9-8-63
Section 9-8-63 Addition of lands to districts. (a) Any one or more owners of land may petition
the board of supervisors to have their lands added to a watershed conservancy district. Such
petition shall define the boundaries of the land desired to be annexed, the number of acres
of land involved and other information pertinent to such proposal. When the boundary described
embraces lands of others than the petitioners, the petition shall so state and shall be signed
by 25 or more of the landowners in the territory described if 50 or more such owners are involved,
or by a majority if less than 50 landowners are involved. (b) Within 30 days after such petition
is filed, the board shall cause due notice to be given of a hearing on such petition. All
interested parties shall have a right to attend such hearing and be heard. The board shall
determine whether the lands described in the petition or any portion thereof shall be included
in the district. If all the landowners in the territory...
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9-8-23
Section 9-8-23 Creation and incorporation of districts; increase or decrease in boundaries;
reorganization; change of name. (a) Any 25 owners of land lying within the limits of the territory
proposed to be organized into a district may file a petition with the State Soil and Water
Conservation Committee asking that a soil and water conservation district be organized to
function in the territory described in the petition. Such petition shall set forth: (1) The
proposed name of said district; (2) That there is need in the interest of the public health,
safety and welfare for a soil and water conservation district to function in the territory
described in the petition; (3) A description of the territory proposed to be organized as
a district, which description shall not be required to be given by metes and bounds or by
legal subdivisions but shall be deemed sufficient if generally accurate; and (4) A request
that the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee duly define the boundaries...
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9-8-59
Section 9-8-59 Board of directors - Composition; qualifications, election and terms of office
of members; vacancies; officers; quorum; prior elections, etc., ratified, etc. (a) Within
30 days after a watershed conservancy district is created under the provisions of this article,
the board of supervisors shall cause an election, after due notice has been given, to be held
therein for the election of a board of directors of such watershed conservancy district. All
owners of lands lying within the district shall be eligible to vote in such election, and
only such landowners shall be eligible to vote. The board of directors shall be composed of
five members, whose terms of office shall be four years. A director shall hold office until
his successor has been elected and has qualified. Such board of directors shall, under the
supervision of the board of supervisors, be the governing body of the watershed conservancy
district. Successors to the first elected directors shall likewise be...
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9-8-55
Section 9-8-55 Hearing upon petition; denial or approval of petition. (a) Within 30 days after
such petition has been filed with the board of supervisors, it shall cause due notice to be
given of a proposed hearing upon the practicability and feasibility of creating such water
conservancy district. All interested parties shall have the right to attend such hearing and
be heard. If it shall appear at the hearing that other lands should be included or that lands
included in the petition should be excluded, the board of supervisors may permit such inclusion
or exclusion, provided the land area involved still meets the requirements of Section 9-8-52.
(b) If it appears upon the hearing that it may be desirable to include within the proposed
district territory outside of the area within which due notice of the hearing has been given,
the hearing shall be adjourned and due notice of a further hearing shall be given throughout
the entire area considered for inclusion in the district and a...
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9-8-65
Section 9-8-65 Discontinuance. (a) At any time after five years from the organization of a
watershed conservancy district, 25 or more landowners within a district or, if less than 50
landowners are involved, a majority of the landowners in such district may file a petition
with the board of supervisors praying that the existence of the district be discontinued.
The petition shall state the reasons for discontinuance and that all obligations of the district
have been met. (b) After giving notice, the board of supervisors may conduct such hearings
on the petition as may be necessary to assist it in making a determination. (c) Within 60
days after the petition is filed, a referendum shall be held and conducted under the supervision
of the board of supervisors in the same manner as a referendum is required to be held and
conducted under the provisions of Sections 9-8-56 through 9-8-58. No informalities in the
conduct of the referendum or in any matters relating to the referendum shall...
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40-27-1
Section 40-27-1 Compact adopted; terms. The following Multistate Tax Compact is hereby approved,
adopted and enacted into law by the State of Alabama: Multistate Tax Compact Article I. Purposes.
The purposes of this compact are to: 1. Facilitate proper determination of state and local
tax liability of multistate taxpayers, including the equitable apportionment of tax bases
and settlement of apportionment disputes. 2. Promote uniformity or compatibility in significant
components of tax systems. 3. Facilitate taxpayer convenience and compliance in the filing
of tax returns and in other phases of tax administration. 4. Avoid duplicative taxation. Article
II. Definitions. As used in this compact: 1. "State" means a state of the United
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or possession
of the United States. 2. "Subdivision" means any governmental unit or special district
of a state. 3. "Taxpayer" means any corporation, partnership, firm,...
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9-8-53
Section 9-8-53 Petition for formation of district - Generally. When 25 or more landowners within
a proposed watershed conservancy district or, if less than 50 landowners are involved, a majority
of the landowners in such proposed district desire to form a watershed conservancy district,
they shall file a petition with the board of supervisors of the soil and water conservation
district. Such petition shall define the boundaries of the proposed watershed conservancy
district, the number of acres of land involved, reasons for requesting creation of such district,
the proposed name for such watershed conservancy district and other information pertinent
to such proposal. (Acts 1957, No. 517, p. 705, §3.)...
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9-10A-8
Section 9-10A-8 Notice of hearing; right of interested parties; record of final determination.
(a) Within 30 days after said petition has been filed with the board of supervisors, it shall
cause due notice to be given of a proposed hearing upon the practicability and feasibility
of creating said watershed management authority. All interested parties shall have the right
to attend such hearing and be heard. If it shall appear at the hearing that other lands should
be included or that lands included in the petition should be excluded, the board of supervisors
may permit such inclusion or exclusion, provided the land area involved still meets the requirements
of Section 9-10A-5. (b) If it appears upon the hearing that it may be desirable to include
within the proposed authority territory outside of the area within which due notice of the
hearing has been given, the hearing shall be adjourned and due notice of a further hearing
shall be given throughout the entire area considered for...
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9-9-50
Section 9-9-50 Annexation of land to district. Any body of land, however large, contiguous
or adjacent to a water management district organized under this article may be annexed thereto
and made a part thereof, the same as if originally included therein, upon petition of one
third or more of the landowners owning 50 percent or more in acreage of the real property
to be annexed or upon the petition of one half or more of the owners of the real property
to be annexed owning more than one third of the area to be annexed. Such petition and all
the proceedings relative thereto shall conform as nearly as may be with the provisions of
this article for the filing of the petition for the organization of a water management district
and shall be filed with the court of probate having jurisdiction over the district to which
annexation is sought. Upon filing of such petition, the court shall direct the board of water
management commissioners of said district to cause surveys and a report to be made...
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9-10A-6
Section 9-10A-6 Petition to form authority. When 25 or more residents, who are 18 years of
age or older, within each county located on a defined watershed desire to form a watershed
management authority, said residents shall file a petition with the board of supervisors of
the soil and water conservation district in which said proposed authority lies. Such petition
shall define the boundaries of the proposed watershed management authority, the number of
acres of land involved, reasons for requesting creation of such authority, the proposed name
for such watershed management authority and other information pertinent to such proposal.
The proposed name of a proposed watershed management authority shall not be the same as, or
deceptively similar to, the name of any other watershed management authority. The proposed
name shall include references to the geographic features of the area encompassing the watershed
management authority. (Acts 1991, No. 91-602, p. 1119, §6.)...
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