Terms Used In Alabama Code 31-8-9

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

Upon the application of the widow of any Confederate soldier or sailor, or the widow of any Alabama soldier or sailor who served in the state in the War Between the States, the fact of her deceased husband’s having served as alleged, and of his not deserting, may be proven by the affidavit of two reliable witnesses who are acquainted with the facts; or if such witnesses cannot be found, upon affidavit to that fact, it may be proven by any evidence that will satisfactorily prove the truth of such facts. Whenever the proof of such facts is made by evidence other than the affidavit of two reliable witnesses, such evidence shall be reduced to writing and subscribed and sworn to by the witness offering the evidence.