Section 18-2-20 – Deputy May Perform Duties of Sheriff.
Section 18-2-20 Deputy may perform duties of sheriff. The duties imposed on the sheriff under this chapter may be performed by a deputy. (Code 1852, §2115; Code 1867, §2507; Code 1876, §3578; Code 1886, §3204; Code 1896, §1746; Code 1907, §3907; Code 1923, §7526; Code 1940, T. 19, §52.)
Section 18-2-21 – Provisions as to Rate of Toll, etc., Applicable to Gristmills Established Pursuant to Chapter.
Section 18-2-21 Provisions as to rate of toll, etc., applicable to gristmills established pursuant to chapter. All gristmills established in pursuance of this chapter are subject to the provisions of this Code touching the order in which grain shall be ground and the rate of toll to be charged for grinding grain at public mills. […]
Section 18-2-7 – Jury to Assess Value, etc., of One Acre of Land on Opposite Side of Stream Abutting Proposed Dam Site Where Applicant Not Owner of Land on Both Sides.
Section 18-2-7 Jury to assess value, etc., of one acre of land on opposite side of stream abutting proposed dam site where applicant not owner of land on both sides. If the applicant is not the owner of the land on both sides of the stream, the jury must also be charged to ascertain and […]
Section 18-2-8 – Inquest of Jury to Be Executed, Signed and Returned.
Section 18-2-8 Inquest of jury to be executed, signed and returned. The inquest of the jury must be reduced to writing, signed by a majority of them and delivered to the sheriff, and by him returned in five days thereafter to the court of probate. (Code 1852, §2100; Code 1867, §2492; Code 1876, §3566; Code […]
Section 18-2-9 – Summons to Landowners to Appear and Show Cause Against Grant of Application.
Section 18-2-9 Summons to landowners to appear and show cause against grant of application. On the return of the inquest, summons must issue from the court of probate to the owner of the acre of land, if the same is assessed by the jury, and also the several owners of the land found by the […]
Section 18-2-10 – Notice of Hearing to Show Cause Against Grant of Application.
Section 18-2-10 Notice of hearing to show cause against grant of application. Ten days’ notice must be given to the several owners of such land to show cause, if any they have, against such application, by personal service, if to be found in the county, or if not, by posting up a copy of such […]
Section 18-2-11 – Persons Permitted to Contest Application.
Section 18-2-11 Persons permitted to contest application. In all applications under this chapter, any person making affidavit that he is interested against the same and giving security for the costs, if he fails to defeat such application, must, at any time before such application is granted, be permitted to make himself a party and to […]
Section 18-2-12 – Denial or Grant of Application.
Section 18-2-12 Denial or grant of application. If on the day appointed to show cause, or any other day to which the matter may be continued, it appears to the court from the inquest or from evidence introduced that the residence of any owner, or the outhouses, inclosures, garden or orchard immediately belonging thereto, will […]
Section 18-2-13 – Time for Payment of Assessment Upon Grant of Application; Effect of Failure to Make Payment.
Section 18-2-13 Time for payment of assessment upon grant of application; effect of failure to make payment. If the application is granted, the applicant must, within three months thereafter, pay to the several owners or to the judge of probate for their use, the sums severally assessed, and a failure to make payment within such […]
Section 18-2-14 – Estate in Fee in Acre of Land to Vest Upon Compliance With Certain Conditions.
Section 18-2-14 Estate in fee in acre of land to vest upon compliance with certain conditions. On making such payment, the applicant is vested with a qualified estate in fee to the acre of land located and circumscribed by the jury, such estate to become absolute on performance of the following conditions: (1) That the […]