{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-11-43-49","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 11-43-49","heading":"Proceedings - Time and Place of Meetings Generally; Appointment of Temporary Chairman or Election of President Pro Tempore.","body":"The council shall determine the time and place of holding its meetings, which at all times shall be open to the public, and, in towns and cities of less than 12,000 population, in the absence of the mayor, shall appoint a temporary chairman, which appointment shall be entered of record. In cities of more than 12,000 population, it shall elect viva voce a president pro tempore.","path":["Title 11 Counties and Municipal Corporations.","Title 2 Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.","Chapter 43 Mayor and Council, Other Officers, Employees, Departments, Etc.","Article 3 Council."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=11-43-49","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"44d7d2a0dd6c120421693ec312fc1dc24946d7ab30d052783bf151368aec562d","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-11-43-48","next":"us-al/ala.-code-11-43-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}