(a) The members of any church, conference of churches, religious society, educational society, benevolent, monument, or burial society, patriotic society, societies for the purpose of nature study or scientific research, society for establishing public parks or places of public recreation, societies for promoting knowledge, promoting arts, or promoting sciences, societies for purposes of like kind or the owners of a graveyard, or the trustees of any of the foregoing churches, conferences, institutions, or societies elected by the organization, or organizations, of the church, conferences, institution, association, or society desiring to become incorporated, shall adopt a resolution signifying the intention and elect not less than three trustees.
(b) The trustees shall, within 30 days after their election, deliver to the Secretary of State for filing, a certificate stating the corporate name selected, the names of the trustees, and the length of time for which they are elected, shall pay to the Secretary of State the filing fee under Chapter 1 for filing a certificate of formation. The members of the society, their associates, and successors are, from the filing of the certificate, incorporated by the name specified.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.
Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.
Article 2 - Churches, Public Societies, and Graveyard Owners.
Section 10A-20-2.01 - Incorporation.
Section 10A-20-2.02 - Powers of Corporation.
Section 10A-20-2.03 - Independence of Church Corporations in Control of Real Property.
Section 10A-20-2.04 - Validity of Service of Process on Trustee.
Section 10A-20-2.05 - Borrowing of Money and Securing Same by Mortgage or Deed of Trust.
Section 10A-20-2.06 - Sale and Conveyance of Property.
Section 10A-20-2.08 - Burial Societies - Special Powers.
Section 10A-20-2.09 - Burial Societies - Chair and Members of Board.