6-6-740
Section 6-6-740 Judgment for failure to pay over money collected or deliver personal property recovered in capacity as attorney. (a) Judgment may, in like manner, be summarily entered against any attorney-at-law in this state who fails to pay over money collected by him or deliver personal property recovered by him in that capacity, whether by an action or otherwise, on demand made by the person entitled thereto, his agent or attorney for the amount collected or the value of the property recovered, less the amount due the attorney for fees or compensation for services, interest thereon, and damages at the rate of five percent a month, after such demand, on the aggregate amount, in the circuit court of the county in which such attorney resides or, if he has no known place of residence in this state, in the circuit court of any county, on three days' personal notice; but such attorney may, if a doubt exists as to the right of the person making the demand or if there is a dispute as to...
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12-2-30
Section 12-2-30 Powers and duties as to supervision and administration of courts generally. (a) The Chief Justice shall see that the business of the several courts of the state is attended with proper dispatch and that cases, civil and criminal, are not permitted to become congested or delayed, and he shall take care that prisoners are not allowed to remain in the jails without a prompt trial. (b) In connection with these duties and other responsibilities, the Chief Justice is authorized and empowered: (1) To maintain a roster of supernumerary circuit judges who are willing and able to undertake special duties from time to time and to assign supernumerary circuit judges in accordance with the provisions of law and, further, to assign supernumerary circuit judges and circuit judges, provided they are agreeable, in connection with studies, projects and functions designed to improve the administration of justice and the courts in Alabama and in connection with projects, studies and...
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12-22-5
Section 12-22-5 Final judgment in ad quod damnum proceedings under condemnation order. When an appeal is taken to the appropriate appellate court by either party pursuant to Rule 4, Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure, from a final judgment in the circuit court in ad quod damnum proceedings under Section 18-1-20, the judgment of the circuit court shall not be stayed if the compensation assessed is paid to the owner and the costs of the case are paid into court, or if such compensation together with the costs of the case are paid into court and the applicant has given bond in double the amount of the damages assessed, conditioned to pay to the landowner such judgment as may be finally entered in his favor. (Code 1907, §2842; Acts 1911, No. 442, p. 625; Code 1923, §6084; Code 1940, T. 7, §760.)...
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15-21-22
Section 15-21-22 Admission to bail if charged with bailable offense; procedure when sufficient bail not offered; transmission of bail to clerk of court; forfeiture of bail. (a) Upon a hearing on a writ of habeas corpus, if it appears that the detained party is charged with a public offense which is bailable, he must be admitted to bail on offering sufficient bail. (b) If sufficient bail is not offered, the amount of bail required must be endorsed on the warrant, and the court to which he is required to appear, and the detained party may be afterwards discharged by the sheriff of the county on giving sufficient bail in the amount so required. (c) All undertakings of bail taken by any judge or sheriff under the provisions of this section must be transmitted by him to the clerk of the court before which the party is bound to appear by the first day of the next succeeding session and may be forfeited, and the same proceedings thereon had, as against other bail in criminal cases. (Code...
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16-2-5
Section 16-2-5 Expenses of department. Any funds or appropriations which are available to the State Superintendent of Education, the State Board of Education or the Department of Education for use in operating, maintaining or providing for the expenses of the Department of Education shall be expended in accordance with an annual budget adopted by the State Board of Education upon recommendation of the State Superintendent of Education; provided, that the total amount of such budget shall not exceed the appropriations of funds available during that year. Such funds or appropriations shall be expended for the salaries and expenses of the executive, supervisory or clerical personnel and for other essential purposes, including compensation and expenses of the members of the State Board of Education in the discharge of their official duties as provided by law. (Acts 1935, No. 211, p. 598; Code 1940, T. 52, §35.)...
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25-5-60
Section 25-5-60 Compensation for death. In death cases, where the death results proximately from the accident within three years, compensation payable to dependents shall be computed on the following basis and shall be paid to the persons entitled thereto without administration, or to a guardian or other person as the court may direct, for the use and benefit of the person entitled thereto. (1) PERSONS ENTITLED TO BENEFITS; AMOUNT OF BENEFITS. a. If the deceased employee leaves one dependent, there shall be paid to the dependent 50 percent of the average weekly earnings of the deceased. b. If the deceased employee leaves two or more dependents, there shall be paid to the dependents 66 2/3 percent of the average weekly earnings of the deceased. c. If one of two or more dependents is a widow or widower, the compensation may be paid to the widow or widower for the benefit of herself or himself and the dependent child or children. In its discretion and when it considers appropriate to do...
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34-3-62
Section 34-3-62 Procedure when amount of compensation disputed. Whenever any disagreement or controversy arises between an attorney-at-law and any other person respecting the amount of the compensation to which he or she is entitled by contract or otherwise and his or her retention of the same out of any funds in his or her hands, such attorney may by motion in the circuit court or court of like jurisdiction, of the county of his or her residence, of which such other person shall have notice, obtain an order of the court that a certain amount is due under such contract or would be reasonable compensation for his or her services; and, when such motion is made and order obtained, such attorney shall not be subject to prosecution, suspension, or removal under this chapter or other penalty therefor; but nothing herein contained shall affect or destroy any civil action to which any person would be entitled against such attorney respecting the same, or any criminal prosecution to which the...
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35-11-21
Section 35-11-21 Enforcement. For the enforcement of such lien, the owners of such land or their assignees, may have process of attachment from any court having jurisdiction of the amount claimed leviable upon the timber upon which the lien exists: (1) When such claim is due and the defendant, on demand, fails or refuses to pay the same. (2) Whether such claim is due or not, when the defendant has removed any part of such timber from such land without paying the stipulated price, or the value thereof, when no price has been stipulated, and without the consent of the owners of such lands, or, if the claim has been assigned, without the consent of the assignee. (3) Whether such claim is due or not, when the plaintiff has good cause to believe that the defendant is about to remove any part of such timber from such land without paying the stipulated price thereof, or, in the event no price has been stipulated, the value thereof, and without the consent of the owners of such lands, or, if...
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35-11-331
Section 35-11-331 Enforcement of lien. For the enforcement of such lien the owner of any such animal may have process of attachment from any court having jurisdiction of the amount claimed, leviable on the animal or animals upon which the lien exists: (1) When such claim is due, and the defendant, on demand fails or refuses to pay. (2) Whether such sum is due or not, when the defendant has traded off or otherwise disposed of, or there is good reason to believe he is about to trade off or otherwise dispose of, or remove from the county, any of the animals on which the lien exists, without paying the stipulated price for such service. (Code 1886, §3092; Code 1896, §2777; Code 1907, §4811; Code 1923, §8898; Code 1940, T. 33, §76.)...
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35-9-39
Section 35-9-39 Levy upon crop of subtenant. When lands are cultivated by a subtenant, and an attachment or other process is sued out by the superior landlord, or his assignee, for the purpose of enforcing his lien for rent and advances, or either, the crop of the tenant in chief must first be exhausted, before levy is made on the crop of the subtenant; but if the tenant in chief makes no crop, or if the crop made by him is not sufficient to satisfy the plaintiff's demand, then a sufficient amount of the crop of the subtenant may be levied on to supply the deficiency; and any levy made in violation of this section may be vacated on motion, at the first session of the court thereafter. (Code 1876, §3476; Code 1886, §3066; Code 1896, §2713; Code 1907, §4744; Code 1923, §8810; Code 1940, T. 31, §25.)...
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