No ordinance granting to any person, firm, or corporation any franchise, lease, or right to use the streets, public highways, thoroughfares, or public property of the municipality shall take effect or be enforced until 30 days after final enactment of same by the council and publication of said ordinance as provided by law, which publication shall be made at the expense of the person, firm, or corporation applying for said grant.
Ala. Code § 11-43A-91
Thirty-Day Delay in Effect of Ordinances Granting Franchises, Etc.; Publication at Expense of Grantee.
Known as the Council-Manager Act
The act spans §§ 11-43A-1 to 11-43A-99 (103 sections).
(Acts 1991, No. 91-545, p. 973, §22.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.