Alabama Code 11-42-72. Annexed territory subject to laws and ordinances of city; jurisdiction of city governing body over annexed territory
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 11-42-72
- 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.
All territory brought within the corporate limits of a city under the provisions of this article shall be subject to the laws and ordinances of said city, and the council or governing body of the city shall have and exercise the same jurisdiction over such territory as is exercised over the territory within the corporate limits of the city, except as by this article restricted and except as may be restricted by ordinance or resolution passed by the council or governing body of the city.