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AL Code § 31-8-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 8 - Pensions for Widows of Confederate Veterans.|Section 31-8-16 - Back Pay.

Section 31-8-16Back pay. No applicant who has been purposely stricken from the pension roll shall be entitled to any back pay for the time her name was stricken from the roll, and no back pay shall in any case be granted except to those making application, as set forth in this chapter. (Acts 1919, No. 409, p. 535; Code 1923, §2971; Code 1940, T. 60, §26.)
AL Code § 31-8-17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 8 - Pensions for Widows of Confederate Veterans.|Section 31-8-17 - Proceedings as to Pensions Secured by Misrepresentation.

Section 31-8-17Proceedings as to pensions secured by misrepresentation. If it shall be ascertained that any pensioner under this chapter secured the grant of her pension by misrepresentation, either by herself or others, the name of such pensioner shall be stricken from the pension roll of the state and the facts reported by the county department of human resources to the grand jury of the county of the pensioner's residence for its consideration. (Code 1907, §2029; Acts 1919, No. 409, p. 535; Code 1923, §2963; Code 1940, T. 60, §27.)
AL Code § 31-8-18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 8 - Pensions for Widows of Confederate Veterans.|Section 31-8-18 - Proceedings as to Persons Placed on Pension Roll Through Fraud, Etc.

Section 31-8-18Proceedings as to persons placed on pension roll through fraud, etc. When it shall be reported to the State Department of Human Resources or it shall come to their knowledge that any person whose name is on the pension roll is not entitled to a pension or through fraud or misrepresentation has been placed on the pension roll, and has been receiving a pension from the state, the State Department of Human Resources shall make inquiry into such charges and if they are satisfied as to the probable correctness thereof, reference of the same shall be made to the county department of human resources of the county where the pensioner resides, which shall make full investigation and report the result thereof to the State Department of Human Resources. If the charges are established, the name of such pensioner shall be stricken from the pension roll and the State Department of Human Resources shall ascertain and make demand upon the pensioner to immediately refund the same. The State Department of Human Resources shall report such fact to the Attorney General for collection. (Acts 1919, No. 409, p. 535; Code 1923, §2968; Code 1940, T. 60, §28.)
AL Code § 31-8-19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 8 - Pensions for Widows of Confederate Veterans.|Section 31-8-19 - Amount of Pension; Appropriation.

Section 31-8-19Amount of pension; appropriation. There shall be paid monthly to each and every widow of a Confederate soldier and sailor, who is now on the pension roll of this state or who may hereafter be placed on the pension roll of this state, the sum of not less than $150 for each month. There is hereby continuously appropriated out of the Treasury a sum which, in conjunction with the moneys derived from the one-mill pension fund, shall be sufficient to carry out the provisions of this chapter and all other provisions of law relating to pensions for the widows of Confederate soldiers and sailors. (Acts 1939, No. 483, p. 684; Code 1940, T. 60, §29; Acts 1943, No. 12, p. 9; Acts 1947, No. 8, p. 4; Acts 1950, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 8, p. 53; Acts 1951, No. 992, p. 1667; Acts 1953, No. 76, p. 104; Acts 1957, No. 619, p. 890.)
AL Code § 31-8-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 8 - Pensions for Widows of Confederate Veterans.|Section 31-8-20 - Payment of Pensions - Generally.

Section 31-8-20Payment of pensions - Generally. All pensions to the widows of Confederate soldiers and sailors are to be paid in monthly payments on the first day of each month by warrant drawn on the Treasurer by the State Department of Human Resources in favor of each and every pensioner for the amount due each pensioner as provided by law, payable out of the moneys in the Treasury to the credit of the Confederate Pension Fund. (Acts 1939, No. 483, p. 684; Code 1940, T. 60, §30.)
AL Code § 31-8-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 8 - Pensions for Widows of Confederate Veterans.|Section 31-8-21 - Payment of Pensions - Pension Warrants to Reach County Departments of Human Resources by Last Day of Month.

Section 31-8-21Payment of pensions - Pension warrants to reach county departments of human resources by last day of month. Pension warrants shall be sent from the office of the State Department of Human Resources to reach the county department of human resources in each county not later than the last day of each month. (Acts 1919, No. 409, p. 535; Code 1923, §2956; Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 172, p. 204; Acts 1939, No. 483, p. 684; Code 1940, T. 60, §32.)
AL Code § 31-8-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 8 - Pensions for Widows of Confederate Veterans.|Section 31-8-22 - Payment of Pensions - Delivery of Warrants to Payees; Disposition of Undelivered Warrants.

