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Alabama Const. art. 6, § 145 — Alabama Constitution / Article 6 / Section 145
Municipal courts. All municipal courts shall have uniform original jurisdiction limited to cases arising under municipal ordinances as prescribed by law. Judges of municipal courts shall be licensed t
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Sec. 145. Municipal courts. All municipal courts shall have uniform original jurisdiction limited to cases arising under municipal ordinances as prescribed by law. Judges of municipal courts shall be licensed to practice law in the state and have such other qualifications as the legislature may prescribe. A municipal judge may serve as a judge of more than one municipal court. Expenses of municipal courts and compensation of municipal judges shall be paid in a manner prescribed by law notwithstanding the provisions of section 6.09 [§ 148] of this article. Municipal judges shall be appointed and vacancies filled by the governing body of the municipality, in accordance with uniform terms, conditions and procedures as may be provided by law, notwithstanding the provisions of sections 6.13[§ 152], 6.14 [§ 153] and 6.15 [§ 154] of this article. The prohibited activities of section 6.08(a) and (b) [§ 147] shall not be applicable to a judge of a municipal court. The governing body of a municipality shall have the right to elect at any time to abolish the municipal court within its limits. If such election is exercised, the jurisdiction of the court abolished shall be transferred to the district court of the district in which the municipality is located. The governing body of a municipality, may, at its election, re-establish a municipal court after appropriate notice.
Alabama Const. art. 6, § 160 — Alabama Constitution / Article 6 / Section 160
District attorneys, clerks, court revenue. (a) A district attorney for each judicial circuit shall be elected by the 88
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Sec. 160. District attorneys, clerks, court revenue. (a) A district attorney for each judicial circuit shall be elected by the 88

qualified electors of those counties in such circuit. Such district attorney shall be licensed to practice law in this state and shall, at the time of his election and during his continuance in office, reside in his circuit. His term of office shall be for six years and he shall receive such compensation as provided by law. Vacancies in the office of district attorney and in his staff shall be filled as provided by law. (b) Clerks of the circuit courts shall be elected by the qualified electors in each county for a term of six years. If the office of register in chancery continues to be provided by law then the clerk of the circuit court may also fill such office in a manner prescribed by law. Vacancies in the office of clerk of the circuit court shall be filled by the judge or judges of the circuit court who have jurisdiction over the county in which the office of clerk of the circuit court is located. (c) Persons elected to the position of constable to assist the courts of the state as provided by law shall be subject to the same restrictions, rights andlimitations as are specified in section 280 of the Constitution of 1901, and no law shall prohibit the receipt of fees for the performance of official duties of said position while holding any other elected or appointed office. (d) The revenue from fines, forfeitures and court costs produced in district courts from the exercise of jurisdiction under municipal ordinances shall be apportioned between the municipality and the state as shall be provided by law.
Alabama Const. art. 10, § 206 — Alabama Constitution / Article 10 / Section 206
Homestead of family exempt from payments of debt after death of owner during minority of children. The homestead of a family, after the death of the owner thereof, shall be 98
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Sec. 206. Homestead of family exempt from payments of debt after death of owner during minority of children. The homestead of a family, after the death of the owner thereof, shall be 98

exempt from the payment of any debts contracted since the thirteenth day of 
July, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, or after the ratification of this 
Constitution, in all cases, during the minority of the children.
Alabama Const. art. 6, § 149 — Alabama Constitution / Article 6 / Section 149
Administration. The chief justice of the supreme court shall be the administrative head of the judicial system. He shall appoint an administrative director of courts and other needed personnel to assi
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Sec. 149. Administration. The chief justice of the supreme court shall be the administrative head of the judicial system. He shall appoint an administrative director of courts and other needed personnel to assist him with his administrative tasks. The chief justice may assign appellate justices and judges to any appellate court for temporary service and trial judges, supernumerary justices and judges, and retired trial judges and retired appellate judges for temporary service in any court. Adequate and reasonable financing for the entire unified judicial system shall be provided. Adequate and reasonable appropriations shall be made by the legislature for the entire unified judicial system, exclusive of probate courts

