Section 41-9-240 Legislative findings; purpose of division; creation of commission. The historical heritage of the State of Alabama is among its most valued and important assets, and the preservation of historic sites, buildings and objects within the state is of great concern to Alabama and its people. It is of special value to the youth […]
Section 41-9-241 Commission a public body corporate. The commission, as an agency of the State of Alabama, constitutes a public body corporate and shall have, in addition to those set forth specifically in this division, all powers necessary or convenient to effect the purposes for which it has been established under and by the terms […]
Section 41-9-242 Purpose of commission. The purpose of the Alabama Historical Commission, hereinafter referred to as the commission, shall be to acquire in its own name or in the name of the State of Alabama by purchase, devise, lease, assignment, license, condemnation, gift, bequest, transfer or otherwise buildings, objects and sites deemed worthy of being […]
Section 41-9-243 Composition of commission. The commission shall consist of 21 members, one of whom shall be the Governor, one of whom shall be the Lieutenant Governor, one of whom shall be the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be the Director of the Department of Archives and History, one of […]
Section 41-9-244 Members to serve without pay; expenses. No member of the commission shall receive any pay or emolument other than his expenses incurred in the discharge of his duties as a member of the commission which expenses shall be paid in the amounts provided for in Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 36 […]
Section 41-9-245 Meetings generally; quorum; organization and procedure; officers. The commission shall hold an annual meeting at the Capitol building in Montgomery, and eight members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Additional meetings will be held at such times and places within the State of Alabama as may be […]
Section 41-9-246 Board of advisors. (a) There is hereby established a Board of Advisors to the Alabama Historical Commission. Said board of advisors shall consist of no less than 15 persons. Each of the below listed societies, organizations, individuals, commissions and institutions shall have the authority to name one member of said board and shall […]
Section 41-9-247 Executive director. The commission may employ an executive director, who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission and who shall be responsible directly to the commission for the general supervision and execution of the work of the commission. The commission shall fix his compensation, with the approval of the Governor and the […]
Section 41-9-248 Employees. The commission may employ either on a part-time or full-time basis such advisors, archaeologists, architects, engineers, attorneys, real estate appraisers, laborers, artisans, historians, caretakers, guides, peace officers, technicians, superintendents, stenographers and administrative employees and supervisory and professional personnel as may be necessary or advisable for carrying out in the most efficient and […]
Section 41-9-249 Powers and duties of commission generally. The commission shall have the following duties and powers: (1) To promote and increase knowledge and understanding of the history of this state from the earliest time to the present, including the archaeological, Indian, Spanish, British, French, Colonial, Confederate and American eras, by adopting and executing general […]
Section 41-9-249.1 Contracts for recovery or salvage of archaeological treasure, etc. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Alabama Historical Commission may enter into contracts with any group or person for the recovery or salvage of archaeological treasure, sunken or abandoned ships and wrecks of the sea, or parts thereof or their […]
Section 41-9-250 Preservation, operation, etc., of certain historical properties and sites by commission. (a) The following historic properties and sites shall be under the jurisdiction and control of the Alabama Historical Commission: (1) Fort Mims, Stockton, Baldwin County; (2) Fort Toulouse, Wetumpka, Elmore County; (3) Gaineswood, Demopolis, Marengo County; and (4) Confederate Memorial Cemetery, Mountain […]
Section 41-9-251 Cahawba Historical Site – Preservation, operation, etc. The Cahawba Historical Site, a property on the National Register of Historic Places, Dallas County, Alabama, shall be under the jurisdiction and control of the Alabama Historical Commission, which shall have full authority to develop, renovate, preserve, maintain, operate, exhibit, and publicize the Cahawba Historical Site […]
Section 41-9-252 Cahawba Historical Site – Advisory committee. (a)(1) There is established an advisory committee to be known as the Cahawba Advisory Committee, composed of 16 members, 15 of whom shall be appointed by the Governor. The Judge of Probate of Dallas County shall be the sixteenth member but shall be a member ex officio […]
Section 41-9-253 Cahawba Historical Site – Powers of commission; payment of expenses. The Alabama Historical Commission may acquire title, possession, or control of such properties and also of objects of historic interest at the Cahawba Historical Site as it may deem necessary or proper to be maintained, preserved, and protected on behalf of the State […]
Section 41-9-254 Acquisition, operation, etc., of libraries or museums by commission; commission not to engage in publishing or printing of historical quarterlies. The commission shall not accept, acquire, operate or maintain libraries or museums, except when the same are an integral part of one of the properties owned or managed by the commission, nor shall […]
Section 41-9-255 Alabama State Historic Preservation Fund. There is hereby established in the State Treasury a fund to be known as the “Alabama State Historic Preservation Fund” into which shall be deposited all moneys received by the commission from admissions, inspection fees, gifts, donations, grants, leases, rentals, bequests, loans, governmental appropriations or any other sources, […]
Section 41-9-256 Exemption from taxation of commission and properties, income, etc., thereof. The commission, as an agency of the State of Alabama, shall constitute a nonprofit governmental agency and shall have a tax-exempt status, and the properties of the commission and the income therefrom, all lease agreements and contracts made by it shall be forever […]
Section 41-9-257 Council on Historic Pilgrimages – Created; purpose. There is hereby created the Alabama Council on Historic Pilgrimages, the same to be established under the auspices of the Alabama Historical Commission, said council having the purpose of coordinating the efforts of each of the existing and proposed historic pilgrimages in the State of Alabama, […]
Section 41-9-258 Council on Historic Pilgrimages – Composition. The Council on Historic Pilgrimages shall consist of seven individual members, one being appointed from each of the six districts of the state as the same shall be established by the Alabama Historical Commission and one being a representative of the Alabama Historical Commission. Additionally, there shall […]
