{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-11-47-111","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 11-47-111","heading":"Prohibition of Gaming and Gambling Houses, Etc.","body":"All cities and towns of this state shall have the power to restrain and prohibit gaming and the keeping of gambling houses or tables and may by ordinance authorize the police to enter such house or part thereof, seize all gambling implements, and arrest all persons therein whenever any reputable person shall make affidavit that he has good cause to believe and does believe that any house is being kept for the purpose of carrying on gambling therein.","path":["Title 11 Counties and Municipal Corporations.","Title 2 Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.","Chapter 47 Powers, Duties and Liabilities Generally.","Article 4 General Police Powers."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=11-47-111","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"30d3afb062c7e45d62cbdeed46abe9b4e4bcbaf7ea128047229878e0d493f3f9","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-11-47-110.1","next":"us-al/ala.-code-11-47-112"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}