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and municipal courts. The legislature shall receive recommendations for appropriations for the trial courts from the administrative director of courts and for the appellate courts from each such court.
Alabama Const. art. 5, § 115 — Alabama Constitution / Article 5 / Section 115
Governor, lieutenant governor, attorney-general, state auditor, secretary of state, state treasurer, and commissioner of agriculture and industries — Returns of election transmitted to speaker of hous
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Sec. 115. Governor, lieutenant governor, attorney-general, state auditor, secretary of state, state treasurer, and commissioner of agriculture and industries — Returns of election transmitted to speaker of house of representatives; opening and publication of election returns; duties of speaker and legislature ministerial in opening and publication of votes; person having highest number of votes elected; tie votes; contested elections. The returns of every election for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, secretary of state, state treasurer, and commissioner of agriculture and industries shall be sealed up and transmitted by the returning officers to the seat of government, directed to the speaker of the house of representatives, who shall, during the first week of the session to which such returns shall be made, open and publish them in the presence of both houses of the legislature in joint convention;but the speaker’s duty and the duty of the joint convention shall be purely ministerial. The result of the election shall be ascertained and declared by the speaker from the face of the returns without delay. The person having the highest number of votes for any one of said offices shall be declared duly elected; but if two or more persons shall have an equal and the highest number of votes for the same office, the legislature by joint vote, without delay, shall choose one of said persons for said office. Contested elections for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney- general, state auditor, secretary of state, state treasurer, and commissioner of agriculture and industries, shall be determined by both houses of the legislature in such manner as may be prescribed by law.
Alabama Const. art. 5, § 119 — Alabama Constitution / Article 5 / Section 119
Increase in salary of governor at session of legislature following ratification of Constitution. If the legislature, at the session next after the ratification of this Constitution, shall enact a law 
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Sec. 119. Increase in salary of governor at session of legislature following ratification of Constitution. If the legislature, at the session next after the ratification of this Constitution, shall enact a law increasing the salary of the governor, such increase shall become effective and apply to the first governor elected after the ratification of this Constitution, if the legislature shall so determine.
Alabama Const. art. 1, § 23 — Alabama Constitution / Article 1 / Section 23
Eminent domain. That the exercise of the right of eminent domain shall never be abridged nor so construed as to prevent the legislature from taking the property and franchises of incorporated companie
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Sec. 23. Eminent domain. That the exercise of the right of eminent domain shall never be abridged nor so construed as to prevent the legislature from taking the property and franchises of incorporated companies, and subjecting them to public use in the same manner in which the property and franchises of individuals are taken and subjected; but private property shall not be taken for, or applied to public use, unless just compensation be first made therefor; nor shall private property be taken for private use, or for the use of corporations, other than municipal, without the consent of the owner; provided, however, the legislature may by law secure to persons or corporations the right of way over the lands of other persons or corporations, and by general laws provide for and regulate the exercise by persons and corporations of the rights herein re- served; but just compensation shall, in all cases, be first made to the owner; and, provided, that the right of eminent domain shall not be so construed as to allow taxation or forced subscription for the benefit of railroads or any other kind of corporations, other than municipal, or for the benefit of any individual or association.
Alabama Const. art. 10, § 205 — Alabama Constitution / Article 10 / Section 205
Homestead not exceeding eighty acres or city, town or village lot not exceeding two thousand dollars in value exempt from sale, execution or other process of court issued for collection of debt; excep
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Sec. 205. Homestead not exceeding eighty acres or city, town or village lot not exceeding two thousand dollars in value exempt from sale, execution or other process of court issued for collection of debt; exception as to mortgages. Every homestead not exceeding eighty acres, and the dwelling and appurtenances thereon, to be selected by the owner thereof, and not in any city, town, or village, or in lieu thereof, at the option of the owner, any lot in a city, town, or village, with the dwelling and appurtenances thereon owned and occupied by any resident of this state, and not exceeding the value of two thousand dollars, shall be exempt from sale on execution or any other process from a court; for any debt contracted since the thirteenth day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, or after the ratification of this Constitution. Such exemption, however, shall not extend to any mortgage lawfully obtained, but such mortgage or other alienation of said homestead by the owner thereof, if a married man, shall not be valid without the voluntary signature and assent of the wife to the same.
Alabama Const. art. 16, § 279 — Alabama Constitution / Article 16 / Section 279
Required of members of legislature and executive and judicial officers; form; administration. All members of the legislature, and all officers, executive and judicial, before they enter upon the execu
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Sec. 279. Required of members of legislature and executive and judicial officers; form; administration. All members of the legislature, and all officers, executive and judicial, before they enter upon the execution of the duties of their respective offices, shall take the following oath or affirmation: ‘‘I, , solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I will supportthe Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the State of Alabama, so long as I continue a citizen thereof; and that I will faithfully and honestly discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter, to the best of my ability. So help me God.’’ The oath may be administered by the presiding officer of either house of the legislature, or by any officer authorized by law to administer an oath.
Alabama Const. art. 4, § 95 — Alabama Constitution / Article 4 / Section 95
Impairing obligation of contracts; revival of barred rights or remedies; removal of cause of action or defense to suit after commencement of suit. There can be no law of this state impairing the oblig
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Sec. 95. Impairing obligation of contracts; revival of barred rights or remedies; removal of cause of action or defense to suit after commencement of suit. There can be no law of this state impairing the obligation of contracts by destroying or impairing the remedy for their enforcement; and the legislature shall have no power to revive any right or remedy which may have become barred by lapse of time, or by any statute of this state. After suit has been commenced on any cause of action, the legislature shall have no power to take away such cause of action, or destroy any existing defense to such suit.
Alabama Const. art. 4, § 69 — Alabama Constitution / Article 4 / Section 69
Stationery, printing, fuel, etc., to be furnished by lowest responsible bidder; conflicts of interest. All stationery, printing, paper, and fuel used in the legislative and other departments of govern
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Sec. 69. Stationery, printing, fuel, etc., to be furnished by lowest responsible bidder; conflicts of interest. All stationery, printing, paper, and fuel used in the legislative and other departments of government shall be furnished and the printing, binding, and distribution of laws, journals, department reports, and all other printing, binding, and repairing and furnishing the halls and rooms used for the meeting of the legislature and its committees, shall be performed under contract, to be given to the lowest responsible bidder below a maximum price, and under such regulations as shall be prescribed by law; no member or officer of any department of the government shall be in any way interested in such contract, and all such contracts shall be subject to the approval of the governor, auditor, and treasurer.
Alabama Const. art. 8, § 177 — Alabama Constitution / Article 8 / Section 177
Suffrage and elections. (a) Only a citizen of the United States who has attained the age of eighteen years and has resided in this state and in a county thereof for the time provided by law, if regist
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Sec. 177. Suffrage and elections. (a) Only a citizen of the United States who has attained the age of eighteen years and has resided in this state and in a county thereof for the time provided by law, if registered as provided by law, shall have the right to vote in the county of his or her residence. The Legislature may prescribe reasonable and nondiscriminatory requirements as prerequisites to registration for voting. The Legislature shall, by statute, prescribe a procedure by which eligible citizens can register to vote. (b) No person convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude, or who is mentally incompetent, shall be qualified to vote until restoration of civil and political rights or removal of disability. (c) The Legislature shall by law provide for the registration of voters, absentee voting, secrecy in voting, the administration of elections, and the nomination of candidates. Sec. 178. Reserved Sec. 179. Reserved Sec. 180. Reserved Sec. 181. Reserved

