All persons purchasing said lands shall be entitled to a patent to said lands, and the Governor of Alabama, when presented with the approval of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources and State Department of Mental Health, shall cause patents to be issued to those purchasing said lands. Such patent shall vest a fee simple title in the grantee named therein.
Ala. Code § 9-15-46
Issuance of Patents to Purchasers of Swamp and Overflowed Lands.
(Acts 1939, No. 581, p. 949, §15; Code 1940, T. 8, §247.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.