Terms Used In Alabama Code 41-9-680

  • 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

There shall be created and established as herein provided a board to be designated and known as the Alabama Music Hall of Fame Board. The board shall be composed of seven members, who shall be appointed by the Governor of Alabama for terms of six years each; provided, that of the first members appointed under any restructured board, two shall serve for two years and two shall serve for four years, as the Governor may direct. Four board members shall be appointed from the membership of the Muscle Shoals Music Association and three board members shall be appointed from the state at large and shall not be employed in the music business. The members of the board shall select a chairman and vice-chairman from among their own number. Members of the board shall not be compensated for their services, but each member shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred in attending board meetings. The board shall meet quarterly and at such other times as its rules and bylaws may prescribe. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for transaction of business.