Terms Used In Alabama Code 33-16-3

  • 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 Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the State Legislature, the Director of Finance, the Highway Director, the Director of the State Docks Department and the President of the Coosa-Alabama River Improvement Association may become a public corporation, with the powers hereinafter provided, by proceeding according to the provisions of Section 33-16-4.