{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-11-43-5","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 11-43-5","heading":"Provision for Tax Assessor, Tax Collector, Chief of Police, Etc.; Designation of Persons to Administer Oaths, Issue Warrants, and Approve Appearance Bonds.","body":"The council may provide for a tax assessor, tax collector, chief of police, and chief of the fire department and shall specifically prescribe their duties. The council shall designate the persons who shall administer oaths and issue warrants of arrest for violations of law and the ordinances of the city or town and the persons authorized to approve appearance bonds of persons arrested.","path":["Title 11 Counties and Municipal Corporations.","Title 2 Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.","Chapter 43 Mayor and Council, Other Officers, Employees, Departments, Etc.","Article 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=11-43-5","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"c7cf801a6d34ebfd3fba7b0f3cbc7240ce372004cc3785d8b7e98897e2d79fc9","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-11-43-4","next":"us-al/ala.-code-11-43-5.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}