Alabama § 14-3-2 - State Lands - Sale and Purchase; Appropriations for Purchase.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 14-3-2 — State Lands - Sale and Purchase; Appropriations for Purchase., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 14-3-2. State Lands - Sale and Purchase; Appropriations for Purchase.
(a) The Board of Corrections may sell any, or all, of the lands now used by the state in working convicts for cash or on credit, as may seem best, and purchase lands superior in quality to be used by the board in working convicts.
(b) So much of the funds earned by the board as may be necessary is appropriated and authorized to be paid for such lands as may be purchased under subsection (a) of this section, and the Comptroller, upon the application of the board, shall draw his warrant for such sum, or sums, as may be necessary for such purchase of such lands and the payment thereof.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14-3-2 ("State Lands - Sale and Purchase; Appropriations for Purchase.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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