Ala. Code § 11-51-104: Licensing and Taxation, Etc., of Amusements, Athletic Games, and Use of Public Parks, Etc.

The council shall have power to license and tax, permit and regulate and restrain or prohibit all kinds of amusements and all athletic games and the use of public parks and places of resort within the corporate limits and within the police jurisdiction of the several cities or towns and shall prescribe the places and the manner and method of regulating and conducting all such amusements and games and fix the time when all or any of the places referred to may be opened or shall be closed, not inconsistent with the laws of the state.