Terms Used In Alabama Code 22-3A-3

  • 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.
  • 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

The State Health Officer, the Governor or his designee, the Director of Finance of the state, the State Treasurer, one member of the state Senate to be appointed by the President of the Senate (which member may be the President of the Senate), and one member of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives (which member may be the Speaker of the House of Representatives) may become a public corporation with the powers hereinafter provided by proceeding according to the provisions of Section 22-3A-4.