Alabama Code 37-7-11. Encumbering or disposing of property
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 37-7-11
- 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.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
No corporation may sell, mortgage, lease or otherwise encumber or dispose of any of its property (other than property which, in the judgment of the board, is neither necessary nor useful in operating and maintaining the corporation’s system and which in any one year shall not exceed 10 percent in value of the value of all the property of the corporation or merchandise) unless authorized so to do by the votes of at least a majority of its members and the consent of the holders of 75 percent in amount of the bonds of such corporation then outstanding is obtained.