Article IV — Legislative Department
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Ala. Const. art. IV, § 94 Organization and promotion of shrimp and seafood industry
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(a) The Legislature shall not have power to authorize any county, city, town, or other subdivision of this state to lend its credit, or to grant public money or thing of value in aid of, or to any individual, association, or corporation whatsoever, or to become a stockholder in a…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 95 Impairing obligation of contracts; revival of barred rights or remedies; removal of cause of action or defense to suit after commencement of suit
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There can be no law of this state impairing the obligation of contracts by destroying or impairing the remedy for their enforcement; and the legislature shall have no power to revive any right or remedy which may have become barred by lapse of time, or by any statute of this stat…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 96 Uniformity of laws regulating court costs and charges and fees, commissions and allowances of public officers
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The legislature shall not enact any law not applicable to all the counties in the state, regulating costs and charges of courts, or fees, commissions or allowances of public officers.
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 97 Payment of salary of deceased officer after date of death
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The legislature shall not authorize payment to any person of the salary of a deceased officer beyond the date of his death.
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 98 Payments or grants to retiring officers
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The legislature shall not retire any officer on pay, or part pay, or make any grant to such retiring officer; however, the legislature shall have the authority to provide that superintendents of education shall be eligible to participate in the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alab…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 99 Restrictions on donation or sale of state lands to private corporations or individuals; grant of easements to railroad, telephone and telegraph companies
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Lands belonging to or under the control of the state shall never be donated, directly or indirectly, to private corporations, associations, or individuals, or railroad companies; nor shall such lands be sold to corporations or associations for a less price than that for which the…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 100 Obligations and liabilities of corporations, etc., held or owned by state, counties or municipalities
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No obligation or liability of any person, association, or corporation held or owned by this state, or by any county or other municipality thereof, shall ever be remitted, released, or postponed, or in any way diminished, by the legislature; nor shall such liability or obligation …
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 101 Lobbying in legislature by state or county officials
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No state or county official shall, at any time during his term of office, accept, either directly or indirectly, any fee, money, office, appointment, employment, reward, or thing of value, or of personal advantage, or the promise thereof, to lobby for or against any measure pendi…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 102 Section 102
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Ala. Const. art. IV, § 103 Regulation, etc., of common carriers, partnerships, associations, trusts, monopolies and combinations of capital
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The legislature shall provide by law for the regulation, prohibition, or reasonable restraint of common carriers, partnerships, associations, trusts, monopolies, and combinations of capital, so as to prevent them or any of them from making scarce articles of necessity, trade, or …
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 104 Special, private or local laws — Prohibited in certain cases
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The legislature shall not pass a special, private, or local law in any of the following cases: (1) Granting a divorce; (2) Relieving any minor of the disabilities of nonage; (3) Changing the name of any corporation, association, or individual; (4) Providing for the adoption or le…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 105 Special, private or local laws — Prohibited in cases provided for by general law; exception as to time of holding courts; partial repeal of general laws
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No special, private, or local law, except a law fixing the time of holding courts, shall be enacted in any case which is provided for by a general law, or when the relief sought can be given by any court of this state; and the courts, and not the legislature, shall judge as to wh…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 106 Special, private or local laws — Publication or posting of notice of intent to apply therefor within county or counties affected prior to introduction of bill
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No special, private, or local law shall be passed on any subject not enumerated in section 104 of this Constitution, except in reference to fixing the time of holding courts, unless notice of the intention to apply therefor shall have been published, without cost to the state, in…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 107 Special, private or local laws — Notice required by section 106 prerequisite to repeal or amendment
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The legislature shall not, by a special, private, or local law, repeal or modify any special, private, or local law except upon notice being given and shown as provided in the last preceding section.
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 108 Suspension of general laws for benefit of individuals or private corporations; exemption of individuals or private corporations from operation of general laws
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The operation of a general law shall not be suspended for the benefit of any individual, private corporation, or association; nor shall any individual, private corporation or association be exempted from the operation of any general law except as in this article otherwise provide…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 109 General laws for protection of local and private interests
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The legislature shall pass general laws under which local and private interests shall be provided for and protected.
