Ala. Code § 11-50-145

Notice of said election shall be given by advertisement published at least once a week for three consecutive weeks in one or more newspapers published in the city or town owning the plant proposed to be sold or disposed of and, if there is no paper so published, notices shall be posted at five or more public places in such city or town and shall be published in a newspaper published in the county in which the city or town is located.