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Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-20-71.23

  • 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.

If the board should be authorized lawfully to employ an engineer or supervisor for the roads of the entire county, such supervisor shall be subject to the jurisdiction of each board member so far as the maintenance, appointment, designation, and construction of roads and bridges within the member’s district are concerned, unless otherwise provided by law.