Code of Alabama
Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.
Chapter 47 - Powers, Duties and Liabilities Generally.

Section 11-47-3 - Contracts and Indebtedness for Municipal Buildings and Public Utility Systems; Consolidation of Systems; Ancillary Service Contracts. - (a) The governing body of any city or town may...

Section 11-47-4 - Authority for Issuance of Bonds After Reorganization. - Bonds authorized to be issued by cities and towns of...

Section 11-47-5 - Execution of Contracts. - Contracts entered into by a municipality shall be in writing,...

Section 11-47-6 - Contracts to Be Awarded to Lowest Responsible Bidder. - (a) The award of each contract for which bids have...

Section 11-47-7 - Erection, Maintenance, etc., of Jails, Morgues, Hospitals, Etc. - All cities and towns of this state shall have the...

Section 11-47-7.1 - Additional Court Costs and Fees on Certain Municipal Cases; Disposition of Funds. - (a) In addition to any court costs and fees now...

Section 11-47-8 - Removal of Prisoners From Municipal Jail to Another Jail. - If the jail of any municipality is destroyed or becomes...

Section 11-47-9 - Advertisement of Municipalities - Authorized. - All municipalities in the State of Alabama shall be and...

Section 11-47-10 - Advertisement of Municipalities - Costs. - The reasonable cost of or charge for such advertising shall...

Section 11-47-11 - Appropriations, etc., for Promotion, etc., of Municipal Resources and for Promotion of Industry, etc., Within Municipality, Etc. - In addition to all other powers which may be conferred...

Section 11-47-12 - Provision of Building for Storage of Gunpowder, Etc. - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.

Section 11-47-13 - Purchase of School Property and Erection of School Buildings; Levy of Tax Therefor. - All municipal corporations may purchase school property or purchase lots...

Section 11-47-14 - Provision of Wharves and Landings and Improvement of Waterfronts Generally. - All municipal corporations which may have heretofore regularly issued bonds...

Section 11-47-14.1 - Construction of Port Facilities by Class 1 Municipalities; Bonds and Other Contributions. - (a) Legislative findings. The Legislature of Alabama finds that the...

Section 11-47-15 - Alteration of Channel of Watercourse; Construction, Maintenance, Leasing, etc., of Wharves and Buildings, etc., on and Near Wharves and Wharf Sites. - The council or other governing body of any town or...

Section 11-47-16 - Establishment, Acquisition, Administration, etc., of Public Cultural Facilities. - Each county, city, and town in this state shall have...

Section 11-47-17 - Provision of Public Scales, Inspection of Weights and Measures, Etc. - The council or other governing body of any town or...

Section 11-47-18 - Provision for Lighting, Sprinkling, and Cleaning of Streets. - The council or other governing body of any town or...

Section 11-47-19 - Establishment, etc., of Public Grounds, Parks, etc., and Provision of Music and Other Exhibitions. - The council or other governing body of any town or...

Section 11-47-20 - Disposition of Unneeded Real Estate - Generally. - The governing body of any city or town in this...

Section 11-47-21 - Disposition of Unneeded Real Estate - Leasing Thereof. - The governing body of any city or town in this...

Section 11-47-22 - Exercise of Police Jurisdiction Over Hospitals, Poorhouses, Cemeteries, Etc. - All cities and towns of this state shall have the...

Section 11-47-23 - Limitation Periods for Presentation of Claims Against Municipalities. - All claims against the municipality (except bonds and interest coupons...

Section 11-47-24 - Government Agency Required to Provide Defense Counsel to Any Employee Sued for Damages Arising Out of Performance of Official Duties; Municipal Corporation Authorized to Obtain Liability Insurance. - (a) Whenever any employee of a municipal corporation of the...

Section 11-47-25 - Acceptance of Credit Card Payments in Class 1 Municipalities. - (a) This section shall apply only in a Class 1...

Section 11-47-26 - Payment of Municipal Employees by Direct Deposit of Wages. - (a) A municipality may adopt a policy to require new...

Article 2 - Cemeteries and Burial Grounds.

Division 1 - General Provisions.

Section 11-47-40 - Ownership, Regulation, etc., of Municipal Cemeteries; Regulation, etc., of Establishment or Use of Private Cemeteries Within Police Jurisdiction. - All cities and towns of this state shall have the...

Section 11-47-41 - Contracts for Municipal Care and Maintenance of Burial Grounds, Cemeteries, and Graves - Authorized. - Any incorporated city or town having within its corporate limits...

Section 11-47-42 - Contracts for Municipal Care and Maintenance of Burial Grounds, Cemeteries, and Graves - Manner of Contracting. - All contracts made under the provisions of Section 11-47-41 shall...

Division 2 - Abandonment of Cemeteries and Removal and Reinterment of Human Remains.

