Any person, firm, company or corporation who shall make application to any common carrier by rail for, and shall procure from such common carrier any number of cars without a bona fide intention to use the same for the transportation of freight, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than $500.00 nor more than $5,000.00 for each offense.
Ala. Code § 37-8-148 (1975)