Section 16-53-5 – Board of Trustees – Quorum.
Section 16-53-5 Board of trustees – Quorum. Seven members of the board of trustees shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day until a quorum is present. (Acts 1967, No. 424, p. 1092, §7; Acts 1971, No. 1190, p. 2055, §6.)
Section 16-53-6 – Board of Trustees – Powers as to Organization and Administration.
Section 16-53-6 Board of trustees – Powers as to organization and administration. The president shall be elected by the board of trustees and shall have the power and duty to appoint a corps of instructors who shall be styled the faculty and such other instructors and officers as the interest of the university may require, […]
Section 16-53-7 – Board of Trustees – Transfer of Jurisdiction; Additional Powers.
Section 16-53-7 Board of trustees – Transfer of jurisdiction; additional powers. After July 1, 2006, the board of trustees created by this chapter for The University of West Alabama shall have exclusive jurisdiction, supervision, and control of The University of West Alabama; and the State Board of Education is thereafter divested of all jurisdiction, power, […]
Section 16-53-7.1 – Board of Trustees – Limitation of Powers.
Section 16-53-7.1 Board of trustees – Limitation of powers. Repealed by Act 2006-576, p. 1513, §2, effective July 1, 2006. (Act 99-701, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 210, §2)
Section 16-53-8 – Board of Trustees – Vacancy in Office.
Section 16-53-8 Board of trustees – Vacancy in office. Any vacancy in the office of trustee occurring during the recess of the Legislature shall be filled by appointment of the Governor. Such appointee shall hold office until the next session of the Legislature, when the vacancy shall be filled by the Governor by and with […]
Section 16-53-9 – Board of Trustees – Payment of Expenses.
Section 16-53-9 Board of trustees – Payment of expenses. Repealed by Act 2006-576, p. 1513, §2, effective July 1, 2006. (Acts 1967, No. 424, p. 1092, §8; Act 99-701, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 210, §1.)
Section 16-53-10 – Board of Trustees – Reports to Legislature.
Section 16-53-10 Board of trustees – Reports to Legislature. It shall be the duty of the board of trustees to make or cause to be made to the Legislature, at each session thereof, a full report of their transactions and of the condition of the university, embracing an itemized account of all receipts and disbursements […]
Section 16-53-11 – Grant or Gift Not to Fail for Informality; Default, etc., of Trustees Not to Work Forfeiture.
Section 16-53-11 Grant or gift not to fail for informality; default, etc., of trustees not to work forfeiture. No grant or gift, by will or otherwise, shall fail on account of any misnomer or informality when the intent of the grantor or donor can be arrived at; nor shall any default, malfeasance or nonuser on […]
Section 16-53-12 – Police Officers.
Section 16-53-12 Police officers. (a) The President of The University of West Alabama may appoint and employ suitable persons to act as police officers to keep off intruders and prevent trespass upon and damage to the property and grounds of the university. Such persons shall be charged with all the duties and invested with all […]
Section 16-53-1 – Body Corporate.
Section 16-53-1 Body corporate. The Governor and the State Superintendent of Education, by virtue of their respective offices, and the trustees appointed pursuant to Section 16-53-3 and their successors in office are hereby constituted and shall be a body corporate under the name of The University of West Alabama, as successor to Livingston University. (Acts […]