2006 Alabama Code - Section 41-4-148 — Style of printing and quality of paper of acts and journals; index.
(a) The acts of the Legislature shall be printed on paper of the same weight and quality as that required for the Supreme Court's reports, in 10-point type solid, 26 pica ems wide and not less than 44 lines on the page. The pages must be sewed to two strong tapes and be bound in the best quality American buckram.
(b) The journals shall be printed and bound to such specifications as provided by the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House, respectively. It is further provided that the said clerk and secretary are authorized to bind and print entirely the journal for their respective houses; or, alternatively, the said clerk and secretary may prepare the draft for the state printer in such final form as deemed appropriate.
(c) Each journal shall be provided with an index, which shall be prepared by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House, as the case may be, within 30 days from receipt of said journal's galley sheets for the entire legislative session from the printer, unless the said secretary or clerk shall elect to bind and print the journal within his own office.
(d) The acts shall be provided with an index, which shall be prepared by the Legislative Reference Service within 10 days after receipt of a paged copy of the acts from the printer.
(Acts 1949, No. 27, p. 39, §5; Acts 1990, No. 90-224, p. 280, §1.)
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