The certificate of incorporation shall be acknowledged before an officer authorized by the laws of this state to take acknowledgment of deeds. When so acknowledged, the certificate may be filed with the judge of probate of the county in which such city or town is located, who shall forthwith file such certificate and record the same.
When application has been made as provided in Section 11-50-231 and a certificate of incorporation filed and recorded as provided in this section, the applicants shall constitute a corporation under the name proposed in the certificate of incorporation.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.
Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.
Chapter 50 - Public Utilities.
Article 8 - Waterworks and Sewer Boards.
Division 1 - General Provisions.
Section 11-50-230 - Definitions.
Section 11-50-232 - Certificate of Incorporation - Contents; Amendment.
Section 11-50-233 - Certificate of Incorporation - Acknowledgment, Filing, and Recordation.
Section 11-50-234 - Board of Directors.
Section 11-50-234.1 - Meeting Expense Allowance for Board Members.
Section 11-50-236 - Execution, etc., of Contracts as Security for Repayment of Moneys Borrowed.