The council, by the mayor or clerk or other executive officer, may issue subpoenas for witnesses to appear before the council or any committee thereof and may administer oaths to any witness to be examined.
Ala. Code § 11-48-28
Hearing Upon Objections to Assessments - Powers of Council as to Subpoena of Witnesses, Etc.
Known as the The Municipal Public Improvement Act
The act spans §§ 11-48-1 to 11-48-9 (67 sections).
(Code 1907, §1383; Code 1923, §2198; Acts 1927, No. 639, p. 753; Code 1940, T. 37, §537.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.