Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 11-14-19 (2026)
Special Meeting of County Commission to Make Special Appropriations for Jail - Notice and Designation of Meeting Date.
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If there is a necessity, and delay until the regular meeting of the county commission may be of injury to the health of the prisoners confined in the county jail, it is the duty of the chairman of the county commission to appoint a day for the meeting of the county commission, of which, if practicable, five days’ notice must be given to each commissioner, which notice must be in writing, signed by the chairman, and must be served by the sheriff.
(Code 1886, §897; Code 1896, §1412; Code 1907, §141; Code 1923, §219; Code 1940, T. 12, §193; Acts 1980, No. 80-808, p. 1663.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1998–2020 · leading case: Turquitt v. Jefferson Cnty., 137 F.3d 1285 (11th Cir. 1998).
Turquitt v. Jefferson Cnty., 137 F.3d 1285 (11th Cir. 1998). “Ala.Code §§ 11-14-19, 11-14-20. However, the Plaintiffs complaint does not relate to the provision of such necessities, nor does it allude to any failure on the County’s part to appropriate adequate funds.”
Martin v. Sheriff of Walker Cnty., No. 6:19-cv-01534 (N.D. Ala. May 13, 2020). “Ala. Code §§ 11-14-19 , 11-14-20; Turquitt v.”
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