§ 11-50-79 — Assessment of Cost of Sewers or Sewer System Against Abutting Lands Authorized

Alabama § 11-50-79

• 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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If the purchase of said sewers or sewer system is finally ordered, the council may assess the cost of said sewers or sewer system or any part thereof upon and against all the lots or parcels of land within the territory or area abutting on or drained or that may be drained by such sewers, or sewer system to the extent of the increased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived from such sewers or sewer system and from the purchase of the same by the municipality.

Legislative History

(Acts 1923, No. 165, p. 134; Code 1923, §2092; Code 1940, T. 37, §617.)