§ 11-50-108 — Adoption of Rules and Regulations for Operation and Maintenance of Sewers or Sewer System Purchased; Charges for Use of Sewers or Sewer System

Alabama § 11-50-108

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 11: Counties and Municipal Corporations
• Ch. 50: Public Utilities
• Art. 3: Acquisition, Operation, Etc., of Sewers or Sewer Systems by Municipalities Generally
• Div. 2: Purchase of Sanitary Sewers or Sewer Systems and Assessments Therefor

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The council of any city or town purchasing any sewer or sewers or sewer system may make reasonable rules and regulations for the operation and maintenance of the same and may provide penalties for the violation thereof. No charge shall be made for the use of said sewers or sewer system against any property assessed under the provisions of this article for the cost of the sewer or against the owners or tenants thereof, but the council may prescribe a maximum volume of drainage for commercial or manufacturing business or plants and make charges for such excess or otherwise regulate the same.

Legislative History

(Acts 1923, No. 165, p. 134; Code 1923, §2121; Code 1940, T. 37, §646.)