Alabama § 45-47-71 Construction and Maintenance of Certain Driveways, Gravel Roads, Etc

Alabama Statutes

§ 45-47-71 — Construction and Maintenance of Certain Driveways, Gravel Roads, Etc

Alabama·Title 45 Local Laws·Ch. 47 Marion County·Art. 7 County Commission·Part 2 Duties

(a)The County Commission of Marion County is hereby authorized and empowered to construct and maintain driveways for schools, churches, and church owned cemeteries, located within the county, at county expense.

(b)The county commission is further authorized and empowered to construct and maintain any gravel road or driveway, exclusive of bridges, leading from a public road to the residence of an abutting landowner for a distance of one-fourth of a mile.

(c)The actual cost of operating and constructing the gravel road or driveway shall be borne and paid by the homeowner. The county commission is hereby authorized and empowered to require the posting of a cash bond to insure the payment of the actual cost. The county commission, in its discretion, may provide normal maintenance at county

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(a) The County Commission of Marion County is hereby authorized and empowered to construct and maintain driveways for schools, churches, and church owned cemeteries, located within the county, at county expense.
(b) The county commission is further authorized and empowered to construct and maintain any gravel road or driveway, exclusive of bridges, leading from a public road to the residence of an abutting landowner for a distance of one-fourth of a mile.
(c) The actual cost of operating and constructing the gravel road or driveway shall be borne and paid by the homeowner. The county commission is hereby authorized and empowered to require the posting of a cash bond to insure the payment of the actual cost. The county commission, in its discretion, may provide normal maintenance at county expense on any gravel road or driveway, exclusive of bridges, leading from a public road to the residence of an abutting homeowner for a distance of one-fourth of a mile.
(d) It is further stipulated that this section shall be applicable to municipalities located in Marion County, conditioned upon a resolution being properly passed and recorded in a business meeting of the city council or governing body of the municipality proclaiming the application of this section. Be it further provided that this section is applicable only when each project for action is approved in an official meeting of the appropriate governing body and properly recorded in the minutes of that meeting.

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