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Alabama Const. art. 1, § 5 — Alabama Constitution / Article 1 / Section 5
Unreasonable search and seizure; search warrants. That the people shall be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and possessions from unreasonable seizure or searches, and that no warrants shall is
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Sec. 5. Unreasonable search and seizure; search warrants. That the people shall be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and possessions from unreasonable seizure or searches, and that no warrants shall issue to search any place or to seize any person or thing without probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation.
Alabama Const. art. 1, § 6 — Alabama Constitution / Article 1 / Section 6
Rights of persons in criminal prosecutions generally; self incrimination; due process of law; right to speedy, public trial; change of venue. That in all criminal prosecutions, the accused has a right
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Sec. 6. Rights of persons in criminal prosecutions generally; self incrimination; due process of law; right to speedy, public trial; change of venue. That in all criminal prosecutions, the accused has a right to be heard by himself and counsel, or either; to demand the nature and cause of the accusation; and to have a copy thereof; to be confronted by the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor; to testify in all cases, in his own behalf, if he elects so to do; and, in all 4

prosecutions by indictment, a speedy, public trial, by an impartial jury of the county or district in which the offense was committed; and he shall not be compelled to give evidence against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, except by due process of law; but the legislature may, by a general law, provide for a change of venue at the instance of the defendant in all prosecutions by indictment, and such change of venue, on application of the defendant, may be heard and determined without the personal presence ofthe defendant so applying therefor; provided, that at the time of the application for the change of venue, the defendant is imprisoned in jail or some legal place of confinement.

