36-14-1
Section 36-14-1 Duties generally. It is the duty of the Secretary of State: (1) To keep the state seal, the original statutes and public records of the state, and the records and papers belonging to the Legislature, keeping the papers of each house separate. (2) To attest commissions and all other public documents from the executive of the state and, when necessary, to affix the seal of the state thereto and to certify the same in his or her official capacity. (3) To record, in books proper for that purpose, all grants and patents issued by the state. (4) To keep all books, maps, and other papers appertaining to the survey of lands belonging to the state and the books and papers belonging to the land office. (5) To keep in his or her office the books, maps, and field notes of the late surveyor general of the United States for this state which are public archives of the state and, upon application, to give certified copies of the same, which shall be received in evidence in any of the...
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9-8-23
Section 9-8-23 Creation and incorporation of districts; increase or decrease in boundaries; reorganization; change of name. (a) Any 25 owners of land lying within the limits of the territory proposed to be organized into a district may file a petition with the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee asking that a soil and water conservation district be organized to function in the territory described in the petition. Such petition shall set forth: (1) The proposed name of said district; (2) That there is need in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare for a soil and water conservation district to function in the territory described in the petition; (3) A description of the territory proposed to be organized as a district, which description shall not be required to be given by metes and bounds or by legal subdivisions but shall be deemed sufficient if generally accurate; and (4) A request that the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee duly define the boundaries...
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17-12-16
Section 17-12-16 Certification of results. Immediately after ascertaining the results of an election for county officers, including members of the House of Representatives of the Legislature, the canvassing board must make in writing a public certification of the result, stating the name of each officer elected and the office to which elected. The certification must be signed by at least two of the members of the canvassing board and must be published by filing the original in the office of the judge of probate, by posting a copy thereof at the courthouse door, and by immediately transmitting a copy to the Secretary of State by fax or electronic transmission. The original certificate shall be recorded by the judge of probate in a book to be provided for the purpose; and the record, or a duly certified copy thereof, shall constitute prima facie evidence of the result of the election and the certification thereof as provided by law. (Code 1876, §292; Code 1886, §388; Code 1896, §1645;...
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9-8-31
Section 9-8-31 Discontinuance. (a) At any time after three years after the organization of a district under the provisions of this article, any 25 owners of land lying within the boundaries of such district may file a petition with the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee praying that the operations of the district be terminated and the existence of the district discontinued. The committee may conduct such public meetings and public hearings upon such petition as may be necessary to assist it in consideration thereof. Within 60 days after such a petition has been received by the committee, it shall give due notice of the holding of a referendum and shall supervise such referendum and issue appropriate regulations governing the conduct thereof, the question to be submitted by ballots upon which the words "For terminating the existence of the _____ (name of the soil conservation district to be here inserted)" and "Against terminating the existence of the _____ (name of the soil...
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24-1-23
Section 24-1-23 Procedure for incorporation of authority; boundaries of authority; denial of petition for incorporation; resubmission of petition after denial. Any 25 residents of a city or of the area within 10 miles from the territorial boundaries thereof may file a petition with the city clerk setting forth that there is a need for an authority to function in the city and the surrounding area. Upon the filing of such a petition the city clerk shall give notice of the time, place and purpose of a public hearing at which the council will determine the need for an authority in the city and surrounding area. Such notice shall be given at the city's expense by publishing a notice, at least 10 days preceding the day on which the hearing is to be held, in a newspaper having a general circulation in the city and said surrounding area or, if there be no such newspaper, by posting such a notice in at least three public places within the city, at least 10 days preceding the day on which the...
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24-1-62
Section 24-1-62 Procedure for incorporation of authority; boundaries of authority; denial of petition for incorporation; resubmission of petition after denial. Any 25 residents of a county may file a petition with the county commission setting forth that there is a need for an authority to function in the county. Upon the filing of such a petition, the county commission shall give notice of the time, place, and purpose of a public hearing at which the county commission will determine the need for an authority in the county. Such notice by the county commission shall be given at the county's expense by publishing a notice, at least 10 days preceding the day on which the hearing is to be held, in a newspaper having a general circulation in the county or, if there be no such newspaper, by posting such a notice in at least three public places within the county at least 10 days preceding the day on which the hearing is to be held. Upon the date fixed for said hearing, held upon notice as...
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4-3-5
Section 4-3-5 Board of directors of authority. Each authority shall be governed by a board of directors of three or more members, selected as provided herein. If the sole authorizing subdivision is a county, the governing body of said county shall elect all members, the number of such members to be set out in the certificate of incorporation of said authority. In all other cases, one member shall be elected by the governing body of each authorizing subdivision, one member shall be elected by the governing body of the county in which is located the principal office of the authority specified in the certificate of incorporation, if such county is not an authorizing subdivision, and one additional member shall be agreed to and elected by the governing bodies of all the authorizing subdivisions and the governing body of said county in which is located the principal office of the authority specified in the certificate of incorporation. Each member elected by the governing body of one of the...
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40-27-1
Section 40-27-1 Compact adopted; terms. The following Multistate Tax Compact is hereby approved, adopted and enacted into law by the State of Alabama: Multistate Tax Compact Article I. Purposes. The purposes of this compact are to: 1. Facilitate proper determination of state and local tax liability of multistate taxpayers, including the equitable apportionment of tax bases and settlement of apportionment disputes. 2. Promote uniformity or compatibility in significant components of tax systems. 3. Facilitate taxpayer convenience and compliance in the filing of tax returns and in other phases of tax administration. 4. Avoid duplicative taxation. Article II. Definitions. As used in this compact: 1. "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or possession of the United States. 2. "Subdivision" means any governmental unit or special district of a state. 3. "Taxpayer" means any corporation, partnership, firm,...
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40-1-16
Section 40-1-16 Copies of books, records, papers, etc., admitted in evidence. In any action against any tax assessor, tax collector, judge of probate, or other officer charged with the performance of any duties under this title and his sureties, or either, for failure to pay over any money collected by him for the state or to perform any other duty required of him by law, a copy of any bond, record, book, paper, contract, return, or other document, or of the official statement of any account between him and the state in the Office of the Comptroller, Treasurer, State Land Commissioner, or Department of Revenue properly certified by such officer, if the original is in his office under seal of the office, shall be received as evidence in any case in which the original would be competent, unless the defendant shall deny under oath that he made or executed such original. (Acts 1935, No. 194, p. 256; Code 1940, T. 51, §895.)...
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10A-20-1.06
Section 10A-20-1.06 Appointment of administrator to act while bishopric vacant. A bishop who has become a corporation sole pursuant to this chapter shall be authorized to appoint an administrator to act for the corporation during the time as the bishopric shall for any reason be vacant. In the event a vacancy should occur in the bishopric and no administrator shall have been appointed, then the ecclesiastical authority to whom the bishop is spiritually subject shall have authority to appoint the administrator. An appointment of an administrator shall be in writing, signed by the maker, attested by at least two witnesses and acknowledged or proved, as provided for conveyances of land in this state. Upon the occurrence of a vacancy, the administrator may file in the office of the Secretary of State an application for certificate of administratorship, setting forth the vacancy and the administrator's appointment, which application shall be subscribed, sworn to, and certified like the...
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