12-17-340
Section 12-17-340 Judicial secretaries. (a) Classified positions of secretaries existing under
local government merit systems. Classified positions of secretaries existing under local government
merit systems in those circuits having 15 or more circuit judges, serving the courts on October
10, 1975, shall be subject to the provisions of the State Merit System and all other benefits
applicable to state employees; provided, that they shall have the retirement benefit options
described in subdivision (b) (2) of Section 12-17-4. (b) Additional confidential secretaries.
In circumstances other than those provided in subsection (a) of this section, each circuit
and district court judge may employ a confidential secretary without regard to civil service
qualifications or regulations, to serve at the pleasure of the judge. However, before the
appointment thereof, the Administrative Director of Courts shall certify to the state Comptroller
and presiding circuit judge of the respective circuit...
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15-18-86
Section 15-18-86 Procedure when condemned female believed pregnant. (a) If there is reason
to believe that a female convict is pregnant, the sheriff must, with the concurrence of a
judge of the circuit court, summon a jury of six disinterested persons, as many of whom must
be physicians as practicable. The sheriff must also give notice to the district attorney or,
in his absence, to any attorney who may be appointed by a circuit judge to represent the state
and who has authority to issue subpoenas for witnesses. (b) The jury, under the direction
of the sheriff or officer acting in his place, must proceed to ascertain the fact of pregnancy
and must state their conclusion in writing, signed by them and the sheriff. If such jury is
of opinion, and so find, that the convict is with child, the sheriff or officer acting in
his place must suspend the execution of the sentence and transmit the finding of the jury
to the Governor. (c) Whenever the Governor is satisfied that such convict is no...
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17-6-25
Section 17-6-25 Order of listing of candidates on ballots. The names of candidates for each
office shall be listed on the ballot in alphabetical order by surname, and the offices shall
be listed in the following order: (1) President (if preference primary). (2) Governor. (3)
Lieutenant Governor. (4) United States Senator. (5) United States Representative. (6) Attorney
General. (7) State Senator. (8) State Representative. (9) Supreme Court Justice. (10) Court
of Civil Appeals Judge. (11) Court of Criminal Appeals Judge. (12) Secretary of State. (13)
State Treasurer. (14) State Auditor. (15) Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. (16)
Public Service Commissioner. (17) State Board of Education Member. (18) Circuit Court Judge.
(19) District Attorney. (20) District Court Judge. (21) Circuit Clerk. (22) Other public officers
(to be listed in the order prescribed by the judge of probate). (23) Delegate to national
convention. (24) Other party officers (to be listed in the order...
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31-2-112
Section 31-2-112 Ordering out of troops - Issuance of order by Governor; authority of local
civil authorities to order out troops. (a) Whenever there is an insurrection or outbreak of
a formidable character which has overawed, or threatens to overawe, the ordinary civil authorities,
or in cases of disaster, and the authorities in such county, city, or town, have attempted
and failed to quell the same by use of a posse comitatus, or it is apparent that such attempt
would be useless, the Governor on a certificate of such facts from any four conservators of
the peace in such county, city, or town, or from any circuit court judge, probate court judge,
sheriff, or justice of the Supreme Court, shall immediately order out such portion of the
National Guard or Militia as he may deem necessary to enforce the laws, and preserve the peace,
and the Governor may, when the urgency is great, order out such troops without any certificate
from either of the officers mentioned in this section, but in...
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12-2-33
Section 12-2-33 Ordering of special sessions of courts, etc. Whenever in the opinion of the
Chief Justice the business in any of the courts is being delayed or is unnecessarily congested
or unnecessarily accumulated, he shall order adjourned or special sessions of court or the
calling of the cases on the dockets for trial by sending a written order to the clerk of the
court, which order shall be spread upon the minutes of the court as a part of the organization
thereof, and he may direct the judge of any circuit at any time to call or order an adjourned
or special session of any court in the circuit of such judge for the trial of all cases, civil
or criminal, and the circuit judge shall immediately make such orders and issue such process
and notice as shall be necessary for the calling, convening and holding of such sessions of
court according to law. (Acts 1915, No. 521, p. 592; Code 1923, §10296; Code 1940, T. 13,
§39.)...
