§ 35-2-50 Survey required; what plat or map must show
§ 35-2-51 Certification, acknowledgment, and recordation of plat or map; copies as evidence; conveyance
§ 35-2-52 Approval of municipal authorities required
§ 35-2-53 Vacation of plat or map by owner of lands
§ 35-2-54 Vacation of streets or alleys by abutting landowners
§ 35-2-55 Validation, ratification, and confirmation of vacation of streets, etc
§ 35-2-56 Mutilated, lost, or mislaid maps or plats
§ 35-2-57 Duty of probate judge upon recording vacated map or plat
§ 35-2-58 Vacation and annulment of map or plat, etc., by circuit court – Jurisdiction; parties
§ 35-2-59 Vacation and annulment of map or plat, etc., by circuit court – Conduct of proceedings; entry of judgment; appeals
§ 35-2-60 Vacation and annulment of map or plat, etc., by circuit court – Recordation of judgment
§ 35-2-61 Fee for recordation and registration
§ 35-2-62 Remedies not exclusive
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Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 35 > Chapter 2 > Article 3 - Town Surveys, Plats or Maps, Etc

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • 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
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1