Alabama Code 31-4-8. Acquisition, construction, etc., of armories, grounds, etc
Terms Used In Alabama Code 31-4-8
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
The Armory Commission may, either alone or in cooperation with the United States or political subdivisions of the state, such as counties, cities, or incorporated towns, and private corporations, voluntary unincorporated associations or individuals, construct or acquire by purchase, contract, lease, gift, donation, or condemnation, armories, buildings, or grounds, suitable for drill instruction and administration and the safekeeping of public property and make additions and improvements in or to such armories and facilities, and, either alone or with the like cooperation of others, provide heat, light, water, telephone service, and other costs of operation and maintenance, including insurance. The amounts to be appropriated out of any armory funds for the construction or acquisition of armories, and for the maintenance or rental of armories, shall, within the limits set forth in this section, be wholly within the discretion of the Armory Commission.