Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!
Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.

Terms Used In Alabama Code 9-10-32

  • 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.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • 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

The certificate of incorporation with the documents attached shall be filed with the judge of probate of the county and the Secretary of State, who shall forthwith receive and record the same. When such certificate is so filed the corporation referred to therein shall come into existence and shall constitute a body corporate and politic, vested with the rights and powers granted in this article.