Alabama § 22-21-139 - Conveyance of Property by Municipalities.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 22-21-139 — Conveyance of Property by Municipalities., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 22-21-139. Conveyance of Property by Municipalities.
The municipality is hereby authorized to convey to the authority, with or without the payment of monetary consideration therefor, any property that may, immediately preceding such conveyance, be owned by the municipality, whether or not such property is necessary for the conduct of the governmental or other public functions of the municipality; provided, that such conveyance shall be authorized by a resolution duly adopted by the governing body prior to the conveyance. Such resolution shall be published one time, at least five days before such conveyance is consummated, in a newspaper published in the municipality and, if there is no newspaper then published in the municipality, then, in a newspaper published or circulated in the county.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 22-21-139 ("Conveyance of Property by Municipalities.") 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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