Ala. Code § 33-4-6
The State Pilotage Commission may employ a secretary, who may not be a member of the commission, and who shall be paid an annual salary set by the commission. Before entering upon the duties of office, the secretary shall execute to the State of Alabama a bond, to be approved by the Governor, in the amount of three thousand dollars ($3,000), for the faithful performance of the duties of the office. The secretary shall safely keep and be responsible for all moneys paid into the office of the commission, and for all books and papers of the commission, and attend the meetings and keep a record of their proceedings and of the names of the commissioners present at the meetings. The secretary shall keep an account of all moneys received and paid, and once every three months prepare a statement showing all moneys received and paid for the preceding three months and the source from which the moneys were received and the purpose for which they were paid. A copy of the statement shall be given to each of the commissioners. All moneys collected shall be deposited in a bank or banks designated by the commission and drawn out by check signed by the chair and secretary of the commission.
Ala. Code § 33-4-6 (1975)