{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-45-37a-52","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 45-37A-52","heading":"Applicability.","body":"Any city in the State of Alabama, which has a population of more than 300,000, according to the last federal census, or which may hereafter have such population according to any federal census that may be taken hereafter, may adopt the mayor-council form of government by proceeding in the manner hereinafter in this part provided.","path":["Title 45 Local Laws.","Chapter 37A Jefferson County Municipalities.","Article 5 Birmingham.","Part 3 Government.","Part 1 Adoption of Mayor-Council Form of Government."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=45-37A-52","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"e5bdc6aca43bf77f0528bad0c6e0a1771de5939f6f687a384588011833a9da4b","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-45-37a-51.169","next":"us-al/ala.-code-45-37a-52.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}