It is the duty of the county commission, if there is not a sufficient jail in its county, to levy a county tax for the erection thereof and cause proposals to be issued for building or repairing the same within 12 months thereafter.
Ala. Code § 11-14-14
Levy of Tax and Issuance of Proposals for Erection or Repair of County Jail.
(Code 1852, §770; Code 1867, §904; Code 1876, §822; Code 1886, §893; Code 1896, §1408; Code 1907, §137; Code 1923, §216; Code 1940, T. 12, §189.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.