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AL Code § 35-4-300 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 4 - Conveyances and Creation of Estates.|Article 12 - Powers.|Section 35-4-300 - Disposition to or Among Children.

Section 35-4-300Disposition to or among children. When a disposition under an appointment or a power is directed to be made to or among the children of any person, without restricting it to any particular children, it may be exercised in favor of the grandchildren or other descendants of such person. (Code 1852, §1337; Code 1867, §1607; Code 1876, §2216; Code 1886, §1862; Code 1896, §1058; Code 1907, §3435; Code 1923, §6940; Code 1940, T. 47, §88.)
AL Code § 35-4-301 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 4 - Conveyances and Creation of Estates.|Article 12 - Powers.|Section 35-4-301 - Powers Irrevocable Unless Otherwise Indicated.

Section 35-4-301Powers irrevocable unless otherwise indicated. Every power, beneficial or in trust, is irrevocable, unless an authority to revoke it is contained or reserved in the instrument creating the power. (Code 1852, §1338; Code 1867, §1608; Code 1876, §2217; Code 1886, §1863; Code 1896, §1059; Code 1907, §3436; Code 1923, §6941; Code 1940, T. 47, §89.)
AL Code § 35-4-302 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 4 - Conveyances and Creation of Estates.|Article 12 - Powers.|Section 35-4-302 - Release of Powers.

Section 35-4-302Release of powers. (a) Any power which is exercisable by deed, by will, by deed or will, or otherwise, whether general or special, other than a power in trust which is imperative, is releasable, either with or without consideration, by written instrument signed by the grantee and delivered as provided in this section. (b) A power which is releasable may be released with respect to the whole or any part of the property subject to such power and may also be released in such manner as to reduce or limit the persons or objects, or classes of persons or objects, in whose favor such power would otherwise be exercisable. No release of a power shall be deemed to make imperative a power which was not imperative prior to such release unless the instrument of release expressly so provides. (c) Such release may be delivered to any of the following: (1) Any person specified for such purpose in the instrument creating the power. (2) Any trustee of the property to which the power relates. (3) Any person, other than the grantee, who could be adversely affected by an exercise of the power. (4) The judge of probate of the county in which the grantee resides or has a place of business or in which the deed, will, or other instrument creating the power is filed, for recording as provided by law with reference to the recording of deeds. (d) This section shall apply to releases hereafter delivered and also to releases delivered heretofore but on or after July 1, 1942. (Acts 1945, No. 67, p. 64.)
AL Code § 35-4-303 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 4 - Conveyances and Creation of Estates.|Article 12 - Powers.|Section 35-4-303 - Execution of Power by Surviving or Acting Executors; Presumption That Power Not Personal.

Section 35-4-303Execution of power by surviving or acting executors; presumption that power not personal. Where lands are devised to one or more executors, or a naked power given by the will to sell, the survivor or survivors, where there are more than one named in the will, and the acting executor or executors, when any one or more of them dies, resigns, refuses to act, or is removed by a court of competent authority, and also an administrator with the will annexed has the same interest in and power over such lands for the purpose of making sale thereof as the executors named in such will might have had. Unless the contrary clearly appears by the terms of the will, it shall be presumed that the power or trust imposed is not a personal trust or confidence. (Code 1852, §1339; Code 1867, §1609; Code 1876, §2218; Code 1886, §1864; Code 1896, §1060; Code 1907, §3437; Code 1923, §6942; Code 1940, T. 47, §90.)
AL Code § 35-4-304 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 4 - Conveyances and Creation of Estates.|Article 12 - Powers.|Section 35-4-304 - Execution of Power by Surviving Donee.

Section 35-4-304Execution of power by surviving donee. When a power is vested in several persons and, previous to the execution, one or more of such persons dies, it may be executed by the survivor or survivors. (Code 1852, §1340; Code 1867, §1610; Code 1876, §2219; Code 1886, §1865; Code 1896, §1061; Code 1907, §3438; Code 1923, §6943; Code 1940, T. 47, §91.)
AL Code § 35-4-305 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 4 - Conveyances and Creation of Estates.|Article 12 - Powers.|Section 35-4-305 - Special and Beneficial Powers Liable to Claims of Creditors.