Section 31-8-22Payment of pensions - Delivery of warrants to payees; disposition of undelivered warrants. The State Department of Human Resources shall deliver to the respective county department of human resources all such warrants for pensioners on the pension roll of that county. The county department of human resources shall deliver such warrants to the payees in their respective counties either in person or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested. The county department of human resources shall, at the expiration of 30 days, return to the State Department of Human Resources all undelivered pension warrants, stating on the warrants the date of the return, the reason for such nondelivery and, if the payee is dead, the date of death, and such returned warrant shall be endorsed by the State Department of Human Resources "cancelled" on the face thereof, and no other warrants shall be issued in the place of such cancelled warrants, unless it be shown by satisfactory proof that such return or cancellation was erroneously made. (Acts 1939, No. 483, p. 684; Code 1940, T. 60, §33.)
AL Code § 31-8-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 8 - Pensions for Widows of Confederate Veterans.|Section 31-8-23 - Payment of Pensions - When Proof of Identity of Payee Required.

Section 31-8-23Payment of pensions - When proof of identity of payee required. The county department of human resources, in the event it does not know that the person applying for such warrant is the identical person named in such warrant and entitled thereto, must require satisfactory proof of these facts before the delivery of such warrant. (Acts 1919, No. 409, p. 535; Code 1923, §2958; Code 1940, T. 60, §34.)
AL Code § 31-8-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 8 - Pensions for Widows of Confederate Veterans.|Section 31-8-25 - Transfer or Discount of Pension Claims or Warrants.

Section 31-8-25Transfer or discount of pension claims or warrants. No person shall purchase or receive a transfer of any pension or warrant issued or to be issued under this chapter before the date provided for issuing warrants provided in this chapter, unless in writing transferred for face value or for supplies of merchandise, or unless discounted at nothing more than the legal rate of interest, which shall be stated in the instrument of transfer, and a copy of such transfer must be made and filed with the county department of human resources to be returned with a receipt to the State Department of Human Resources. (Code 1907, §2033; Acts 1919, No. 409, p. 535; Code 1923, §2964; Code 1940, T. 60, §36.)
AL Code § 31-8-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 8 - Pensions for Widows of Confederate Veterans.|Section 31-8-24 - Disposition of Pension After Death of Pensioner.

Section 31-8-24Disposition of pension after death of pensioner. Should a widow who is a pensioner under this chapter die leaving a minor child or children, a warrant equal to the total amount of the next three monthly payments succeeding the death of the pensioner shall be issued and delivered, as other pension warrants are issued and delivered, to the minor child or children of such pensioner, and should there be no minor child of such deceased pensioner, the county department of human resources shall endorse such fact on the pension warrant and collect the same and apply the proceeds, first, to the payment of the burial expenses, and, second, to the expenses of the last illness of the pensioner. Any unexpended balance remaining shall be returned to the Treasury to the credit of the fund against which the warrant was drawn. (Code 1907, §2026; Acts 1919, No. 409, p. 535; Code 1923, §2969; Acts 1939, No. 483, p. 684; Code 1940, T. 60, §35; Acts 1943, No. 12, p. 9.)
AL Code § 31-8-26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 8 - Pensions for Widows of Confederate Veterans.|Section 31-8-26 - Unauthorized Purchase or Receipt of Transfer of Pension Claim or Warrant.

Section 31-8-26Unauthorized purchase or receipt of transfer of pension claim or warrant. Any person who shall purchase or receive a transfer of any pension claim or warrant issued or to be issued under the pension laws for the relief of needy widows of Confederate soldiers or sailors before the same is received by the county department of human resources, except as otherwise provided by law, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be fined not less than $20 nor more than $50. (Code 1907, §7777; Code 1923, §5491; Code 1940, T. 60, §37.)
AL Code § 31-8-28 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 8 - Pensions for Widows of Confederate Veterans.|Section 31-8-28 - Annual Publication of County Pension List.

Section 31-8-28Annual publication of county pension list. During the month of January of each year, the county department of human resources shall publish in a newspaper of the county an alphabetical list with full names and post-office addresses of all the pensioners on the pension roll of its county. Such list shall be published one time and shall be paid for from the county treasury at no more than the legal or contract rate for printing. The county department of human resources shall furnish the Commissioner of the State Department of Human Resources a copy of such publication, and the latter shall keep the same as permanent file of the State Department of Human Resources. (Acts 1919, No. 409, p. 535; Code 1923, §2966; Code 1940, T. 60, §39.)
AL Code § 31-8-29 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 8 - Pensions for Widows of Confederate Veterans.|Section 31-8-29 - Grand Jury Investigations of County Pension List; Report.

