Terms Used In Alabama Code 41-10-544

  • 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

When the application has been made, filed, and recorded, the applicants shall constitute a public corporation and public instrumentality of the state under the name set forth in the application and the Secretary of State shall make and issue to the applicants a certificate of incorporation pursuant to this division, under the Great Seal of the State, and shall record the certificate with the application. There shall be no fees paid to the Secretary of State for any service rendered or work performed in connection with the authority, its incorporation, dissolution or records.