43-2-171
Section 43-2-171 Time delay for committing administration of estate. The administration of
an estate must not be committed to the general administrator or to the sheriff, except as
special administrator, until the death of the decedent has been known 40 days, nor until one
month after the death, resignation or removal of an executor or administrator previously appointed.
(Code 1852, §1682; Code 1867, §2002; Code 1876, §2364; Code 1886, §2030; Code 1896, §73;
Code 1907, §2539; Code 1923, §5761; Code 1940, T. 61, §138.)...
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6-6-162
Section 6-6-162 Assessment of property value and damages for delay. If the jury or judge finds
the property levied on to be liable to the satisfaction of the writ, he or they must, as far
as practicable, assess the value at the time of the interposition of the claim of each article
separately; and if it is a case in which execution has been levied and it is shown on the
trial that the claim was interposed for delay, he or they must also assess such damages as
the plaintiff may be entitled to, not more than 15 percent on the amount of the execution.
(Code 1852, §§2589, 2837; Code 1867, §§3018, 3283; Code 1876, §§3343, 3680; Code 1886,
§§3007, 3367; Code 1896, §4143; Code 1907, §6041; Code 1923, §10377; Code 1940, T. 7,
§1170.)...
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6-9-62
Section 6-9-62 Levy of execution after defendant's death. A writ of execution issued and received
by the sheriff during the life of the defendant may be levied after his death or an alias
issued and levied within 10 years from the date of the judgment if at the time of his death
there was of record, in the county where the property is, a certificate of the judgment on
which the execution issued. (Code 1852, §2459; Code 1867, §2875; Code 1876, §3213; Code
1886, §2897; Code 1896, §1895; Code 1907, §4095; Code 1923, §7810; Code 1940, T. 7, §523.)...

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12-19-134
Section 12-19-134 Taxation and collection of amount proved; limitation on number of witnesses
to prove any one matter. (a) Upon the final disposition of any civil case, the amount proved
by the witnesses, as provided in this article, must be taxed in the bill of costs against
the rightful party, setting forth the name of each witness and the amount allowed him, which
must be collected by the sheriff for the use of such witnesses and be paid to the clerk issuing
the execution, unless the certificate of such clerk, with the receipt of the witnesses thereon,
is produced to the sheriff. (b) Not more than two witnesses shall be taxed in any bill of
costs who were called to prove any one matter of fact or, having been subpoenaed, were not
examined unless the court, upon a motion to retax the costs, should, in its discretion, consider
that the circumstances of the case warranted the examining or summoning of more than two witnesses
for the proof of a particular fact or unless such witnesses...
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15-11-11
Section 15-11-11 Amount of bail to be endorsed on commitment; discharge of defendant. Whenever
a person is committed to jail for a bailable offense under the provisions of this chapter,
the court must endorse on the commitment the amount of bail required and sign his name thereto.
The sheriff of the county to which the defendant is committed may discharge him on giving
sufficient bail in the amount so endorsed and must, in such case, return the undertaking to
the court to which such person is bound to appear within five days thereafter. (Code 1852,
§465; Code 1867, §4014; Code 1876, §4684; Code 1886, §4291; Code 1896, §5240; Code 1907,
§7608; Code 1923, §5241; Code 1940, T. 15, §144.)...
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15-13-126
Section 15-13-126 Return of bondsman's process. (a) All bondsman's processes, when executed
by sureties or other lawful authorized persons, shall be returned by the sheriff, chief of
police, or other authorized law enforcement officer to the clerk of the court from which they
were issued once the defendant is returned to the custody of the court of jurisdiction with
the proper return thereon endorsed. (b) If the bondsman's process is executed, the return
shall be made within five days after service. (c) When any writ of arrest or other warrant
issued by the clerk of the court, in the same case as a bondsman's process, to any law enforcement
officer and the warrant has been executed and returned to the clerk of the court, the clerk
shall notify the surety which obtained the bondsman's process, and if the bondsman's process
has not been executed at the time of the notice, then the surety shall return the process
to the clerk of the court within five days and the surety shall endorse...
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15-21-7
Section 15-21-7 When petition may be addressed to another judge; justifying proof required;
ouster of jurisdiction of nearest judge. (a) When the petition for a writ of habeas corpus
is required to be addressed to the nearest circuit court judge and such judge is absent, is
incapable of acting, has refused to grant the writ, has refused to grant the writ returnable
within five days or has granted the writ returnable in five days but has failed or refused
to rule therein within five days from the return date, it may be addressed to any other circuit
court judge. In such case, before the writ is granted, proof must be made, either by the oath
of the applicant or other sufficient evidence, of the particular facts which justify such
address. (b) The jurisdiction of the nearest circuit court judge shall be ousted when the
petition is filed with any other circuit court judge. (Code 1852, §714; Code 1867, §4265;
Code 1876, §4941; Code 1886, §4765; Code 1896, §4818; Code 1907, §7013;...
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17-15-5
Section 17-15-5 Judge of probate to give notice of elections in county. Whenever the judge
of probate of any county receives a writ of election directing a special election to be held
or receives notice of a special election for representatives in Congress or for any state
or county officers, such judge of probate must immediately give notice by proclamation of
the time, place, and object of such election as provided by law. (Code 1876, §§268, 4279;
Code 1886, §§363, 4178; Code 1896, §§1602, 4685; Code 1907, §§443, 6782; Code 1923,
§§533, 3900; Code 1940, T. 17, §§219, 296; §17-18-5; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570,
p. 1331, §76.)...
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31-2-104
Section 31-2-104 Courts-martial for members of National Guard - Persons authorized to execute
processes and sentences. All processes and sentences of any of the military courts of this
state shall be executed by any sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, or police officer, or by
any person deputized by the military court, into whose hands the same may be placed for service
or execution, and such officer shall make return thereof to the officer issuing or imposing
the same. Such service or execution of process or sentence shall be made by such officer without
tender or advancement of fee therefor, but all costs in such cases shall be paid from funds
appropriated for military purposes. The actual necessary expenses of conveying individuals
from one county in the state to another, when the same is authorized and directed by the Adjutant
General of the state, shall be paid from the regular military appropriation of the state when
approved by the Governor. (Acts 1936, Ex. Sess., No. 143, p....
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35-9-36
Section 35-9-36 Issuance and return of attachment; trial; property leviable. Such attachment
may be issued by any officer authorized to issue attachment in other cases, and made returnable
before any court of competent jurisdiction, and must be tried in the same manner, and upon
the same notice, as other attachment proceedings are tried, and may be levied on the crop,
or the proceeds thereof, and on the articles advanced, and property purchased with money advanced
or obtained by barter in exchange for articles advanced. (Code 1876, §3473; Code 1886, §3063;
Code 1896, §2710; Code 1907, §4741; Code 1923, §8806; Code 1940, T. 31, §22.)...
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