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§ 11-14-20 — Special Meeting of County Commission to Make Special Appropriations for Jail - Appropriation of Funds and Issuance of Warrant to Sheriff

Alabama § 11-14-20
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 11Counties and Municipal Corporations
Ch. 14Acquisition, Erection, Maintenance, Etc., of Buildings, Property, Roads, Etc., Generally

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Ala. Code § 11-14-20 (2026).

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Upon assembling, it is the duty of the county commission to make an appropriation of such an amount as is necessary for the purposes expressed in subdivision (1) of Section 11-12-15 and, for the payment thereof, to order the issuance of a warrant payable to the sheriff, which must be paid by the county treasurer on the presentment thereof, in preference and priority of all other claims.

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Legislative History

(Code 1886, §898; Code 1896, §1413; Code 1907, §142; Code 1923, §220; Code 1940, T. 12, §194.)

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Alteration, Etc., of Precinct or Beat Lines or Creation of New Precincts or Beats
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Authority to Join National and State Association of County Commissions
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Uniform Designation for County Governing Bodies
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