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 110 ‘‘General law,’’ ‘‘local law’’ and ‘‘special law’’ defined
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A general law is a law which in its terms and effect applies either to the whole state, or to one or more municipalities of the state less than the whole in a class. A general law applicable to such a class of municipalities shall define the class on the basis of criteria reasona…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 111 Amendment of bill introduced as general law so as to become special, private or local law on passage
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No bill introduced as a general law in either house of the legislature shall be so amended on its passage as to become a special, private or local law.
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 111.08 Implementation date of laws providing for conduct of the general election
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The implementation date for any bill enacted by the Legislature in a calendar year in which a general election is to be held and relating to the conduct of the general election shall be at least six months before the general election. Amendments Amendment 4 on November 8, 2022 go…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 111.07 Maximum age limitations on certain appointed or elected officials prohibited
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1. Any provision of the constitution or other law that imposes a maximum age restriction for the appointment, election, or service of an appointed or elected official, with the exception of persons elected or appointed to a judicial office pursuant to Section 155, is repealed. 2.…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 111.06 Expenditure of fees or taxes relating to use, etc., of vehicles and to fuels used for vehicles
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No moneys derived from any fees, excises, or license taxes, levied by the state, relating to registration, operation, or use of vehicles upon the public highways except a vehicle-use tax imposed in lieu of a sales tax, and no moneys derived from any fee, excises, or license taxes…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 111.05 Effectiveness of unfunded mandates for municipalities, etc
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(a) No general law, or state executive order whose purpose or effect is to require a new or increased expenditure of funds held or disbursed by the governing body of a municipality or county, or an instrumentality thereof, or a city or county board of education shall become effec…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 111.04 Effectiveness of laws providing for expenditure of municipal funds
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No law, whether general, special or local, whose purpose or effect is to provide for a new or increased expenditure of municipal funds held or disbursed by the municipal governing body shall become effective as to any municipality of this state until the first day of the fiscal y…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 111.03 Section 111.03
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Ala. Const. art. IV, § 111.02 Termination of alimony upon remarriage or cohabitation of spouse
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The legislature may pass laws to provide for the termination of alimony upon the remarriage of the spouse receiving the alimony or upon such spouse living openly or cohabiting with a member of the opposite sex. Such laws may be made to apply retrospectively.
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 93.01 Promotion of catfish industry
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The legislature may hereafter, by general law, provide for the promotion of the production, distribution, improvement, marketing, use and sale of catfish. The legislature may provide for the promotion of catfish and catfish products by research, education, advertising and other m…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 93.02 Promotion of cattle industry
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, the legislature may hereafter, by general law, provide for the promotion of the production, distribution, marketing, use, improvement and sale of cattle. The legislature may provide for the promotion of cattle and the catt…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 93.03 Eradication or control of the boll weevil in cotton
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, the legislature may hereafter, by general law, provide for the eradication or control of the boll weevil in cotton. The legislature may provide for and is authorized to provide means and methods for the financing of this a…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 93.04 Promotion of grain industry
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The legislature may hereafter, by general law, provide for the promotion of the production, distribution, improvement, marketing, use and sale of wheat and other feed grains as defined and authorized by the legislature. The legislature may provide for the promotion of wheat and o…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 93.05 Indemnification program for peanut farmers
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The legislature may hereafter, by general law, provide for an indemnification program to peanut farmers for losses incurred as a result of Aspergillus flavus and freeze damage in peanuts. The legislature is further authorized to provide means and methods for the financing of any …
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 93.13 Development of irrigation districts
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The legislature may by general, special or local laws authorize the formation of a body corporate for the development of one or more irrigation districts for the purposes of providing irrigation and water conservation in the state of Alabama, and may authorize the counties and mu…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 93.06 Promotion of production, distribution, etc., of peanuts, milk, and cotton
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The legislature may hereafter, by general law, provide for the promotion of the production, distribution, improvement, marketing, use, and sale of pea- nuts, milk, and cotton. The legislature may provide for the promotion of peanuts, milk, and cotton and peanut, milk, and cotton …
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 93.07 Promotion of poultry and poultry products
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, the legislature may hereafter, by general law, provide for the promotion of the production, distribution, marketing and use of poultry and poultry products. The legislature may provide for the promotion of poultry and poul…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 93.08 Promotion of soybean industry
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The legislature may hereafter, by general law, provide for the promotion of the production, distribution, improvement, marketing, use and sale of soybeans. The legislature may provide for the promotion of soybeans and soybean products by research, education, advertising and other…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 93.14 Soil and water conservation commission
