Terms Used In Alabama Code 9-13-42

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Dower: A widow
  • 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 Forestry Commission may, in its discretion, require the applicant to furnish an abstract of title of said lands showing him to be the owner in fee thereof or other satisfactory proof of title, and all rights of dower or homestead in said lands, as against the operation of said contract, shall be released before the same is approved.