Ala. Code § 9-9-70 (2026)

Whenever used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) COMMISSION. The county commission with the judge of probate as chairman.

(2) CHAIRMAN. The judge of probate acting as chairman of the county commission.

(3) SUBDISTRICT. A drainage subdistrict.

(4) ENGINEER. The agricultural engineer of the Alabama Extension Service.

(Acts 1936, Ex. Sess., No. 127, p. 83, §2; Code 1940, T. 2, §263.)