Ala. Code § 11-43A-25: Thirty-Day Delay in Effect of Ordinances Granting Franchises, Etc.; Publication at Expense of Grantee.

No ordinance granting to any person, firm, or corporation of any franchise, lease of right to use the streets, public highways, thoroughfares, or public property of the city shall take effect and be enforced until 30 days after final enactment of same by the council and publication of said ordinance as provided by law which publication shall be made at the expense of the person, firm or corporation applying for said grant.