Section 42-3-2 – Cession of Sites Covered by Navigable Waters.
Section 42-3-2 Cession of sites covered by navigable waters. Whenever the United States desires to acquire title to land belonging to this state, covered by the navigable waters of the United States and within the limits of this state for the site of a lighthouse, beacon or other aid to navigation, and application is made […]
Section 42-3-3 – Reservation of Rights, etc., by State.
Section 42-3-3 Reservation of rights, etc., by state. The jurisdiction heretofore ceded to the United States over any lands acquired by it within the State of Alabama, with the consent of the state, shall be subject to such reservations, restrictions and conditions as provided in the act or instrument of cession relating to such acquisition […]
Section 42-2-11 – When Damages to Be Paid; Failure to Pay Damages.
Section 42-2-11 When damages to be paid; failure to pay damages. The applicant may pay the damages and compensation assessed at any time within six months after the assessment thereof or, in case an appeal is taken, within six months after the appeal is determined. If the applicant fails to pay the same within such […]
Section 42-2-12 – Appointment of Commissioner to Execute Conveyance.
Section 42-2-12 Appointment of commissioner to execute conveyance. If the application is granted and the lands condemned, as provided in this chapter, and no appeal is taken therefrom, or, if appeal is taken and the lands described are condemned on appeal, the probate court in which the application is filed shall at once appoint a […]
Section 42-3-1 – Authority of Governor to Cede Jurisdiction.
Section 42-3-1 Authority of Governor to cede jurisdiction. The Governor, upon application made to him in writing on behalf of the United States for that purpose, accompanied by the proper evidence of title in the United States describing the lands, is authorized on the part of the state, by patent to be recorded in the […]
Section 42-1-1 – United States May Acquire Lands.
Section 42-1-1 United States may acquire lands. The United States may acquire and hold lands within the limits of this state as sites for forts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards and other needful buildings, or either of them, as contemplated and provided by the Constitution of the United States, which purchase may be made by contract with […]
Section 42-1-2 – Consent to Acquisition of Lands Needed for Consolidation and Administration of National Forests.
Section 42-1-2 Consent to acquisition of lands needed for consolidation and administration of national forests. The consent of the State of Alabama is hereby given to the United States to acquire by purchase, condemnation or gift, for forest purposes, such lands, within the exterior national forest boundaries or within the watershed or drainage areas of […]
Section 42-2-1 – When Authorized; Jurisdiction of Probate Court.
Section 42-2-1 When authorized; jurisdiction of probate court. If the agent of the United States and the owner of the lands or right-of-way to be condemned cannot agree as to the terms of the sale and purchase thereof, the probate court of the county in which such lands or any part thereof may lie may, […]
Section 42-2-2 – Application.
Section 42-2-2 Application. The application of the United States or its agent must be in writing, verified by the oath of an agent or attorney, and must state with certainty the uses or purposes for which the land is to be taken or the interest or easement therein to be acquired, and must state the […]
Section 42-2-3 – Order Appointing Day of Hearing; Publication and Service of Notice of Hearing.
Section 42-2-3 Order appointing day of hearing; publication and service of notice of hearing. On the filing of the application, the court must make and enter an order appointing the day for the hearing thereof. If the owner of the land resides within the state, the court must issue notice to him of the application […]