Alabama Statutes

§ 11-16-31 — County Offices and Courts to Remain at Old County Seat until Buildings Provided at New Site

Alabama § 11-16-31

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 11Counties and Municipal Corporations

Ch. 16Relocation of County Seats and Erection of New Courthouses

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Ala. Code § 11-16-31 (2026).

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All county officials who are required to hold their offices at the county seats shall have their offices and all courts held for such county shall be held at the old county seat until the suitable buildings and offices can be provided by the county commission at the new county seat, such period not to exceed 12 months from the date of said election.

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Legislative History

(Code 1907, §205; Code 1923, §297; Code 1940, T. 12, §260.)

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Number and Names of Counties

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Contracts with Federal, State, and Other County Governments

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Payment of Membership Fees in State Organizations, Etc., for Sheriffs, Tax Assessors, Tax Collectors, Circuit Clerks and Registers, License Commissioners, Etc

§ 11-1-12

Preparation, Etc., of County Assessment Maps or Plats

§ 11-1-13

Alteration, Etc., of Precinct or Beat Lines or Creation of New Precincts or Beats

§ 11-1-14

Provision of Voting Places Where Precinct or Beat Lines Altered, Etc., or New Precincts or Beats Created

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Authority to Join National and State Association of County Commissions

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Warrants for Borrowing Purposes - Execution

§ 11-1-17

Warrants for Borrowing Purposes - Form of Warrants, Refunding Warrants, Coupons, Etc

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County Declared a Body Corporate

§ 11-1-3

Jurisdiction Over Navigable Streams Not Within Limits of Any County; Execution of Process on Said Streams

§ 11-1-5

Uniform Designation for County Governing Bodies

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Transfer of Money Erroneously Paid into County Treasury, Etc., to State Treasury

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Appointment and Use of Public Depositories; Liability

§ 11-1-8

Closing of County Offices on Legal Holidays and for Special Circumstances; Deadlines Extended for Filing Documents

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