Alabama Code 11-50-34. Exercise of jurisdiction over territory acquired by foreign municipalities generally
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 11-50-34
- 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.
- 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
Nothing in this article contained shall authorize any foreign municipality to exercise any jurisdiction over any territory acquired by it under this article, but the jurisdiction of the State of Alabama shall be in all things retained over such territory.