15-10-47
Section 15-10-47 Return of writs by sheriff; duty of clerks to accept returns by mail; failure
of sheriffs to comply with section. (a) All writs of arrest, with the undertaking of bail
when given, must be returned by the sheriff to the clerk of the court from which they were
issued, with the proper return thereon endorsed. (b) If the writ of arrest is executed, the
return must be made within five days after service; but if executed out of the county in which
the indictment was found, the return may be made by depositing the writ in the post office
within five days after service in a sealed envelope, postage prepaid, directed to the clerk
of the court at the courthouse of his county, with the title of the case and the character
of the process endorsed on the envelope. (c) When any writ of arrest is not executed, it must
be returned by the sheriff to the clerk of the court from which it was issued; and when the
return is made by the sheriff of any other county than that in which the...
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6-9-120
Section 6-9-120 Return showing goods levied on unsold; issuance of writ; form of writ. When
goods levied on remain in the hands of the officer unsold, it is his duty to make return of
the fact; and, thereupon, the clerk must issue a writ for the sale thereof in substance as
follows: The State of Alabama, _____ County. To the Sheriff of said County: You are hereby
commanded to sell those goods and chattels of _____, which you have taken pursuant to our
command, and which, according to your return, remain in your hands unsold, to satisfy _____
the sum of _____ dollars, recovered by him of the said _____ by the judgment of our circuit
(or district) court, held for the County of _____ on the _____ day of _____, 19__, and _____
dollars, cost of the action; and make return of this writ and execution thereof according
to law. Witness my hand, this _____ day of _____, 19__. _____ Clerk or Register. (Code 1852,
§2454; Code 1867, §2868; Code 1876, §3206; Code 1886, §2915; Code 1896, §1913;...
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15-10-41
Section 15-10-41 Form of writ - Felony. When the indictment is for a felony, the writ of arrest
may be substantially in the following form: State of Alabama, _____ County. To any sheriff
of the state: An indictment having been found against A. B., at the ______ session, 20__,
of the ______ court of _____ County, for the offense of ______ (describing the offense so
as to show that it is a felony), you are, therefore, commanded forthwith to arrest the said
defendant and commit him to jail; and that you return this writ according to law. (signed)
C. D., Clerk of the circuit court of _____ Ccounty. Dated this _____ day of ______, 20__.
(Code 1852, §602; Code 1867, §4154; Code 1876, §4827; Code 1886, §4397; Code 1896, §5253;
Code 1907, §6285; Code 1923, §3279; Code 1940, T. 15, §170.)...
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6-6-166
Section 6-6-166 Return - Where levy made in different county than where judgment entered or
original attachment issued; trial in circuit court; effect of copies; forfeiture of bond.
(a) When the levy is made in a different county from that in which the judgment was entered
or the original attachment issued, if a claim is interposed to the property, it is the duty
of the officer levying the writ to return the original to the court from which it issued,
with a statement thereon showing the interposition of the claim and true copies of the affidavit
and bond, certified by him; and he must return the original affidavit and bond and a true
copy of the writ under which the levy was made, certified by him, to the circuit court of
his own county, where, after 30 days, the trial of the right of property must be had. The
copies thus required to be made, certified as provided in this section, must be received in
lieu of and have, in all respects, the same effect as the originals. (b) If, in the...
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11-47-172
Section 11-47-172 Procedure for condemnation and appeal; asssessment of value, etc. (a) Whenever
the proprietor or proprietors or any of them of any of the lands necessary for any of the
purposes provided in Section 11-47-171 or necessary for opening new streets or widening old
streets and the mayor or other chief executive officer cannot agree on a price of said lands
or cannot agree as to the amount to be paid for changing the grade of any street, sidewalk,
or public place and whenever the proprietor or proprietors thereof shall be an infant, non
compos mentis, a nonresident, or unknown, then the mayor or other chief executive officer
shall apply to the clerk of the circuit court of the county for a writ of ad quod damnum to
be directed to the sheriff of the county, commanding him to summon three freeholders of the
county to appear before the sheriff on a day named, not less than two days from the date of
the writ, and to proceed under his direction to assess a value of the lands of...
