§8-19-16. Protection and Enforcement of Rights of Bondholders, etc.; Receivership
Any holder of any bonds issued under the provisions of this article or of any coupons representing interest accrued thereon may by civil action, mandamus or other proper proceeding enforce the statutory mortgage lien created and granted in section eight of this article, protect and enforce any and all rights granted hereunder or under any […]
§8-19-17. Grants, Loans, Advances and Agreements
CUMULATIVE AUTHORITY. §8-19-17. Grants, loans, advances and agreements. As an alternative to, or in conjunction with, the issuance of revenue bonds authorized by this article, any municipality or county commission is hereby empowered and authorized to accept loans or grants and procure loans or temporary advances evidenced by notes or other negotiable instruments issued in […]
§8-19-18. Additional and Alternative Method for Constructing or Improving and for Financing Waterworks or Electric Power System; Cumulative Authority
This article shall, without reference to any other statute or charter provision, be deemed full authority for the acquisition, construction, establishment, extension, equipment, additions, betterment, improvement, repair, maintenance and operation of or to a waterworks or electric power system or for the construction of any additions, betterments, improvements, repairs, maintenance or operation of or to […]
§8-19-19. Alternative Procedure for Acquisition, Construction or Improvement of Waterworks or Electric Power System
§8-19-19. Alternative procedure for acquisition, construction or improvement of waterworks or electric power system. As an alternative to the procedures hereinabove provided, any municipality or county commission is hereby empowered and authorized to acquire, construct, establish, extend, equip, repair, maintain and operate a waterworks or an electric power system or to construct, maintain and operate […]
§8-19-20. Article to Be Liberally Construed
This article is necessary for the public health, safety and welfare and shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.
§8-19-21. Specifications for Water Mains and Water Service Pipes
Considering the importance of public fire protection, any state or local government, public service district, public or private utility which installs or constructs water mains, shall ensure that all new mains specifically intended to provide fire protection are not less than six inches in diameter. Effective July 1, 2007, when any state or local government, […]
§8-19-22. Identification Requirement for Fire Hydrants That Are Inoperable or Unavailable for Use in Emergency Situations
(a) The owner or operator of a fire hydrant or any device having the appearance of a fire hydrant that is located in a place that an entity responsible for providing fire suppression services in a fire emergency would expect a fire hydrant to typically be located, shall mark the fire hydrant or device, as […]
§8-19-10. Operating Contract
Any such municipality or county commission may enter into contracts or agreements with any persons for (1) the repair, maintenance and operation and management of the facilities and properties of said waterworks or electric power system, or any part thereof, or (2) the collection and disbursement of the income and revenues therefor, or for both […]
§8-19-11. Rates or Charges for Water and Electric Power Must Be Sufficient to Pay Bonds, etc.; Disposition of Surplus
Rates or charges for water or electric power fixed precedent to the issuance of bonds shall not be reduced until all of said bonds shall have been fully paid, and may, whenever necessary, be increased in amounts sufficient to provide for the payment of the principal of and interest upon such bonds, and to provide […]
§8-19-12. Service Charges; Sinking Fund; Amount of Bonds; Additional Bonds; Surplus
(a) Every municipality or county commission issuing bonds under the provisions of this article shall thereafter, so long as any of such bonds remain outstanding, repair, maintain and operate its waterworks or electric power system as hereinafter provided and shall charge, collect and account for revenues therefrom as will be sufficient to pay all repair, […]