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 […]
Section 42-2-4 – Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem and Counsel for Infants and Persons of Unsound Mind.
Section 42-2-4 Appointment of guardian ad litem and counsel for infants and persons of unsound mind. If the owner of the lands is an infant or is of unsound mind, the court, on the day appointed for the hearing, must appoint a guardian ad litem to represent him, and the guardian so appointed must file […]