Alabama § 18-2-5 - Issuance of Writ Upon Filing of Application.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 18-2-5 — Issuance of Writ Upon Filing of Application., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18-2-5. Issuance of Writ Upon Filing of Application.
On the filing of such application, the judge of probate must issue to the sheriff a writ, setting forth the substantial averments contained in the application, the name of the applicant and the place where it is proposed to erect the dam and commanding the sheriff to summon seven disinterested freeholders of the county to meet at the place where the dam is to be erected, on a day to be specified in the writ, not less than 15 nor more than 30 days after the filing of the application, and then and there to inquire touching the matter contained therein.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 18-2-5 ("Issuance of Writ Upon Filing of Application.") 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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