The Secretary of State must record, in well-bound books, all grants and patents issued by the state.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 4 - Conveyances and Creation of Estates.
Article 16 - Conveyances, etc., by Governor or State Agency or Institution.
Section 35-4-380 - Lease of Salt Springs, Etc.
Section 35-4-381 - Sale of Right to Quarry Limestone and Clay.
Section 35-4-382 - Validity of Conveyances by State Agencies.
Section 35-4-383 - Validity of Leases, etc., by State Agencies.
Section 35-4-384 - Sale of Contingent Interests by State Institutions.
Section 35-4-385 - Conveyance of Lands Owned by the State.
Section 35-4-386 - Patent to Decedent Vests Title in His Successors.
Section 35-4-387 - Recordation of Patents.
Section 35-4-388 - When Purchaser Entitled to Receive Patent.
Section 35-4-389 - Patents for Swamp and Overflowed Lands.
Section 35-4-390 - Prior Conveyances Ratified and Confirmed.
Section 35-4-391 - Conveyances in Cases of Lost Deeds or Adverse Possession.