The clerk of any circuit court shall, without delay, certify a copy of any indictment in his court against a convict sentenced to the penitentiary or to hard labor for the county to the head of the department having supervision over convicts; and such convict, if pardoned for the offense for which he is sentenced, shall not be discharged until he enters into a recognizance to answer such indictment at the next session of the court in which the same is pending, if the case is bailable, or is otherwise legally discharged from such indictment.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 17 - Circuit and District Court Personnel.
Article 4 - Circuit Clerks and Registers.
Section 12-17-90 - Offices; Vacancies.
Section 12-17-92 - Compensation of Circuit Clerks.
Section 12-17-94 - Duties Generally.
Section 12-17-95 - When Sheriff's Commissions to Be Collected.
Section 12-17-96 - Duty of Clerk When Convict Indicted; Convict Not to Be Released Until Bail Given.
Section 12-17-97 - Duty to Pay Over Money to Successor.
Section 12-17-98 - Deputy Clerk for Bessemer Division of Tenth Judicial Circuit.
Section 12-17-99 - Supplemental Salary for Elected Deputy Circuit Clerks.