{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-11-16-28","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 11-16-28","heading":"Acquisition of Lands for New County Seat; Erection of Courthouse and Jail.","body":"The county commission shall then procure by donation or by purchase at the expense of the county suitable lots or parcels of land in such city, town, or village, taking the fee simple title thereto to the county, and shall cause to be erected at the expense of the county a suitable courthouse and a suitable jail on said lots for the county as soon as practicable.","path":["Title 11 Counties and Municipal Corporations.","Title 1 Provisions Applicable to Counties Only.","Chapter 16 Relocation of County Seats and Erection of New Courthouses."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=11-16-28","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"c6671d2665fecc42c94ef2afdda3ba347598b0214bab336659aa54dc4ece8c6b","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-11-16-27","next":"us-al/ala.-code-11-16-29"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}