10A-3-2.08
Section 10A-3-2.08 Governing authority; board of directors. (a) All corporate powers shall
be exercised by or under authority of, and the business and affairs of a nonprofit corporation
shall be managed under the direction of a board of directors except as may be otherwise provided
in this chapter or the certificate of formation. If any provision is made in the certificate
of formation, the power and duties conferred or imposed upon the board of directors by this
chapter shall be exercised or performed to the extent and by the governing authority as shall
be provided in the certificate of formation. Directors shall be natural persons but need not
be residents of Alabama unless the governing documents so require. The governing documents
may prescribe other qualifications for directors. The board of directors shall have authority
to fix the compensation of directors unless otherwise provided in the certificate of formation.
(b) The directors of the corporation shall not, as such, be...
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11-101A-6
Section 11-101A-6 Board of directors. (a) Each corporation shall be governed by a board of
directors composed of the number of directors provided in the certificate of incorporation
as most recently amended. Unless provided to the contrary in its certificate of incorporation,
all powers of the authority shall be exercised by the board or pursuant to this authorization.
Subject to the provisions of subdivision (8) of subsection (b) of Section 11-101A-4, the board
shall consist of directors having those qualifications, being elected or appointed by that
person or persons, including, without limitation, the board itself, one or more authorizing
subdivisions, or other counties and municipalities, and other entities or organizations and
in the manner, and serving for the terms of office, all as shall be specified in the certificate
of incorporation of the authority. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no fewer than a majority
of the directors shall be elected by the governing body or bodies of...
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15-18-179
Section 15-18-179 Application for incorporation; certificate of incorporation; amendment; board
of directors; dissolution; funding; competitive bidding laws not applicable. (a) A public
corporation may be organized as a community punishment and corrections authority pursuant
to this article in any county or group of counties located in one or more judicial circuits.
In order to incorporate the public corporation, any number of natural persons, not less than
three, who are duly qualified electors of a proposed county or counties shall first file a
written application with the county commission or any two or more thereof. The application
shall contain all of the following: (1) The names of each county commission with which the
application is filed. (2) A statement that the applicants propose to incorporate an authority
pursuant to this article. (3) The proposed location of the principal office of the authority.
(4) A statement that each of the applicants is a duly qualified elector of...
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10A-3-1.02
Section 10A-3-1.02 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
following meanings, respectively, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
The original or restated articles of incorporation or articles of consolidation and all amendments
thereto, including articles of merger, of a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation. The
term articles of incorporation of a nonprofit corporation constitutes its certificate of formation
as defined in Section 10A-1-1.03(7). The terms may be used interchangeably. The articles of
incorporation or certificate of formation of a nonprofit corporation, together with its bylaws,
constitute its governing documents within the meaning of Section 10A-1-1.03(40). (2) BOARD
OF DIRECTORS. The group of persons vested with the management of the affairs of the corporation
irrespective of the name by which the group is designated. The board of directors of a nonprofit
corporation is its governing authority as...
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10A-1-8.01
Section 10A-1-8.01 Conversion of business and nonprofit entities. (a) A conversion of an entity
may be accomplished as provided in this section: (1) CORPORATIONS. a. The terms and conditions
of a plan of conversion of a corporation, other than a nonprofit corporation, must be approved
in accordance with the procedures and by the stockholder vote required by Article 9 of Chapter
2A. If the governing documents provide for approval of a conversion by less than all of a
corporation's stockholders, approval of the conversion shall constitute corporate action subject
to appraisal rights pursuant to Article 13 of Chapter 2A. No conversion of a corporation to
a general or limited partnership may be effected without the consent in writing of each stockholder
who will have personal liability with respect to the converted entity, notwithstanding any
provision in the governing documents of the converting corporation providing for less than
unanimous stockholder approval for the conversion. b. The...
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10A-1-1.03
Section 10A-1-1.03 Definitions. As used in this title, unless the context otherwise requires,
the following terms mean: (1) AFFILIATE. A person who controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with another person. An affiliate of an individual includes the spouse, or
a parent or sibling thereof, of the individual, or a child, grandchild, sibling, parent, or
spouse of any thereof, of the individual, or an individual having the same home as the individual,
or a trust or estate of which an individual specified in this sentence is a substantial beneficiary;
a trust, estate, incompetent, conservatee, protected person, or minor of which the individual
is a fiduciary; or an entity of which the individual is director, general partner, agent,
employee or the governing authority or member of the governing authority. (2) ASSOCIATE. When
used to indicate a relationship with: (A) a domestic or foreign entity for which the person
is: (i) an officer or governing person; or (ii) a beneficial...
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45-5-141.20
Section 45-5-141.20 Powers and duties; annual dues; board of trustees; referendum election.
(a) This section shall apply only in Blount County. (b) A district for the delivery of fire
and emergency medical services may be formed in any unincorporated area of the county pursuant
to this section subject to the approval of a majority of the qualified electors who vote at
a referendum election for that purpose in the proposed district and for the approval of the
mandatory annual dues of the district. (c) In order to call for a referendum election for
the formation of a district, a petition signed by not less than 20 percent of the registered
voters who reside in the proposed district shall be presented to the county commission and
the Judge of Probate of Blount County. The petition shall contain an accurate legal description
of the proposed area and shall state the name of the proposed district. The petition for the
establishment of a district shall be accompanied by a request for the...
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11-47-217
Section 11-47-217 Boards of directors of authorities. (a) Each authority shall have a board
of directors composed of the number of directors provided in the certificate of incorporation,
as most recently amended. Unless provided to the contrary in its certificate of incorporation,
all powers of the authority shall be exercised, and the authority shall be governed by the
board or pursuant to its authorization. Subject to the provisions of subdivision (8) of Section
11-47-215, the board shall consist of directors who have the qualifications and are elected
or appointed for certain terms of office as shall be specified in the certificate of incorporation
of the authority. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the original directors are appointed by
the incorporators, the original directors shall be identified in the proposed form of the
certificate of incorporation submitted to the governing body of each of the authorizing subdivisions
together with the application for authority to...
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11-89A-6
Section 11-89A-6 Board of directors of authority; election; terms of office; vacancies; qualifications;
expenses; meetings; notice and waiver; resolutions; impeachment. (a) Each authority shall
have a board of directors composed of the number of directors provided in the certificate
of incorporation, as most recently amended; provided, however, that in the case of any authority
in existence and incorporated prior to May 11, 1989, the board shall consist of three directors
who shall be elected by the governing body of the determining subdivision for staggered terms
in accordance with the provisions of law as it existed immediately prior to the aforesaid
effective date unless such authority shall otherwise amend its certificate of incorporation
pursuant to the provisions of Section 11-89A-5. Unless provided to the contrary in its certificate
of incorporation, all powers of the authority shall be exercised, and the authority shall
be governed, by the board or pursuant to its...
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11-15-6
Section 11-15-6 Directors and officers; records of proceedings. The corporation shall have
a board of directors which shall be composed of the number of directors provided in the certificate
of incorporation. All powers of the corporation shall be exercised by the board or pursuant
to its authority. The directors shall be residents of the county and shall be elected by the
governing body for staggered terms of office as follows: The first term of one third of the
directors shall be two years, of another one third shall be for four years and of the remaining
one third shall be six years and, thereafter, the term of office of each director shall be
six years. If any director resigns or dies or becomes incapable of acting as a director or
ceases to reside in the county, the governing body may elect a successor to serve for the
unexpired period of his term. Directors shall be eligible for reelection by the governing
body to succeed themselves in office. No director shall be an officer of...
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