Section 23-1-54
Contracts to do work - How drawn and approved.
Every contract for road or bridge construction, repair, or maintenance under the provisions of this chapter shall be made in the name of the State of Alabama, approved by the State Department of Transportation and the Governor.
(Code 1923, §1330; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 23, §24.)