45-8A-20.08
Section 45-8A-20.08 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
perpetuity, subject to the provisions of Section 45-8A-20.19) 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; (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, whether
by purchase, construction, exchange, gift, lease, or otherwise and to refinance existing indebtedness
on, improve, maintain, equip, and furnish one or more projects, including all real and personal
properties which the board of the authority may deem necessary in...
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9-6-8
Section 9-6-8 Powers and duties generally. 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)
specified in its certificate of incorporation; (2) To maintain civil actions and have civil
actions maintained against it in its corporate name, except as otherwise provided in this
chapter, and to defend civil actions against it; (3) To adopt and make use of a corporate
seal and to alter the same at pleasure; (4) To amend its certificate of incorporation by filing
in the office of the Secretary of State a certificate signed by all of the directors of the
authority setting forth the details of the amendment, such certificate to be acknowledged
in the same manner as the certificate of incorporation; (5) To adopt and alter bylaws for
the regulation and conduct of its affairs and business; (6) To...
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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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11-60-8
Section 11-60-8 Powers of corporations generally; location of projects of corporations. (a)
The corporation shall have the following powers together with all powers incidental thereto
or necessary for the performance of those hereinafter stated: (1) To have succession by its
corporate name for the period specified in the certificate of incorporation unless sooner
dissolved as provided in this chapter; (2) To sue and be sued and to prosecute and defend
civil actions in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties; (3)
To have and to use a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure; (4) To acquire, whether
by purchase, construction, exchange, gift, lease, or otherwise to improve, maintain, equip,
furnish, own, and operate one or more projects, including all real and personal properties
which the board of directors of the corporation may deem necessary in connection therewith,
regardless of whether or not any such projects or any part thereof shall then be...
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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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9-16-90
Section 9-16-90 Environmental protection performance standards. (a) Any permit issued pursuant
to this article to conduct surface mining operations shall require that such surface coal
mining operations will meet all applicable performance standards of this article, and such
other requirements as the regulatory authority shall promulgate. (b) General performance standards
shall be applicable to all surface coal mining and reclamation operations and shall require
the operation as a minimum to: (1) Conduct surface coal mining operations so as to maximize
the utilization and conservation of the solid fuel resource being recovered so that reaffecting
the land in the future through surface coal mining can be minimized; (2) Restore the land
affected to a condition capable of supporting the uses which it was capable of supporting
prior to any mining, or higher or better uses of which there is reasonable likelihood, so
long as such use or uses do not present any actual or probable hazard to...
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11-86-5
Section 11-86-5 Appropriations; designation, acquisition, improvement, etc., of lands or buildings
for recreational purposes; joint actions by counties and municipalities. The county commission
of a county or governing body of a municipality may make appropriations from county or municipal
general funds to the recreation board for the support and maintenance of the board, a recreational
program and recreational lands, buildings, equipment, and facilities. The county commission
or municipal governing body may designate for use as parks, playgrounds and recreation centers
and facilities any lands or buildings owned by, leased by, or loaned to the county or municipality.
The county commission or municipal governing body may improve and equip or appropriate funds
to the board for improving and equipping the lands and buildings for recreational purposes.
The county commission or municipal governing body may acquire lands, buildings, and facilities
for recreational purposes by means of...
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11-42-77
Section 11-42-77 Construction of improvements or betterments in territory exempt from taxation
generally. The council or governing body of the city shall have no authority or power to construct
or cause to be constructed any improvements or betterments in territory which is exempt from
taxation under the provisions of this article, the cost of which or any part of which is assessable
against the abutting property, except as provided in this article. (Code 1907, §1115; Code
1923, §1809; Code 1940, T. 37, §177.)...
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45-2-181
Section 45-2-181 Highway maintenance, repair or construction; personnel; equipment; compensation.
(a) Any special, local, or general law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Baldwin County
governing body, upon adoption of a resolution, is authorized to employ, supervise, and direct
highway personnel necessary to construct, maintain, and repair public roads, bridges, and
ferries, together with or supplemental to those persons now employed by the State Department
of Transportation. (b) Any special, local, or general law to the contrary notwithstanding,
the Baldwin County governing body is authorized, upon adoption of a resolution, to purchase
or lease equipment and materials and to contract for the purchase or lease of equipment and
materials necessary for the construction, maintenance, and repair of public roads, bridges,
and ferries in Baldwin County. (c) The Baldwin County governing body is authorized to provide,
upon adoption of a resolution, for the compensation of personnel, and...
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11-61-2
Section 11-61-2 Authority of towns and cities with respect to parking facilities. Any town
or city in this state is hereby authorized: (1) To plan, establish, develop, acquire, construct,
enlarge, improve, maintain, equip, operate, regulate, and protect parking facilities; (2)
To finance the cost of parking facilities in whole or in part by the issuance of bonds, warrants,
notes, or other evidences of indebtedness maturing at such time or times as the governing
body may determine, not exceeding 30 years from their respective dates; (3) To pledge to the
payment thereof its full faith and credit and any taxes, licenses, or revenues which the town
or city may then be authorized to pledge to the payment of bonded or other indebtedness; (4)
To lease or let parking facilities or any one or more of them to such tenant or tenants, for
such period and such compensation or rental and on such conditions as the governing body may
prescribe; (5) To fix, establish, collect, and alter parking fees,...
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