Terms Used In Alabama Code 31-8-1

  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

The State Department of Human Resources, by and through the State Board of Human Resources and the Commissioner of the State Department of Human Resources, is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to provide for the payment to the widows of Confederate veterans and others entitled thereto the pension provided therefor pursuant to this chapter.