Code of Alabama
Article 3 - Annexation of Territory by Cities of 25,000 Inhabitants or More.
Section 11-42-53 - Costs of Election.

Code of Alabama

Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.

Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.

Chapter 42 - Alteration of Corporate Limits.

Article 3 - Annexation of Territory by Cities of 25,000 Inhabitants or More.

Section 11-42-40 - Applicability of Provisions of Article; Provisions of Article Not Exclusive.

Section 11-42-41 - Passage of Resolution to Annex Territory.

Section 11-42-42 - Certification and Filing of Resolution and Map or Plat of Territory to Be Annexed With Probate Judge.

Section 11-42-43 - Ordering of Election.

Section 11-42-44 - Notice of Election.

Section 11-42-45 - Designation of Voting Places and Boundaries for Voting.

Section 11-42-46 - Appointment of Inspectors and Returning Officers; Duty of Inspectors Generally.

Section 11-42-47 - Qualifications for Voting; Electors to Vote at Designated Voting Places.

Section 11-42-48 - Applicability of General Election Laws.

Section 11-42-49 - Ballots.

Section 11-42-50 - Ascertainment, Certification, and Delivery of Election Results.

Section 11-42-51 - Canvassing of Returns; Entry, Recordation, etc., of Orders, Maps, etc., as to Annexation of Territory.

Section 11-42-52 - Contests of Election.

Section 11-42-53 - Costs of Election.

Section 11-42-54 - Subsequent Extensions of Corporate Limits.

Section 11-42-55 - Requirement as to Resolutions, Orders, or Notices Under Article.

Section 11-42-56 - Subsequent Elections Not to Be Held Within 12 Months of Preceding Election.

Section 11-42-57 - Exemption From Taxation of Territory Annexed and Property Therein.

Section 11-42-58 - Certain Annexed Territory and Property Therein Subject to Taxation After Five Years.

Section 11-42-59 - Exemption From Taxation of Mining, Manufacturing, or Industrial Plants, etc., in Annexed Territory.

Section 11-42-60 - Passage, Certification, Filing With Probate Judge, etc., of Resolution Declaring Annexed Territory Subject to Taxation and Map of Same.

Section 11-42-61 - Notice of Passage of Resolution and Hearing for Property Owners to Show Cause Why Property Should Not Be Subject to Taxation.

Section 11-42-62 - Separately Owned Lands May Be Embraced in Single Resolution or Notice.

Section 11-42-63 - Filing of Contest as to Right of City to Tax Lands or Property; City to File Separate Causes Against Contesting Property Owners.

Section 11-42-64 - Rendition of Decree Adjudging Property Subject to Taxation, etc., as to Noncontesting Property Owners.

Section 11-42-65 - Hearings on Contests as to Right to Tax; Rendition of Decree as to Taxation of Property.

Section 11-42-66 - Appeals From Judgment of Probate Judge - Filing; Security for Costs; Right to Jury Trial.

Section 11-42-67 - Appeals From Judgment of Probate Judge - Issuance and Service of Notice of Appeal.

Section 11-42-68 - Appeals From Judgment of Probate Judge - Transmittal of Papers to Clerk of Circuit Court; Withdrawal of Map and Certified Resolution From Files of Probate Judge for Use in Circuit Court.

Section 11-42-69 - Trial and Entry of Judgment by Circuit Court; Appeals From Judgment of Circuit Court; Endorsement on Map by Probate Judge Where No Appeal From Judgment of Probate Court.

Section 11-42-70 - Certification to Probate Judge of Judgment of Circuit Court; Endorsement on Map by Probate Judge.

Section 11-42-71 - When Property Adjudged Subject to Taxation Becomes Liable for Payment of Taxes; Recordation of Resolution, Map, Orders, etc., of Probate Judge, Etc.

Section 11-42-72 - Annexed Territory Subject to Laws and Ordinances of City; Jurisdiction of City Governing Body Over Annexed Territory.

Section 11-42-73 - Creation, etc., of Wards; Election of Aldermen or Representatives.

Section 11-42-74 - Division of Wards Into Voting Precincts; Electors to Vote in Precincts of Residence; Rearrangement, etc., of Boundaries of Voting Precincts.

Section 11-42-75 - Rearrangement, etc., of Boundaries of Wards.

Section 11-42-76 - Entitlement of Persons in Territory Exempt From Taxation to Benefits Derived From City Taxes.

Section 11-42-77 - Construction of Improvements or Betterments in Territory Exempt From Taxation Generally.

Section 11-42-78 - Construction of Sanitary Sewers, Enforcement of Sanitary Connections, and Assessment of Costs Thereof in Territory Exempt From Taxation.

Section 11-42-79 - Construction of Sidewalks and Curbing and Assessment of Costs Thereof in Territory Exempt From Taxation; Landowners in Exempt Territory to File Petition Requesting Betterments.

Section 11-42-80 - Assessment, Collection, and Disposition of Street Tax in Territory Exempt From Taxation.

Section 11-42-81 - Licensing of Dance Halls, Poolrooms, etc., in Territory Exempt From Taxation.

Section 11-42-82 - Levy and Collection of Privilege or License Tax From Persons, Firms, etc., Carrying on Business, etc., in Territory Exempt From Taxation Generally.

Section 11-42-83 - Assessment and Collection of Privilege or License Tax From Persons, Firms, etc., Carrying on Business, etc., in Territory Exempt From Taxation.

Section 11-42-84 - Assessment and Collection of Privilege or License Tax From Operators of Common Carriers, Street Railroads, etc., in Territory Exempt From Taxation.

Section 11-42-85 - Right of Children Residing in Territory Exempt From Taxation to Attend Public Schools of City.

Section 11-42-86 - Acquisition of Rights and Privileges of Resident Citizens by Persons Residing in Territory Exempt From Taxation.

Section 11-42-87 - Fees and Compensation of Probate Judge and Other Officers for Services Rendered.

Section 11-42-88 - Provisions of Article Deemed Contract Between City and Persons, etc., in Territory Exempt From Taxation; Conferral of Other Rights and Powers as to Exempt Territory Upon City; Right of Persons Residing in Exempt Territory to Enforc...