Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 11-43-47 (2026)

Officers - Powers and Duties.

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The council shall prescribe by an ordinance the powers to be exercised and the duties to be performed by the officers appointed or elected so far as such duties and powers are not prescribed by law.

(Code 1907, §1192; Code 1923, §1908; Code 1940, T. 37, §429; Acts 1961, No. 666, p. 910, §4.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: Greystone at Auburn, LLC v. The City of Auburn, Alabama (M.D. Ala. 2021).
Greystone at Auburn, LLC v. The City of Auburn, Alabama (M.D. Ala. 2021). · cites it 2× “1979) (citing Ala. Code § 11-43-47 ). And, “[i]f not otherwise provided, the council is vested with the duty to manage and control the finances and all property, real and personal, belonging to the city.”
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