Section 35-4-305Special and beneficial powers liable to claims of creditors. Every special and beneficial power is liable to the claims of creditors, and the execution of the same may be ordered for their benefit. (Code 1852, §1341; Code 1867, §1611; Code 1876, §2220; Code 1886, §1866; Code 1896, §1062; Code 1907, §3439; Code 1923, §6944; Code 1940, T. 47, §92.)
AL Code § 35-4-306 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 4 - Conveyances and Creation of Estates.|Article 12 - Powers.|Section 35-4-306 - Article Not Extended to Simple Power of Attorney.

Section 35-4-306Article not extended to simple power of attorney. The provisions of this article in relation to powers do not extend to a simple power of attorney to convey lands in the name and for the benefit of the owner. (Code 1852, §1342; Code 1867, §1612; Code 1876, §2221; Code 1886, §1867; Code 1896, §1063; Code 1907, §3440; Code 1923, §6945; Code 1940, T. 47, §93.)
AL Code § 35-4-320 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 4 - Conveyances and Creation of Estates.|Article 13 - Conveyances by Executors and Administrators.|Section 35-4-320 - Personal Representative Authorized to Make Conveyance.

Section 35-4-320Personal representative authorized to make conveyance. In all cases of written agreements or contracts for the conveyance of lands in this state, where the person executing the same dies before the execution of the conveyance, the personal representative of such person may execute such conveyance according to the forms prescribed by law for the conveyance of real estate to the person to whom such agreement or contract was made, his heirs or assigns. (Code 1852, §1345; Code 1867, §1615; Code 1876, §2224; Code 1886, §1871; Code 1896, §1069; Code 1907, §3441; Code 1923, §6946; Code 1940, T. 47, §36.)
AL Code § 35-4-321 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 4 - Conveyances and Creation of Estates.|Article 13 - Conveyances by Executors and Administrators.|Section 35-4-321 - Application to Compel Conveyance - Generally.

Section 35-4-321Application to compel conveyance - Generally. If the personal representative refuses to execute the conveyance in the case provided for in Section 35-4-320, he may be compelled so to do by application to the judge of probate of the county in which letters testamentary or of administration were granted. (Code 1852, §1346; Code 1867, §1616; Code 1876, §2225; Code 1886, §1872; Code 1896, §1070; Code 1907, §3442; Code 1923, §6947; Code 1940, T. 47, §37.)
AL Code § 35-4-322 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 4 - Conveyances and Creation of Estates.|Article 13 - Conveyances by Executors and Administrators.|Section 35-4-322 - Application to Compel Conveyance - Contents; Notice Generally; Decree; Appeals.

Section 35-4-322Application to compel conveyance - Contents; notice generally; decree; appeals. Such application must be by petition, setting out the contract or agreement, the lands to be conveyed and stating the names of the heirs and personal representatives of the contracting party, which of them are of full age and which are minors; and the judge of probate must give notice of such petition by 20 days' written notice to the personal representative and resident heirs of the contracting party, to be served by any sheriff and, if any one or more are nonresidents, by publication in some newspaper published in his county and in the county in which the lands lie; or, if none is published therein, the paper published in the place nearest to the county site of such county, once a week for three successive weeks; and if, on the hearing of such application, it appears that such agreement or contract was fairly made and the consideration or conditions of the same paid or performed, such judge must decree the conveyance to be executed by the personal representative of the party so contracting, according to the terms thereof; and such personal representative, failing to execute such conveyance in conformity with such decree, must be imprisoned until he executes the same; either party having the right to appeal as on other final judgments and decrees of the probate court. (Code 1852, §1347; Code 1867, §1617; Code 1876, §2226; Code 1886, §1873; Code 1896, §1071; Code 1907, §3443; Code 1923, §6948; Code 1940, T. 47, §38.)
AL Code § 35-4-323 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 4 - Conveyances and Creation of Estates.|Article 13 - Conveyances by Executors and Administrators.|Section 35-4-323 - Application to Compel Conveyance - Notice to Guardians of Minor Heirs.

