Constable Day, 2006
By the Governor of the State of Alabama
A Proclamation
December 15, 2005

WHEREAS, the office of Constable was introduced into British Common Law following the Norman Conquest in 1066; and

WHEREAS, the Constable was the first law enforcement officer in the American Colonies; and

WHEREAS, the office of Constable has performed varied duties in different places in accordance with the needs of the constituency served; and

WHEREAS, the office of Constable is the most localized law enforcement agency in existence; and

WHEREAS, the Constable system in Alabama operates at no cost to state or county governments:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Bob Riley, Governor of the State of Alabama, do hereby proclaim January 28, 2006, as Constable Day in the State of Alabama and call upon all Alabamians on this special day and indeed throughout the year, to recall the long history of service constables have provided to their communities.

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND and the Great Seal of the Governor’s Office at the State Capitol in the City of Montgomery on the 15th day of December 2005.

Bob Riley

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