) A commission shall have the power to sue and be sued in its own name in civil
suits and actions and to defend suits against it. (3) A commission shall have the power to
adopt and make use of an official seal and to alter the same at pleasure. (4) A commission
shall have the power to adopt, alter, and repeal bylaws, regulations and...
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11-65-1
Section 11-65-1 Legislative declarations and findings. The Legislature hereby finds and declares
as follows: (1) As the basis for enacting Act No. 84-131, the Legislature found and determined
that the conduct within Class 1 municipalities in the state of horse racing events and pari-mutuel
wagering thereon will generate additional revenues for governmental and charitable purposes,
provide additional jobs for the residents of the state and benefit the businesses related
to tourism and recreation within any such municipality and throughout the surrounding areas
of the state; it is desirable to permit the qualified voters of any Class 1 municipality to
determine through referendum whether horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon will be
permitted in such municipality; and for each Class 1 municipality in which horse racing is
approved by the voters thereof, it is necessary and desirable to provide for the establishment
of a racing commission to regulate horse racing and pari-mutuel...
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45-16-243.02
Section 45-16-243.02 Disposition of funds. The proceeds from the tax collected pursuant to
this part shall be distributed as follows: (1) One-half of the proceeds collected within the
corporate limits of the City of Enterprise shall be distributed to the City of Enterprise.
The proceeds distributed to the City of Enterprise shall be held in a separate fund or account
and used for the promotion of tourism and economic development and related costs as determined
by the City Council of the City of Enterprise. (2) One-half of the proceeds collected within
the corporate limits of any other municipality shall be distributed to the municipality for
the promotion of tourism and economic development and related costs in the municipality. (3)
One-half of the proceeds collected within the corporate limits of any municipality and all
proceeds from the tax collected in the unincorporated areas of the county shall be deposited
in the Coffee County General Fund to be used for the promotion of tourism...
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35-8B-1
Section 35-8B-1 Definitions; sale of alcoholic beverages. (a) "Community development district"
shall mean a private residential development that: (1) Is a size of at least 250 acres of
contiguous land area; (2) has at least 100 residential sites, platted and recorded in the
probate office of the county as a residential subdivision; (3) has streets that were or will
be built with private funds; (4) has a social club with: (i) an 18-hole golf course of regulation
size; (ii) a restaurant or eatery used exclusively for the purpose of preparing and serving
meals, with a seating capacity of at least 60 patrons; (iii) social club memberships with
at least 100 paid-up members who have paid a membership initiation fee of not less than two
hundred fifty dollars ($250) per membership; (iv) membership policies whereby membership is
not denied or impacted by an applicant's race, color, creed, religion, or national origin;
and (v) a full-time management staff for the social activities of the club,...
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11-54A-2
Section 11-54A-2 Definitions. The following words and phrases used in this chapter, and others
evidently intended as the equivalent thereof, in the absence of clear implication herein otherwise,
shall be given the following respective interpretations herein: (1) APPLICANT. A natural person
who files a written application with the governing body of any city in accordance with Section
11-54A-4. (2) AUTHORITY. Any redevelopment authority organized pursuant to this chapter. (3)
AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION. A resolution adopted by the governing body of any city in accordance
with Section 11-54A-4, that authorizes the corporation of the authority. (4) BOARD. The board
of directors of the authority. (5) BONDS. Shall include bonds, notes, and certificates representing
an obligation to pay money. (6) CITY. Any incorporated city or town in the State of Alabama
with respect to which a redevelopment authority may be organized. (7) DIRECTOR. A member of
the board of the authority. (8) DEVELOPMENT AREA....
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11-54B-40
Section 11-54B-40 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature makes the following findings: (1)
That patterns of urban development have had substantial adverse impacts upon downtown and
community business districts vital to the economy of the State of Alabama. (2) That the public
interest would be advanced by authorizing the creation of self-help business improvement districts
and district management corporations to assist any Class 2 municipality in promoting economic
growth in business districts. (3) That the public interest would also be advanced by authorizing
the creation of self-help business districts for the promotion of tourism that include businesses
of a designated class and funding supplemental business services through the levy of assessments
on businesses of the designated class that receive benefits from those supplemental business
services. (4) That a district management corporation representing real property owners, or
in certain cases, owners of a particular class of...
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45-39-244.06
Section 45-39-244.06 Disposition of funds. (a) The Alabama Department of Revenue shall distribute
the net proceeds of the lodging tax as follows: (1) Seventy-five percent of the net proceeds
of the lodging tax shall be distributed to the Florence/Lauderdale Tourism Board. (2) Twenty-five
percent of the proceeds shall be distributed to the municipality where the lodging accommodation,
room, hotel, motel, inn, bed and breakfast, or any other business is located including lodging
located in the planning jurisdiction of the municipality. The proceeds shall be used by the
municipality for the promotion of tourism, recreation, and conventions. (b) There is established
a tourism board in Lauderdale County consisting of the following members to be appointed as
follows: (1) Two members appointed by the Lauderdale County Commission for a term of four
years. (2) Two members appointed by the City of Florence governing body for a term of three
years. (3) One member appointed jointly by the...
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35-8B-2
Section 35-8B-2 Establishment of district. The exclusive and uniform method for the establishment
of a community development district shall be by the filing of the articles of establishment
of a community development district with the judge of probate of the county in which the district
is to be located, or if located in more than one county, of the county wherein is located
the largest area of the community development district. (1) The articles of establishment
of a district defined in subsection (a) of Section 35-8B-1 shall contain the following: a.
The written consent to the establishment of the district by the owner or owners of at least
51 percent of the real property to be included in the district, or documentation demonstrating
that the petitioner has control by deed, trust agreement, contract, or option of at least
51 percent of the real property to be included in the district. b. A metes and bounds description
of the external boundaries of the district, with a specific metes...
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45-26-72
Section 45-26-72 Election. (a) The organization and composition of the County Commission of
Elmore County is altered to comply with this section. The governing body shall continue to
be known as the County Commission of Elmore County and shall have and exercise all of the
powers, duties, limitations, and responsibilities conferred upon it by the general laws of
Alabama relating to county commissions insofar as they are consistent with this section. For
the purpose of transacting official business, a quorum shall consist of three commissioners.
(b) Each member of the Elmore County Commission shall represent a separate district. Only
the qualified electors residing in a district may vote to elect the commissioner representing
the respective district. No person shall be eligible as a candidate for county commissioner
unless he or she is a bona fide resident of the district he or she seeks to represent. Each
member of the county commission shall reside in the district he or she represents...
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45-41A-10.01
Section 45-41A-10.01 Definitions. The following words and phrases used in this part, and others
evidently intended as the equivalent thereof shall in the absence of clear implication herein
otherwise, be given the following respective interpretations herein: (1) APPLICANT. A natural
person who files a written application with the governing body of the city in accordance with
Section 45-41A-10.03. (2) AUTHORITY. The Auburn Downtown Redevelopment Authority, a public
corporation organized pursuant to this part. (3) AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION. A resolution adopted
by the governing body of the city in accordance with Section 45-41A-10.03, that authorizes
the incorporation of the authority. (4) BOARD. The board of directors of the authority. (5)
BONDS. Bonds, notes, and certificates representing an obligation to pay money. (6) CITY. The
City of Auburn, Alabama. (7) DIRECTOR. A member of the board of the authority. (8) DOWNTOWN
DEVELOPMENT AREA. The central business district of the city as...
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