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Alabama Const. art. 5, § 137 — Alabama Constitution / Article 5 / Section 137
Duties generally and restrictions on receipt of fees, etc., by attorney general, state auditor, secretary of state, state treasurer, and commissioner of agriculture and industries; annual reports by s
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Sec. 137. Duties generally and restrictions on receipt of fees, etc., by attorney general, state auditor, secretary of state, state treasurer, and commissioner of agriculture and industries; annual reports by state treasurer and state auditor; attorney general may be required to defend suits against state, political subdivisions, officers, etc. The attorney general, state auditor, secretary of state, state treasurer, and commissioner of agriculture and industries shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by law. The state treasurer and state auditor shall, every year, at a time fixed by the legislature, make a full and complete report to the governor, showing the receipts and disbursements of every character, all claims audited and paid out, by items, and all taxes and revenues collected and

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If paid into the treasury, and the sources thereof. They shall make reports oftenerupon any matters pertaining to their offices, if required by the governor or thelegislature. The attorney general, state auditor, secretary of state, state treasurer, and commissioner of agriculture and industries shall not receive to their use any fees, costs, perquisites of office or other compensation than the salaries prescribed by law, and all fees that may be payable for any services performed by such officers shall be at once paid into the state treasury. The legislature may require the attorney general to defend any or all suits brought against the state, or any subdivision thereof, or against any state school board or state board of education, or against any county or city school board or board of education, or against like boards or commissions by whatever name designated, or against any members, officers or employees of any such boards, or against any school official or employee throughout Alabama.
Alabama Const. art. 14, § 264 — Alabama Constitution / Article 14 / Section 264
Board of trustees of state university. The state university shall be under the management and control of a board of trustees, which shall consist of two members from each congressional district in the
Status: in_force

Sec. 264. Board of trustees of state university. The state university shall be under the management and control of a board of trustees, which shall consist of two members from each congressional district in the state as constituted on January 1, 2018, an additional member from the congressional district which includes the site of the first campus of the university, and the governor, who shall be ex officio president of the board. The members of the board of trustees as now constituted shall hold office until their respective terms expire under existing law, and until their successors shall be elected and confirmed as hereinafter required. The additional trustees provided for by this amendment shall be elected by the existing members of the board, and confirmed by the senate in the manner provided below, for initial terms of not more than six years established by the board so that one term shall expire each three years in each congressional district. Successors to the terms of the existing and additional trustees shall hold office for a term of six years, and shall not serve more than three consecutive full six-year terms on the board. Election of additional and successor trustees or of trustees to fill any vacancy created by the expiration of a term or by the death or resignation of any member or from any other cause shall be by the remaining members of the board by secret ballot; provided, that any trustee so elected shall hold office from the date of election until confirmation or rejection by the senate, and, if confirmed, until the expiration of the term for which elected, and until a successor is elected. At every meeting of the legislature the superintendent of education shall certify to the senate the names of all who shall have been so elected since the last session of the legislature, and the senate shall confirm or reject them, as it shall determine is for the best interest of the university. If it rejects the names of any members, it shall thereupon elect trustees in the stead of those rejected. No trustee shall receive any pay or emolument other than his actual expenses incurred in the discharge of his duties as such. Upon the vacation of office by a trustee, the board, if it desires, may bestow upon a trustee the honorary title of trustee emeritus, but such status shall confer no responsibilities, duties, rights, or privileges as such.

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Alabama Const. art. 4, § 77 — Alabama Constitution / Article 4 / Section 77
State office for inspection or measuring of merchandise, commodities, etc., prohibited. No state office shall be continued or created for the inspection or measuring of any merchandise, manufacture, o
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Sec. 77. State office for inspection or measuring of merchandise, commodities, etc., prohibited. No state office shall be continued or created for the inspection or measuring of any merchandise, manufacture, or commodity, but any county or municipality may appoint such officers when authorized by law.
Alabama Const. art. 1, § 11 — Alabama Constitution / Article 1 / Section 11
Right to trial by jury. That the right of trial by jury shall remain inviolate.
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Sec. 11. Right to trial by jury. That the right of trial by jury shall remain inviolate.
Alabama Const. art. 1, § 1 — Alabama Constitution / Article 1 / Section 1
Equality and rights of men. That all men are equally free and independent; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Equality and rights of men. That all men are equally free and independent; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Alabama Const. art. 5, § 116 — Alabama Constitution / Article 5 / Section 116
Governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, secretary of state, state treasurer, and commissioner of agriculture and industries — Term of office; officers may succeed selves for on
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Sec. 116. Governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, secretary of state, state treasurer, and commissioner of agriculture and industries — Term of office; officers may succeed selves for one additional term. The governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, secretary of state, state treasurer, and commissioner of agriculture and industries, shall hold their respective offices for the term of four years from the first Monday after the second Tuesday in January next succeeding their election and until their successors shall be elected and qualified. Each of said officers shall be 69

eligible to succeed himself in office, but no person shall be eligible to succeed himself for more than one additional term. (As amended by Amendment 282.)
Alabama Const. art. 10, § 208 — Alabama Constitution / Article 10 / Section 208
Homestead exempt upon death of owner, leaving widow, but no children. If the owner of a homestead die, leaving a widow, but no children, such homestead shall be exempt, and the rents and profits there
Status: in_force

