Terms Used In Alabama Code 37-7-9

  • 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.

Each corporation formed under this chapter is vested with all power necessary or requisite for the accomplishment of its corporate purpose and capable of being delegated by the Legislature of Alabama; and no enumeration of particular powers granted shall be construed to impair any general grant of power contained in this chapter, nor to limit any such grant to a power or powers of the same class or classes as those so enumerated.