Alabama Constitution Section 133 Great seal of state
Alabama Constitution – Section 133: Great Seal of the State
Summary:
Section 133 of the Alabama Constitution establishes the requirement for a Great Seal of the state and outlines its use.
Key Points:
Existence of a Seal:
The State of Alabama shall have a Great Seal.
Use of the Seal:
The Governor is the official custodian of the Great Seal.
It is used to authenticate official acts and instruments of the state, such as:
Proclamations
Commissions
State documents
Design:
While Section 133 authorizes the seal, the specific design is not described in this section. (The design has been defined by law outside the Constitution.)
Fun Fact:
The current Great Seal of Alabama, originally designed in 1817, shows a map of the state with its major rivers and is unique among U.S. states for being geographic rather than symbolic.
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