Conveyances for the alienation of lands must be written or printed, or partly written and partly printed, on parchment or paper, and must be signed at their foot by the contracting party or his agent having a written authority; or, if he is not able to sign his name, then his name must be written for him, with the words "his mark" written against the same, or over it; the execution of such conveyance must be attested by one witness or, where the party cannot write, by two witnesses who are able to write and who must write their names as witnesses; or, if he can write his name but does not do so and his name is written for him by another, then the execution must be attested by two witnesses who can and do write their names.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 4 - Conveyances and Creation of Estates.
Article 2 - Execution, Attestation, and Acknowledgment.
Section 35-4-20 - Conveyance Required to Be in Writing; Signature; Attestation by Witnesses.
Section 35-4-21 - Seal Unnecessary.
Section 35-4-22 - Effect of Writings Importing to Be Under Seal.
Section 35-4-23 - Acknowledgment - Operates as Compliance With Witness Requirements.
Section 35-4-24 - Acknowledgment - Officers Authorized to Take in This State.
Section 35-4-25 - Acknowledgment - Officers Holding Stock in Certain Corporations.
Section 35-4-27 - Acknowledgment - Proof of Official Seal.
Section 35-4-28 - Acknowledgment - Powers of Attorney, Etc.
Section 35-4-29 - Form of Acknowledgment.
Section 35-4-30 - Form of Probate of Conveyance.
Section 35-4-31 - Livery of Seisin Unnecessary.
Section 35-4-32 - Attornment of Tenant Unnecessary.