Title 11 — Title 11

Cities and towns shall have the right to borrow money for any purpose or purposes not in excess of any limitation imposed by the Constitution and, in case of loans for temporary use, the same may be evidenced either by negotiable notes or by nonnegotiable warrants or certificates…

The reasonable cost of or charge for such advertising shall be a legal charge against any available funds of the municipality engaged in such advertising. History: (Acts 1953, No. 869, p. 1167, §2.)

Promotion of Industry, Etc., Within Municipality, Etc. In addition to all other powers which may be conferred on it by law, every incorporated city or town shall have the power to set aside, appropriate and use municipal funds or revenues for the purpose of developing, advertisin…

All cities and towns of this state shall have the power to regulate and prevent the running at large on the streets of all equine or equidae, cows, hogs, dogs, or other animals and to pass all laws necessary for the impounding and sale of the animals and destruction of dogs and t…

(a) As used in this section, a local animal control law means a municipal ordinance or local law governing the treatment, care, well-being, or safety of animals. (b) A Class 5 and Class 8 municipality, by ordinance, may: (1) Establish civil penalties for violations of local anima…

All cities and towns of this state shall have the power to restrain and prohibit gaming and the keeping of gambling houses or tables and may by ordinance authorize the police to enter such house or part thereof, seize all gambling implements, and arrest all persons therein whenev…

Certain Beverages, Etc. All cities and towns of this state shall have the power to adopt ordinances not inconsistent with the laws of the state to promote temperance and to suppress intemperance and to suppress the traffic in such beverages as the laws of the state prohibit to be…

The council or other governing body of any town or city of this state may prohibit houses of prostitution and punish the inmates thereof. History: (Code 1907, §1294; Code 1923, §2052; Code 1940, T. 37, §488.)

Limits. All towns or cities shall have the power to regulate the running of railroad trains or engines or automobiles within the corporate boundaries, and to prohibit the standing thereof on or across the streets or highways within the corporate boundaries. History: (Code 1876, §…

Another. Any street railroad company operating its railroad by steam, electric, or other power shall have the right and may be required by the council or other governing body of any town or city of this state to operate its cars over the tracks of any other street railroad compan…

Redemption by Owner; Sale and Disposition of Proceeds. (a) All municipalities are hereby authorized to provide by ordinance for the taking up and storing of abandoned and stolen personal property found within the corporate limits or outside the corporate limits but within the pol…

Abatement. All cities and towns of this state shall have the power to prevent injury or annoyances from anything dangerous or offensive or unwholesome and to cause all nuisances to be abated and assess the cost of abating the same against the person creating or maintaining the sa…

Municipalities may maintain a civil action to enjoin and abate any public nuisance, injurious to the health, morals, comfort, or welfare of the community or any portion thereof. History: (Acts 1919, No. 49, p. 50; Code 1923, §2055; Code 1940, T. 37, §506.)

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015. History: (Code 1852, §1119; Code 1867, §1299; Code 1876, §1604; Code 1886, §1380; Code 1896, §2971; Code 1907, §1453; Code 1923, §2309; Code 1940, T. 37, §472.)

Tax Therefor. All municipal corporations may purchase school property or purchase lots and erect school buildings thereon for the use and benefit of the citizens of their respective towns or cities. For said purpose the town council or board of aldermen may levy a tax not exceedi…

All cities and towns in this state shall have the power to maintain the health and cleanliness of the city or town within its limits and within the police jurisdiction thereof. History: (Code 1907, §1290; Code 1923, §2048; Code 1940, T. 37, §491.)

In addition to the powers granted to them by the applicable provisions of this title or any other provisions of law, all cities and towns of this state shall have the following powers, and the councils or other governing bodies of such cities and towns may provide by ordinance or…

All cities and towns of this state shall have the power to adopt all necessary ordinances and enforce the same to prevent the introduction or spread of contagious, infectious, or pestilential diseases in such cities or towns and, to that end, may provide for a system of compulsor…

in Municipal Hospitals. The board of mayor and aldermen or other governing body of cities or towns in this state may make appropriations out of the revenues of their respective cities or towns to aid in maintaining and taking care of sick or wounded persons who are unable to prov…

Removal and Detention of Persons with Contagious, Etc., Diseases. All cities and towns of this state shall have the power to aid, establish, set up, and regulate hospitals, poorhouses, workhouses, houses of correction, and pesthouses anywhere in the county in which the city or to…

Hauling and Disposal of Garbage and Trash; Fees. All cities and towns of this state shall have the power to establish and maintain incinerators for the destruction of garbage and like substances or to otherwise dispose of garbage, either within or without the city limits, and to …

Provision for Inspections; Fees. All cities and towns of this state shall have the power to prohibit and prevent the gift, barter, sale, or display of impure or adulterated foods and drinks and of diseased or unsound meats or decayed fruits and vegetables or impure, adulterated, …

All cities and towns of this state shall have the power to establish, regulate and control markets and market houses and to require and provide for the proper inspection of food products and articles offered for sale or barter within the police jurisdiction of the city or town an…

Regulation of Sale, Etc., of Fresh Meats, Etc.; Fees and Charges. All cities and towns of this state shall have the power to establish, control, and regulate slaughterhouses and pens and to confine the same to a specified limit in or outside of the city or town or prohibit the sa…

All municipalities of this state may inspect dairies, milk, meats and other food products for other municipalities and may make contracts and agreements with such other municipalities with reference to payment or compensation for such services, and the governing bodies of such mu…

