Terms Used In Alabama Code 11-56-19

  • 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.
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

The municipality is hereby authorized to convey to the corporation, with or without the payment of monetary consideration therefor, any property that may be owned by the municipality, whether or not such property is necessary for the conduct of the governmental or other public functions of the municipality; provided, that such conveyance shall be authorized by a resolution duly adopted by the governing body prior to the conveyance.