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14-6-4
Section 14-6-4 Duty to receive and keep federal prisoners. The sheriff or jailer must, if the
jail of the county is sufficient, receive into his custody any person committed under any
criminal charge or offense against the United States and safely keep such prisoner, according
to the order or process of commitment, until duly discharged by law; and he is liable to the
same penalties for the escape of such prisoner as for the escape of a prisoner committed under
the authority of this state. (Code 1852, §256; Code 1867, §3804; Code 1876, §4504; Code
1886, §4553; Code 1896, §4964; Code 1907, §7209; Code 1923, §4819; Code 1940, T. 45, §136.)...

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15-6-40
Section 15-6-40 Appeal to circuit court; form of undertaking on appeal. (a) Any person required
to keep the peace under the provisions of Article 2 of this chapter by any judge other than
a judge of an appellate or circuit court is entitled, on entering into an undertaking with
sufficient sureties in a sum equal to that required of him to keep the peace for the prosecution
of an appeal and in the meantime to keep the peace, to an appeal to the circuit court of the
county. The judge from whose order the appeal is taken may require such witnesses as he thinks
necessary to enter into an undertaking, in the sum of $100.00 each, to appear at such court.
(b) Any person committed to jail by any such judge for failing to give security to keep the
peace may appeal to the circuit court and may thereupon be discharged from custody on giving
bond with surety, in such penalty as the judge may prescribe, conditioned for his appearance
at such court and to keep the peace towards all the people of the...
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12-21-225
Section 12-21-225 Testimony for state or defendant by convict. (a) The presiding judge of any
circuit court or district court having reason to believe that the testimony of any convict
serving a sentence in the penitentiary or to hard labor for the county is necessary in any
criminal prosecution for the state and that other evidence cannot be obtained on behalf of
the state may order a writ to be issued by the clerk, commanding the Board of Corrections
to have the convict before the court on a specified day to give testimony in the particular
case for the state. Moreover, upon the sworn petition of the defendant in a criminal prosecution
showing that a convict serving sentence in the penitentiary knows facts which would be beneficial
to him, the judge may, if he believes the ends of justice will be served thereby, order the
issuance of such a writ to secure the appearance of the convict to testify on behalf of the
defendant. The writ shall be served on the board at least one week...
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15-8-150
Section 15-8-150 Contents; sufficiency; use of analogous forms. The forms of indictment set
forth in this section in all cases in which they are applicable, are sufficient, and analogous
forms may be used in other cases. (1) CAPTION, COMMENCEMENT AND CONCLUSION GENERALLY. The
State of Alabama,) Circuit court, ___ session, ___) 20___ The grand jury of said county charge
that, before the finding of this indictment, etc. (describing the offense as in the following
forms), against the peace and dignity of the State of Alabama. E.F.J.,District Attorney of
the ______ circuit. (2) ADVERTISING, ETC., UNREGISTERED SECURITIES. A. B. did, contrary to
law, and subsequent to the ____ day of ____, 20__, advertise (or otherwise describing the
unlawful act) in this state for the purpose of inducing or securing subscriptions to or sales
of the capital stock of the X. Y. company (or otherwise describing the security so advertised),
which said stock (or other security) had not then...
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15-9-39
Section 15-9-39 Confinement of prisoner. The officer or person executing a Governor's warrant
of arrest under this division or the agent of the demanding state to whom the prisoner may
have been delivered may confine the prisoner in the jail of any county or city through which
he may pass when necessary. The keeper of such jail must receive and safely keep the prisoner
until the person having charge of him is ready to proceed on his route, such person being
chargeable with the expense of keeping. (Acts 1931, No. 482, p. 559; Code 1940, T. 15, §59.)...

