Alabama Code > Title 41 > Chapter 9 > Article 24 – Foreign Trade and Relations Commission


§ 41-9-660	Creation; composition; qualifications, appointment and terms of office of members; filling of vacancies; quorum
§ 41-9-661	Powers and duties generally
§ 41-9-662	Annual report to Governor and Legislature; compensation of members, officers and consultants
§ 41-9-663	Payment of clerical expenses, etc.; cooperation and assistance of officers, departments and agencies of state
§ 41-9-664	Gifts to commission deemed gifts to state; taxation thereof

Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
Devise: To gift property by will.
Donor: The person who makes a gift.
Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
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.
Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
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
writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. 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