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34-3-25
Section 34-3-25 Encouraging litigation; champerty - Receiving compensation from attorney. Any
person who shall, before or after an action is brought, receive or agree to receive from any
attorney-at-law, firm or partnership of attorneys compensation for services in seeking out,
procuring or placing in the hands of an attorney, firm or partnership of attorneys a demand
of any kind for an action or compromise shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction,
shall be fined in a sum not exceeding $1,000 and, in addition, may be punished by imprisonment
in the county jail or by hard labor for the county for a term not exceeding six months, at
the discretion of the court trying the case. (Code 1907, §6313; Code 1923, §3309; Code 1940,
T. 46, §54.)...
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40-2B-2
Section 40-2B-2 Alabama Tax Tribunal. (a) Statement of Purpose. To increase public confidence
in the fairness of the state tax system, the state shall provide an independent agency with
tax expertise to resolve disputes between the Department of Revenue and taxpayers, prior to
requiring the payment of the amounts in issue or the posting of a bond, but after the taxpayer
has had a full opportunity to attempt settlement with the Department of Revenue based, among
other things, on the hazards of litigation. By establishing an independent Alabama Tax Tribunal
within the executive branch of government, this chapter provides taxpayers with a means of
resolving controversies that insures both the appearance and the reality of due process and
fundamental fairness. The tax tribunal shall provide hearings in all tax matters, except those
specified by statute, and render decisions and orders relating thereto. A tax tribunal hearing
shall be commenced by the filing of a notice of appeal protesting...
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34-3-24
Section 34-3-24 Encouraging litigation; champerty - Generally. Any attorney-at-law, either
before or after action brought, who gives, offers, or promises to give a valuable consideration
to another person as an inducement to placing in the hands of such attorney or in the hands
of any partnership of attorneys, or in the hands of any other attorney, a demand of any kind
for the purpose of bringing an action or making claim against another person, corporation
or partnership, or who gives or offers or promises a valuable consideration to any person
in consideration of such person having so placed in his hands as an attorney, or of any other
attorney, partnership or firm of attorneys, a demand of any kind for the purpose of bringing
an action or making claim against another; or who employs or offers to employ any person to
search for or procure clients to be brought to such attorney or any other attorney, or partnership
or firm of attorneys; or who employs or offers to employ a person to...
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37-11A-1
Section 37-11A-1 Execution and text of compact. The Governor, on behalf of this state, shall
execute a compact, in substantially the following form, with the State of Mississippi, and
the Legislature approves and ratifies the compact in the form substantially as follows: Northeast
Mississippi - Northwest Alabama Railroad Authority Compact. The contracting states solemnly
agree: Article I. The purpose of this compact is to promote and develop trade, commerce, industry,
and employment opportunities for the public good and welfare in northeast Mississippi and
northwest Alabama through the establishment of a joint interstate authority to acquire certain
railroad properties and facilities which the operator thereof has notified the Interstate
Commerce Commission of an intention to abandon and which are located in any of Franklin, Marion,
or Winston Counties, Alabama or in Alcorn or Tishomingo Counties, Mississippi. Article II.
This compact shall become effective immediately as to the State...
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11-65-10
Section 11-65-10 Powers and duties of commission. When authorized by one or more elections
as provided in Section 11-65-4, a commission shall have the powers and duties necessary to
license, regulate, and supervise horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon and greyhound
racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon within the commission municipal jurisdiction, including,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the powers and duties hereinafter set forth
in this section or in other sections of this chapter. (1) A commission shall have succession
in perpetuity, subject only to the provisions of this chapter as it may be amended from time
to time. (2) A commission shall have the power to sue and be sued in its own name in civil
suits and actions and to defend suits against it. (3) A commission shall have the power to
adopt and make use of an official seal and to alter the same at pleasure. (4) A commission
shall have the power to adopt, alter, and repeal bylaws, regulations and...
