Section 41-6-1 – Establishment; Location.
Section 41-6-1 Establishment; location. There shall be a Department of Archives and History, to be located at Montgomery. (Code 1907, §793; Code 1923, §1398; Code 1940, T. 55, §255.)
Section 41-6-10 – Transfer by Officials of Objects, Books, Records, etc., to Department for Permanent Preservation.
Section 41-6-10 Transfer by officials of objects, books, records, etc., to department for permanent preservation. Any state, county or other official may turn over to the department for permanent preservation therein any objects, official books, records, documents, original papers, newspaper files, and printed books not in current use in the offices and that are determined […]
Section 41-6-11 – Provision of Certified Copies of Books, Records, etc., Surrendered to Department.
Section 41-6-11 Provision of certified copies of books, records, etc., surrendered to department. When books, records, documents, original papers and newspaper files have been surrendered in accordance with Section 41-6-10, copies therefrom shall be made and certified by the director upon the application of any person interested, which certificate shall have all the force and […]
Section 41-6-13 – Collection, etc., of Data as to Alabama Soldiers in War Between States.
Section 41-6-13 Collection, etc., of data as to Alabama soldiers in war between states. The department shall make special effort to collect data in reference to soldiers from Alabama in the war between the states, both from the Department of Defense and also from private individuals, and to cause the same to be prepared for […]
Section 41-6-14 – Statistical Register.
Section 41-6-14 Statistical register. (a) An official and statistical register of the State of Alabama shall be compiled every two years by the director to contain: (1) Brief sketches of the several state officials, the members of Congress from Alabama, the Supreme Court judges and the members of the Senate and House of Representatives of […]
Section 41-6-15 – Historical Quarterly.
Section 41-6-15 Historical quarterly. One thousand copies of the Alabama Historical Quarterly shall be published each quarter. The said quarterly shall be edited by the Director of the Department of Archives and History and shall be supplied gratis to public officials, public and high school libraries and, upon call, to any responsible person in the […]
Section 41-6-2 – Objects and Purposes.
Section 41-6-2 Objects and purposes. (a) The objects and purposes of the department are: (1) The care and custody of official archives; (2) The collection of materials bearing upon the history of the state and of the territory included therein from the earliest times; (3) The completion and publication of the state’s official records and […]
Section 41-6-3 – Board of Trustees of Department – Composition.
Section 41-6-3 Board of trustees of department – Composition. (a) The department shall be under the control of the Board of Trustees of the Department of Archives and History, which shall consist of one member from each congressional district and the additional members selected pursuant to subsection (b). (b) Two additional at-large members shall be […]
Section 41-6-4 – Board of Trustees of Department – Vacancies; Terms of Office; Meetings; Officers; Compensation; Powers and Duties Generally.
Section 41-6-4 Board of trustees of department – Vacancies; terms of office; meetings; officers; compensation; powers and duties generally. (a) The board of trustees shall fill all vacancies occurring on the board, whether by expiration of term of service or by death or resignation, but the names of all successor members shall be communicated to […]
Section 41-6-5 – Director – Election; Term of Office.
Section 41-6-5 Director – Election; term of office. The department shall be under the immediate management and control of a director, to be elected by the board of trustees, whose term of office shall be six years and until his successor is elected and qualified. (Code 1907, §797; Code 1923, §1403; Code 1940, T. 55, […]
Section 41-6-6 – Director – Oath of Office; Director to Be Commissioned.
Section 41-6-6 Director – Oath of office; director to be commissioned. The director shall take an oath of office as other public officials and shall be commissioned in like manner. (Code 1907, §798; Code 1923, §1404; Code 1940, T. 55, §261.)
Section 41-6-7 – Director – Salary.
Section 41-6-7 Director – Salary. The director shall receive an annual salary to be fixed in accordance with the provisions of Section 36-6-6, which shall be payable as the salaries of other state officers are paid. (Code 1907, §804; Acts 1923, No. 600, p. 789; Code 1923, §1411; Acts 1933, Ex. Sess., No. 138, p. […]
Section 41-6-8 – Director – Powers, Functions, and Duties Generally.
Section 41-6-8 Director – Powers, functions, and duties generally. The powers, functions and duties of the Director of the Department of Archives and History shall be as follows: (1) To control and direct the work and operations of the Department of Archives and History; (2) To administer the state official archives; (3) To prepare the […]
Section 41-6-9 – Clerical Assistants in Department.
Section 41-6-9 Clerical assistants in department. Subject to the provisions of the state Merit System, there may be employed in the Department of Archives and History such number of curators, clerks, librarians, stenographers, statisticians and other employees as are necessary to carry out the functions and duties of the department. (Code 1907, §809; Acts 1923, […]