Rep(s). By
Representative Venable
HB47
Engrossed
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Under existing constitutional and statutory provisions, the
boundaries of the state are described. This
bill, conditional upon the adoption of a constitutional amendment repealing
Article II of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, would amend and repeal these
statutory provisions to provide further for the description of the boundaries
of this state. Under the existing
Constitution, the boundaries of the several counties were ratified and
confirmed. This bill, conditional upon the adoption of a constitutional
amendment repealing Article II of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, would
ratify and confirm the boundaries of the several counties of the state
currently existing and the locations of county courthouses.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Describing the boundaries of the state;
amending Section 41-2-1 and repealing Sections 41-2-2, 41-2-3, and 41-2-4 of
the Code of Alabama 1975; ratifying and confirming the boundaries of the several
counties as they now exist and the locations of county courthouses; and
conditioning effectiveness upon the adoption of a constitutional amendment.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF
ALABAMA:
Section 1. Section 41-2-1 of the
Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows:
§41-2-1.
"The boundaries of this state are established and
declared to be as follows: Beginning at the point where the thirty-first degree
of north latitude crosses the Perdido river; thence
east to the western boundary line of the state of Georgia; thence along said
line, to the southern boundary line of the state of Tennessee; thence west
along the southern boundary line of the state of Tennessee, crossing the
Tennessee river, and on to the second intersection of said river by said line;
thence up said river to the mouth of Big Bear creek; thence by a direct line to
the northwest corner of Washington county, in this state, as originally formed;
thence southerly along the line of the state of Mississippi to the Gulf of
Mexico; thence eastwardly, including all islands within six leagues of the shore,
to the Perdido river; and thence up the said river to
the beginning. The boundaries of this state are established and declared to be
as follows: Beginning at the point where 30 degrees 16 minutes 53 seconds of
north latitude crosses the Perdido River; thence
east, to the western boundary line of the State of Georgia; thence along said
line to the southern boundary line of the State of Tennessee; thence west,
along the southern boundary line of the State of Tennessee, crossing the
Tennessee River, and on to the second intersection of said river by said line;
thence up said river to the mouth of Big Bear Creek; thence by a direct line to
the northwest corner of Washington County, in this state, as originally formed;
thence southwardly, along the line of the State of Mississippi, to the Gulf of
Mexico; thence southwardly to the intersection of the offshore Federal/State
boundary as fixed by decree of the U.S. Supreme Court; thence eastwardly along said
fixed line to the intersection of the State of Florida boundary; thence
northwardly along the State of Florida boundary to the Point of Beginning;
provided, that the limits and jurisdiction of this state shall extend to and
include any other land and territory hereafter acquired, by contract or agreement
with other states or otherwise, although such land and territory are not
included within the boundaries hereinbefore designated."
Section 2. Sections 41-2-2, 41-2-3,
and 41-2-4 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the boundaries of the
state, are repealed.
Section 3. The boundaries of the
several counties of this state, and the locations of county courthouses, as
they exist on the effective date of this act, are ratified and confirmed.
Section 4. This act shall become
effective following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise
becoming law, if and on the date that a constitutional amendment repealing
Article II of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901 is ratified by the electors
of this state.
Boundaries
State of
Alabama
Counties
Code Amended