Alabama Code 41-9-660. Creation; composition; qualifications, appointment and terms of office of members; filling of vacancies; quorum
Terms Used In Alabama Code 41-9-660
- Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
- 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
- United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
There is hereby created a commission called the Foreign Trade and Relation Commission of Alabama which shall be composed of five members, each of whom shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of Alabama.
The members of the commission shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. One of such members shall be appointed for a term of two years from August 23, 1976, two shall be appointed for terms of four years from August 23, 1976 and two for terms of six years from such date. Each two years after August 23, 1976, the Governor shall appoint one or two members of the commission, as the case may be, to fill any vacancy or vacancies, and such appointment shall be for a term of six years.
Vacancies in the membership of the commission shall be filled, as in the first instance, for the unexpired term.
Three members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.