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12-2-37
Section 12-2-37 Forfeiture by judge failing to order or attend special session of court, etc.
For any failure of a judge to order such special session of court or to attend any such court
after having called the same or, having been notified by the Chief Justice, to attend and
to perform any of the duties required of him by Sections 12-2-33, 12-2-35 and 12-2-36 without
a lawful excuse, either being sick himself or having sickness in his family or being engaged
in holding court elsewhere or being lawfully absent from the state, he shall forfeit $100.00
to the state, to be recovered in the circuit court of Montgomery County, on motion of the
Attorney General, in the name of the state on 10 days' notice. (Acts 1915, No. 521, p. 592;
Code 1923, §10302; Code 1940, T. 13, §44.)...
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12-21-70
Section 12-21-70 Authentication of foreign state, territory, or country's legislative acts;
effect thereof. The acts of the legislature of any state or territory or of any country subject
to the jurisdiction of the United States shall be authenticated by having the seals of such
state, territory or country affixed thereto. The record and judicial proceedings of the courts
of any state or territory or of any such country shall be proved or admitted in any other
court within the United States by the attestation of the clerk and the seal of the court annexed,
if there is a seal, together with a certificate of the judge, Chief Justice or presiding magistrate
that the said attestation is in due form. The said records and judicial proceedings so authenticated
shall have such faith and credit given to them in every court within the United States as
they have by law or usage in the courts of the state from which they are taken. (Code 1923,
§7714; Code 1940, T. 7, §427.)...
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17-14-1
Section 17-14-1 State and county officers who are elected by the people. The following officers
in this state shall be elected by the qualified electors thereof: Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
Attorney General, Auditor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture and
Industries, public service commissioners, senators and representatives in the Legislature,
Chief Justice and associate justices of the Supreme Court, judges of the courts of appeals,
circuit courts, and district courts, district attorneys, judges of the probate court, sheriffs,
coroners, clerks of the circuit courts, tax assessors, tax collectors, county treasurers in
counties of more than 56,000 population, as provided by law, members of county commissions,
constables, representatives in Congress, United States senators, electors for President and
Vice President of the United States, and such other officers as may be required by law to
be elected by the people, when not otherwise specially provided for....
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41-9-592
Section 41-9-592 Composition of commission; terms of service of members of commission. (a)
The commission shall be composed of two sections. (b) The voting section shall include all
of the following: (1) The Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. (2) The Attorney
General. (3) The Chair of the Board of Pardons and Paroles. (4) The Commissioner of the Department
of Corrections. (5) The President of the Alabama Sheriffs Association. (6) The President of
the Alabama Association of Chiefs of Police. (7) The Director of the Law Enforcement and Traffic
Safety Division within the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. (8) The President
of the Alabama District Attorneys Association. (9) The President of the Alabama Circuit Clerks'
Association. (10) The Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. (11) The President of the
Alabama District Judges' Association. (12) The President of the Alabama Circuit Judges' Association.
(13) The Alabama Secretary of Information...
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45-37-140.14
Section 45-37-140.14 Abolition of district. (a) Any district created hereunder may be abolished
in the manner provided for in this section; provided, however, that no district shall be abolished
when it has any indebtedness. (1) Upon the petition for abolition of a district, conforming
to the requirements set forth below, being filed with the judge of probate, he or she shall
order an election on abolition of the district to be held in the district with the time provided
for by Section 45-37-140.04 unless the petition is submitted less than one year before the
next scheduled primary, primary runoff, or a general election in which case the election shall
be held at the next scheduled primary, primary runoff, or a general election, at which qualified
electors residing within the district shall be entitled to vote. The number of qualified electors
residing in the district signing the petition shall not be less than the smaller of these
two numbers: 500, or a number equal to 10 percent of...
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