Title 11 — Title 11

Unless otherwise directed by the court having jurisdiction thereof or by the document that is the source of authority, a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian or one acting in any other fiduciary capacity may, in addition to any other investment powers, invest trust funds in…

Claim. The issuance of warrants and any interest coupons applicable thereto pursuant to the provisions of this article and in accordance with the authorization of the county commission of the county issuing such warrants shall be deemed to constitute an audit and allowance by suc…

Any warrants issued by a county under the provisions of this article for the purpose of paying costs of acquiring and providing waterworks systems are hereby exempted from the laws of the State of Alabama governing usury or prescribing or limiting interest rates, including, witho…

11-8-10. Insofar as the provisions of this article may be inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this article shall control, it being hereby specifically declared that the provisions of section 11-8-10 shall not be applicable to the warrants issued u…

The county commission of the county issuing any such warrants or certificates of indebtedness shall have the power to pledge and to use or cause to be used for the payment of the principal of and interest on such warrants and certificates of indebtedness so much as may be necessa…

Unless otherwise directed by the court having jurisdiction thereof or by the document that is the source of authority, a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian or one acting in any other fiduciary capacity may, in addition to any other investment powers conferred by law and w…

Each such county may in like manner from time to time issue refunding warrants and refunding certificates of indebtedness, either by sale or by exchange, for the purpose of refunding a like or greater principal amount of warrants and certificates of indebtedness then outstanding …

Uncollected Taxes to Secure Repayment. County commissions, for and in behalf of their respective counties, may make temporary loans in anticipation of the collection of taxes for the year in which such loans are made, and may issue certificates covering such loans and may pledge …

Proceeds. Such loans shall not be in an amount greater than $400,000.00 per year and may bear interest not to exceed 12 percent per annum. All such loans shall mature not later than February 1 of the year following that in which the loan is made and may be renewed only upon payme…

All certificates evidencing loans made under the authority of this chapter shall be registered by the county treasurer in the order of their issue and the said treasurer shall retain out of the taxes collected for the year and paid over to him a sufficient amount to pay said cert…

All such certificates when paid by the treasurer shall be cancelled and such cancellation and payment shall be noted on the register and it shall be unlawful thereafter to reissue such certificates. History: (Acts 1915, No. 53, p. 105; Code 1923, §242; Code 1940, T. 12, §127.)

All certificates issued under the authority of this chapter shall be exempt from taxation. History: (Acts 1915, No. 53, p. 105; Code 1923, §243; Code 1940, T. 12, §128.)

(a) The governing bodies of the counties in this state are hereby authorized, for and on behalf of their respective counties, to make temporary loans in anticipation of the receipt of payments from the United States under the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972 (31 U.S.…

Where used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following words and phrases shall have the following respective meanings: (1) COUNTY. Each county subject to the provisions of this chapter. (2) COUNTY’S SHARE OF THE HIGHWAY GASOLINE TAX. With respec…

The provisions of this chapter shall apply only to each county in this state during each fiscal year of the county next succeeding a fiscal year during which the county collected as much as or more than $40,000.00 from the special ad valorem tax at a rate not exceeding one fourth…

Security for Payment of Principal and Interest on Warrants Generally. The county commission of each such county, in addition to all other powers which it may now have, is hereby empowered from time to time to authorize, sell and issue interest-bearing warrants of the county in an…

for Payment of Principal and Interest. As security for the payment of the principal of and interest on warrants issued under the provisions of this chapter, the issuing county is authorized to assign and pledge for the benefit of the holders of the said warrants so much as may be…

The proceeds derived from the sale of warrants issued under the provisions of this chapter, other than refunding warrants, shall be used for the construction, surfacing, resurfacing, grading and draining of roads, streets, bridges and causeways in the county issuing the same and …

Any such county may from time to time sell and issue refunding warrants for the purpose of refunding the principal of outstanding warrants of that county, the interest accrued to the date of the refunding on the outstanding warrants to be refunded and any premium necessary to red…

Thereto; Issuance of Warrants by Counties Not Subject to Chapter. No county shall, in any fiscal year during which it is within the classification of counties specified in Section 11-11-2, issue any warrants in anticipation of the county’s share of the highway gasoline tax except…

Any warrants issued by a county under the provisions of this chapter in anticipation of and payable solely out of that portion of the highway gasoline tax required by law to be distributed to counties which are subject to the provisions of this chapter are hereby exempted from th…

Longer-Term Warrants. Any county in the state of Alabama, in addition to all other powers which it may now have, is hereby authorized and empowered from time to time to authorize, issue and sell, for the purpose of financing the costs of erecting necessary public buildings, bridg…

Interest. As security for payment of the principal of and the interest on any warrants issued under the provisions of this chapter, the issuing county is authorized to assign and pledge so much as may be necessary for such purpose of the proceeds of the tax out of which such warr…

Any county in the state of Alabama may from time to time authorize, sell and issue refunding warrants for the purpose of refunding any outstanding warrants theretofore issued under the provisions of this chapter (whether or not the principal of the outstanding warrants to be refu…

Any warrants issued by a county under the provisions of this chapter are hereby exempted from the laws of the state of Alabama governing usury or prescribing or limiting interest rates, including (without limitation) the provisions of chapter 8 of Title 8, as amended. History: (A…

