41-10-356
Section 41-10-356 Powers of authority. The authority shall have the following powers among others specified in this article: (1) To have succession by its corporate name until dissolved as provided in this article; (2) To sue and be sued and to prosecute and defend, at law or in equity, in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties thereto; (3) To have and to use a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure; (4) To make and alter all needful bylaws, rules and regulations for the transaction of the authority's business and the control of its property and affairs; (5) To provide for the acquisition, construction, installation, equipping, operation and maintenance of mental health facilities, including the equipping and improvement of existing mental health facilities; (6) To receive, take and hold by sale, gift, lease, devise or otherwise, real and personal property of every description, and to manage the same; (7) To acquire by purchase, gift, or any...
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4-3-11
Section 4-3-11 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 suits and 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, 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 undeveloped property owned, leased or controlled by...
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22-21-311
Section 22-21-311 Definitions. (a) The following words and phrases used in this article, 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 a county, municipality, or educational institution, or two or more thereof, in accordance with the provisions of Section 22-21-313. (2) AUTHORITY. A public corporation organized, and any public hospital corporation reincorporated, pursuant to the provisions hereof. (3) AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION. The resolution adopted by the governing body of an authorizing subdivision, in accordance with the provisions of Section 22-21-313 or Section 22-21-341, that authorizes the incorporation of an authority or the reincorporation of a public hospital corporation. (4) AUTHORIZING SUBDIVISION. Each county, municipality, and educational institution with...
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24-1-61
Section 24-1-61 Definitions. The following terms, wherever used or referred to in this article shall have the following respective meaning, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (1) AUTHORITY or HOUSING AUTHORITY. A public body organized as a body corporate and politic in accordance with the provisions of this article for the purposes, with the powers and subject to the restrictions set forth in this article. (2) COUNTY. All of the county except that portion which lies within the territorial boundaries of any city or incorporated town. (3) COUNTY COMMISSION. The governing body of any county. (4) HOUSING COMMISSIONER. One of the members of an authority appointed in accordance with the provisions of this article. (5) GOVERNMENT. Such term shall include the state and federal governments and any subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of either of them. (6) STATE. The State of Alabama. (7) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Such term shall include the...
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45-37-170.26
Section 45-37-170.26 Powers of authority. The authority shall have the following powers together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary for the performance of the powers stated in this section: (1) To have succession by its corporate name without time limit. (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 its pleasure. (4) To receive and expend funds from federal, state, county, municipal, and private sources for the purposes hereof. (5) To dig channels, build dikes, dams, and lakes or ponds to contain flood waters as deemed useful by it to improve flood control, and whenever practical to build any and all facilities which can contribute to the use of such flood control channels for navigation. (6) To contract with municipalities and counties for the financing and joint construction and operation of such facilities. (7) To...
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45-37A-56.29
Section 45-37A-56.29 Powers of the 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 in perpetuity, specified in its certificate of incorporation. (2) To sue and be sued in its own name in civil suits and actions. (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, gift, lease, devise, eminent domain, or otherwise, property of every description, whether real, personal, or mixed, and to manage the property, and to develop any undeveloped property owned, leased, or controlled by it, provided, however, that no such authority shall acquire or lease real property located outside the boundaries of the city. (6) To...
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33-15-6
Section 33-15-6 Powers, duties and functions generally. The general powers, duties and functions of the authority shall be as follows: (1) GENERAL. The authority: a. Shall have perpetual succession in its corporate name; b. May bring civil actions and have civil actions brought against it in its corporate name; c. May adopt, use, and alter a corporate seal, which shall be judicially noticed; d. May enter into such contracts and cooperative agreements with federal, state and local governments, with agencies of such governments and with private individuals, corporations, associations and other organizations, including the Bear Creek Watershed Association, Inc., whether organized under the laws of Alabama or of another state, as the board may deem necessary or convenient to enable it to carry out the purposes of this article, which authorization shall include without limitation contracts and cooperative arrangements with any of the several states and with counties and municipalities in...
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45-36-252.06
Section 45-36-252.06 Bonds of the authority; obligations. (a) In addition to all other powers now or hereafter granted by law, the authority shall have the following powers, together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate form: (1) To sell and issue bonds of the authority in order to provide funds for any corporate function, use, or purpose, any such bonds to be payable solely out of one or more of the following: a. Any or all proceeds or receipts from the privilege, license, or excise tax levied on the sale, distribution, storage, use, or consumption of tobacco and certain tobacco products in Jackson County by Section 45-36-247. b. Any or all proceeds from any tax received by the Jackson County Commission which are required by law to be deposited to the credit of the Jackson County Water Authority. c. The revenues derived from any water, sewer, or garbage system or facility of the authority. (2) To pledge for payment of any bonds issued...
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16-18A-2
Section 16-18A-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) AUTHORITY. The Private Colleges and Universities Facilities Authority created by this chapter and any successor or successors thereto. Any change in name or composition of the authority shall in no way affect the vested rights of any person under the provisions of this chapter. (2) PROJECT. A structure or structures available for use as a dormitory or other student housing facility, a dining hall, student union, administration building, academic building, library, laboratory, research facility, classroom, athletic facility, health care facility, maintenance, storage or utility facility and other structures or facilities related thereto or required or useful for the instruction of students or the conducting of research or the operation of an institution of higher education, whether proposed, under construction or...
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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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