(a) The provisions of this article shall be held to be a contract by and between the city and persons or corporations owning property in the territory exempt from taxation under the provisions of this article and no amendment hereof or subsequent law shall confer upon the city other or different rights and powers as to such territory as is exempt from taxation so long as such territory remains exempt from taxation under the provisions of this article.
(b) Any person residing in or owning property in the territory exempt from taxation under the provisions of this article shall have the right in any court having jurisdiction to prevent the city from exercising any other or different powers in the territory exempt from taxation or any part thereof than the powers authorized under the provisions of this article.
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.