Section 31-5-2
Established; bureaus and divisions; operation under State Board of Veterans' Affairs; composition.
There shall be a State Department of Veterans' Affairs with subordinate bureaus and divisions, which shall operate under a State Board of Veterans' Affairs, and consist of a State Service Commissioner and such other officers and employees authorized to be appointed under this chapter, and meeting the qualifications prescribed by the state board.
(Acts 1945, No. 173, p. 304, §2.)