Section 11-47-60 - Declaration for Abandonment of Cemetery and Removal of Human Remains Interred Therein - Adoption, Etc. - (a) Any cemetery corporation or association, including religious bodies, owning...

Section 11-47-61 - Declaration for Abandonment of Cemetery and Removal of Human Remains Interred Therein - Specification as to Removal of Remains After Two Months. - Any resolution or declaration for abandonment and removal duly adopted...

Section 11-47-62 - Declaration for Abandonment of Cemetery and Removal of Human Remains Interred Therein - Publication, Posting, and Mailing of Notice. - (a) Notice of the said declaration of abandonment and of...

Section 11-47-63 - Removal and Reinterment of Remains by Corporations, etc., Generally; Notices. - (a) After the completion of the publication, posting and mailing...

Section 11-47-64 - Notice to Board of Health of Removal of Remains, etc.; Removal of Remains, etc., Subject to Rules and Regulations of Board of Health. - (a) Any cemetery corporation, association, corporation sole or other person...

Section 11-47-65 - Voluntary Removal of Remains by Relative or Friend of Person Interred or by Owner of Plat or Lot; Affidavit of Person Removing Remains. - At any time prior to the removal by said cemetery...

Section 11-47-66 - Purchase and Sale of Lands, etc., for Reinterment of Remains From Abandoned Cemeteries; Reservation of Lands in Abandoned Cemeteries for Erection of Memorial Mausoleum, Etc. - (a) Whenever any such cemetery corporation, association, corporation sole or...

Section 11-47-67 - Reinterment of Remains Generally. - Whenever under the provisions of this division the remains of...

Section 11-47-68 - Erection of Markers Upon and Preparation, Filing, etc., of Maps, Plans, etc., of Lands, etc., Where Remains Reinterred. - After the removal and reinterment or deposit in a mausoleum...

Section 11-47-69 - Care, etc., of Lands, etc., in Which Remains Reinterred. - Whenever any cemetery corporation or association having a board of...

Section 11-47-70 - Removal, etc., of Monuments, Headstones, etc., From Graves From Which Remains Removed. - (a) Whenever the remains of any person shall have been...

Section 11-47-71 - Sale, etc., of Lands in Abandoned Cemeteries by Corporations, etc.; Confirmation of Sales by Probate Court. - (a) Whenever such a cemetery or part thereof has been...

Section 11-47-72 - Filing, etc., of Declaration as to Removal of All Remains From Abandoned Cemetery. - After the removal of all human remains interred in any...

Section 11-47-73 - Payment of Expenses of Abandonment and Removal by Corporations, etc.; Disposition of Funds of Corporation, etc., Remaining Thereafter. - (a) Whenever any cemetery corporation or association shall have resolved...

Section 11-47-74 - Removal of Remains, etc., From Cemeteries Owned by Churches, Etc. - Nothing contained in this division shall authorize or permit or...

Article 3 - Census.

Section 11-47-90 - Authorization for Conduct by Municipality; Appointment, Oath, and Duties of Enumerators. - Municipal corporations may by ordinance require a census to be...

Section 11-47-91 - Arrangement and Return of Enumeration; Certification of Same to Secretary of State; Effect as to Conduct of School Census. - Such enumeration shall be alphabetically arranged and returned to the...

Section 11-47-92 - Authorization for Conduct by Federal Bureau of Census; Limitation. - Any city or town may by ordinance provide for a...

Section 11-47-93 - Use of Federally Conducted Census. - Any census taken under the provisions of Section 11-47-92 shall...

Section 11-47-94 - Effect of Taking and Filing Report of Census. - Where the census of any city or town in this...

Section 11-47-95 - Limitation Upon Taking of Census. - A census may be taken by the cities and towns...

Article 4 - General Police Powers.

Section 11-47-110 - Animals Running at Large on Streets; Driving Livestock Through Streets. - All cities and towns of this state shall have the...

Section 11-47-110.1 - Certified Animal Control Officer in Class 5 and Class 8 Municipalities. - (a) As used in this section, a local animal control...

Section 11-47-111 - Prohibition of Gaming and Gambling Houses, Etc. - All cities and towns of this state shall have the...

Section 11-47-112 - Promotion of Temperance; Suppression of Intemperance and Traffic in Certain Beverages, Etc. - All cities and towns of this state shall have the...

Section 11-47-113 - Prohibition of Houses of Prostitution. - The council or other governing body of any town or...

Section 11-47-114 - Regulation of Running, etc., of Trains or Automobiles Within Corporate Limits. - All towns or cities shall have the power to regulate...

Section 11-47-115 - Regulation of Operation of Street Railroad Company Over Tracks of Another. - Any street railroad company operating its railroad by steam, electric,...

