(a) Sheriffs of the several counties in this state shall be compensated for their services by an annual salary payable in equal installments out of the county treasury as the salaries of other county employees are paid. The annual salary of the sheriff shall be $35,000.00, commencing with the next term of office, unless a higher salary is specifically provided for by law by general or local act hereafter enacted.
Terms Used In Alabama Code 36-22-16
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
(b) Such salary shall be in lieu of all fees, compensation, allowance, percentages, charges and costs, except as otherwise provided by law. The sheriff and his deputies shall, however, be entitled to collect and retain such mileage and expense allowance as may be payable according to law for returning or transferring prisoners and insane persons to or from points outside the county.
