Pending the passage of any such resolution, bylaw, or ordinance, or during the time intervening between its final passage and the expiration of the 30 days during which publication shall be made as above provided, the legally qualified voters of the city may by written petition or petitions addressed to the board of commissioners object to such grant, and if, during this period, such written petition or petitions signed by at least a number of qualified voters equal to four for every 100 inhabitants of the city, or fraction thereof, according to the last federal census, shall be filed with the board of commissioners, the board shall forthwith order an election, at which the legally qualified voters of the city shall vote for or against the proposed grant as set forth in the bylaw, resolution, or ordinance. In the call for the election the resolution, bylaw, or ordinance making the grant shall be published at length and in full at the expense of the city in some newspaper in the city. One publication shall be sufficient for the purposes of this section.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 35A - Houston County Municipalities.
Section 45-35A-54.01 - Territorial Limits; Wards; Board of Commissioner's of the City of Dothan.
Section 45-35A-54.02 - Election of Board Members; Terms of Office.
Section 45-35A-54.03 - Municipal Officers; Powers; Laws, Ordinances, and Resolutions.
Section 45-35A-54.04 - Duties of City Manager and Mayor.
Section 45-35A-54.05 - Mayor and Associate Commissioners - Salaries and Expense Allowances.
Section 45-35A-54.06 - Mayor and Associate Commissioners - Additional Expense Allowance.
Section 45-35A-54.07 - Vesting of Rights, Powers, and Property.
Section 45-35A-54.08 - Board of Commissioners - Employment; Merit System.
Section 45-35A-54.09 - Board of Commissioners - Meetings.
Section 45-35A-54.10 - Board of Commissioners - Conduct of Meetings.
Section 45-35A-54.11 - Board of Commissioners - Assignment or Delegation of Powers and Duties.
Section 45-35A-54.12 - Meetings of Board - Open to Public.
Section 45-35A-54.13 - Meetings of Board - Enactment of Resolutions, Bylaws, or Ordinances.
Section 45-35A-54.14 - Meetings of Board - Voting.
Section 45-35A-54.15 - Meetings of Board - Recordkeeping.
Section 45-35A-54.18 - Grants for Use, etc., of Public Streets, Property, Etc. - Election Results.
Section 45-35A-54.20 - Transfer of Waterworks, Sewer, or Electric Plants and Systems - Authorized.
Section 45-35A-54.21 - Transfer of Waterworks, Sewer, or Electric Plants and Systems - Election.
Section 45-35A-54.23 - Election of Mayor or Associate Commissioner - Ballots.
Section 45-35A-54.24 - Election of Mayor or Associate Commissioner - Ineligibility.
Section 45-35A-54.25 - Oath of Office; Bond.
Section 45-35A-54.26 - Vacancies in Office.
Section 45-35A-54.27 - Selection of Employees.
Section 45-35A-54.28 - Prohibited Political Activities.
Section 45-35A-54.30 - Interest in Public Contracts or Services.
Section 45-35A-54.31 - Interest in Public Service Utilities.
Section 45-35A-54.32 - Receipt of Gifts, Transportation, or Thing of Value.
Section 45-35A-54.33 - Statement of Receipts and Expenses; Summary of Proceedings.
Section 45-35A-54.34 - Examination of Books and Accounts.
Section 45-35A-54.35 - Bribery; Voter Fraud.
Section 45-35A-54.37 - Candidates Prohibited From Paying, etc., to Solicit Votes.
Section 45-35A-54.38 - Vacancies Preventing Quorum on Board.