Sec. 6.01. Basic rights for crime victims. (a) Crime victims, as defined by law or their lawful representatives, including the next of kin of homicide victims, are entitled to the right to be informed, to be present, and to be heard when authorized, at all crucial stages of criminal proceedings, to the extent that these rights do not interfere with the constitutional rights of the person accused of committing the crime. (b) Nothing in this amendment or in any enabling statute adopted pursuant to this amendment shall be construed as creating a cause of action against the state or any of its agencies, officials, employees, or political subdivisions. The Legislature may from time to time enact enabling legislation to carry out and implement this amendment.
Alabama Const. art. 5, § 122 — Alabama Constitution / Article 5 / Section 122
Governor authorized to convene legislature on extraordinary occasions; proclamation of governor to state matters on which action necessary. The governor may, by proclamation, on extraordinary occasion
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Sec. 122. Governor authorized to convene legislature on extraordinary occasions; proclamation of governor to state matters on which action necessary. The governor may, by proclamation, on extraordinary occasions, convene the legislature at the seat of government, or at a different place if, since their last adjournment, that shall have become dangerous from an enemy, insurrection, or other lawless outbreak, or from any infectious or contagious disease; and he shall state specifically in such proclamation each matter concerning which the action of that body is deemed necessary.
Alabama Const. art. 4, § 76 — Alabama Constitution / Article 4 / Section 76
Restrictions on legislation at special sessions. When the legislature shall be convened in special session, there shall be no legislation upon subjects other than those designated in the proclamation 
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Sec. 76. Restrictions on legislation at special sessions. When the legislature shall be convened in special session, there shall be no legislation upon subjects other than those designated in the proclamation of the governor calling such session, except by a vote of two-thirds of each house. Special sessions shall be limited to thirty days.

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Alabama Const. art. 9, § 201 — Alabama Constitution / Article 9 / Section 201
State may provide for enumeration of inhabitants for purpose of apportionment of representatives and senators. Should any decennial census of the United States not be taken, or if when taken, the same
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Sec. 201. State may provide for enumeration of inhabitants for purpose of apportionment of representatives and senators. Should any decennial census of the United States not be taken, or if when taken, the same, as to this state, be not full and satisfactory, the legislature shall have the power at its first session after the time shall have elapsed for the taking of said census, to provide for an enumeration of all the inhabitants of this state, upon which it shall be the duty of the legislature to make the apportionment of representatives and senators as provided for in this article. Sec. 202. Reserved

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Alabama Const. art. 5, § 128 — Alabama Constitution / Article 5 / Section 128
Procedure when governor or acting governor appears to be of unsound mind. If the governor or other officer administering the office shall appear to be of unsound mind, it shall be the duty of the supr
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Sec. 128. Procedure when governor or acting governor appears to be of unsound mind. If the governor or other officer administering the office shall appear to be of unsound mind, it shall be the duty of the supreme court of Alabama, at any regular term, or at any special term, which it is hereby authorized to call for that purpose, upon request in writing, verified by their affidavits, of any two of the officers named in section 127 of this Constitution, not next in succession to the office of governor, to ascertain the mental condition of the governor or other officer administering the office, and if he is adjudged to be of unsound mind, to so decree, a copy of which decree, duly certified, shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state; and in the event of such adjudication, it shall be the duty of the officer next in succession to perform the duties of the office until the governor or other officer administering the office is restored to his mind. If the incumbent denies that the governor or other person entitled to administer the office has been restored to his mind, the supreme court, at the instance of any officer named in section 127 of this Constitution, shall ascertain the truth concerning the same, and if the officer has been restored to his mind, shall so 74

adjudge and file a duly certified copy of its decree with the secretary of state; and in the event of such adjudication, the office shall be restored to him. The supreme court shall prescribe the method of taking testimony and the rules of practice in such proceedings, which rules shall include a provision for the service of notice of such proceedings on the governor or person acting as governor.