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When the indictment is for a felony, the writ of arrest may be substantially in the following form:

State of Alabama,

_____ county.

To any sheriff of the state:

An indictment having been found against A. B., at the ______ session, 19__, of the ______ court of _____ county, for the offense of ______ (describing the offense so as to show that it is a felony), you are, therefore, commanded forthwith to arrest the said defendant and commit him to jail; and that you return this writ according to law.

(Code 1852, §602; Code 1867, §4154; Code 1876, §4827; Code 1886, §4397; Code 1896, §5253; Code 1907, §6285; Code 1923, §3279; Code 1940, T. 15, §170.)