{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-11-42-157","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 11-42-157","heading":"Division of Consolidated Municipality into Wards; Election of Officers of Consolidated Municipality.","body":"The council of the consolidated municipality shall before the next general municipal election divide the consolidated municipality into a suitable and convenient number of wards, and at the next municipal election thereafter there shall be elected in the consolidated municipality the officers provided by general law for the government of towns and cities.","path":["Title 11 Counties and Municipal Corporations.","Title 2 Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.","Chapter 42 Alteration of Corporate Limits.","Article 5 Consolidation of Noncontiguous Municipalities."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=11-42-157","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"9d4d3ddb085b5619055f79668a4185b38b8b378be4cad03e437921d0148ce679","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-11-42-156","next":"us-al/ala.-code-11-42-158"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}