AMENDMENT 323 RATIFIED

Abolition of Offices of Justice of the Peace and Notary Public With the Powers and Jurisdiction of a Justice of the Peace.

Section 168 of article VI of the Constitution of Alabama is repealed insofar as it provides for the election or appointment of justices of the peace and notaries public with the powers and jurisdiction of a justice of the peace. The officers of all justices of the peace and notaries public with the powers and jurisdiction of a justice of the peace are hereby abolished. The legislature shall not authorize or provide for the election or appointment of justices of the peace or notaries public with the powers and jurisdiction of a justice of the peace, nor shall the governor be authorized or have the power to appoint notaries public with the powers of a justice of the peace. Inferior courts existing in lieu of justices of the peace shall continue in existence until abolished by the legislature and shall in no way be affected by the provisions of this amendment.