§ 37-1-12 — Employees - Appointment or Employment; Salaries; Special Counsel

Alabama § 37-1-12

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 37: Public Utilities and Public Transportation
• Ch. 1: Public Service Commission
• Art. 1: Organization and Personnel

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The commission, under the provisions of the merit system, shall have the authority to appoint or employ attorneys, officers, and such accountants, engineers, experts, inspectors, clerks and other employees as are necessary or expedient to carry out the duties conferred by law upon the commission, and the salaries therefor shall be fixed according to the provisions of the merit system. The commission shall also, by and with the approval of the Governor, have authority to employ and discharge special counsel or attorneys as it may be deemed necessary for such purpose.

Legislative History

(Acts 1920, No. 37, p. 38; Acts 1920, No. 42, p. 92; Code 1923, §9617; Code 1940, T. 48, §13.)