Alabama § 11-42-72 Annexed Territory Subject to Laws and Ordinances of City; Jurisdiction of City Governing Body Over Annexed Territory

Alabama Statutes

§ 11-42-72 — Annexed Territory Subject to Laws and Ordinances of City; Jurisdiction of City Governing Body Over Annexed Territory

Alabama § 11-42-72

Title 11Counties and Municipal Corporations

Ch. 42Alteration of Corporate Limits

Art. 3Annexation of Territory by Cities of 25,000 Inhabitants or More

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Ala. Code § 11-42-72 (2026).

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All territory brought within the corporate limits of a city under the provisions of this article shall be subject to the laws and ordinances of said city, and the council or governing body of the city shall have and exercise the same jurisdiction over such territory as is exercised over the territory within the corporate limits of the city, except as by this article restricted and except as may be restricted by ordinance or resolution passed by the council or governing body of the city.

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All territory brought within the corporate limits of a city under the provisions of this article shall be subject to the laws and ordinances of said city, and the council or governing body of the city shall have and exercise the same jurisdiction over such territory as is exercised over the territory within the corporate limits of the city, except as by this article restricted and except as may be restricted by ordinance or resolution passed by the council or governing body of the city.