A window into Alabama’s 1861 lawmaking during a pivotal era.
This volume collects the acts and resolutions enacted by the State General Assembly in Montgomery, offering a primary‑source glimpse into governance at the start of the Civil War era.
The book presents statutes and resolutions from February 1861, including measures to aid the destitute, regulate liquor, and manage public works; it also documents funding moves like railroad advancement and county relief efforts. It showcases how state government organized support, infrastructure, and legal norms under wartime pressures.
- Relief and welfare actions directed at individuals and counties
- Public safety and social order measures, including liquor regulation
- Infrastructure and transportation efforts, such as railroad support
- Stay laws, courts, and adjustments to taxation and public finances
Ideal for readers of Alabama history, Civil War-era governance, and primary-source legislative material.