Alabama Code > Title 41 > Chapter 8 > Article 1 – General Provisions


§ 41-8-1	Creation; chief objective
§ 41-8-2	Executive board generally
§ 41-8-3	Election of officers of executive board; Director of Public Library Service and assistants
§ 41-8-4	Annual report of executive board to Governor
§ 41-8-5	Powers and duties of Public Library Service generally
§ 41-8-6	Scholarships and grants in field of library service
§ 41-8-7	Service to obtain reports from public libraries
§ 41-8-8	Applicability and effect of article
§ 41-8-9	“Registration records” defined
§ 41-8-10	Registration, etc., records of public libraries to be confidential; right of parents to inspect records

following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
preceding: means next before. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
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