2006 Alabama Code - Section 11-49-60 — Contract by municipality for payment of proportionate share of cost of highway, street, etc., within municipality constructed, improved, etc., by county, state or federal government authorized; assessment of proportionate share of cost against property benefited.

Whenever the United States, the State of Alabama or any county within the State of Alabama or either of them shall establish, construct or reconstruct, improve or reimprove a public highway, street or avenue, which said street, highway or avenue is within or partly within any city or town of the State of Alabama, such city or town may contract and agree with either the United States government, the State of Alabama or any county thereof as to what proportionate share of the cost of the establishment, construction, reconstruction, improvement or reimprovement of such street, highway or avenue within such city or town shall be paid by such municipality, and such cities or towns may assess such proportionate cost of the establishment, construction, reconstruction, improvement or reimprovement of such streets, avenues or highways against the property benefited thereby, but such cost shall not exceed the increased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived from such improvements.

(Acts 1919, No. 760, p. 1122; Code 1923, §2252; Code 1940, T. 37, §657.)