Sec. 208. Homestead exempt upon death of owner, leaving widow, but no children. If the owner of a homestead die, leaving a widow, but no children, such homestead shall be exempt, and the rents and profits thereof shall inure to her benefit.
Alabama Const. art. 5, § 130 — Alabama Constitution / Article 5 / Section 130
Holding office in addition to that of governor. No person shall, at the same time, hold the office of governor and any other office, civil or military, under this state, or the United States, or any o
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Sec. 130. Holding office in addition to that of governor. No person shall, at the same time, hold the office of governor and any other office, civil or military, under this state, or the United States, or any other state or government, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution.
Alabama Const. art. 17, § 280 — Alabama Constitution / Article 17 / Section 280
Holding state and federal office at same time; holding two
Status: in_force

Sec. 280. Holding state and federal office at same time; holding two 
state offices at same time. 
No person holding an office of profit under the United States, except 
postmasters, whose annual salaries do not exceed two hundred dollars, shall, 
during his continuance in such office, hold any office of profit under this state; 
nor, unless otherwise provided in this Constitution, shall any person hold two 
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offices of profit at one and the same time under this state, except justices of the peace, constables, notaries public, and commissioner of deeds.
Alabama Const. art. 4, § 45 — Alabama Constitution / Article 4 / Section 45
Style of laws; division of laws; laws restricted to one subject; amendment or revival of laws by title only. The style of the laws of this state shall be: ‘‘Be it enacted by the legislature of Alabama
Status: in_force

Sec. 45. Style of laws; division of laws; laws restricted to one subject; amendment or revival of laws by title only. The style of the laws of this state shall be: ‘‘Be it enacted by the legislature of Alabama,’’ which need not be repeated, but the act shall be divided into sections for convenience, according to substance, and the sections designated merely by figures. Each law shall contain but one subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title, except general appropriation bills, general revenue bills, and bills adopting a code, digest, or revision of statutes; and no law shall be revived, amended, or the provisions thereof extended or conferred, by reference to its title only; but so much thereof as is revived, amended, extended, or conferred, shall be re-enacted and published at length.
Alabama Const. art. 2, § 38 — Alabama Constitution / Article 2 / Section 38
County boundaries ratified and confirmed.
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Sec. 38. County boundaries ratified and confirmed. 
The boundaries of the several counties of this state, as they now exist, are 
hereby ratified and confirmed.
Alabama Const. art. 1, § 32 — Alabama Constitution / Article 1 / Section 32
Slavery prohibited; involuntary servitude.
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Sec. 32. Slavery prohibited; involuntary servitude. 
That no form of slavery shall exist in this state; and there shall not be any 
involuntary servitude.
Alabama Const. art. 1, § 34 — Alabama Constitution / Article 1 / Section 34
Property rights of aliens. Foreigners who are, or may hereafter become, bona fide residents of this state, shall enjoy the same rights in respect to the possession, enjoyment, and inheritance of prope
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Sec. 34. Property rights of aliens. Foreigners who are, or may hereafter become, bona fide residents of this state, shall enjoy the same rights in respect to the possession, enjoyment, and inheritance of property, as native born citizens.
Alabama Const. art. 4, § 67 — Alabama Constitution / Article 4 / Section 67
Number, duties and compensation of officers and employees of each house. The legislature shall prescribe by law the number, duties, and compensation of the officers and employes of each house, and no 
Status: in_force

Sec. 67. Number, duties and compensation of officers and employees of each house. The legislature shall prescribe by law the number, duties, and compensation of the officers and employes of each house, and no payment shall be made from the state treasury or be in any way authorized to any person except to an acting officer or employe elected or appointed in pursuance of law.
Alabama Const. art. 5, § 126 — Alabama Constitution / Article 5 / Section 126
Authority of governor to veto items in appropriation bills. The governor shall have power to approve or disapprove any item or items of any appropriation bill embracing distinct items, and the part or
Status: in_force

Sec. 126. Authority of governor to veto items in appropriation bills. The governor shall have power to approve or disapprove any item or items of any appropriation bill embracing distinct items, and the part or the parts of the bill approved shall be the law, and the item or items disapproved shall be void, unless repassed according to the rules and limitations prescribed for the passage of bills over the executive veto; and he shall in writing state specifically the item or items he disapproves, setting the same out in full in his message, but in such case the enrolled bill shall not be returned with the governor’s objection.