Alabama Statutes

§ 16-53-1 — Body Corporate

Alabama § 16-53-1

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 16Education

Ch. 53University of West Alabama

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Ala. Code § 16-53-1 (2026).

Text

The Governor and the State Superintendent of Education, by virtue of their respective offices, and the trustees appointed pursuant to Section 16-53-3 and their successors in office are hereby constituted and shall be a body corporate under the name of The University of West Alabama, as successor to Livingston University.

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Legislative History

(Acts 1967, No. 424, p. 1092, §2; Acts 1971, No. 1190, p. 2055, §2; Act 99-701, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 210, §1; Act 2006-576, p. 1513, §1.)

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