Ala. Code § 41-10-182
The original charter of the Town of Blakeley by act of the Alabama Legislature in 1818 strengthened by an act of the Alabama state Legislature in 1820 and never revoked following demise of the town is hereby reaffirmed, and the Town of Blakeley is recognized as a municipality of the State of Alabama whose boundaries are hereby established as those of the national register site. Members of the authority and any other persons over the age of 21 whom the authority may designate, their place or places of residence in Alabama notwithstanding, shall be recognized as citizens of the Town of Blakeley for the purpose of conducting elections of town officials and other town business decided by referendum, until such time as citizens shall elect to come within the general provisions of the Code of Alabama 1975 as to government of municipalities. Until such time as the Town of Blakeley citizens decide on an alternative form of government, the authority shall be recognized as the governing body of the Town of Blakeley and is hereby empowered to elect from Blakeley citizens a mayor and members of town council to serve according to terms of office to be set by the authority.
Ala. Code § 41-10-182 (1975)