§41-9-491. Appointment, terms of office and qualifications generally of members.

Members of the board shall be appointed by the Governor to serve as follows:

(1) Eight members initially appointed shall be designated to serve until October 1, 1969, and until their successors are elected and qualified. The members appointed under this subdivision shall be one from each congressional district of the State of Alabama. No member shall be eligible to serve under this subdivision at any time he or she ceases to be a resident citizen of the congressional district for which he or she was initially appointed.

(2) Nine members with the qualifications described in this subdivision shall be appointed by the Governor to serve until October 1, 1970, and until their successors are elected and qualified. One member appointed under this subdivision shall be a person primarily engaged in the practice of architecture in the State of Alabama, who shall hold a state registration for the practice of architecture within the state. One member appointed under this subdivision shall be a person primarily engaged in the wholesale or retail nursery business within the State of Alabama, either as owner or employee. One member appointed under this subdivision shall be a person primarily engaged within the State of Alabama in the practice of law. One member appointed under this subdivision shall be a person primarily engaged either as owner or manager in the home-building trade. One member appointed under this subdivision shall be a person primarily engaged as owner or manager of a large commercial contractor's firm holding a commercial contractor's license from the State of Alabama. One member appointed under this subdivision shall be a person primarily engaged either as owner or manager within the State of Alabama in the business of constructing streets and highways and holding a qualified contractor's license within the State of Alabama for that purpose. One member appointed under this subdivision shall be a person primarily engaged within the State of Alabama as a landscape architect. One member appointed under this subdivision shall be a person primarily engaged as a municipal planner within the State of Alabama.

(3) Eight members initially appointed shall be designated by the Governor to serve until October 1, 1971, and until their successors are elected and qualified. At least one of the persons appointed by the Governor under this subdivision shall be a person who at the time of his or her appointment is active as an officer or committee chairman in a civic organization engaged in the promotion of beautification projects throughout the state. At least one of the members serving under this subdivision shall be a person who at the time of his or her appointment is actively engaged as an officer or committee member of a civic organization within the state having a continuing project promoting beautification in rural and agricultural areas of the state. The remainder of members serving under this subdivision shall be appointed by the Governor without further qualifications, except that all shall be resident citizens of the State of Alabama.

(4) Thereafter all members shall be appointed by the Governor to serve for a term of three years.

(Acts 1969, No. 1115, p. 2050, §2.)