§ 35-4-380 Lease of salt springs, etc
§ 35-4-381 Sale of right to quarry limestone and clay
§ 35-4-382 Validity of conveyances by state agencies
§ 35-4-383 Validity of leases, etc., by state agencies
§ 35-4-384 Sale of contingent interests by state institutions
§ 35-4-385 Conveyance of lands owned by the state
§ 35-4-386 Patent to decedent vests title in his successors
§ 35-4-387 Recordation of patents
§ 35-4-388 When purchaser entitled to receive patent
§ 35-4-389 Patents for swamp and overflowed lands
§ 35-4-390 Prior conveyances ratified and confirmed
§ 35-4-391 Conveyances in cases of lost deeds or adverse possession
§ 35-4-393 Settlement of dispute as to certain property in Mobile County conveyed to University of South Alabama Foundation by University of South Alabama

Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 35 > Chapter 4 > Article 16 - Conveyances, Etc., by Governor or State Agency or Institution

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • 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.
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • 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
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1