Code of Alabama - Title 36: Public Officers and Employees - Section 36-22-4 - Claims of chief deputies for compensation for services performed deemed preferred claims against counties
Section 36-22-4 - Claims of chief deputies for compensation for services performed deemed preferred claims against counties.
Claims of chief deputy sheriffs for services performed by them and authorized by law to be paid to them out of the county treasury are preferred claims against the county and shall be given the same priority as compensation of the members of the county commission.
(Acts 1933, Ex. Sess., No. 12, p. 7, § 1; Code 1940, T. 54, §4.)