Ala. Code § 31-8-30: Permanent State Record of Pensioners.

The Commissioner of the State Department of Human Resources shall have prepared records to be used as a permanent state record of pensions in which shall be recorded, in alphabetical order according to county, the names of all pensioners, together with a suitable column in which shall be entered promptly the date of death or other cause for the discontinuance of the pension. Such record shall be kept up to date by the prompt entry thereon of all new names, with the date of granting of the application, and when payment to any pensioner shall cease, the reason therefor shall be stated of record.