(a) The applicants named in the application and their respective successors in office, the Governor, or his or her designee, an additional person to be designated by the Governor who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, or his or her designee, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, or his or her designee, shall constitute the members of the authority. The Secretary of the Department of Commerce shall be the president of the authority, the Commissioner of Revenue shall be the vice-president thereof, and the Director of Finance shall be the secretary thereof. The State Treasurer shall be treasurer of the authority, shall act as custodian of its funds and shall pay the principal of and interest on the bonds of the authority out of the funds provided for in this article. The members of the authority shall constitute all the members of the board of directors of the authority, and any five members of the board of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Should any person holding any state office named in this section cease to hold such office by reason of death, resignation, expiration of his or her term of office, or for any other reason, then his or her successor in office shall take his place as an officer, if applicable, and member of the board of directors of the authority. No officer or member of the board of directors of the authority shall draw any salary in addition to that now authorized by law for any service he or she may render or for any duty he or she may perform in connection with the authority.
Terms Used In Alabama Code 41-10-25
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
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
writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) All proceedings had and done by the board of directors shall be reduced to writing by the secretary of the authority, shall be signed by at least five members of the authority present at the proceedings and shall be recorded in a substantially bound book and filed in the office of the Secretary of State. Copies of such proceedings, when certified by the secretary of the authority under the seal of the authority, shall be received in all courts as prima facie evidence of the matters and things therein certified.
