Alabama Code 37-8-110. Noncompliance with commission order to erect depot or to provide conveniences for travelers – Generally
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 37-8-110
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- 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.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Any person or corporation operating a railroad which fails for more than 90 days after its receipt, and for such further time, if any, as may be allowed by the Public Service Commission, to comply with a legal order of the public service commission, regarding the erection of a depot, or providing other conveniences for travelers at stations, must, on conviction, be fined not less than $250.00 nor more than $5,000.00. To any indictment under this section, it is good defense that such order was, in view of all the circumstances, unreasonable or unjust.