Article II — State and County Boundaries
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Ala. Const. art. II, § 37 State boundaries defined
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The boundaries of this state are established and declared to be as follows, that is to say: Beginning at the point where the thirty-first degree of north latitude crosses the Perdido river; thence east, to the western boundary line of the State of Georgia; thence along said line …
Ala. Const. art. II, § 38 County boundaries ratified and confirmed
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The boundaries of the several counties of this state, as they now exist, are hereby ratified and confirmed.
Ala. Const. art. II, § 39 Arrangement and designation of county boundaries; new counties
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The legislature may, by a vote of two-thirds of each house thereof, arrange and designate boundaries for the several counties of this state, which boundaries shall not be altered, except by a like vote; but no new county shall be formed hereafter of less extent than six hundred s…
Ala. Const. art. II, § 40 Minimum distance of county boundaries from courthouse
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No county line shall be altered or changed, or in the event of the creation of new counties shall be established, so as to run within seven miles of the county courthouse of any old county.
Ala. Const. art. II, § 41 Removal of courthouse or county site
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No courthouse or county site shall be removed except by a majority vote of the qualified electors of said county, voting at an election held for such purpose, and when an election has once been held no other election shall be held for such purpose until the expiration of four yea…
Ala. Const. art. II, § 41.01 Establishing or abolishing branch courthouse or division or branch of court of record
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After the ratification of this amendment, the legislature shall not establish any branch courthouse or any division or branch of any court of record to be held at any place other than the county seat, nor shall the legislature abolish any branch courthouse now existing or abolish…