Alabama Code 33-7-10. Mobile Harbor – Fastening vessels, rafts, etc., and obstructing channel in Mobile bay
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 33-7-10
- circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
- 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
Any person who makes any vessel, boat or watercraft of any description, or any raft or collection of logs, lumber or timber, fast to any beacon or light stake or piling which may be of any use or benefit in making use of the dredged channel in the Bay of Mobile is liable to indictment in the circuit court of Mobile County, or any other court of competent jurisdiction, and shall, on conviction, be fined not more than $500.00, and may also be imprisoned in the county jail or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than six months.