Alabama Code > Title 36 > Chapter 12 > Article 1 – General Provisions


§ 36-12-1	Public officer or servant defined
§ 36-12-2	Public officers and servants to accurately maintain and preserve from loss, destruction, etc., complete books, papers, files, etc
§ 36-12-3	Permanence and uniformity in size, style, etc., of books, papers, files, etc., required; factors in selection of record books, writing paper, inks, typewriter ribbons, etc
§ 36-12-4	Public officers and servants to deliver current papers, books, etc., to successors in office
§ 36-12-5	Disposition of books, papers, etc., when no longer current

Probate: Proving a will
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
writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1