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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37-11A-1
Section 37-11A-1 Execution and text of compact. The Governor, on behalf of this state, shall execute a compact, in substantially the following form, with the State of Mississippi, and the Legislature approves and ratifies the compact in the form substantially as follows: Northeast Mississippi - Northwest Alabama Railroad Authority Compact. The contracting states solemnly agree: Article I. The purpose of this compact is to promote and develop trade, commerce, industry, and employment opportunities for the public good and welfare in northeast Mississippi and northwest Alabama through the establishment of a joint interstate authority to acquire certain railroad properties and facilities which the operator thereof has notified the Interstate Commerce Commission of an intention to abandon and which are located in any of Franklin, Marion, or Winston Counties, Alabama or in Alcorn or Tishomingo Counties, Mississippi. Article II. This compact shall become effective immediately as to the State...
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3-1-7
Section 3-1-7 Refusal to permit dog guide to accompany blind person into place of public accommodation, etc. No owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent, agent, or employee of any place of public accommodation, amusement or recreation, including, but not limited to, any inn, hotel, restaurant, eating establishment, barbershop, billiard parlor, store, public conveyance, theater, motion-picture house, public educational institution, or elevator shall refuse to permit a guide dog to accompany a blind person entering the place or making use of the accommodations available when the blind person is being led by the guide dog; if the guide dog is wearing a harness; and the blind person presents for inspection credentials issued by an accredited school for training guide dogs or the dog is being trained by a person employed by an accredited school for training guide dogs. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction shall be fined an...
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24-1-131
Section 24-1-131 Definitions. The following terms whenever used or referred to in this article, shall have the following respective meanings, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (1) HOUSING AUTHORITY. Any housing authority organized pursuant to this title. (2) CITY. Any city or incorporated town in the State of Alabama. (3) HOUSING PROJECT. Any undertaking to demolish, clear, remove, alter, or repair unsafe or unsanitary housing or to provide dwelling or public school accommodations for persons who live in or use unsafe, unsanitary, or congested dwelling or public school accommodations. Such term may also include such recreational or social assemblies for educational, health, or welfare purposes and such necessary utilities as are designed primarily for the benefit and use of the occupants of such dwelling accommodations. (Acts 1935, No. 41, p. 85; Code 1940, T. 25, §2.)...
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6-6-480
Section 6-6-480 "Salary" defined. The term "salary," as used in this division, is not intended to include or cover costs and charges of court or fees, commissions, percentages, or allowances of public officers, and such are not subject to writs of garnishment under the provisions of this division. (Acts 1923, No. 427, p. 575; Code 1923, §8090; Code 1940, T. 7, §1034.)...
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34-15-14
Section 34-15-14 Safe depository for valuable articles - Limitation of liability. If the liability of a hotel is not otherwise eliminated or limited or varied under the provisions of Section 34-15-11 or 34-15-13, its liability for any loss, damage, or destruction of any property of a guest, by theft or otherwise, shall in no event and under no circumstances or conditions exceed the sum of $5,000, whether or not such hotel has complied with the provisions of this chapter. The word "property" as used in this section shall mean and include valuables and all other items belonging to a guest except baggage as is defined in Section 34-15-15. (Code 1867, §1244; Code 1876, §1551; Code 1886, §1329; Code 1896, §2543; Code 1907, §4542; Code 1923, §8318; Code 1940, T. 24, §14; Acts 1959, No. 412, p. 1046, §1.)...
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45-37-245
Section 45-37-245 Levy of tax for promotion of Birmingham as convention and visitors' destination. (a) This section relates to Jefferson County. (b) The taxes levied by this section shall become effective, or go into effect, on June 1, 1979. (c)(1) Commencing on June 1, 1979, in addition to all other taxes imposed by law, there is hereby levied and shall be collected by the director of revenue as herein provided a privilege or license tax in the amount hereinafter prescribed against every person engaging in the county in the business of renting or furnishing any room or rooms, lodging, or accommodations, to any transient in any hotel, motel, inn, tourist court, or any other place in which rooms, lodgings, or accommodations are regularly furnished to transients for a consideration. The director of revenue shall deduct and pay to the treasury of the county one percent of the total amount of the taxes, to compensate the county for the expenses incurred by it in collecting the taxes and in...
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45-37-243.01
Section 45-37-243.01 Definitions. When used in this subpart, the terms (1) hotel, (2) restaurant, (3) club, (4) corporation, (5) state liquor store, (6) liquor, (7) malt or brewed beverages, (8) wine, (9) municipality, (10) package, (11) person, (12) sale or sell, and (13) board shall have the same meaning ascribed to them by Section 1 of Title 29 of the 1940 Code of Alabama, provided, however, the term person shall not mean and include the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, nor the members, officers, or employees thereof, while engaged in the performance of their duties under the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, nor any liquor store or warehouse established, operated, and maintained by the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board under the act. The word licensee shall mean a person, firm, corporation, or association engaged in the sale of alcoholic beverages under a license issued by the board, and shall also include any officer, servant, agent, or employee of a...
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34-15-15
Section 34-15-15 Liability for loss of baggage. (a) Every hotel shall provide a check room or other convenient storage place for all baggage of its registered guests, those intending to become guests and others using or occupying any of the public spaces of the hotel, all of whom are hereinafter referred to in this section as guests, and shall keep displayed in the lobby of the hotel written notice that such check room or storage place has been provided; and the hotel shall give receipts or checks for all baggage so delivered to it by its guests when requested to do so by any such guest. When such check room or storage place has been provided, and notice thereof has been so displayed by the hotel and if the hotel makes no extra charge against its guests for so storing or checking their baggage, the hotel shall not be liable for any loss, damage, or destruction of the baggage, by theft or otherwise, unless the guest leaves the baggage in such check room or storage place or, in the case...
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34-15-4
Section 34-15-4 Duty of hotel owners, operators, etc., to maintain conditions, smoke detectors, etc. (a) Every owner, manager, or operator of a hotel shall maintain the physical and sanitary condition of the structure, its equipment, water supply, and human waste disposal and shall conduct the operations thereof in such manner as to render services and accommodations to travelers in compliance with rules and regulations governing hotels and hotel operation adopted by the State Board of Health. (b) Every owner, manager, or operator of a hotel shall install and maintain in operating condition a battery or electrically operated smoke detector device in each hotel guest sleeping room. The detectors shall have received an approval from a nationally recognized testing organization. (c) Hotel owners or operators shall be required to test each smoke detector device at least once each quarter of each calendar year to determine if each detector is in working order. (d) Any person who is...
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