Generally. All municipal corporations which may have heretofore regularly issued bonds as provided by law for all or any of the purposes of constructing a wharf or wharves and a landing or landings and purchasing such real estate as may be necessary for such wharf or wharves and …

Other Contributions. (a) Legislative findings. The Legislature of Alabama finds that the Tombigbee Waterway will soon be completed, and the transportation opportunities afforded thereby must be fully utilized if Alabama is to benefit from economic growth and job development poten…

Requirement of Cutting of Weeds, Proper Setting of Gutters, Etc. All cities and towns of this state shall have the power to construct, repair, and regulate public wells and cisterns and to compel the screening of all wells, cisterns, and other places in the city or town in which …

Leasing, Etc., of Wharves and Buildings, Etc., on and Near Wharves and Wharf Sites. The council or other governing body of any town or city may alter and change the channel of any watercourse in the police jurisdiction of the city or town and may construct and maintain wharves an…

Facilities. Each county, city, and town in this state shall have power to establish, operate, maintain, or contract with others to operate and maintain public cultural facilities consisting of museums, art galleries, art centers, music halls, and related facilities, and, if neces…

The council or other governing body of any town or city may provide public scales and an inspection of weights and measures and may provide punishment for persons, firms and corporations using fraudulent weights and measures. History: (Acts 1939, No. 37, p. 38; Code 1940, T. 37, …

Condemnation. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), whenever in the judgment of the council, commission, or other governing body of a city or town it may be necessary or expedient for the carrying out and full exercise of any power granted by the applicable provisio…

Whenever in the opinion of the council or other governing body of a city or town, a right-of-way through the lands of others (whether in or out of the city or town) is necessary for obtaining a water supply or for sewerage or drainage purposes and whenever the council or other go…

(a) Whenever the proprietor or proprietors or any of them of any of the lands necessary for any of the purposes provided in Section 11-47-171 or necessary for opening new streets or widening old streets and the mayor or other chief executive officer cannot agree on a price of sai…

When an appeal is taken from any preliminary assessment as provided for in subsection (c) of Section 11-47-172, such appeal shall not deprive the municipal corporation obtaining the judgment of condemnation from a right of entry for any or all of the purposes provided for in Sect…

The council or other governing body of any town or city may provide for lighting, sprinkling, and cleaning the streets by contract or otherwise. History: (Acts 1939, No. 37, p. 38; Code 1940, T. 37, §470; Acts 1961, No. 820, p. 1206.)

Music and Other Exhibitions. The council or other governing body of any town or city may establish, lay out and improve public grounds, parks, and boulevards and regulate the same and may provide music and other exhibitions for the amusement of the inhabitants. History: (Acts 193…

Corporations. No city or town shall be liable for damages for injury done to or wrong suffered by any person or corporation, unless such injury or wrong was done or suffered through the neglect, carelessness, or unskillfulness of some agent, officer, or employee of the municipali…

Municipalities and Other Persons or Corporations Jointly Liable. (a) The injured party, if he institutes a civil action against the municipality for damages suffered by him, shall also join such other person or persons or corporation so liable as defendant or defendants of the ci…

No recovery shall be had against any city or town on a claim for personal injury received, unless a sworn statement be filed with the clerk by the party injured or his personal representative in case of his death stating substantially the manner in which the injury was received, …

Any incorporated city or town in this state may borrow money for temporary or any other lawful purpose or use to the extent of its constitutional debt limit and pay all costs, fees, and commissions agreed upon in connection with any such loans, and the governing body thereof may,…

The governing body of any city or town in this state may, by ordinance to be entered on its minutes, direct the disposal of any real property not needed for public or municipal purposes and direct the mayor to make title thereto, and a conveyance made by the mayor in accordance w…

The governing body of any city or town in this state may, by ordinance to be entered on its minutes, lease any of its real property not needed for public or municipal purposes, and a lease made by the mayor in accordance with such ordinance shall be binding for the term specified…

When used in this article, unless the context plainly indicates otherwise, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) APPLICANT. An individual who files a written application with the governing body of any county or …

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) Through this article, the Legislature has (i) granted to each municipality in the state, acting either individually or in cooperation with one or more other municipalities, the power to acquire, operate, manage, and con…

Etc., for Projects, Generally. Each subdivision in the State of Alabama may, in the manner as may be authorized or provided by law for the acquisition of lands, buildings, facilities, and improvements for public purposes, acquire or lease lands, buildings, facilities, and improve…

Limits or Boundaries of Powers Granted with Respect to Projects Within Corporate Limits or Boundaries. All authority heretofore or hereafter granted to a subdivision to acquire, provide, establish, finance, including the issuance of bonds, warrants, or other obligations to pay th…

Etc., of Projects; Powers of Cooperating Subdivisions. A subdivision may join and cooperate with one or more other subdivisions in acquiring, providing, establishing, financing, refinancing, operating, managing, and controlling and conducting projects, making them common to the u…

Authorities for Acquisition, Establishment, Operation, Etc., of Projects Generally; Application for Authority to Form Corporation; Review of Application; Publication of Resolution Approving or Denying Application. (a) The governing bodies of two or more subdivisions may authorize…

The certificate of incorporation of the authority shall state: (1) The names of the persons forming the authority, together with the residence of each person, and that each of them is a duly qualified elector of at least one of the subdivisions. (2) The name of the authority, whi…