Section 31-8-29Grand jury investigations of county pension list; report. The county department of human resources of each county shall, at least twice a year, submit a certified list of the pensioners on the roll of its county, with the post-office address of each, to the judge of the circuit court, who shall specifically charge the grand jury to investigate the pension list for the purpose of ascertaining such as are not entitled to pensions. The list may be purged of any names on the list who are not entitled to receive pensions, and the foreman of such grand jury shall report through the county department of human resources to the State Department of Human Resources the recommendation of the grand jury as to such names as from their investigation are not entitled to the benefits of this chapter. Such names shall, on order of the State Department of Human Resources, be stricken from the pension roll. (Acts 1919, No. 409, p. 535; Code 1923, §2967; Code 1940, T. 60, §40.)
AL Code § 31-8-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 8 - Pensions for Widows of Confederate Veterans.|Section 31-8-30 - Permanent State Record of Pensioners.

Section 31-8-30Permanent state record of pensioners. The Commissioner of the State Department of Human Resources shall have prepared records to be used as a permanent state record of pensions in which shall be recorded, in alphabetical order according to county, the names of all pensioners, together with a suitable column in which shall be entered promptly the date of death or other cause for the discontinuance of the pension. Such record shall be kept up to date by the prompt entry thereon of all new names, with the date of granting of the application, and when payment to any pensioner shall cease, the reason therefor shall be stated of record. (Code 1907, §2018; Acts 1919, No. 409, p. 535; Code 1923, §2951; Code 1940, T. 60, §4.)
AL Code § 31-8-31 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 8 - Pensions for Widows of Confederate Veterans.|Section 31-8-31 - Maintenance of Permanent State Pension Roll; Verification of Applications, Etc.

Section 31-8-31Maintenance of permanent state pension roll; verification of applications, etc. The Commissioner of the State Department of Human Resources, by correspondence with the Department of Defense in Washington, or investigation of the Confederate records on file in the state or elsewhere, shall obtain all necessary information to make the permanent pension roll complete, authentic and permanent as contemplated by this chapter, and the entering of names of pensioners on the permanent pension roll and the cancellation of names struck from the roll by reason of death or other legal cause, shall be under the supervision and direction of the commissioner, who shall, when any application is made for a pension, submit to the Department of Defense the facts of service set forth in such application for verification thereof, and the result of such inquiry shall be submitted by him, with the application of the pensioner, to the State Board of Human Resources. No application for a pension shall be finally denied, whether witness proof of the facts set forth therein as required by law is made or not, until such report has been obtained and submitted. The commissioner shall compare the pension warrants issued with payments made by the Treasurer, and examine the same as to their rightful delivery and payment, and he may request assistant examiners of accounts, in their assignments to any county, to make careful investigation of the pension roll of such county and the actual delivery and receipt of pensions, and under his direction there shall be prepared at the end of each month a list of all outstanding unpaid pension warrants, by number and name, and a report thereof shall be filed with the State Department of Human Resources. (Acts 1920, No. 132, p. 168; Code 1923, §2939; Acts 1939, No. 483, p. 684; Code 1940, T. 60, §20.)
AL Code § 31-8-32 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 8 - Pensions for Widows of Confederate Veterans.|Section 31-8-32 - Report on Operation of State Pension Law.

Section 31-8-32Report on operation of state pension law. There shall be prepared and submitted, under the direction of the State Board of Human Resources and the State Department of Human Resources, quadrennially from November 1, 1974, a report showing as fully as the same can be shown, the result of the operations of this chapter, and containing the complete roll of pensioners under this chapter on the permanent pension record on October 1, last preceding the report required, the same to be printed, with as many copies thereof as the Governor may determine, and to be paid for in like manner as payment is made for other state reports. (Acts 1920, No. 132, p. 168; Code 1923, §2942; Code 1940, T. 60, §3.)
AL Code § 31-8-33 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 8 - Pensions for Widows of Confederate Veterans.|Section 31-8-33 - Penalty for Violation of Laws Pertaining to Confederate Pensions.

Section 31-8-33Penalty for violation of laws pertaining to Confederate pensions. Any person who violates any provisions of the laws of this state as to pensions for widows of Confederate veterans, if a penalty is not otherwise provided for such violation, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $500.00. (Acts 1919, No. 409, p. 535; Code 1923, §5494; Code 1940, T. 60, §43.)
AL Code § 31-9A-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9A - Alabama Homeland Security Act of 2003.|Section 31-9A-1 - Short Title.

