Alabama Code 5-5A-3. Procedure for incorporation – Affidavit of proposed incorporators; affidavit of proposed stockholders; submission of proposed certificate of incorporation; disclosure to stockholders
Terms Used In Alabama Code 5-5A-3
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- 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
After the notice of intention to incorporate has been published, the parties named as proposed incorporators in the published notice of the proposed corporation shall make an affidavit before some officer authorized to administer oaths and in said affidavit shall set forth the fact of publication of the notice as required by Section 5-5A-2, the names of the proposed stockholders, and the names of the proposed executive officers; and attach to the affidavit a copy of the published notice; and each proposed stockholder shall make an affidavit which shall state for himself that he bona fide intends to become a stockholder in the amount subscribed for in the proposed bank. These affidavits shall be filed with the superintendent; and, at the time of filing these affidavits, the proposed incorporators shall submit to the superintendent the proposed certificate of incorporation of the bank. The proposed incorporators must also disclose in writing to each proposed stockholder such data as the superintendent may require.