Section 35-4-323Application to compel conveyance - Notice to guardians of minor heirs. In all cases in which minor heirs are interested in such application, notice thereof must be given to the guardian; and, if there is no guardian, the judge must appoint a guardian ad litem to protect their interest. (Code 1852, §1348; Code 1867, §1618; Code 1876, §2227; Code 1886, §1874; Code 1896, §1072; Code 1907, §3444; Code 1923, §6949; Code 1940, T. 47, §39.)
AL Code § 35-4-340 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 4 - Conveyances and Creation of Estates.|Article 14 - Conveyances by Literary or Social Societies, Etc.|Section 35-4-340 - Who May Convey Title.

Section 35-4-340Who may convey title. A majority of the trustees or any other authorized agent of any literary society, social society, Young Men's Christian Association, or Young Women's Christian Association may convey the title to all or any part of the real estate belonging to it by deed executed by a majority of the trustees or by any other authorized agent. (Acts 1923, No. 374, p. 397; Code 1923, §6950; Code 1940, T. 47, §40.)
AL Code § 35-4-341 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 4 - Conveyances and Creation of Estates.|Article 14 - Conveyances by Literary or Social Societies, Etc.|Section 35-4-341 - Meeting of Trustees; Execution of Deed.

Section 35-4-341Meeting of trustees; execution of deed. (a) Before such deed may be executed, a majority of the board of trustees of the literary society, social society, Young Men's Christian Association, or Young Women's Christian Association shall first recommend the execution of said deed and submit the proposition to a called meeting of the adult members of such literary society, social society, Young Men's Christian Association, or Young Women's Christian Association, such meeting to be assembled after 10 days' notice of the time, place and object of such meeting, posted at the usual place of assembly and published by notice signed by a majority of such trustees in some newspaper published in the county where such literary society, social society, Young Men's Christian Association, or Young Women's Christian Association is situated or has its principal office; and, if a majority of the adult members present at such meeting shall vote in favor of the proposition, then a majority of the board of trustees or such agent as may be designated at such meeting shall execute a deed conveying the title to the real estate which they are authorized by such meeting to convey. (b) A certified copy of the minutes of such meeting shall be prima facie evidence of the authority of the trustees or such other agent as may have been designated at such meeting to execute said conveyance and that a majority of the adult members were present at such meeting. Said certified copy must be made by the secretary of said meeting and attested by the chairman as a true copy, and acknowledged by them to be a true copy before some officer authorized to take acknowledgments, and said copy may be recorded in the office of the judge of probate of the county where the property is situated and, when recorded, shall be notice of the matters therein set forth and prima facie evidence thereof. (Acts 1923, No. 374, p. 397; Code 1923, §§6951, 6952; Code 1940, T. 47, §§41, 42.)
AL Code § 35-4-342 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 4 - Conveyances and Creation of Estates.|Article 14 - Conveyances by Literary or Social Societies, Etc.|Section 35-4-342 - Property Subject to Provisions of Article.

Section 35-4-342Property subject to provisions of article. The provisions of this article shall apply to the conveyance of real estate heretofore acquired or that may be hereafter acquired by such literary society, social society, Young Men's Christian Association, or Young Women's Christian Association. (Acts 1923, No. 374, p. 397; Code 1923, §6953; Code 1940, T. 47, §43.)
AL Code § 35-4-343 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 4 - Conveyances and Creation of Estates.|Article 14 - Conveyances by Literary or Social Societies, Etc.|Section 35-4-343 - Vendor's Lien, Etc.

Section 35-4-343Vendor's lien, etc. Nothing in this article shall prevent any literary society, social society, Young Men's Christian Association, or Young Women's Christian Association from retaining a vendor's lien on the property conveyed, nor from taking a mortgage to secure the balance of the purchase money nor from making an agreement as to the payment of the purchase money and the conditions of the sale. (Acts 1923, No. 374, p. 397; Code 1923, §6953; Code 1940, T. 47, §43.)
AL Code § 35-4-344 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 4 - Conveyances and Creation of Estates.|Article 14 - Conveyances by Literary or Social Societies, Etc.|Section 35-4-344 - Article Not Exclusive.

