Terms Used In Alabama Code 11-97-7

  • 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.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

The officers of a corporation shall consist of a chairman, a vice-chairman, a secretary, a treasurer, and such other officers as its board shall deem necessary or appropriate. The offices of secretary and treasurer may but need not be held by the same person. The chairman and vice-chairman of a corporation shall be elected by the board from the membership thereof; the secretary, the treasurer, and any other officers of the corporation may but need not be members of the board and shall also be elected by the board. The chairman, vice-chairman, secretary, and treasurer of the corporation shall also be the chairman, vice-chairman, secretary, and treasurer of the board, respectively.