Terms Used In Alabama Code 37-7-2

  • 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

Any number of natural persons not less than three may by executing, filing and recording a certificate as provided in this chapter form a corporation not organized for pecuniary profit for the purpose of promoting and encouraging the fullest possible use of electric energy in the state by making electric energy available to inhabitants of the state at the lowest cost consistent with sound economy and prudent management of the business of such corporation.