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11-92C-8
Section 11-92C-8 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 in perpetuity,
subject to Section 11-92C-20, 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; provided that the authority shall be deemed to be
a governmental entity as defined in Chapter 93 of this title for the purpose of limiting the
damages for which the authority may be liable. (3) To adopt and make use of a corporate seal
and to alter the seal at its 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...
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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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45-17-80
Section 45-17-80 Public law library; librarian and advisory committee; personnel; law library
fund; fee. (a) The governing body of Colbert County, Alabama, by whatever name called, is
hereby authorized to establish and maintain a public law library in the county, and to accomplish
that purpose, may from time to time, expend such public funds of the county, as are not required
by law to be expended for any other purpose or purposes, to provide suitable housing quarters,
furniture, fixtures, and equipment therefor, to keep the same in a good state of maintenance
and repair, and, from time to time, to enlarge, expand, and improve such library, facilities,
and equipment and, from time to time, to provide such books, reports, and periodicals for
the library as are not provided therefor out of the special fund created by this section or
otherwise, and to pay the salaries of an assistant librarian and such other personnel as may
be necessary and proper to operate the same, to the extent that...
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45-36A-102
Section 45-36A-102 Historic preservation commission; architectural review board; review of
building plans. (a) The governing body of the City of Scottsboro in Jackson County may adopt
ordinances, pass resolutions, or take such appropriate action as necessary to promote the
general public welfare within the city, such ordinances to protect the historic character
of the city in the manner hereinafter described.. (b) The governing body of the city, upon
the recommendation of the historic preservation commission, as provided for below, may designate
as a historic district any area, site, building, or structure within the city having an overall
atmosphere of either historic or architectural distinction, or both (c) A historic preservation
commission with the following membership, duties, and powers may be created by the city governing
body: (1) The commission shall be composed of no less than seven members who shall be selected
by the city governing body in such a manner as to serve...
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45-4-244.20
Section 45-4-244.20 County sales tax to parallel state tax; exemptions; collection and disposition
of funds; enforcement. (a) All words, terms, and phrases that are defined in Article 1 of
Chapter 23 of Title 40 shall, where used in this section have the meanings respectively ascribed
to them in Article 1 except where the context herein clearly indicates a different meaning.
In addition, the following words, terms, and phrases where used in this section shall have
the following respective meanings except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(1) STATE SALES TAX STATUTES. Article 1 of Chapter 23 of Title 40, which levies a retail sales
tax for state purposes, and includes all statutes, heretofore enacted, which expressly set
forth any exemptions from the computation of the tax levied in Article 1 and all other statutes
heretofore enacted which expressly apply to, or purport to affect, the administration of Article
1 and the incidence and collection of the tax imposed...
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22-21-179
Section 22-21-179 Powers of corporation. The corporation shall have all the powers and authority
inhering in, or conferred upon, counties in the State of Alabama operating public hospitals,
except as otherwise provided, as well as the following specific 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 or until dissolved as provided in Section 22-21-191;
(2) Subject to the limitations contained in the provisions of this section, to maintain actions
and have actions maintained against it in its own name in civil, including ex delicto and
ex contractu, actions; (3) To adopt and make use of a corporate seal and to alter the same
at pleasure; (4) To adopt bylaws and amend the same; (5) To receive, acquire, take and hold,
whether by purchase, gift, lease, devise or otherwise, real and...
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22-22-9
Section 22-22-9 Powers and duties; enforcement of orders; permits; civil penalties for violations.
(a) It shall be the duty of the commission to control pollution in the waters of the state,
and it shall specifically have the following powers: (1) To study and investigate all problems
concerned with the improvement and conservation of the waters of the state; (2) To conduct,
independently and in cooperation with others, studies, investigation and research and to prepare,
or in cooperation with others prepare, a program or programs, any or all of which shall pertain
to the purity and conservation of the waters of the state or to the treatment and disposal
of pollutants or other wastes, which studies, investigations, research and program or programs
shall be intended to result in the reduction of pollution of the waters of the state according
to the conditions and particular circumstances existing in the various communities throughout
the state; and (3) To propose remedial measures...
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41-9-432
Section 41-9-432 Powers generally. The commission shall be authorized: (1) To investigate and
select an available site for housing the exhibits, including the surrounding grounds, in cooperation
with the Department of the Army and the community, taking into consideration all pertinent
factors affecting the suitability of such site; (2) To acquire by rent or lease agreement
or otherwise the necessary housing facilities and to establish, improve and enlarge the available
facility, including providing it with necessary equipment, furnishings, landscaping and related
facilities, including parking areas and ramps, roadways, sewers, curbs and gutters; (3) To
enter into such contracts and cooperative agreements with the local, state and federal governments,
with agencies of such governments, including the Department of the Army and the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, with private individuals, corporations, associations and other organizations
as the commission may deem...
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11-89C-4
Section 11-89C-4 Powers of public corporation; requirements for development or adoption of
rules, procedures, ordinances, etc. (a) When expressly required to comply with storm water
laws, any public corporation created pursuant to this chapter shall have the following powers:
(1) To establish, maintain, and operate an organizational structure pursuant to this chapter,
its original or amended certification, and its bylaws or other rules of procedure, that will
enable it to implement the storm water laws for and on behalf of any governing body that exercises
the option to participate in or with a public corporation, provided that no new or greater
authorities or powers other than those specifically granted to the governing bodies are conferred
upon any public corporation formed pursuant to this chapter. Except for the authority provided
in subdivision (20), authority to enforce the storm water laws is retained wholly and exclusively
to the governing bodies and may not be further...
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33-1-8
Section 33-1-8 Board of directors. (a)(1) The port authority shall be governed by a board of
directors, consisting of eight appointed members and one ex officio member. a. The Governor
shall appoint eight members subject to confirmation by the Senate as follows: b. Two members
from the southern region of this state consisting of the following counties: Baldwin, Choctaw,
Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas, Escambia, Hale, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Perry, Washington, and Wilcox.
c. Two members from the central region of this state consisting of the following counties:
Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Chilton, Coffee, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw,
Dale, Elmore, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Pike, Russell, Randolph,
Tallapoosa, and Tuscaloosa. d. Two members from the northern region of this state consisting
of the following counties: Winston, Clay, Cullman, Cleburne, Colbert, Pickens, Shelby, St.
Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Etowah, Walker, Morgan, Marion, Marshall,...
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