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15-21-31
Section 15-21-31 Penalty for transferring custody, etc., so as to elude service or effect of
writ. Any person who has in his custody or under his control a person who is entitled to a
writ of habeas corpus and, either before or after the issue of such writ with intent to elude
the service or effect thereof, transfers such person to the custody of another, places him
under the control of another, conceals him or changes his place of confinement forfeits to
the party aggrieved the sum of $500.00 and is also guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction
thereof, shall be fined not less than $50.00 and may also be imprisoned in the county jail
not more than 12 months. (Code 1852, §742; Code 1867, §4293; Code 1876, §4969; Code 1886,
§4792; Code 1896, §4845; Code 1907, §7040; Code 1923, §4339; Code 1940, T. 15, §35.)...

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15-21-17
Section 15-21-17 When return to be made; form and contents of return. (a) After due service
thereof, the person to whom a writ of habeas corpus is directed must make his return on the
day therein specified if practicable; and, if no day is specified therein and the place to
which the return is to be made is not more than 30 miles from the place where the party is
imprisoned or detained, the return must be made within two days after service, but if more
than 30 and less than 100 miles, within five days, and if over 100 miles, within eight days
after service. (b) The return must be signed by the person making it and be verified by his
oath, unless he is a sworn public officer and makes the return in his official capacity, and
it must state, plainly and unequivocally whether or not he has the party in his custody or
power or under his restraint and, if so, by what authority and the cause thereof, setting
out the same fully, together with a copy of the writ, warrant or other written...
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6-6-45
Section 6-6-45 Execution of bond by plaintiff; discharge of levy. Such officer must, when the
attachment is sued out otherwise than upon the ground that the defendant is a nonresident,
further require the plaintiff, his agent, or attorney to execute a bond in double the amount
claimed, with sufficient surety, payable to the defendant, with the condition that the plaintiff
will prosecute the attachment to effect and pay the defendant all such damages as he may sustain
by the wrongful or vexatious suing out of such attachment. When the attachment is sued out
upon the ground that the defendant is a nonresident, such officer shall issue the writ with
or without a bond being given, as the plaintiff may elect. If such attachment is issued without
bond, that fact must be endorsed on the writ. Should the defendant before the return day thereof,
in person or through his agent or attorney, make an unqualified appearance in the case, it
is the duty of the clerk to issue notice to the plaintiff or...
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2-2-31
Section 2-2-31 Seizure and condemnation of adulterated, misbranded or substandard article.
Any article, substance, material or product which is subject to the provisions of this article
which is adulterated, misbranded or under the standard, grade, weight or measure claimed,
within the meaning of any provision of law or rules and regulations under authority of law,
and which is manufactured for sale, held in possession with intent to sell, offered or exposed
for sale or sold or delivered within this state shall be liable to be proceeded against in
the circuit court of the county where the same is found and seized for confiscation by writ
of attachment for condemnation. Such writ shall issue upon the sworn complaint of the commissioner
or his duly authorized agent, taken by an officer authorized to administer an oath, to the
effect that such article or product is adulterated or misbranded or is under the standard,
grade, weight or measure claimed, as the case may be, within the meaning...
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11-97-10
Section 11-97-10 Security for payment of bonds; contracts and agreements to secure. (a) Bonds
issued by any corporation may, as its board may deem advisable, be either general obligations
of such corporation or limited obligations payable only out of certain specified revenues
or assets of such corporation; provided, that any corporation may enter into contracts with
the holders of any of its bonds preventing such corporation from thereafter issuing general
obligation bonds or limiting the amount of such bonds that may thereafter be issued. To the
extent permitted by any contracts with the holders of outstanding bonds and any other contractual
obligations or requirements, any corporation may pledge any of its revenues or mortgage or
assign any of its assets, whether real or personal and whether tangible or intangible, to
secure the payment of any of its bonds. (b) As security for payment of the principal of and
the interest and premium, if any, on any bonds issued or assumed by it, any...
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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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41-21-5
Section 41-21-5 Vesting of title to sets of code; duty of officers, employees, etc., of state
as to disposition of sets of code in custody thereof upon severance of connection with offices,
etc.; effect of failure to dispose of code in manner prescribed by section. Except those sets
of codes distributed to members of the Legislature and the Lieutenant Governor, the title
to all of the sets of the annotated code, the distribution of which to officers and offices
of the state and the several counties and municipalities thereof is provided for in this chapter,
shall forever remain in the State of Alabama and said sets shall never become the personal
property of any person or corporation, however long they shall have had possession thereof.
Officers, employees and agents of the state and of the several counties thereof to whom a
set of said annotated code is transmitted by the Secretary of State under the provisions of
this chapter, upon the severance of their connection with their...
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6-6-332
Section 6-6-332 Process - Form of notice; service and return thereof. (a) Upon complaint being
made, the district judge shall issue a notice to the party against whom the complaint is made
to the following effect: The State of Alabama, ___ County. To ___ You are hereby commanded
to be and appear before me, at _____ on the _____ day of _____, 2__, to answer to, and make
defense against a complaint exhibited to me against you by _____, for a forcible entry and
detainer (or for unlawful detainer, as the case may be). Witness my hand this _____ day of
______, 2__. ___ District Court Judge (b) The notice shall be served on the defendant at least
six days before the return day of the process and may be served on the defendant anywhere
within the state. The return of the service thereof by any sheriff or constable of the state
is sufficient, or proof of the fact may be made before the judge. A copy of the notice shall
be personally served upon the...
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12-1-8
Section 12-1-8 Cases in which courts may issue attachments and inflict summary punishment for
contempt. The powers of the several courts in this state to issue attachments and inflict
summary punishment for contempts shall not extend to any other cases than: (1) Disrespectful,
contemptuous or insolent behavior in court, tending in any way to diminish or impair the respect
due to judicial tribunals or to interrupt the due course of trial; (2) A breach of the peace,
boisterous conduct, violent disturbance or any other act calculated to disturb or obstruct
the administration of justice, committed in the presence of the court or so near thereto as
to have that effect; (3) The misbehavior of any officer of the court in his official transactions
or the disobedience or resistance of any officer of the court, party, juror, witness or any
other person to any lawful writ, process, order, rule, decree or command thereof; (4) Deceit
or the abuse of the process of the proceedings of the court by...
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15-21-4
Section 15-21-4 Application to be made by petition; contents of petition. Application for a
writ of habeas corpus must be made by petition, signed either by the party himself for whose
benefit it is intended or by some other person on his behalf, must be verified by the oath
of the applicant to the effect that the statements therein contained are true to the best
of his knowledge, information and belief and must state, in substance, the name of the person
on whose behalf the application is made, that he is imprisoned or restrained of his liberty
in the county, the place of such imprisonment, if known, the name of the officer or person
by whom he is so imprisoned and the cause or pretense of such imprisonment; and, if the imprisonment
is by virtue of any warrant, writ or other process, a copy thereof must be annexed to the
petition or the petition must allege that a copy thereof has been demanded and refused or
must show some sufficient excuse for the failure to demand a copy. (Code...
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