If there is a necessity, and delay until the regular meeting of the county commission may be of injury to the health of the prisoners confined in the county jail, it is the duty of the chairman of the county commission to appoint a day for the meeting of the county commission, of which, if practicable, five days' notice must be given to each commissioner, which notice must be in writing, signed by the chairman, and must be served by the sheriff.
Ala. Code § 11-14-19 (1975)