Whenever the University of Montevallo needs any land or interest therein near the university for its purposes, and the owner thereof is a minor or an insane person, or refuses to sell the land to the state for the use of the university, or will not agree with the board of trustees or the president on a price therefor, the trustees shall have authority to institute in the probate court of Shelby County proceedings in the name of the State of Alabama, to condemn such land, which proceedings shall be conducted as nearly as may be possible in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title 18. It shall be the duty of the trustees to pay out of the funds of the university all costs of every condemnation proceeding instituted by them under the power hereby conferred.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 54 - University of Montevallo.
Section 16-54-1 - Name; Powers Generally.
Section 16-54-2 - Board of Trustees.
Section 16-54-3 - Purpose; Mission.
Section 16-54-4 - Degrees and Diplomas.
Section 16-54-6 - Faculty and Staff.
Section 16-54-7 - Secretary of Trustees and University.
Section 16-54-8 - Treasurer - Generally; Bond.
Section 16-54-9 - Treasurer - Removal.
Section 16-54-10 - Records of Transactions Required.
Section 16-54-11 - Who May Be Admitted.
Section 16-54-12 - Property Exempt From Taxes; Employees Exempt From Town License Taxes.
Section 16-54-13 - Student Assistants.
Section 16-54-13.1 - Employment, Powers, and Duties of University Police Officers.
Section 16-54-13.2 - Enforcement of Fire Protection and Prevention Laws, etc., by Fire Marshal.
Section 16-54-14 - Grants and Rights Preserved.
Section 16-54-15 - Condemnation of Lands or Interests Therein.