Section 11-47-116 - Taking Up and Storing of Abandoned and Stolen Personal Property; Redemption by Owner; Sale and Disposition of Proceeds. - (a) All municipalities are hereby authorized to provide by ordinance...

Section 11-47-117 - Abatement of Nuisances, etc., Generally; Assessment of Costs of Abatement. - All cities and towns of this state shall have the...

Section 11-47-118 - Maintenance of Civil Actions to Enjoin and Abate Public Nuisances. - Municipalities may maintain a civil action to enjoin and abate...

Article 5 - Powers as to Health, Sanitation and Quarantine.

Section 11-47-130 - Maintenance of Health and Cleanliness Generally. - All cities and towns in this state shall have the...

Section 11-47-131 - Powers as to Health, Sanitation and Quarantine Generally. - In addition to the powers granted to them by the...

Section 11-47-132 - Provision for System of Compulsory Vaccination, Etc. - All cities and towns of this state shall have the...

Section 11-47-133 - Appropriation of Funds for Care of Certain Sick and Wounded Persons in Municipal Hospitals. - The board of mayor and aldermen or other governing body...

Section 11-47-134 - Establishment, Aid, etc., of Hospitals, Poorhouses, etc., in Counties; Removal and Detention of Persons With Contagious, etc., Diseases. - All cities and towns of this state shall have the...

Section 11-47-135 - Establishment of Incinerators, etc., for Disposal of Garbage, etc.; Hauling and Disposal of Garbage and Trash; Fees. - All cities and towns of this state shall have the...

Section 11-47-136 - Prohibition of Sale, etc., of Impure, Adulterated, etc., Food, Drink, etc.; Provision for Inspections; Fees. - All cities and towns of this state shall have the...

Section 11-47-137 - Regulation, etc., of Markets and Marketing of Food Products, Etc. - All cities and towns of this state shall have the...

Section 11-47-138 - Establishment, Regulation, etc., of Slaughterhouses and Pens; Regulation of Sale, etc., of Fresh Meats, etc.; Fees and Charges. - All cities and towns of this state shall have the...

Section 11-47-139 - Inspection of Dairies, Meats, etc., for Other Municipalities. - All municipalities of this state may inspect dairies, milk, meats...

Section 11-47-140 - Construction, Regulation, etc., of Public Wells, Cisterns, etc.; Requirement of Cutting of Weeds, Proper Setting of Gutters, Etc. - All cities and towns of this state shall have the...

Article 7 - Acquisition of Lands, Easements, Rights-of-Way, Etc.

Section 11-47-170 - Acquisition of Lands, Easements, etc., by Municipality; Limitations on Condemnation. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), whenever in...

Section 11-47-171 - Authorization of Acquisition by Municipal Governing Body. - Whenever in the opinion of the council or other governing...

Section 11-47-172 - Procedure for Condemnation and Appeal; Asssessment of Value, Etc. - (a) Whenever the proprietor or proprietors or any of them...

Section 11-47-173 - Right of Entry of Municipality Pending Appeal. - When an appeal is taken from any preliminary assessment as...

Article 8 - Liability for Negligence of Agents, Etc.

Section 11-47-190 - When Municipality Liable; Joint Liability of Other Persons or Corporations. - No city or town shall be liable for damages for...

Section 11-47-191 - Institution of Actions, Entry, and Execution of Judgments Against Municipalities and Other Persons or Corporations Jointly Liable. - (a) The injured party, if he institutes a civil action...

Section 11-47-192 - Filing of Statement as to Manner of Injury, Damages Claimed, Etc. - No recovery shall be had against any city or town...

Article 9 - Parks, Playgrounds, and Other Recreational and Athletic Areas and Facilities.

Section 11-47-210 - Definitions. - When used in this article, unless the context plainly indicates...

Section 11-47-210.1 - Legislative Findings and Declarations. - The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1)...

Section 11-47-211 - Powers of Subdivisions as to Acquisition or Leasing of Lands, Buildings, etc., for Projects, Generally. - Each subdivision in the State of Alabama may, in the...

Section 11-47-212 - Exercise by Subdivision With Respect to Projects Outside Corporate Limits or Boundaries of Powers Granted With Respect to Projects Within Corporate Limits or Boundaries. - All authority heretofore or hereafter granted to a subdivision to...

Section 11-47-213 - Cooperation by Subdivisions in Acquisition, Establishment, Operation, etc., of Projects; Powers of Cooperating Subdivisions. - A subdivision may join and cooperate with one or more...

Section 11-47-214 - Authorization by Subdivisions of Organization and Incorporation of Authorities for Acquisition, Establishment, Operation, etc., of Projects Generally; Application for Authority to Form Corporation; Review of Application; Publicati... - (a) The governing bodies of two or more subdivisions may...

Section 11-47-215 - Certificate of Incorporation of Authorities - Contents. - The certificate of incorporation of the authority shall state: (1)...

