ALABAMA S. BD. OF H. EX REL. BAXLEY v. CHAMBERS CTY.

SC 1751.

335 So.2d 653 (1976)

The ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH ex rel. William J. BAXLEY, Attorney General for the State of Alabama v. CHAMBERS COUNTY et al.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

July 16, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Baxley, Atty. Gen., Jackson P. Burwell and John Wible, Asst. Attys. Gen., for appellant.

James A. Avary, Lanett, for appellees.


JONES, Justice.

The sole question for review concerns the construction of the Solid Wastes Disposal Act (Title 22, §§ 346-351, Code). More specifically, the issue is whether the provisions of § 347(a) (". . . may, and is hereby authorized to") are mandatory or permissive. The trial Court, denying the relief sought by the Alabama State Board of Health against Chambers County, ruled that these provisions are...

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