All county officers and officers chosen for any portion or district of a county shall be authorized to exercise the duties and functions of the office to which they are elected after they shall have received certificates of their election as provided by law whether they have received their commissions or not, but such officers shall first give the bond, if any, required by law and take the oath of office prescribed by the constitution.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.
Chapter 2 - Eligibility for Office, Residence; Commissions.
Section 36-2-2 - Entering Into Public Office of Person Disqualified by Law.
Section 36-2-3 - Residence of Officers Generally; Location of Offices.
Section 36-2-4 - Residency of State Officers.
Section 36-2-5 - Failure to Comply With Section 36-2-4 Deemed Ground for Impeachment or Removal.
Section 36-2-6 - Officers Required to Obtain Commissions.
Section 36-2-7 - Issuance and Execution of Commissions Generally.
Section 36-2-8 - When Commissions to Be Issued.
Section 36-2-9 - Exercise of Duties of Office by State Official Without First Obtaining Commission.