Alabama § 16-16-6 - Members, Officers and Directors; Quorum for Transacting Business; Effect of Death, Resignation or Expiration of Term; Salary; Record of Proceedings; Copies of Proceedings as Evidence.
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§ 16-16-6. Members, Officers and Directors; Quorum for Transacting Business; Effect of Death, Resignation or Expiration of Term; Salary; Record of Proceedings; Copies of Proceedings as Evidence.
The applicants named in the application and their respective successors in office shall constitute the members of the authority. The Governor shall be the president of the authority, the State Superintendent of Education shall be the vice-president thereof and the Director of Finance shall be the secretary thereof. The State Treasurer shall be treasurer thereof, shall act as custodian of its funds and shall pay the principal of and interest on the bonds of the authority out of the funds hereinafter provided for. The members of the authority shall constitute all the members of the board of directors of the authority, and any two members of the said board of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Should any person holding any state office named in this section cease to hold such office by reasons of death, resignation, expiration of his term of office or for any other reason, then his successor in office shall take his place as a member, officer or director, as the case may be, of the authority. No member, officer or director of the authority shall draw any salary in addition to that now authorized by law for any service he may render or for any duty he may perform in connection with the authority. All proceedings had and done by the board of directors shall be reduced to writing by the secretary of the authority, shall be signed by at least two members of the authority and shall be recorded in a substantially bound book and filed in the office of the secretary. Copies of such proceedings, when certified by the secretary of the authority, under the seal of the authority, shall be received in all courts as prima facie evidence of the matters and things therein certified.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Alabama § 16-16-6 cover?
Section 16-16-6 ("Members, Officers and Directors; Quorum for Transacting Business; Effect of Death, Resignation or Expiration of Term; Salary; Record of Proceedings; Copies of Proceedings as Evidence.") 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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