Alabama § 39-7-4 - Form and Verification of Petition.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 39-7-4 — Form and Verification of Petition., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 39-7-4. Form and Verification of Petition.
(a) The petition shall be in substantially the following form: “To the (herein insert the name of governing body) of the City (or Town) or to the Probate Judge of _____ County. We, the undersigned, qualified electors of the area embraced within the city or town or of the following described area _____ respectfully petition that there be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors in said area the following question: ‘Shall the citizens of said city or town or the citizens of said described area (describing it) be incorporated by the name of the Improvement Authority of (here insert name of city or town, or area) for the purpose of engaging in the enterprise of furnishing to such city, town or area and its inhabitants or to the inhabitants of such area described for public and private uses the following services:
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________’
(Signatures of electors)
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
(Residences by street and number)
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________”
(b) One of the persons who presents and files the petition shall make an affidavit that the signatures on the petition are genuine signatures and that the persons who signed their names thereto are qualified electors according to the published poll list.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Alabama § 39-7-4 cover?
Section 39-7-4 ("Form and Verification of Petition.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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