{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-11-43a-48","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 11-43A-48","heading":"Limit on Contracts Involving Money Payments; Requirements for Validity.","body":"No contract involving the payment of money out of the appropriation of more than one year shall be made for a period of more than five years, nor shall any such contract be valid unless made or approved by ordinance, and signed in the name of the municipality by the mayor and countersigned by the manager.","path":["Title 11 Counties and Municipal Corporations.","Title 2 Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.","Chapter 43A Council-Manager Form of Government.","Article 1 Council-Manager Act of 1982."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=11-43A-48","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"a804d6e8d31596d4948e85ce5cf8fc7005864ebb541476fa270e5615ddf37fee","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-11-43a-47","next":"us-al/ala.-code-11-43a-49"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}