Section 35-4-344Article not exclusive. This article shall not be construed as prescribing the exclusive way in which any literary society, social society, Young Men's Christian Association, or Young Women's Christian Association may convey their real estate or the manner in which they may execute conveyances. (Acts 1923, No. 374, p. 397; Code 1923, §6953; Code 1940, T. 47, §45.)
AL Code § 35-4-360 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 4 - Conveyances and Creation of Estates.|Article 15 - Conveyances of Standing Timber.|Section 35-4-360 - Time for Cutting and Removal of Timber.

Section 35-4-360Time for cutting and removal of timber. (a) In all conveyances of standing timber by deed or other instrument, wherein no provision is made as to when the grantee shall cut and remove the timber, the grantee shall have 10 years in which to do so. (b) In all conveyances of standing timber by deed or other instrument wherein it is stipulated that the grantee is to have a reasonable time in which to cut and remove the timber, 10 years shall be deemed a reasonable time. (Acts 1919, No. 580, p. 836; Code 1923, §§6956, 6957; Code 1940, T. 47, §§46, 47.)
AL Code § 35-4-361 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 4 - Conveyances and Creation of Estates.|Article 15 - Conveyances of Standing Timber.|Section 35-4-361 - Right-of-Way Over Timberlands.

Section 35-4-361Right-of-way over timberlands. In all conveyances of standing timber, by deed or other instrument, containing no stipulation as to a right-of-way over and across the lands on which the timber is situated, the grantee shall have a free right-of-way over and across said lands for the purpose of cutting and removing the timber, provided he does not injure any crops growing thereon or do any unnecessary damage to the lands or timber not included in the contract. (Acts 1919, No. 580, p. 836; Code 1923, §6958; Code 1940, T. 47, §48.)
AL Code § 35-4-362 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 4 - Conveyances and Creation of Estates.|Article 15 - Conveyances of Standing Timber.|Section 35-4-362 - Reversion of Title to Uncut Timber.

Section 35-4-362Reversion of title to uncut timber. In all conveyances of standing timber, by deed or other instrument, unless otherwise provided in said deed or other instrument, the title to all timber not cut and removed within 10 years from the date of the deed or other instrument conveying the same, or at the expiration of the time limit agreed upon by the parties, shall revert to the grantor or grantors. (Acts 1919, No. 580, p. 836; Code 1923, §6959; Code 1940, T. 47, §49.)
AL Code § 35-4-363 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 4 - Conveyances and Creation of Estates.|Article 15 - Conveyances of Standing Timber.|Section 35-4-363 - When Standing Timber and Trees, etc., Deemed Chattels.

Section 35-4-363When standing timber and trees, etc., deemed chattels. All standing timber and trees, and cutting rights with respect thereto, while owned by or mortgaged to anyone other than the owner of the land upon which such timber or trees are located, under or by virtue of any conveyance, mortgage, or other instrument executed hereafter by the owner or owners of the entire fee simple title to the timber or trees or by the owner or owners of the full cutting rights with respect thereto shall be and shall be considered as chattels and not real property, or any interest therein, in all instances where the right or obligation to cut and remove such timber or trees is limited to a period not exceeding 10 years from the date of the conveyance, mortgage, or other instrument transferring such timber or trees, or rights with respect thereto. (Acts 1951, No. 575, p. 1027.)
AL Code § 35-4-380 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 4 - Conveyances and Creation of Estates.|Article 16 - Conveyances, etc., by Governor or State Agency or Institution.|Section 35-4-380 - Lease of Salt Springs, Etc.