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The legislature by general law may provide for the creation and organization of a commission charged with the responsibility of improving soil and water conservation and forestry practices within the state, and in order to further the carrying out of that responsibility the legis…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 93.09 Promotion of production, distribution, etc., of swine and swine products
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, the legislature may hereafter, by general law, provide for the promotion of, the production, research, distribution, marketing, use, improvement and sale of swine and swine products. The legislature may provide for the pro…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 93.10 Organization and promotion of sheep and goat industry
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The Legislature, by general law, may provide for the promotion of the production, distribution, improvement, marketing, use, and sale of sheep or goats. The Legislature may provide for the promotion of sheep and goats and their products by research, education, advertising, and ot…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 93.11 Drainage districts
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Section 1. The legislature may form or provide for the formation of drainage districts for establishing and maintaining drainage systems; and provide for the assessment of the whole or part of the cost of such improvements against the lands and property in such district to the ex…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 93.12 Public hospitals and health facilities
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The state, notwithstanding section 93 of the Constitution as amended and section 94 of the Constitution, may acquire, build, establish, own, operate and maintain hospitals, health centers, sanatoria and other health facilities. The legislature for such purposes may appropriate pu…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 93.15 Development of Bear Creek watershed area
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The legislature may by general, special, private or local laws authorize the formation in any manner of a public corporation for the development of Bear Creek, its tributaries and watershed, for the purposes of navigation, water conservation and supply, flood control, irrigation,…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 93.16 Development of Bear Creek watershed area
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Section 1. The legislature may provide for the formation of water management districts for the establishment of works of improvement for the drainage of wet, swamp, and overflowed lands of the state, and for flood prevention or the conservation, development, utilization, and disp…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 93.17 Organization and promotion of shrimp and seafood industry
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The Legislature, by general law, may provide for the promotion of the production, distribution, improvement, marketing, use, and sale of shrimp and seafood. The Legislature may provide for the promotion of shrimp and seafood and shrimp and seafood products by research, education,…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 93.18 Grant of certain monies to public or private entities for broadband infrastructure
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The state, a county, or a municipality is authorized to grant federal award funds or any other source of funding designated for broadband infrastructure by state law to any public or private entity for the purpose of providing or expanding broadband infrastructure. The granting o…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 94.01 Promotion of economic and industrial development by county commission
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(a) The governing body of a county or municipality shall have full and continuing power to do any of the following: (b) The recital in any bonds, warrants, notes, or other obligations, or evidences of indebtedness that they were issued pursuant to this amendment, or that they wer…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 94.02 Tax Increment districts in counties and municipalities
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Any other provision of the Constitution heretofore adopted to the contrary notwithstanding, the legislature is hereby authorized to enact legislation permitting municipalities and counties to establish tax increment districts, as may be defined in such legislation; to authorize t…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 68.01 Increasing or decreasing salaries, etc., of state and county officers
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Any provisions of this Constitution or amendments thereto to the contrary notwithstanding, neither the legislature, nor any county of the state shall, by the imposition of new, different, and additional duties or otherwise, increase, or authorize the increase of, the salary, fees…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 111.01 Section 111.01
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Sec. 111.01 Laws placing responsibility for county roads in state highway department. The legislature shall not hereafter by general, special or local law authorize the state highway department or any other agency of the state of Alabama, other than a court of county commissioner…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 96.01 Salaries, fees, etc., of county officials charged with assessing and collecting ad valorem taxes; abolishment, combination or alteration of offices of tax assessor, tax collector or license commissioner
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The legislature may, from time to time, by general or local law applicable to the various counties of this state, establish the salaries, fees, commissions or allowances to be charged or received by the tax assessors, tax collectors, license commissioners, revenue commissioners o…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 104.01 Election of city boards of education — Population 125,000 or less
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The Legislature by local law may provide in any municipality with a city board of education for the conducting of an authorizing referendum election regarding changing the city board of education to an elected city board of education. The Legislature by local law may authorize th…
Ala. Const. art. IV, § 104.02 Election of city boards of education — Population exceeding 125,000
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I. The members of the city board of education of any municipality in the state with a population exceeding 125,000 shall be elected by the qualified electors of the municipality in which the city board of education is located. II. This amendment shall apply to a municipality with…