(a) The governing bodies of two or more subdivisions may authorize the organization of an authority as a public corporation with powers set forth in this article for the purpose of acquiring, financing, refinancing, providing, establishing, installing, using, or managing one or more projects.

Terms Used In Alabama Code 11-47-214

  • 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.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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
  • writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) To organize such a corporation, not less than three natural persons shall file with the governing body of any subdivision or any two or more thereof, an application in writing for permission to incorporate a public corporation under this article, which application shall:

(1) Recite the name of each county and municipality with the governing body of the county or municipality with which the application is filed.
(2) Contain a statement that the applicants propose to incorporate an authority pursuant to this article.
(3) State the proposed location of the principal office of the authority.
(4) State that each of the applicants is a duly qualified elector of at least one authorizing subdivision.
(5) Request that the governing body of the authorizing subdivision adopt a resolution declaring that it is wise, expedient, and necessary that the proposed authority be formed, its certificate of incorporation is approved, and authorizing the applicants to proceed to form the proposed authority by the filing for record of a certificate of incorporation in accordance with Section 11-47-215. The application shall be accompanied by the form of certificate of incorporation of the proposed authority and by other supporting documents or evidence which the applicants may consider appropriate.
(c) As soon as practicable after receiving an application filed with it in accordance with this section, the governing body of each authorizing subdivision shall review the contents of the application and the accompanying form of the certificate of incorporation and shall adopt a resolution either denying the application or declaring that it is wise, expedient, and necessary that the proposed authority be formed, approving the form of its certificate of incorporation, and authorizing the applicants to proceed to form the proposed authority by the filing for record of a certificate of incorporation in accordance with Section 11-47-215. The resolution shall be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the subdivision approving the resolution. Each governing body with which the application is filed shall cause a copy of the application to be spread upon the minutes of the meeting of the governing body at which final action upon the application is taken.
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