Alabama Code 41-9-185. Board established; officers; members; appointment; term; oath; removal; expenses; seal; meetings; quorum; rules and regulations
The initial terms of the appointees shall be as follows: four members for one year and five members for two years. Subsequent appointments shall be for two-year terms, and appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired terms. Provided, however, that members may be appointed for successive terms at the discretion of the chairman.
Before entering upon the discharge of their duties, the members of the board shall take the oath of office prescribed for other state officers. The members of the board shall hold office only during the tenure of the Governor making the appointment and until their successors are appointed and qualified. The Governor may remove any member of the board who fails to attend its meetings regularly or to perform properly his duties as a member of the board, by notifying the member in writing of his removal.
Terms Used In Alabama Code 41-9-185
- Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
- property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- 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
- writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
The board may have an appropriate seal with such words and emblem as it may prescribe.
A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The secretary shall notify each member in writing of all meetings of the board in such manner and under such rules and regulations as the board may prescribe. The board shall adopt rules and regulations for the transaction of its business, and the secretary shall keep a record of all its proceedings and, upon request, furnish a copy thereof to each member of the board.