Code of Alabama
Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.
Chapter 49 - Regulation, Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Streets, Highways, Railroad Bridges, Ferries, Etc.

Article 1 - General Provisions.

Section 11-49-1 - Consent to Use Public Streets, etc., for Construction or Operation of Public Utility or Private Enterprise; Fees. - (a) No person, firm, association, or corporation shall be authorized...

Section 11-49-2 - Regulation of Cellar Openings, Stairways, Signs, etc., on Sidewalks; Regulation, Construction, etc., of Sidewalk Repairs. - Cities and towns may prohibit openings being made on the...

Section 11-49-3 - Railroads and Public Utilities Using Streets to Be Required to Keep Streets in Repair, Etc. - Street and other railroad companies shall be required to keep...

Section 11-49-4 - Establishment of Speed Limits, etc., Within Corporate Limits. - Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the several cities...

Section 11-49-5 - Posting of Sign Boards as to Municipal Speed Limits. - Any city or town passing any such ordinance shall immediately...

Section 11-49-6 - Vacation of Right-of-Way Fee. - Prior to the exercise of the power of a municipality...

Article 2 - Establishment and Operation of Ferries on Rivers Between Two Counties.

Section 11-49-20 - Exclusive Rights of Municipalities as to Establishment, Regulation, etc., of Ferries. - (a) The mayor and council or other governing bodies of...

Section 11-49-21 - Applications for and Granting of Licenses for Establishment of Ferries - Procedure Generally. - On application for a license for establishment of a ferry,...

Section 11-49-22 - Applications for and Granting of Licenses for Establishment of Ferries - Publication, Posting, etc., of Notice of Application. - No license for a ferry shall be granted until 20...

Section 11-49-23 - Licenses to Be Granted for Establishment of Ferries at Public Road Crossings Only; Annulment of Nonconforming Licenses. - Such license for a ferry shall be granted only at...

Article 3 - Requirement of Construction and Maintenance by Railroads of Bridges, Tunnels, etc., Within Limits of Certain Cities.

Section 11-49-40 - Authorized. - The city council or other governing body of each city...

Section 11-49-41 - Vacation of Street Where Bridge, Tunnel, etc., to Be Constructed to Be Provided For. - No viaduct, bridge, or tunnel shall be constructed under this...

Section 11-49-42 - Passage, etc., of Ordinance Requiring Construction, etc., of Bridge, Tunnel, etc.; Apportionment of Costs Between Railroads. - Whenever any such governing body shall deem any such improvement...

Section 11-49-43 - Penalization of Railroad, etc., for Failure to Comply With Ordinance Ordering Construction, etc., of Bridge, Tunnel, Etc. - Any such governing body may penalize the failure of any...

Section 11-49-44 - Enforcement of Ordinance by Action in Circuit Court. - Such governing body may also, by complaint filed in the...

Section 11-49-45 - Right of Appeal of Railroad From Ordinances Requiring Construction, etc., of Bridges, Tunnels, etc., and From Orders Imposing Penalties for Failure to Comply Therewith. - Any railroad companies so ordered by ordinance of such governing...

Article 4 - Payment of Costs of Highways, Streets, etc., Constructed, Improved, etc., by Counties, State, or Federal Government.

Section 11-49-60 - Contract by Municipality for Payment of Proportionate Share of Cost of Highway, Street, etc., Within Municipality Constructed, Improved, etc., by County, State, or Federal Government Authorized; Assessment of Proportionate Share of... - Whenever the United States, the State of Alabama, or any...

Section 11-49-61 - Enforcement, etc., of Lien on Property Assessed for Highway, Street, Etc. - Such cities and towns shall have a lien on the...

Section 11-49-62 - Issuance of Bonds to Pay Proportionate Share of Cost of Highway, Street, Etc. - Any city or town proceeding under Section 11-49-60 may issue...

Section 11-49-63 - Conduct of Proceedings Under Article. - The proceeding under this article shall be held and governed...

Article 5 - Assumption, etc., of Authority Over Streets Controlled, Maintained, etc., by Counties.

Section 11-49-80 - Definitions; Responsibility for Streets Within Municipality Controlled by County; Annexation of Unincorporated Territory; Alternative Arrangements; Evacuation Routes. - (a) For the purposes of this article, the following terms...

Section 11-49-81 - Contents of Resolution; When Resolution Effective. - Such resolution shall designate the sum or sums ascertained to...

Article 6 - Vacation of Streets for Erection of Public Buildings, Etc.

Section 11-49-100 - Adoption of Ordinance for Vacation of Street and Erection of Public Building, etc., Thereon - Authorized Generally. - Whenever in the judgment of the council or other governing...

Section 11-49-101 - Adoption of Ordinance for Vacation of Street and Erection of Public Building, etc., Thereon - Publication of Notice as to Introduction of Ordinance and Time for Consideration Thereof by Council, Etc. - Required. - No ordinance vacating a portion of a street as provided...

Section 11-49-102 - Adoption of Ordinance for Vacation of Street and Erection of Public Building, etc., Thereon - Publication of Notice as to Introduction of Ordinance and Time for Consideration Thereof by Council, Etc. - Payment of Costs Thereof. - The state, county, or municipality or the railroad or street...

Section 11-49-103 - Adoption of Ordinance for Vacation of Street and Erection of Public Building, etc., Thereon - Two-Thirds Vote of Council, etc., Required. - Any ordinance for the vacation of a part of a...

Section 11-49-104 - Portion of Street to Remain Open to Travel and Traffic. - A sufficiently ample portion of the highway or thoroughfare which...

Section 11-49-105 - Property Rights in Vacated Portion of Street. - The fee of such vacated portion of a street shall...

Section 11-49-106 - Liability for Damages for Vacation of Street. - The party for whom the street may be vacated under...