Section 31-9A-1Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Alabama Homeland Security Act of 2003." (Act 2003-276, p. 658, §1.)
AL Code § 31-9A-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9A - Alabama Homeland Security Act of 2003.|Section 31-9A-2 - Findings and Declaration of Necessity; Purpose of Chapter and Public Policy.

Section 31-9A-2Findings and declaration of necessity; purpose of chapter and public policy.  (a) As a result of the unprecedented and devastating attack of September 11, 2001, upon the people and the vital infrastructure of the United States of America and the possibility that such attacks may be perpetrated in the future by those persons identified as terrorists and other enemies of this country, and in order to ensure that preparations of this state will be adequate to deal with such events and to generally provide for the common defense and to protect and preserve the life, health, welfare, and property of the people of Alabama, it is found and is declared to be necessary to:  (1) Create a State Department of Homeland Security. (2) Confer upon the Governor the powers provided in this chapter. (3) Provide for the rendering of aid to the political subdivisions of the state, and between other states, and the federal government with respect to performing those functions related to homeland security. (4) Authorize necessary and appropriate action to implement this chapter. (b) It is further declared to be the purpose of this chapter and policy of the State of Alabama to assist, coordinate, and encourage homeland security preparedness by state departments and agencies and political subdivisions of the state by authorizing the making of grants, as funds are appropriated for such purpose, to any political subdivision of the state in amounts not to exceed the amounts authorized, for the purpose of promoting homeland security. (Act 2003-276, p. 658, §2.)
AL Code § 31-9A-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9A - Alabama Homeland Security Act of 2003.|Section 31-9A-3 - Definitions.

Section 31-9A-3Definitions. Unless a different meaning is clearly indicated by the context, for the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the following meanings ascribed to them:  (1) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Homeland Security. (2) DIRECTOR. The Director of Homeland Security. (3) HOMELAND SECURITY. The development, coordination, and implementation of a state policy to secure the State of Alabama from terrorist threat or attack. The term includes efforts to detect, prepare for, prevent, protect against, share intelligence where applicable, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks within the State of Alabama. (4) POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. A county, city, town, or fire district of the State of Alabama. (Act 2003-276, p. 658, §3.)
AL Code § 31-9A-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9A - Alabama Homeland Security Act of 2003.|Section 31-9A-4 - Department of Homeland Security.

Section 31-9A-4Department of Homeland Security. (a) The Department of Homeland Security is created within the Executive Branch of the state government, and shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. (b) The department is designated as the principal state agency to coordinate the receipt, distribution, and monitoring of all funds available from any source for the purpose of equipping, training, research, and education in regard to homeland security related items, issues, or services. The department is further designated and authorized to coordinate and establish standards for all operations and activities of the state related to homeland security efforts. (c) The department shall not have any power or authority to interfere with any funds from any source specifically appropriated for the Alabama State Port Authority, the Birmingham Airport Authority, the Huntsville Airport Authority, the Mobile Airport Authority, and the Montgomery Airport Authority. (Act 2003-276, p. 658, §4.)
AL Code § 31-9A-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9A - Alabama Homeland Security Act of 2003.|Section 31-9A-6 - Deputy Director of Homeland Security.

Section 31-9A-6Deputy Director of Homeland Security. (a) The position of Deputy Director of Homeland Security is created. The deputy director shall be responsible for such tasks and duties as assigned by the director. (b) The deputy director shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The salary of the deputy director shall be set by the Governor.  (Act 2003-276, p. 658, §6.)
AL Code § 31-9A-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9A - Alabama Homeland Security Act of 2003.|Section 31-9A-7 - Authority to Establish Personnel Policies; Salary Schedules; Employ Various Persons.

Section 31-9A-7Authority to establish personnel policies; salary schedules; employ various persons. (a) The director may establish personnel policies and salary schedules for all employees of the department. The director may appoint assistant directors who shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. The positions of director, deputy director, and assistant director may not be limited by Sections 36-6-5 and 36-6-6. (b) Subject to the Merit System, the director may appoint or employ such other professional, technical, clerical, and other personnel as may be necessary to carry out this chapter. The salary of these personnel shall be determined by the Governor and the State Personnel Board in accordance with Section 36-26-12. The director may make expenditures from the appropriation for these personnel, or from other funds made available for purposes of homeland security. (c) One of the assistant directors shall be the state Director of Emergency Management, whose position shall also include the title of Assistant Director of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response. Any conflicting provisions in Section 31-9-4 to this section shall be void. (d) The employees of the department shall represent the diversity of the state and shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. (Act 2003-276, p. 658, §7.)