Alabama § 45-40-70 - Qualifications, Powers, Duties, Etc.; Compensation.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 45-40-70 — Qualifications, Powers, Duties, Etc.; Compensation., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-40-70. Qualifications, Powers, Duties, Etc.; Compensation.
(a) The Chair of the Lawrence County Commission shall be a resident of good moral character and a qualified elector of Lawrence County and shall reside in the county during his or her term of office. The Chair of the Lawrence County Commission shall have and exercise all of the powers, duties, limitations, and responsibilities given to the chair of the county commission by general law or by local law relating to Lawrence County.
(b) The Chair of the Lawrence County Commission shall receive an annual salary of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per annum payable out of the county treasury in equal monthly installments.
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Section 45-40-70 ("Qualifications, Powers, Duties, Etc.; Compensation.") 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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