Acquisition of Water Supply by Foreign Municipal Corporations.

Ala. Code tit. 11, tit. 2, ch. 50, art. 2

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Ala. Code § 11-50-30 Acquisition, Etc., by Foreign Municipalities of Property Necessary to Afford Adequate Water Supply Authorized.

11-50-30. Acquisition, Etc., by Foreign Municipalities of Property Necessary to Afford Adequate Water Supply Authorized. Any city or town located in any state adjoining the State of Alabama which is duly incorporated by the laws of the state wherein such town or city is located may acquire, own, take, and dispose of any property, real or personal, in this state, that may be necessary or appropriate for affording such town or city and the inhabitants thereof an adequate water supply to be drawn from a source located in this state. (Code 1907, §1443; Code 1923, §2299; Code 1940, T. 37, §387.)

Ala. Code § 11-50-31 Rights and Powers of Domestic Municipal Corporations as to Acquisition, Maintenance, Etc., of Waterworks Systems Conferred Upon Foreign Municipal Corporations.

11-50-31. Rights and Powers of Domestic Municipal Corporations as to Acquisition, Maintenance, Etc., of Waterworks Systems Conferred Upon Foreign Municipal Corporations. All the rights and powers that are incident to and conferred by law upon municipal corporations of this state to purchase, hold, take, and condemn property or easements in property needful for the location, maintenance, security, and operation of a complete system of waterworks, including the ownership of such watersheds, rights-of-way, and easements in property and the construction of such dams, canals, raceways, and reservoirs and the laying of such pipes, conduits, and mains as is necessary and proper to render a public water supply available for use are hereby conferred upon such foreign municipal corporations as may wish to procure a public water supply from this state in accordance with the provisions of this article. (Code 1907, §1444; Code 1923, §2300; Code 1940, T. 37, §388.)

Ala. Code § 11-50-32 Rights and Powers of Foreign Municipal Corporations to Contract with Persons, Municipal Corporations, Etc., Within State for Water Supply.

11-50-32. Rights and Powers of Foreign Municipal Corporations to Contract with Persons, Municipal Corporations, Etc., Within State for Water Supply. Such foreign municipal corporations, in connection with the development of a public water supply from this state, shall have the right, power, and authority to contract with any person or persons, municipal corporation, or private corporation located in this state for a supply of water, upon such terms as may be mutually satisfactory and not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this state, in the same manner and to the same extent as an individual or private corporation may contract for such water supply. (Code 1907, §1445; Code 1923, §2301; Code 1940, T. 37, §389.)

Ala. Code § 11-50-33 Consent of Counties and Municipalities Required.

11-50-33. Consent of Counties and Municipalities Required. Before the power and authority conferred by this article may be exercised, the consent of the county commission of the county in which the property lies and, if the said property lies within the limits of any incorporated municipality, then the consent of the governing authority of said incorporated municipality shall be first obtained. (Code 1907, §1449; Code 1923, §2305; Code 1940, T. 37, §393.)

Ala. Code § 11-50-34 Exercise of Jurisdiction Over Territory Acquired by Foreign Municipalities Generally.

11-50-34. Exercise of Jurisdiction Over Territory Acquired by Foreign Municipalities Generally. Nothing in this article contained shall authorize any foreign municipality to exercise any jurisdiction over any territory acquired by it under this article, but the jurisdiction of the State of Alabama shall be in all things retained over such territory. (Code 1907, §1447; Code 1923, §2303; Code 1940, T. 37, §391.)

Ala. Code § 11-50-35 Exemption from Levy, Attachment, Etc., of Property of Foreign Municipal Corporations.

11-50-35. Exemption from Levy, Attachment, Etc., of Property of Foreign Municipal Corporations. The property of any and all foreign municipal corporations located in this state in pursuance of the provisions of this article shall be exempt from levy or seizure by attachment or other legal process or proceedings in like manner as the property of municipal corporations located in and existing under the laws of this state are exempt. (Code 1907, §1446; Code 1923, §2302; Code 1940, T. 37, §390.)

Ala. Code § 11-50-36 Taxation of Property Acquired by Foreign Municipalities.

11-50-36. Taxation of Property Acquired by Foreign Municipalities. The property so acquired by any foreign municipality shall be subject to taxation in this state as the property of individuals and private corporations. (Code 1907, §1448; Code 1923, §2304; Code 1940, T. 37, §392.)

Source: Alabama Legislature (alison.legislature.state.al.us)URL: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabamaFetched: 10/20/2026