Section 11-47-216 - Certificate of Incorporation of Authorities - Form; Execution and Acknowledgment; Filing With Probate Judge; Recordation by Probate Judge; Amendment. - (a) Within 40 days following the adoption of the most...

Section 11-47-217 - Boards of Directors of Authorities. - (a) Each authority shall have a board of directors composed...

Section 11-47-218 - Powers of Authorities Generally; Location of Projects; Exercise of Power of Eminent Domain. - (a) In addition to all other powers at any time...

Section 11-47-219 - Authority and Procedure for Dissolution of Authorities; Vesting of Title, etc., to Properties Thereof Upon Dissolution. - At any time when an authority has no bonds or...

Section 11-47-220 - Construction of Article. - Neither this article nor anything contained in this article shall...

Section 11-47-221 - Bonds of an Authority - Execution and Delivery; Form and Denominations; Rate of Interest; Redemption; Issuance and Sale. - Bonds of an authority may be executed and delivered by...

Section 11-47-222 - Bonds of an Authority - Sale and Issuance of Refunding Bonds; Maturity; Limitation on Principal Amount; Use of Proceeds; Effectuation of Refunding by Sale or Exchange of Bonds. - (a) An authority may at any time and from time...

Section 11-47-223 - Bonds of an Authority - Signature and Seal. - All bonds of an authority shall be signed in the...

Section 11-47-224 - Bonds of an Authority - Payment Out of Revenues; Security for Payment; Mortgages, Security Interests, or Assignments as Security for Payment. - (a) Any bonds issued by an authority shall be revenue...

Section 11-47-225 - Use of Proceeds of Borrowing; Application of Any Portion of Proceeds Not Needed for Original Purposes. - (a) The principal proceeds derived from any borrowing made by...

Section 11-47-226 - Loans, Donations, Performance of Services, etc., by County, Municipality, or Other Political Subdivision, etc., to Achieve Objectives of Article; Funding Agreements; Amount of Indebtedness Under Funding Agreements. - (a) For the purpose of attaining the objectives of this...

Section 11-47-227 - Construction of Bonds as Negotiable Instruments. - Bonds issued by an authority shall be construed to be...

Section 11-47-228 - Exemption From Taxation. - The property and income of an authority, all bonds issued...

Section 11-47-229 - Exemption From State Laws Governing Usury or Prescribing or Limiting Interest Rates. - Each authority shall be exempt from the laws of the...

Section 11-47-230 - Compliance With State Laws Governing Competitive Bidding. - An authority and all contracts made by it shall comply...

Section 11-47-231 - Bonds as Legal Investments. - The bonds of an authority shall be legal investments in...

Section 11-47-232 - Authority as Nonprofit Corporation. - An authority shall be a nonprofit corporation and no part...

Section 11-47-233 - Notice Respecting Issuance of Bonds; Limitation of Actions Contesting Validity of Bonds. - Upon the adoption by the board of an authority of...

Section 11-47-234 - Eminent Domain. - Neither an authority nor a participating subdivision in an authority...

Section 11-47-235 - Effect of Revenue Obligations on State of Alabama; Prohibition Against Use of State Funds to Retire Indebtedness. - Revenue obligations issued by any public authority pursuant to this...

Section 11-47-236 - Application of Alabama Administrative Procedure Act to Rules Adopted by Authorities. - The Alabama Administrative Procedure Act shall apply to rules adopted...

Section 11-47-237 - Application of State Ethics Act to Members of Authorities. - The State Ethics Act shall apply to members of authorities...

Section 11-47-238 - Relationship of Article to Other Laws. - The provisions of this article are cumulative and shall not...

Section 11-47-239 - Construction of Article to Effect Its Purpose. - The provisions of this article shall be liberally construed to...

Article 10 - Off-Street Parking Facilities.

Section 11-47-240 - Definitions. - When used in this article, unless the context plainly indicates...

Section 11-47-241 - Powers of Certain Cities as to Planning, Establishment, Operation, etc., of Parking Facilities. - Any city in this state having a population of 34,000...

Section 11-47-242 - Applicability of Provisions of Article. - This article shall apply to each city of the State...

Section 11-47-243 - Construction of Article. - The provisions of this article are cumulative and shall not...

Article 11 - Beach Projects of Coastal Municipalities.

Section 11-47-250 - Definitions. - When used in this article, the following words and terms...

Section 11-47-251 - Powers of Coastal Municipalities. - (a) Any coastal municipality may do any of the following:...

Section 11-47-252 - Requirements for Construction of Beach Project. - A coastal municipality may not begin construction of a beach...

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Code of Alabama Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. Chapter 47 - Powers, Duties and Liabilities Generally.

Code of Alabama
Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.
Chapter 47 - Powers, Duties and Liabilities Generally.