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Terms Used In Alabama Code 36-21-24

  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

All police officers and individuals drawn into the service of the state by the Governor under the authority of this article shall take orders from him or the Governor may, in his discretion, place them under the orders and direction of the sheriff of the county or of the mayor of the municipality, if the locality of their service shall be in an incorporated municipality.