(a) Any company or corporation operating a railway may apply through one of its executive officers to the Governor to commission such number of its agents, servants or employees as said corporation shall designate to act as policemen for said corporation.
Terms Used In Alabama Code 37-2-150
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
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) The Governor, upon such application, may appoint such person, if he sees proper in his discretion to make any appointment, or so many of them as he may deem proper to be such policemen and shall issue to such person or persons so appointed a commission to act as such policemen.(c) In addition, the Governor of this state may enter into agreement with the Governor of any other state empowering railroad police officers appointed and commissioned in either state to exercise their powers and authority, as defined in this title, in the other state.
