Alabama § 17-14-53 - Expense of Publication of Proclamation.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 17-14-53 — Expense of Publication of Proclamation., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17-14-53. Expense of Publication of Proclamation.
Whenever any proposed amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, regardless of the nature thereof, is submitted to the people for ratification or adoption, the expense of publication of the Governor’s proclamation concerning such amendment shall be paid out of the General Fund of the State of Alabama. Payment of the expense of the publication of any such proclamation shall be made upon account stated, certified to be correct, approved by the Governor, upon warrant of the state Comptroller.
There is hereby appropriated out of the General Fund of the State of Alabama such sum or sums as may be necessary to pay the expense of the publication of any such proclamation.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 17-14-53 ("Expense of Publication of Proclamation.") 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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