Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 9 > Chapter 12 > Article 3 - Establishment of Artificial Fishing Reefs in Offshore Waters

• circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
• juries: include courts or judges in all cases when a jury trial is waived, or when the court or judge is authorized to ascertain and determine the facts as well as the law. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
• Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
• 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
• writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
• year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1