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....r. 257."  "In constitutional amendment, authorizing Legislature to alter salaries of named county officers "from time to time", the quoted phrase does not mean from "term to term". Almon v. Morgan County, 16 So.2d 511,514,245 Ala. 241." xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx "The phrase "from time to time", as used in the Constitution, authorizing the Legislature to increase the number of judges of the Sup....

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....e county board of supervisors had no authority to alter an election precinct in September, under statute providing that board may, from time to time, change the boundaries of precincts and providing that changes might be made at regular or special meeting in July, since the two provisions were in pari materia and should be construed together in the light of all the provisions of the statute, the w....

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....en he has once acted, and therefore, not being able to act again in the same direction. The meaning of the words "from time to time" is that after once acting the donee of the power may act again; and either independently of, or by adding to, or taking from, or reversing altogether, his previous act." In Blacks Law Dictionary: (5th edition page 601), it has been defined as follows:- "From time ....