The Governor is authorized and empowered to remove from office and discharge from employment, with or without cause, any person who holds office or employment in any of the state executive departments and agencies by virtue of appointment by the incumbent Governor or any preceding Governor, except those employees subject to the Merit System provisions.
Ala. Code § 36-13-7
Authority to Remove Employees; Exceptions.
(Acts 1939, No. 8, p. 4, § 1; Code 1940, T. 55, §180.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.