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6-9-1
Section 6-9-1 Executions on judgments; forms thereof. The party in whose favor a judgment is
entered, whether for debt, damages, or costs, for the satisfaction thereof, may, within 10
years thereafter, have a writ of execution against the lands and goods of the party against
whom such judgment is entered. When the judgment is for specific property or the alternate
value, or for the possession of lands, appropriate writs of execution may issue for the satisfaction
thereof. Such writs of execution must substantially conform to the following forms: (Form
of Writ of Execution) The State of Alabama, ___ County. To any Sheriff of the State of Alabama:
You are hereby commanded that of the goods and chattels, lands, and tenements of _____, you
cause to be made the sum of _____ dollars, which _____ recovered of him on the _____ day of
_____, 2__, by the judgment of the circuit (or district) court, held for the County of _____,
besides _____ dollars, costs of the action; and have the same to...
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6-6-165
Section 6-6-165 Return - Where execution issued from probate court; trial in circuit court;
return of execution on forfeited bond. (a) If the levy was made under execution issued from
the probate court, the sheriff must return the original execution to the court from which
it issued with an endorsement thereon showing the interposition of the claim, and he must
return a copy of the execution and of the returns thereon, the affidavit and the bond to the
circuit court of his county, where, after 30 days, the trial of the right of property must
be had according to the provisions of this article. (b) If, in the case provided for in subsection
(a) of this section, the bond is forfeited, the execution on the forfeited bond must be made
returnable to the court from which the original process issued, of which and of the time of
its receipt by the sheriff the clerk must give the judge of probate written notice, which
shall be presumptive evidence of the fact against the sheriff. (Code 1852,...
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12-22-222
Section 12-22-222 Stay of proceedings on judgment; admission of defendant to bail; proceedings
on failure to appear. (a) If the defendant is in the custody of the sheriff and the order
allowing the writ directs a stay of proceedings on the judgment, the sheriff must, on being
served with the clerk's certificate that the order has been filed and with a copy of the order,
keep and detain the defendant in his custody, without executing the sentence which may have
been passed on his conviction, to abide the judgment that may be entered on the writ of error.
(b) If the conviction is for an offense which is not punished capitally or by imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 10 years, the judge or court must also direct the clerk of the court
in which conviction was had to admit the defendant to bail in a sum which may be prescribed
by the court, with sufficient sureties, conditioned for his appearance at the next session
of the court in which the conviction was had and, from session to...
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15-21-15
Section 15-21-15 Subpoenas for witnesses. (a) On the application of either party, subpoenas
for witnesses must be issued at any time before the hearing on a writ of habeas corpus by
the clerk of the circuit court of the county to which the writ is returnable. (b) Such subpoenas
must be directed to the sheriff or any constable of the county in which the witness resides
and must be executed and returned as in other cases. (Code 1852, §721; Code 1867, §4272;
Code 1876, §4948; Code 1886, §4772; Code 1896, §4823; Code 1907, §4319; Code 1923, §4319;
Code 1940, T. 15, §15.)...
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6-6-682
Section 6-6-682 Judgment in favor of clerk of appellate court; copy of execution and certification
of clerk as evidence. (a) Judgment must, in like manner, be entered in favor of the clerk
of an appellate court against the sheriff or coroner, on three days' notice: (1) For failure
to return an execution from that court; (2) For making a false return thereon; (3) For failing
to make the money thereon when by due diligence it could have been made; or (4) For failing
on demand to pay over money collected on execution, for the penalties prescribed in this division
for the same defaults on executions issued from the circuit court. (b) On the trial of the
motion by such clerk, a copy of the execution made and certified by him with the return thereon,
if any was made, or a statement that no return was made, if such be the fact, together with
his certificate that the execution was received by the sheriff or sent to him by mail is evidence
of the facts so certified, without producing a...
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