Alabama § 11-12-16 - Payment of Equitable or Moral Claims Against County.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 11-12-16 — Payment of Equitable or Moral Claims Against County., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-12-16. Payment of Equitable or Moral Claims Against County.
The county commission may appropriate from the general or special funds of the county such sums of money as such county commission shall determine from time to time for the following purposes:
(1) To reimburse any person, firm, or corporation who in good faith has performed services, advanced money or property for the use of the county or who has in good faith bought county warrants issued under invalid acts of the legislature for tick eradication or for building public roads.
(2) To refund to any person, firm, or corporation money or compensate him or it for services rendered or money or property advanced and devoted to the use of the county in procuring funds for carrying on road improvement, tick eradication, or any lawful public work where, after the advancement of such money or property or the rendition of such service, it was declared by decision of the supreme court or by the decision of the Attorney General that the county was without authority to pay such claims on account of a defect in any law or any other reason.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Alabama § 11-12-16
What does Code of Alabama § 11-12-16 cover?
Section 11-12-16 ("Payment of Equitable or Moral Claims Against County.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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