GroundRules
Ala. Code § 36-12-23: Proceedings for Recovery of Papers, Property, Etc., by Successor to Office Generally - Imprisonment of Person Charged with Withholding Papers, Property, Etc., Upon Failure to Make Affidavit, Etc.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 36 Public Officers and Employees.
- Chapter 12 Maintenance, Use, Etc., of Public Property, Records, Etc.
- Article 2 Recovery of Papers, Property, Etc., by Successors to Office.
If the person complained against does not make such affidavit and it appears that any such books, papers or property are withheld, the officer before whom the proceedings are had shall, by warrant, commit the person so withholding to the jail of the county, there to remain until he delivers such books, papers or property or is otherwise discharged by law.
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