Alabama § 11-47-16 - Establishment, Acquisition, Administration, Etc., of Public Cultural Facilities.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 11-47-16 — Establishment, Acquisition, Administration, Etc., of Public Cultural Facilities., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-47-16. Establishment, Acquisition, Administration, Etc., of Public Cultural Facilities.
Each county, city, and town in this state shall have power to establish, operate, maintain, or contract with others to operate and maintain public cultural facilities consisting of museums, art galleries, art centers, music halls, and related facilities, and, if necessary, to acquire sites for, construct, or otherwise acquire such facilities, all to the end of making cultural facilities available to the public, whether separately or grouped two or more in the same building. Whenever any such facilities shall have been so established they may be administered by and through such instrumentality or instrumentalities as may be designated for that purpose by the governing body of such county, city, or town.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-47-16 ("Establishment, Acquisition, Administration, Etc., of Public Cultural Facilities.") 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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