Title 41 — Title 41

to Board by Governor; Terms of Office, Etc., of Additional Members. In the event that there shall be provided to the corporation either by legislative appropriation or by executive allocation from funds of the state either moneys sufficient to pay the cost of necessary preliminar…

The officers of the corporation shall consist of a chair, a vice-chair, a secretary, a treasurer, and such other officers as the board shall deem necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the corporation was organized. The offices of secretary and treasurer may but need not …

The corporation shall have the following powers, together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate form: (1) To have succession by its corporate name until dissolved as provided in this article; (2) To sue and be sued, to prosecute and…

The corporation shall have the same powers of eminent domain as are vested by law in the county, which powers shall be exercised in the same manner and under the same conditions as are provided by law for the exercise of the power of eminent domain by the county. History: (Acts 1…

Form, Terms, Denominations, Etc.; Redemption; Sale; Payment of Expenses in Connection with Authorization, Sale and Issuance; Bonds to Contain Recital as to Authority for Issuance; Bonds to Be Deemed Negotiable Instruments. The corporation is authorized at any time and from time t…

for Actions Contesting Validity of Bonds, Etc. (a) Upon the adoption by the board of any resolution providing for the issuance of bonds, the corporation may, in its discretion, cause to be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in the county a no…

All bonds shall be signed by the chair or vice-chair of the corporation, and the seal of the corporation shall be affixed thereto and attested by its secretary. A facsimile of the seal of the corporation and of the signature of either of said officers, but not both of them, may b…

The principal of and interest on the bonds shall be secured by a pledge of the rent, revenues, and income out of which the bonds shall be made payable and by a pledge of any lease agreements covering the project or any part thereof from which the rent, revenues and income so pled…

The proceeds derived from the sale of any bonds, other than refunding bonds, may be used only to pay the cost of acquiring, constructing, improving, enlarging, and equipping the project with respect to which they were issued, as may be specified in the indenture or the proceeding…

Etc., for Services in Sale, Issuance, Execution, Etc., of Bonds; Maximum Amount Payable to Attorneys for Services Rendered. No part of any of the proceeds of the bonds provided for herein shall be used for the payment of fees, commission, expense, salary, or other remuneration to…

The corporation may at any time and from time to time issue refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding the principal of and interest on any bonds of the corporation theretofore issued under this article and then outstanding, whether or not such principal and interest shall have…

There is hereby created and established an organization which shall be known as the “Alabama Academy of Honor,” hereinafter referred to as “the academy.” The purpose of the academy shall be to bestow honor and recognition upon living Alabamians for their outstanding accomplishmen…

The academy shall be composed of not more than 100 living members, and no more than 10 of such members shall be elected to membership in any calendar year. Each person elected for membership shall be a distinguished citizen of Alabama who shall be chosen for accomplishment or ser…

(a) The initial 10 members of the academy shall be elected by a committee appointed for such purpose by the Governor. New members, not to exceed 10 in any calendar year, shall be elected by the existing members of the academy. A majority of the votes cast by existing members shal…

The members of the academy shall elect among themselves an executive committee, which shall select a chairman and shall fix his or her term of office and shall conduct the affairs of the academy between annual meetings. The chairman shall preside over meetings, direct the busines…

The academy shall meet at least once annually to award new memberships and shall hold such other meetings as necessary to carry out its purpose. The time and place of meetings shall be designated by the executive committee. One-third of the members of the academy shall constitute…

Repealed by Act 2008-278, p. 535, §2, effective August 1, 2008. History: (Acts 1965, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 15, p. 219, §6; Acts 1990, No. 90-106, p. 128, §3.)

The building and grounds known as the first White House of the Confederacy, opposite the Capitol and now the property of the state, shall be preserved and held inviolate as a perpetual memorial to Jefferson Davis and the men and women associated with him in the organization of th…

Thereof. The care and upkeep of the building as a building shall be a part of the duties of the Department of Finance, and the expenses for such care and upkeep shall be payable from the funds annually appropriated therefor by the Legislature. History: (Acts 1923, No. 244, p. 248…

The management of the first White House of the Confederacy as an institution for the cultivation of Confederate history, the preservation of Confederate relics and as a reminder for all time of how pure and great were southern statesmen and southern valor is confided to the organ…

As used in this article, the term “public records” shall include all written, typed or printed books, papers, letters, documents, and maps made or received in pursuance of law by the public officers of the state, counties, municipalities, and other subdivisions of government in t…

Meetings. There is hereby created a State Records Commission consisting of nine members as follows: The Director of the Department of Archives and History, who shall be chair of the commission; the Chief Examiner of the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts; the Attorney Gen…

to Be Preserved or Destroyed, Etc., After or Without Microfilming; Classification of Records; State Officers, Etc., Not to Cause Destruction, Etc., of Records Without Prior Approval of Commission; Supreme Court to Determine Disposition of Court Records. The State Records Commissi…

Compensation; Meetings. There is hereby created a Local Government Records Commission consisting of 16 members as follows: The Director of the Department of Archives and History, who shall be the chair of the commission; the Chief Examiner of the Department of Examiners of Public…

