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 18-3-1 – Acquisition; Width.
Section 18-3-1 Acquisition; width. The owner of any tract or body of land, no part of which tract or body of land is adjacent or contiguous to any public road or highway, shall have and may acquire a convenient right-of-way, not exceeding in width 30 feet, over the lands intervening and lying between such tract […]
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 18-3-2 – Right-of-Way Through Yard, Garden, Orchard, etc.; Payment of Compensation and Damages for Right-of-Way.
Section 18-3-2 Right-of-way through yard, garden, orchard, etc.; payment of compensation and damages for right-of-way. In the establishment and condemnation of such right-of-way, no road or right-of-way shall be established through any person’s yard, garden, orchard, stable lot, stable, gin house or curtilage without the consent of the owner; and the applicant must pay the […]
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 18-3-3 – Application to Probate Court.
Section 18-3-3 Application to probate court. The right conferred by this article shall be exercised by application to the probate court of the county in which the lands over which such right-of-way is desired, or a material portion thereof are situated, and the same proceedings shall be had as in cases of condemnation of lands […]
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 18-3-20 – Acquisition; Width.
Section 18-3-20 Acquisition; width. Where a cemetery or graveyard has been used by the public as a place for burying the dead for 20 years or more and no part of said cemetery or graveyard is adjacent or contiguous to any public road or highway, any person who has, or any persons who have, relatives […]
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 […]