(a) It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter to empower each incorporated municipality in the state to authorize the incorporation of one or more public corporations as political subdivisions of the state for the purpose of providing public library facilities for lease to and use by the municipality, to invest each corporation organized under this chapter with all powers that may be necessary to enable it to accomplish such purposes, including the power to lease its properties and to issue interest-bearing revenue bonds and to grant to each such municipality power to rent such public library facilities on a year to year basis.

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 11-57-2

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • 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
  • 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
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the said intent.