Municipal, Etc., Records to Be Preserved or Destroyed, Etc., After Microfilming; Classification of Records; Officials Not to Cause Destruction, Etc., of Records Without Prior Approval of Commission. The Local Government Records Commission shall be charged with the responsibility …

Commissions Authorized; Issuance, Etc., by Commissions of Regulations Classifying Public Records, Etc. (a) Both the State Records Commission and the Local Government Records Commission are hereby empowered to conduct surveys of public records in carrying out the provisions of thi…

Government Records Commissions. The expenses allowed by law for the county, municipal, and other local government officials who are members of the Local Government Records Commission shall be paid pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 36. The expenses allowed by law for the…

Records by Department of Archives and History. The Department of Archives and History may examine into the condition of public records and shall at the request of the custodian thereof give advice and assistance to any public official in the solution of his or her problems of pre…

Admissibility in Evidence, Etc., of Photographs, Microfilms, Etc. The head of any office, court, commission, board, institution, department, or agency of the state or of any political subdivision thereof may cause any record, document, plat, court file, book, map, paper, or writi…

Department of Archives and History; Charges for Photographing or Microphotographing. The photographing or microphotographing of public records, except the public records of counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions of the State of Alabama, shall be centralized in…

and Supplies by Department of Archives and History Authorized; Appropriation of Funds Therefor. The Department of Archives and History is hereby authorized to purchase or lease photographic or microphotographic equipment and supplies necessary to carry out the duties prescribed i…

or Microphotographing of Public Records Authorized. The county commission of any county or municipality may appropriate an amount sufficient to cover the cost of photographing or microphotographing the public records belonging to that county or municipality. History: (Acts 1955, …

until Microfilmed Copies Processed and Checked for Accuracy. No state or county official or employee shall destroy, dispose of, or cause to be destroyed or disposed of any public record that has been microfilmed under the provisions of this article until the microfilm copy has be…

Importance or Value. Any public records, books, papers, newspapers, files, printed books, manuscripts, tapes, or other public records which have no significance, importance, or value may, upon the advice and recommendation of the custodian thereof and upon the further advice, rec…

Inspection. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a state department, licensing or regulatory board, agency, or commission is prohibited from placing or otherwise revealing the Social Security number of a person, including, but not limited to, full- or part-time employee…

Public Inspection. (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) EMPLOYEE. Any person who is regularly employed by the state and who is subject to the provisions of the state Merit System or any person who is regularly employed by a crimi…

Law Enforcement Officers and Employees. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) IDENTIFYING INFORMATION. As defined in Section 41-13-7. (2) LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE. A judge of any position, including a judge of a muni…

The Governor may designate any bank or savings association which is a qualified public depositary under Chapter 14A of this title as a state depositary as provided in this article. History: (Code 1907, §641; Code 1923, §891; Code 1940, T. 55, §379; Act 2000- 748, p. 1669, §2.)

Name of Purchaser. THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2000-748, 2000 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2001. History: (Code 1907, §649; Code 1923, §899; Code 1940, T. 55, §387.)

Before any voluntary surrender of its designation as a state depository, any bank or savings association shall give at least 30 days’ notice to the Governor, Department of Finance, and Treasurer of its purpose to cease acting as a state depositary. History: (Code 1907, §651; Code…

Ceasing, Etc., to Act as State Depositary. THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2000-748, 2000 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2001. History: (Code 1907, §650; Code 1923, §900; Code 1940, T. 55, §388; Acts 1947, No. 411, p. 301, §5.)

Required by Article. Nothing in this article shall be construed as requiring county or state officers to place state funds in state depositaries, and they may pay such funds into the State Treasury as now provided by law. History: (Code 1907, §654; Code 1923, §904; Code 1940, T. …

State Depositaries. The Treasurer, by and with the approval of the Governor, may place all funds or any part thereof paid to him or her by county or state officers or any other funds that he may have at any time on hand in any one or more of the state depositaries under the same …

Methods for Transaction of Business with State Depositaries. The Governor, the Department of Finance and the Treasurer are authorized to establish such regulations and collection methods not inconsistent with the provisions of this article as they may deem necessary for the conve…

Any state or county officer, or state depositary or agent thereof, who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may, on conviction, be fined not more than $2,500.00; and, in addition to the fine, such state or county officer may be …

Before any bank or savings association shall be designated as a state depositary, it shall be designated as a qualified public depository under Chapter 14A of this title, and it shall file with the State Treasurer an application in writing to be designated as a state depositary u…

Upon the filing of such application with the State Treasurer, the Treasurer shall certify to the Governor the fact of such application and the sworn statement accompanying the same, and thereupon the Governor may designate the applicant as a state depositary. In the event the app…

Investments. (a) The State Treasurer may deposit the money of the state in any available bank product in any bank or savings association that is a qualified public depository under Chapter 14A of this title and that has been designated as a state depositary according to law, so l…

Apportionment of Demand Deposits. As much money as may be needed for current operational purposes of the state government, as determined by the State Treasurer in accordance with procedures prescribed by Section 41-14-32 and with the approval of the Governor, shall be maintained …

Apportionment; Payment and Rate of Interest. (a) The State Treasurer is authorized to enter into contracts with the state depositories for the deposit of state funds in time deposits, open account, having maturities of 91 days, six months, or one year; provided that any such cont…