Title 16 — Title 16

The Governor and the State Superintendent of Education, by virtue of their respective offices, and the trustees appointed pursuant to Section 16-53-3 and their successors in office are hereby constituted and shall be a body corporate under the name of The University of West Alaba…

It shall be the duty of the board of trustees to make or cause to be made to the Legislature, at each session thereof, a full report of their transactions and of the condition of the university, embracing an itemized account of all receipts and disbursements on account of the uni…

Work Forfeiture. No grant or gift, by will or otherwise, shall fail on account of any misnomer or informality when the intent of the grantor or donor can be arrived at; nor shall any default, malfeasance or nonuser on the part of the trustees or other officers or agents of such c…

(a) The President of The University of West Alabama may appoint and employ suitable persons to act as police officers to keep off intruders and prevent trespass upon and damage to the property and grounds of the university. Such persons shall be charged with all the duties and in…

Such corporation shall have all the rights, privileges, and franchises necessary to the promotion of the ends of its creation, and shall be charged with all corresponding duties, liabilities, and responsibilities. Such corporation may hold and may lease, sell, or, in any other ma…

(a) The board of trustees of the state educational institution at Livingston, Alabama, now known as The University of West Alabama, but formerly known as Livingston University, shall consist of two members from the congressional district in which the primary campus office of the …

(a) The Board of Trustees of The University of West Alabama shall hold its regular annual meeting each year at the institution on the first Monday in June, unless the board shall in regular session determine to hold its meeting at some other time and place. Thereafter, the board …

Seven members of the board of trustees shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day until a quorum is present. History: (Acts 1967, No. 424, p. 1092, §7; Acts 1971, No. 1190, p. 2055, §6.)

The president shall be elected by the board of trustees and shall have the power and duty to appoint a corps of instructors who shall be styled the faculty and such other instructors and officers as the interest of the university may require, to remove any instructors or officers…

After July 1, 2006, the board of trustees created by this chapter for The University of West Alabama shall have exclusive jurisdiction, supervision, and control of The University of West Alabama; and the State Board of Education is thereafter divested of all jurisdiction, power, …

Repealed by Act 2006-576, p. 1513, §2, effective July 1, 2006. History: (Act 99-701, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 210, §2)

Any vacancy in the office of trustee occurring during the recess of the Legislature shall be filled by appointment of the Governor. Such appointee shall hold office until the next session of the Legislature, when the vacancy shall be filled by the Governor by and with the consent…

Repealed by Act 2006-576, p. 1513, §2, effective July 1, 2006. History: (Acts 1967, No. 424, p. 1092, §8; Act 99-701, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 210, §1.)