45-37-140.13
Section 45-37-140.13 Annexation; referendum; hearing; reestablishment of boundaries. (a) Whenever
any municipal corporation in Jefferson County annexes any portion of a district and a petition
is filed with the clerk of the municipality requesting annexation of the remaining portion
of the district, the petition containing the following: (1) signatures of 20 percent of the
qualified electors residing within the district or signatures of 200 qualified electors, whichever
is less, and (2) a written statement signed by at least two members of the board of trustees
of the district reciting that those signing the petition constitute either 10 percent of the
qualified electors residing within the district or 100 qualified electors residing within
the district, whichever is applicable, and (3) a description of the district; then the governing
body of such municipal corporation shall provide for and finance the cost of a referendum
election wherein the remaining qualified voter residents of...
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45-37A-250
Section 45-37A-250 Authorization to annex remaining portion of Virginia Mines Fire District.
(a) The Legislature finds that the City of Hueytown has annexed a substantial portion of the
Virginia Volunteer Fire District and desires to annex the remaining portion of the district
pursuant to the procedures established in this section. (b)(1) The City of Hueytown may annex
the remaining unincorporated portion of the Virginia Volunteer Fire District, upon the filing
of a petition with the clerk of the municipality requesting the annexation. The petition filed
with the clerk of the municipality shall contain all of the following: a. Signatures of 10
percent of the qualified electors residing within the district or signatures of 100 qualified
electors, whichever is less. b. A written statement signed by at least two members of the
board of trustees of the district reciting that those signing the petition constitute either
10 percent of the qualified electors residing within the district or...
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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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45-49-140.11
Section 45-49-140.11 Service charges - Election. (a) No service charge shall be levied unless
the same has been first approved by the majority of the votes cast at an election held hereunder
by the qualified electors residing within the district, or within the proposed district. (b)
An election on the question of levying a service charge in a proposed district may be held
at the same time that the election is held on the creation of the district, provided that
the petition for the election on the question of the service charge accompanies the petition
for the election on the establishment of the proposed district as provided in Section 45-49-140.02.
An election on the question of a service charge may be held upon the board of trustees of
a district submitting to the judge of probate a petition for such election as hereinafter
provided. The board of trustees shall file in the office of the judge of probate a petition
that he or she call an election in the district on the question of...
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45-37-140.03
Section 45-37-140.03 Petition for election. (a) Upon any petition provided for in this section
being filed in the office of the judge of probate of the county, he or she shall order an
election to be held in the proposed district on the question, or questions, on which the petition
requests an election. (b) The petition shall be signed by at least 100 qualified electors
residing within the boundaries of the proposed district. (c) The petition shall contain a
description of the area which is proposed to be established as a district under this article
and shall request the judge of product to call an election on one or more of the following
questions: (1) Shall there be created for the area a district for fighting fires? (2) Shall
there be created for the area a district for garbage disposal? (3) Shall there be created
for the area a district for fighting fires and (d) The petition shall state the name of the
proposed district. The board of trustees of a district may change the name of...
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45-37-140.14
Section 45-37-140.14 Abolition of district. (a) Any district created hereunder may be abolished
in the manner provided for in this section; provided, however, that no district shall be abolished
when it has any indebtedness. (1) Upon the petition for abolition of a district, conforming
to the requirements set forth below, being filed with the judge of probate, he or she shall
order an election on abolition of the district to be held in the district with the time provided
for by Section 45-37-140.04 unless the petition is submitted less than one year before the
next scheduled primary, primary runoff, or a general election in which case the election shall
be held at the next scheduled primary, primary runoff, or a general election, at which qualified
electors residing within the district shall be entitled to vote. The number of qualified electors
residing in the district signing the petition shall not be less than the smaller of these
two numbers: 500, or a number equal to 10 percent of...
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45-49-140.12
Section 45-49-140.12 Enlargement of district. (a) A district may be enlarged, provided, that
no area lying within a municipality at the time of the enlargement shall be brought within
the district. (b) No area shall be brought within a district by enlargement unless the majority
of the votes cast at the election provided for by subsection (c), approve the inclusion of
the area within the district and also approve every service charge in effect within the district
at the time of election. (c) The term proposed area, as used in this subsection, means an
area proposed to be brought within a district by enlargement of the district. When the board
of trustees of a district determines that the inclusion of a proposed area within the district
would be to the advantage of the district and also to the advantage of the majority of the
property owners of the proposed area, the board of trustees may file in the office of the
judge of probate a petition, signed by two-thirds of property owners,...
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45-37-140.12
Section 45-37-140.12 Service charge ordinances; election. (a) Subject to the conditions stated
below in this section, the board of trustees shall be authorized to adopt service charge ordinances
levying service charges provided for in Section 45-37-140.11. No service charge ordinance
shall take effect and be enforced until the substance of the ordinance has been published
in some newspaper of general circulation in the district and at least eight days have elapsed
after such newspaper publication and at least eight days have also elapsed after such ordinance
in full was posted in each fire station in the district, or at some other public place in
the district if there is no such fire station. It is further provided that no such ordinance
shall become effective unless it is approved at an election held in response to the petition
hereinbelow provided for, or unless the time prescribed for filing such petition expires without
the petition being filed. (b) Upon the petition, prescribed in...
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45-31-141.03
Section 45-31-141.03 Petition for election. (a) Upon any petition being filed in the office
of the judge of probate, he or she shall order an election to be held in the proposed district
on the question or questions on which the petition requests an election. The petition shall
be signed by at least 100 qualified electors residing within the boundaries of the proposed
district. (b) The petition shall contain a map and description of the area which is proposed
to be established as a district under this article and the petition shall request the judge
of probate to call an election on the following question: "Shall there be created for
the area a district for fighting fires? Yes ( ) No ( )" (c) The petition shall state
the name of the proposed district. The board of a district may change the name of a district
by filing in the office of the judge of probate a copy of the resolution changing the name
thereof, which copy shall be certified by the president of the board. (d) The petition...

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45-31-141.12
Section 45-31-141.12 Approval of service charge or fee. (a) No service charge or fee shall
be levied unless the same has first been approved by the majority of the votes cast at an
election held hereunder by the qualified electors residing within the district, or within
the proposed district. (b) An election on the question levying a service charge or fee in
a proposed district may be held at the same time that the election is held on the creation
of the district; provided that the petition for the election on the question of the service
charge or fee accompanies the petition for the election on the establishment of the proposed
district as provided herein. An election on the question of a service charge or fee may be
held upon the board of the district submitting to the judge of probate a petition for an election
as provided. The board shall file in the office of the judge of probate a petition that he
or she call an election in the district on the question of whether the service...
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