Insofar as the provisions of this chapter may be inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this chapter shall control, it being hereby specifically declared that (a) the provisions of §11-8-10, as amended, shall not be applicable to any warrants issued …

As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following respective meanings: (1) CONDITIONS OF A GRANT. The terms and conditions upon which a grant is made by a donor. (2) COUNTY. Any county of the state. (3) DONOR. The United States of America, or the sta…

Each grantee shall have the power, and, when approved by its governing body, the authority, to do or perform any one or more of the following: (1) To apply to any donor for a grant and to pay the expenses involved in making such application; (2) To accept and receive grants from …

Each county and each public corporation shall have the power and, when approved by its governing body, the authority, to do or perform any one or more of the following: (1) To anticipate the receipt of any grant either by loan or by assignment or both; to issue securities to evid…

Execution, Etc.; Coupons for Interest. Securities issued under the authority of this chapter shall mature at such time or times as the governing body of the issuer shall determine, not later than the date on which the last installment of the grant is reasonably expected to be rec…

All securities issued by authority of this chapter and the interest thereon shall be exempt from all taxation in the state. History: (Acts 1981, No. 81-797, p. 1399, §5.)

Securities issued under the authority of this chapter shall be securities in which the state, the grantee, all counties and political subdivisions of the state, their officers, boards, departments or agencies and all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings and loan associations,…

No proceeding, notice or approval shall be required for the issuance of any securities under this chapter. Neither a public hearing nor the consent of the state department of finance shall be a prerequisite to the issuance of any securities under this chapter. The provisions of C…

Any Law. This chapter is intended to grant additional authority to grantees, counties and public corporations and shall not be considered to repeal, restrict or modify any law now in effect or hereafter enacted. History: (Acts 1981, No. 81-797, p. 1399, §8.)

- Authorized. The county commission may, in its discretion, indemnify from the funds of such county the owners of cattle for injuries, damages, or deaths caused by the dipping of such cattle in compliance with the laws of the state and the rules and regulations of the State Board…

Funds for Payment of Claims Presented by Chairman of Commission, Etc. It shall be the duty of the chairman of the county commission or such other officer as is authorized by law to draw county warrants upon the county treasurer or county depository to inspect and review each clai…

In making such determination with reference to the authorized expenditure of public funds of the county in payment of the claims so presented and filed for payment with the county commissioner, such officer shall make such investigation and inquiry, both as to fact and legal suff…

from Public Funds. Should such officer draw a warrant upon the county treasurer or county depository in payment of a claim or claims not legally chargeable to or payable from the public funds of the county such officer shall be held jointly liable with the other members of the co…

It is the duty of the county commission to provide proper utilities to all offices in the courthouse as may otherwise be authorized by law. History: (Code 1886, §907; Code 1896, §1422; Code 1907, §152; Code 1923, §230; Code 1940, T. 12, §120; Acts 1980, No. 80-808, p. 1663.)

Sheriff, Etc. The judge of probate, the tax assessor, the tax collector, the sheriff, and the county treasurer or custodian must be allowed reasonable expenses for suitable books, stationery, postage stamps used exclusively for official business, and telephones, to be paid for by…

(a) The following claims are declared to be preferred claims against the county, and they shall be given priority in the order named: (1) Costs of heating the county jail, of supplying it with wholesome water for drinking and bathing, of keeping it in a cleanly condition and free…

The county commission may appropriate from the general or special funds of the county such sums of money as such county commission shall determine from time to time for the following purposes: (1) To reimburse any person, firm, or corporation who in good faith has performed servi…

Conditions. (a) A county commission shall not be liable for or be a party to a suit challenging the expenditure or use of public funds where a local or general law provides that the public funds are to be expended, awarded, or used at the discretion of a single public official. (…

- Limitations of Liability - Carelessness, Etc., of Owners or Agents. No county shall be liable under the provisions of Section 11-12-1 for any injury, damage, or death which may be caused by the actual handling of such cattle by the owners or agents of such owners in driving suc…

- Limitations of Liability - Absence of Inspector. No county shall be liable for injuries, damages, or deaths caused during the absence of the regularly qualified inspector commissioned by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries. History: (Acts 1919, No. 732, p. 1082; Code …

as to Bonds and Interest Coupons. The county commission must audit all claims against the county, and every claim or such part thereof as is allowed must be registered in a book kept for that purpose and the chairman of the county commission must give the claimant a warrant on th…

No claim against the county shall be passed upon or allowed by the county commission unless it is itemized by the claimant or some person in his behalf having personal knowledge of the facts and all claims passed upon and allowed according to this section must be entered in the o…

When a claim is filed by an executor, administrator, guardian, or trustee, it may be verified by the affidavit of such executor, administrator, guardian, or trustee that he believes the claim to be just, due, and unpaid. History: (Code 1876, §828; Code 1886, §903; Code 1896, §141…

If a claim is rejected or not allowed in full, the claimant may withdraw the same. History: (Code 1852, §774; Code 1867, §908; Code 1876, §831; Code 1886, §904; Code 1896, §1419; Code 1907, §149; Code 1923, §227; Code 1940, T. 12, §117.)

All claims against counties must be presented for allowance within 12 months after the time they accrue or become payable or the same are barred, unless it be a claim due to a minor or to a lunatic, who may present such claim within 12 months after the removal of such disability.…