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45-44-244.30
Section 45-44-244.30 Definitions. As used in this subpart, the following words shall have the
following meanings: (1) COUNTY. Macon County. (2) EMPLOYEE. Any person engaging in or following
any trade, occupation, or profession within the meaning of subdivision (8). (3) EMPLOYER.
Any person, business, firm, corporation, partnership, association, or any other organization
that employs any person in any trade, occupation, or profession in the county within the meaning
of subdivision (8). (4) GROSS RECEIPTS and COMPENSATION. The total gross amount of all salaries,
wages, commissions, bonuses, or other money payment of any kind, or any other considerations
having monetary value, that a person receives from or is entitled to receive from or be given
credit for by his or her employer for any work done or personal services rendered in any trade,
occupation, or profession, including any kind of deductions before pay is received. Gross
receipts and compensation shall not mean or include amounts...
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45-8-230
Section 45-8-230 Supplies, materials, and equipment; civil liability immunity; bond; legal
representation; special deputies. (a) The governing body of Calhoun County shall furnish to
the sheriff of the county all necessary supplies, materials, and equipment, including uniforms,
needed for the efficient enforcement of the law in the county and for the efficient operation
of the sheriff's office, including, but not limited to, five automobiles with two-way communication
radios and motor fuel, tires, and accessories for their operation, all to be furnished upon
the written requisition of the sheriff. One such automobile shall be clearly identified as
a county patrol, and used to patrol the county roads of Calhoun County. (b) The Sheriff of
Calhoun County shall not be taxed with or liable for costs, fees, or charges of court when
he or she, in his or her official capacity or for acts done under color of his or her office,
is made a party defendant to any action at law or suit in equity. It...
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45-44-244.02
Section 45-44-244.02 Definitions. As used in this subpart, or in any ordinance or resolution
adopted in pursuance thereof, the following words or terms shall have the meaning ascribed
to them, except where the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning: (1) EMPLOYEE.
Includes any person engaging in or following any trade, occupation, or profession within the
meaning of subdivision (6). (2) EMPLOYER. Any person, business, firm, corporation, partnership,
association, or any other kind of organization, who or that employs any person in any trade,
occupation, or profession in Macon County within the meaning of subdivision (6). (3) GROSS
RECEIPTS and COMPENSATION. Have the same meaning and both terms shall mean the total gross
amount of all salaries, wages, commissions, bonuses, or other money payments of any kind,
or any other consideration having monetary value, which a person receives from, or is entitled
to receive from or be given credit for by his or her employer for...
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45-28-234.04
Section 45-28-234.04 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2017 REGULAR
SESSION, EFFECTIVE JUNE 3, 2015. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) The personnel
director shall be appointed by the county commission. The personnel director shall attend
all meetings of the board, serve as the recording secretary of the board, provide clerical
assistance to the board, and administer this part and the rules established hereunder that
are not specifically reserved to the board. The personnel director and the personnel department
shall facilitate the administration of compensation and benefits to the employees of the office
of the sheriff in the same manner as those benefits are administered to the employees of the
county. (b) In any matter requiring the services of an attorney, the board may call upon the
county attorney to render such legal service to the board as it may deem necessary or advisable.
In the event of a conflict of interest, the board may retain...
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25-5-11
Section 25-5-11 Actions against third parties jointly liable with employers for injuries or
death; actions for injury or death resulting from willful conduct; attorney's fees in settlements
with third parties. (a) If the injury or death for which compensation is payable under Articles
3 or 4 of this chapter was caused under circumstances also creating a legal liability for
damages on the part of any party other than the employer, whether or not the party is subject
to this chapter, the employee, or his or her dependents in case of death, may proceed against
the employer to recover compensation under this chapter or may agree with the employer upon
the compensation payable under this chapter, and at the same time, may bring an action against
the other party to recover damages for the injury or death, and the amount of the damages
shall be ascertained and determined without regard to this chapter. If a party, other than
the employer, is a workers' compensation insurance carrier of the...
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