Legal Opinion
Pilcher v. City of Dothan
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 4, 1922No. 4 Div. 976, 977PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELDAN, J.
[1] The municipalities of
this state are authorized to construct and operate waterworks systems to supply wholesome water for municipal purpos’es and for the use of their inhabitants. They may locate their plants within or without their territories; and may issue bonds to provide funds for such purposes, as well as secure the payment of the bonds by mortgage on the systems or'pledge of the revenues to be derived therefrom. Code, §§ 1260, 1261, 1262; Acts Sp. Sess. 1921, pp. 6-8.
The municipal right and function to provide water systems for towns and cities is expressly recognized in the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- United States v. Chandler-Dunbar Water Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Kaukauna Water Power Co. v. Green Bay & Mississippi Canal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Overall v. City of MadisonvilleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907
- Morton & Bliss v. New Orleans & Selma Railway Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1885
- Bates v. BassettSupreme Court of Vermont · 1888
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Newberry v. City of AndalusiaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
- Rogers v. City of MobileSupreme Court of Alabama · 1964
- Van Antwerp v. Board of Com'rsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
- Birmingham Interurban Taxicab Service Corp. v. McLendonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
- Alabama Water Co. v. City of AttallaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1924
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