Ala. Code § 45-35A-54.16: Grants for Use, Etc., of Public Streets, Property, Etc. - Notice; Effective Date.

No resolution, bylaw, or ordinance granting to any person, firm, or corporation any franchise, lease, or right to use the streets, public highways, thoroughfares, or public property of the city organized under this part, either in, under, upon, along, through, or over same shall take effect and be in force until 30 days after the final enactment of same by the board of commissioners, and publication of the resolution, bylaw, or ordinance in full once a week for three consecutive weeks in some newspaper published in the city, which publication shall be made at the expense of the persons, firms, or corporations applying for the grant.