Alabama Constitution

Adopted by Constitutional Convention September 3, 1901

Ratified by vote of the People November 28, 1901

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Table of Contents

Article I

Immigration, emigration and exile

Residence not forfeited by temporary absence from state

Slavery prohibited; involuntary servitude

Protection of suffrage

Property rights of aliens

Objective of government

Construction of Declaration of Rights

Article II. State and County Boundaries

State boundaries defined

County boundaries ratified and confirmed

Arrangement and designation of county boundaries; new counties

Minimum distance of county boundaries from courthouse

Removal of courthouse or county site

Article III. Distribution of Powers of Government

Legislative, executive and judicial departments established

Separation of powers

Article IV. Legislative Department

Composition of legislature

Style of laws; division of laws; laws restricted to one subject; amendment or revival of laws by title only

Election and terms of office of senators and representatives; vacancies in office

Qualifications of senators and representatives

Time and place of meetings of legislature; maximum length of sessions

Compensation of members of legislature

Number of senators and representatives; apportionment of legislators

Election of president pro tem. of senate and speaker of house of representatives; temporary president and speaker; officers of each house; each house judge of election, returns and qualifications of members

Quorum in each house

Rules of proceedings of both houses; punishment for contempt or disorderly behavior; enforcement of process; protection of members from violence, bribes, etc.; expulsion of members

Expulsion for corruption bar to further service in legislature; punishment for contempt or disorderly behavior not bar to indictment for same offense

Journal of proceedings of each house

Immunity of legislators

Doors of each house to be open; exceptions; restrictions on admittance to floor

Adjournment or change of place of sitting by one house without consent of other house

Appointment of legislators to other offices during terms for which elected