(a) The Clay County Commission shall call a referendum to be held at the next special or general election to determine whether or not the qualified voters of the county wish for the county road system to remain under the present district or beat line system or be constructed and maintained hereafter under a county unit system.

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-14-130.12

  • 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
(b) If a vote at such election is in favor of the county remaining under the present system, then the county road system shall continue to be operated under the provisions of all laws now governing the Clay County road system. If the vote at such election is in favor of the county road system being operated under the county unit system, then the county commission shall arrange for an orderly transition into such system within a three-month period after the election and the provisions of any laws to the contrary are hereby repealed and superseded.
(c) The county commission shall notify the Secretary of State of the results of the election and the Secretary of State shall cause results of the election to be reflected in the acts books in the appropriate manner.