Section 35-4-380Lease of salt springs, etc. (a) The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources by and with the approval of the Governor may lease the salt springs and lands granted to the state under the second clause of the sixth section of the act of Congress of March 2, 1819, to the best advantage, in conformity with the provisions of the grant or any amendment thereto, and may sell the timber on said lands or any part thereof whenever he shall deem it to the best interest of the state to do so. (b) The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, by and with the approval of the Governor, on behalf of the state, is hereby authorized to lease upon such terms as he may approve, the lands granted to the state under the second clause of the sixth section of the act of Congress of March 2, 1819, or any right or interest therein for the purpose of exploring for and mining or producing therefrom oil, gas, or other minerals. (c) If oil, gas, or other minerals or products are mined, produced, or taken from any of the lands mentioned in subsection (a) hereof, the state's share of such production which may accrue to it under the terms of the leases authorized in this article may be taken in kind and sold on such terms as the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources may deem to be to the best interest of the state, which delivery in kind and sale shall be approved in writing by the Governor. (Code 1852, §549; Code 1867, §621; Code 1876, §526; Code 1886, §639; Code 1896, §2695; Code 1907, §883; Acts 1919, No. 28, p. 29; Code 1923, §1494; Code 1940, T. 47, §50; Acts 1945, No. 223, p. 348.)
AL Code § 35-4-381 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 4 - Conveyances and Creation of Estates.|Article 16 - Conveyances, etc., by Governor or State Agency or Institution.|Section 35-4-381 - Sale of Right to Quarry Limestone and Clay.

Section 35-4-381Sale of right to quarry limestone and clay. The Governor may sell the right to quarry limestone and clays necessary or proper for the manufacture of cement upon the following lands: Sections 21 and 28, township 5 N., range 2 E., or any part thereof. He may sell the said rights for such price and upon such terms as to him appear just and reasonable. The sale of such rights shall confer upon the purchaser landing privileges, all necessary rights-of-way for the purpose of quarrying the material and moving the same, and all rights and privileges which are necessary for the enjoyment of the rights granted; but the state shall retain possession of the lands and have the right to the use and enjoyment thereof for every other purpose whatever. (Code 1907, §884; Code 1923, §1495; Code 1940, T. 47, §51.)
AL Code § 35-4-382 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 4 - Conveyances and Creation of Estates.|Article 16 - Conveyances, etc., by Governor or State Agency or Institution.|Section 35-4-382 - Validity of Conveyances by State Agencies.

Section 35-4-382Validity of conveyances by state agencies. All conveyances of real estate made by any department, commission, or other agency of the state, when the legal title to any property is vested in any department, commission, or other agency of the state, shall be invalid and void unless approved in writing by the Governor on the face of such conveyance. (Acts 1931, No. 563, p. 663; Code 1940, T. 47, §54.)
AL Code § 35-4-383 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 4 - Conveyances and Creation of Estates.|Article 16 - Conveyances, etc., by Governor or State Agency or Institution.|Section 35-4-383 - Validity of Leases, etc., by State Agencies.

Section 35-4-383Validity of leases, etc., by state agencies. (a) All leases, contracts of exchange, or other dispositions of real estate for more than one year made by any department, commission, or other agency of the State of Alabama shall be invalid and void unless approved in writing by the Governor on the face thereof. (b) The Governor, on behalf of the state, is hereby authorized to lease, upon such terms as he may approve, any lands or interest therein owned by the state, including lands or any right or interest therein under any navigable stream or navigable waters, bays, estuaries, lagoons, bayous or lakes, and the shores along any navigable waters to ordinary high-tide mark, and lands under navigable waters within the three-mile limit from the shore line of any county or counties in Alabama for the exploration, development, and production of oil, gas, and other minerals, or any one or more of them, on, in, and under such lands. Any lease executed under the provisions of this section may authorize the lessee to pool or unitize the lease, the lands or minerals covered thereby, or any part thereof, with other lands, leases, or mineral estates, or parts thereof, upon such terms as the Governor may approve. (c) The Governor is hereby authorized to execute upon such terms as he may approve: (1) Pooling or unitization agreements affecting oil, gas, and other minerals, or any one or more of them, on, in, and under lands owned by the state of Alabama so as to pool or unitize such interests in oil, gas, and other minerals, or any one or more of them, with similar interests in other lands; and (2) Agreements amending existing leases so as to authorize the lessee to pool or unitize the lease, the lands, or minerals covered thereby, or any part thereof, with other leases, lands, or mineral estates or parts thereof. (Acts 1931, No. 563, p. 663; Code 1940, T. 47, §55; Acts 1951, No. 639, p. 1094, §1.)