45-13-20
Section 45-13-20 Municipal option election for legalization of sale and distribution of alcoholic
beverages. (a)(1) The Legislature of Alabama is cognizant of "Opinion of the Justices
No. 376," issued April 9, 2002, which states that a local bill for Cherokee County "purporting
to allow by local law the creation of a traffic in alcohol that does not presently exist in
smaller municipalities in Cherokee County, does not fit within the ambit of the last paragraph
of Section 104 permitting the Legislature to pass local laws regulating or prohibiting such
traffic." The effect of this Opinion of the Justices is to greatly limit situations in
which local laws may be enacted regarding alcoholic beverages. This opinion was, in part,
based upon a determination that, "Generally, 'regulate' implies the exercise of control
over something that already exists." While respecting the constitutional authority granted
to the Alabama Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, this...
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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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4-3-47
Section 4-3-47 Powers of authority 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 sue and be sued in its
own name in civil actions, excepting actions in tort against the authority; (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, take
and hold, whether by purchase, option to purchase, gift, lease, devise or otherwise, property
of every description, whether real, personal or mixed, whether in one or more counties and
whether within or without the corporate limits of any authorizing subdivision, and to manage
said property and to develop any property and to sell, exchange, lease or...
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11-64-3
Section 11-64-3 Power and authority of municipalities and public corporations. Each municipality
and each public corporation shall have the power and, when approved by its governing body,
the authority, to do or perform any one or more of the following: (1) To anticipate the receipt
of any grant either by loan or by assignment or both; to issue securities to evidence such
loan or assignment; to make such securities the general obligation indebtedness of the issuer
or the obligation of the issuer limited or restricted as to source of payment and security
to all or a portion of the proceeds of the grant or to any revenue, receipts, or income or
any special tax or license of the issuer, or any one or more thereof. (2) To pledge to the
holders of any securities issued pursuant to this chapter the full faith and credit of the
issuer and in addition to, or instead of such pledge, to pledge and grant a security interest
in all or a portion of the proceeds of the grant or any revenue,...
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11-11B-3
Section 11-11B-3 Power and authority of counties and public corporations. Each county and each
public corporation shall have the power and, when approved by its governing body, the authority,
to do or perform any one or more of the following: (1) To anticipate the receipt of any grant
either by loan or by assignment or both; to issue securities to evidence such loan or assignment;
to make such securities the general obligation indebtedness of the issuer or the obligation
of the issuer limited or restricted as to source of payment and security to all or a portion
of the proceeds of the grant or to any revenue, receipts or income or any special tax or license
of the issuer, or any one or more thereof. (2) To pledge to the holders of any securities
issued pursuant to this chapter the full faith and credit of the issuer and in addition to,
or instead of such pledge, to pledge and grant a security interest in all or a portion of
the proceeds of the grant or any revenue, receipts or income...
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11-80-7
Section 11-80-7 Authority of municipalities, counties, public corporations, boards of education,
etc., with respect to letters of credit as security for bonds, notes, etc. Any municipality,
county, public corporation, city or county board of education, the State Board of Education,
or any other entity organized pursuant to authorization, determination finding or other action
by any municipality or municipalities, or county or counties, or the governing body of any
one or more thereof, or any public officer or officers of the State of Alabama, is hereby
authorized: (1) To acquire a letter or letters of credit as security for any bonds, notes,
warrants, or other evidences of indebtedness or securities; (2) To pledge such letter or letters
for the benefit of such bonds, notes, warrants, or other evidences of indebtedness or securities;
(3) To pay the premium or premiums on such letter or letters from the proceeds of any such
bonds, notes, warrants, or other evidences of indebtedness or...
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45-40-91
Section 45-40-91 Industrial Development Board; Lawrence County Airport Authority. (a) All power
and authority granted to Lawrence County pursuant to Amendment 190 to the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, or to any public authority or corporation created by Lawrence County pursuant
to Amendment 190 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, shall be consolidated into the Industrial
Development Board of Lawrence County, governed by a board of directors, for the unified economic
development of the county. The public authority or corporation shall have all the power and
authority and assume all of the obligations of public authority or corporation created pursuant
to Article 2, commencing with Section 11-20-30, Chapter 20 of Title 11. The board of directors
of the county public authority or corporation shall be composed of one member appointed by
each member of the county legislative delegation and three members appointed by the county
commission. One member of the board of directors shall be...
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11-49B-2
Section 11-49B-2 Definitions. The words, terms, and phrases defined below shall have the following
meanings: (1) APPLICANT. A natural person who files a written application with the governing
body of any county to which this chapter applies and with a municipality in the county. (2)
AUTHORITY. A public corporation organized pursuant to this chapter. (3) AUTHORIZING COUNTY.
Any county where a Class 1 municipality is located whose governing body adopts an authorizing
resolution. (4) AUTHORIZING MUNICIPALITY. Any Class 1 municipality whose governing body adopts
an authorizing resolution. (5) AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION. A resolution adopted by the governing
body of the county where the Class 1 municipality is located or by the Class 1 municipality
in which an authority may be incorporated. (6) BOARD. The board of directors of an authority.
(7) BONDS. Bonds, notes, and certificates representing an obligation to pay money. (8) COUNTY.
Any county in the state. (9) DIRECTOR. A member of the board...
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22-21-173
Section 22-21-173 Incorporation - Certificate of incorporation - Contents; acknowledgment;
filing. The certificate of incorporation of any public corporation incorporated under this
article shall state: (1) The name of the corporation, which shall be Hospital Authority of
_____ (or space to be filled in with the names of the county and of the municipality or municipalities
which are to be members thereof, or with the name of any hospital proposed to be acquired
by the corporation or with such other descriptive name as in the judgment of the members of
the corporation is appropriate); (2) The names of the county and the municipality or municipalities
which are to be members of the corporation; (3) The dates of adoption by the governing bodies
of the county and such municipality or municipalities of their respective resolutions authorizing
the incorporation of the corporation; (4) The location of the principal office of the corporation
and its post office address; (5) The period for the...
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45-49-90.02
Section 45-49-90.02 Authority to incorporate; participation of municipality. (a) Whenever any
number of natural persons, not less than three, shall file with the governing body of Mobile
County an application in writing for authority to incorporate a public corporation under this
part, which application shall contain the proposed articles of incorporation and bylaws of
the public corporation, and if it shall be made to appear to such governing body that each
of the persons is a duly qualified elector of and owner of property in the county, and if
the governing body of the county shall adopt a resolution which shall be duly entered upon
the minutes of such governing body wherein it shall be found and determined that it is wise,
expedient, necessary, or advisable that such a corporation be formed and that the persons
filing the application shall be authorized to proceed to form such corporation, then the persons
shall proceed to organize such corporation by executing, acknowledging, and...
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