(a) The consolidated city or town shall succeed to all the powers, obligations, duties, rights of action, property, and rights of property that belonged to or appertained to the municipalities consolidated and shall have all the rights, powers, and privileges delegated to municipalities under the applicable provisions of this title and shall be subject to all the duties, liabilities, or obligations of such municipalities.
(b) All civil actions pending in favor of or against either of the municipalities shall continue to judgment unaffected by the consolidation and may be enforced in favor of or against such consolidated city or town as if commenced by or against such consolidated city or town.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.
Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.
Chapter 42 - Alteration of Corporate Limits.
Article 4 - Consolidation of Contiguous Municipalities.
Division 1 - General Provisions.
Section 11-42-100.1 - Mode of Consolidation - When Municipality to Annex City or Town.
Section 11-42-101 - Mode of Consolidation - When Municipalities to Form New Corporate Organization.
Section 11-42-102 - Exemption From Taxation of Industrial or Manufacturing Plants.