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15-6-25
Section 15-6-25 Discharge of defendant; commitment to jail; contents of commitment warrant.
(a) Upon an undertaking, with sufficient sureties being given, the defendant must be discharged;
and, if not given, the circuit, district or municipal court judge must commit him to jail
until he gives the same, specifying in the warrant of commitment the cause thereof, the time
he is required to keep the peace, towards whom particularly and the sum in which security
is required. (b) Any person committed under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section
may be discharged by the sheriff of the county in which he is detained upon entering into
an undertaking to keep the peace, with sufficient sureties, in the sum and for the term required
by the circuit, district or municipal court judge. (Code 1852, §§416, 417; Code 1867, §§3965,
3966; Code 1876, §§4035, 4036; Code 1886, §§4689, 4690; Code 1896, §§5170, 5171; Code
1907, §§7529, 7530; Code 1923, §§5147, 5148; Code 1940, T. 15,...
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15-11-10
Section 15-11-10 When defendant committed to bail or jail; form of commitment. (a) If upon
a preliminary examination it appears that an offense has been committed and that there is
probable cause to believe that the defendant is guilty thereof, he must be discharged, if
the offense is bailable, upon giving sufficient bail. If sufficient bail is not given or if
the offense is not bailable, he must be committed to jail by an order in writing. (b) The
form of commitment may be in substance as follows: "The State of Alabama, _____ County.
To the jailer of _____ County: On the examination of A. B., charged with the offense of murder
(or other offense, as the case may be, describing it by name, or so that it may be clearly
inferred), it appearing that such offense has been committed and that there is sufficient
cause to believe that A. B. is guilty thereof, you are, therefore, commanded to receive him
into your custody and to detain him until he is legally discharged. Dated this ____ day of...

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14-6A-2
Section 14-6A-2 Powers. The regional jail authority shall constitute a public body corporate
and politic, exercising public and essential governmental functions and having all the powers
necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this chapter
and including, but not limited to, the following powers: (1) To sue and be sued in its own
name in civil actions, subject to the limitations provided in Chapter 93 of Title 11, and,
except as otherwise provided in this chapter, to defend civil actions against it. (2) To adopt
and make use of a corporate seal and to alter the seal at pleasure. (3) To have perpetual
succession. (4) To make and from time to time amend and repeal bylaws, rules, and regulations
to carry into effect the powers and purposes of the authority. (5) To make, enter into, and
execute contracts, agreements, leases, and other instruments and to take other actions as
may be necessary or convenient to accomplish any purpose for which the...
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14-6A-31
Section 14-6A-31 Powers. A regional jail authority shall constitute a public body corporate
and politic, exercising public and essential governmental functions and having all the powers
necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this article
and including, but not limited to, the following powers: (1) To sue and be sued in its own
name in civil actions, subject to the limitations provided in Chapter 93 of Title 11, and,
except as otherwise provided in this article, to defend civil actions against it. (2) To adopt
and make use of a corporate seal and to alter the seal at pleasure. (3) To have perpetual
succession. (4) To make and, from time to time, amend and repeal bylaws, rules, and regulations
to carry into effect the powers and purposes of the authority. (5) To make, enter into, and
execute contracts, agreements, leases, and other instruments and to take other actions as
may be necessary or convenient to accomplish any purpose for which the...
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45-49-233.01
Section 45-49-233.01 Fees for services. (a) The Sheriff of Mobile County shall be entitled
to receive the following fees for the services as listed below in civil and criminal cases:
SERVICE FEE (1) Levying attachment. $25 (2) Summoning garnishee and making return. $10 (3)
Garnishment notice to defendant. $10 (4) Serving summons and other mesne process, except subpoenas
for witnesses, and returning same. $10 (5) Summoning each witness and returning subpoenas.
$ 5 (6) Executing a writ of possession. $25 (7) Making a deed to real estate sold. $25 (8)
Serving summons and making returns in cases of forcible entry and detainer. $25 (9) Executing
writs of restitution in such cases. $25 (10) Collecting execution for cost only. $25 (11)
Serving subpoenas on bill in chancery proceedings and returning the same, for each defendant.
$25 (12) Serving any court summons not herein provided for and making return. $10 (13) Serving
attachment for contempt of court or rule to show cause. $10 (14) Taking...
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