Terms Used In Alabama Code 5-7A-4

  • 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
  • writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

If the superintendent approves the entire proceedings, he shall issue his certificate of approval in writing, in duplicate, one copy being filed in his office and the other forwarded, along with the certificate, to the official or officials where articles of merger or consolidation would be filed under the business corporation laws of this state, for record at the expense of the institution affected.