The council or governing body of the city shall have the power to change or rearrange the boundary lines of wards in said city as often as necessary for the purpose of equalizing the number of voters entitled to vote in each ward in the city and each ward in the city shall have as near as practicable an equal number of qualified electors.
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 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 11-42-43 - 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 11-42-50 - Ascertainment, Certification, and Delivery of Election Results.
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 11-42-62 - Separately Owned Lands May Be Embraced in Single Resolution or Notice.
Section 11-42-73 - Creation, etc., of Wards; Election of Aldermen or Representatives.
Section 11-42-75 - Rearrangement, etc., of Boundaries of Wards.
Section 11-42-81 - Licensing of Dance Halls, Poolrooms, etc., in Territory Exempt From Taxation.
Section 11-42-87 - Fees and Compensation of Probate Judge and Other Officers for Services Rendered.