If there is a necessity, and delay until the regular meeting of the county commission may be of injury to the health of the prisoners confined in the county jail, it is the duty of the chairman of the county commission to appoint a day for the meeting of the county commission, of which, if practicable, five days’ notice must be given to each commissioner, which notice must be in writing, signed by the chairman, and must be served by the sheriff.
Ala. Code § 11-14-19
Special Meeting of County Commission to Make Special Appropriations for Jail - Notice and Designation of Meeting Date.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Turquitt v. Jefferson County (1998)
Most recently applied in Turquitt v. Jefferson County (March 1998)
(Code 1886, §897; Code 1896, §1412; Code 1907, §141; Code 1923, §219; Code 1940, T. 12, §193; Acts 1980, No. 80-808, p. 1663.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.