(a) When the application has been made, filed and recorded as provided in Section 23-1-303, the applicants shall constitute a corporation under the name proposed in the application and the Secretary of State shall make and issue to the applicants a certificate of incorporation pursuant to this article under the Great Seal of the State and shall record the same with the application.

Terms Used In Alabama Code 23-1-304

  • 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
(b) There shall be no fees paid to the Secretary of State for any work in connection with the incorporation or dissolution of the corporation so organized.