Terms Used In Alabama Code 9-15-46

  • Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
  • 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

All persons purchasing said lands shall be entitled to a patent to said lands, and the Governor of Alabama, when presented with the approval of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources and State Department of Mental Health, shall cause patents to be issued to those purchasing said lands. Such patent shall vest a fee simple title in the grantee named therein.