16-54-1
Section 16-54-1 Name; powers generally. The school heretofore established at Montevallo as
the Alabama Girls' Industrial School, subsequently known as and called the Alabama Girls'
Technical Institute, later known as and called the Alabama Technical Institute and College
for Women and still later known as and called Alabama College is and shall remain a body corporate
under the corporate name of University of Montevallo, and by that name may sue and contract,
acquire and hold real and personal property and have and exercise all the powers of a corporation
established to be a state educational institution of higher learning and shall succeed to
all the rights, privileges, emoluments, benefits, interests and titles heretofore at any time
vested in said institution in its respective names. None of the powers, authority or functions
of the corporation provided for in this chapter shall be abated or impaired by this section.
Only the name of the institution shall be changed by this section....
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16-60-4
Section 16-60-4 Athens State University; powers generally. The school established at Athens,
Alabama, known as and called Athens State College, is and shall remain a body corporate under
the corporate name of Athens State University, and by that name may have and exercise all
powers previously enjoyed by Athens State College and shall succeed to all the rights, privileges,
obligations, liabilities, emoluments, benefits, interests, and titles at any time vested in
the institution in its respective names. None of the powers, authority, obligations, liabilities,
or functions of the institution shall be abated or impaired by this section. Only the name
of the institution shall be changed by this section. Whenever the institution is referred
to in the constitution, laws, rules, or regulations of this state, or any instrumentality
of this state, by any one of the respective names by which it has been known, the same shall
be considered to refer to Athens State University. (Act 98-640, p....
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16-60-5
Section 16-60-5 J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College. The school established at
Huntsville, Alabama, known as and called J. F. Drake State Technical College is and shall
remain a body corporate under the corporate name of J. F. Drake State Community and Technical
College, and by that name may have and exercise all powers previously enjoyed by J. F. Drake
State Technical College and shall succeed to all the rights, privileges, obligations, liabilities,
emoluments, benefits, interests, and titles at any time vested in the institution in its respective
names. None of the powers, authority, obligations, liabilities, or functions of the institution
shall be abated or impaired by this section. Only the name of the institution shall be changed
by this section. Whenever the institution is referred to in the constitution, laws, rules,
or regulations of this state, or any instrumentality of this state, by any one of the respective
names by which it has been known, the same shall be...
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16-47A-1
Section 16-47A-1 Body corporate; rights, duties, property, etc. The school heretofore established
in Athens, Alabama, and previously known as Athens State College and now known as Athens State
University, is and shall remain a body corporate under the corporate name of Athens State
University, and by that name, and under the direction of a board of trustees, may sue and
contract, acquire, and hold real and personal property, and have and exercise all the powers
of a corporation established to be a state educational institution of higher learning and
shall succeed to all the rights, privileges, emoluments, benefits, interests, and titles heretofore
at any time vested in the institution in its respective names; however, Athens State University
is not authorized to acquire, be acquired, merge or consolidate with any university or college
located more than 50 miles from its current campus. None of the powers, authority, or functions
of the corporation provided for in this chapter shall be...
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16-54-14
Section 16-54-14 Grants and rights preserved. All rights of property and action which may have
accrued to the university before October 1, 1927 are confirmed and preserved, including the
right to permit alumni and friends to establish such corporate entities as an alumni association
and a University of Montevallo Foundation, which may be staffed by and housed at the university,
and no grant or gift of any valuable thing or right shall fail by reason of a mistake in the
name of this corporation or college; provided, that the intention to grant or give to the
institute may be derived from the words used in designating the beneficiary or grantee. All
rights, powers and remedies granted in and by an act to create and establish an industrial
school in the State of Alabama, approved February 21, 1893, and any act amendatory thereof,
are confirmed and preserved for the University of Montevallo. (School Code 1927, §513; Code
1940, T. 52, §469; Acts 1979, No. 79-225, p. 342, §1.)...
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45-49-100.40
Section 45-49-100.40 Powers of board. The board of school commissioners shall be entitled to
receive, levy, assess, and collect all devises, revenues, and taxes to which they were by
law entitled at the date of the organization of the Board of Education of the State of Alabama,
and they shall have full power to continue in force, revise, modify, and improve, as to them
may see fit, the public school system now existing in the County of Mobile, and to make such
bylaws, rules, and regulations, not inconsistent with the laws of the state and of the United
States, for the government of the board and of the schools, as they may deem expedient or
necessary. They shall hold regular meetings of the board at such times as they may fix upon
and adjourned or special meetings when necessary. Three members of the board shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of business, but no business involving a change in the system,
rules, and regulations or affecting the general interest of the county...
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21-1-1
Section 21-1-1 Created; rights, privileges, etc.; location. There shall be a body corporate
under the corporate name of "Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind," which by that
name may sue and be sued, acquire and hold real and personal property and have and exercise
all the powers of a corporation, and which shall maintain and operate a state educational
institution for the deaf and the blind. The Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind shall be
located at Talladega, Alabama. (School Code 1927, §577; Code 1940, T. 52, §519.)...
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41-10-54
Section 41-10-54 Powers of authority generally; acquisition by eminent domain of real property
or rights owned by railroads or utilities not authorized. (a) The authority shall have the
following powers: (1) To have succession by its corporate name until it is dissolved; (2)
To adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business; (3) To
adopt and use an official seal and alter the same at pleasure; (4) To maintain a principal
office in Jefferson County, Alabama, and suboffices at such places within the state as it
may designate; (5) To sue and be sued and to prosecute and defend civil actions in any court
having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties; (6) To acquire by purchase,
gift, condemnation or any other lawful means any real, personal or mixed property necessary
or convenient in connection with the purpose for which the authority is formed and to hold
title to such property, together with all rights incidental to its estate in such...
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11-92A-12
Section 11-92A-12 Powers of authority. An authority shall have the following powers, which
it may exercise in any county within such authority's authorized operational area: (1) To
have succession by its corporate name until dissolved as provided in this chapter; (2) To
institute and defend legal proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue;
provided, however, that an authority may not be sued in any trial court other than the courts
of a county within the authorized operational area of the authority; provided, further, that
the officers, directors, agents, and employees of an authority may not be sued for their actions
in behalf of the authority except for actions that are known by such person to be unlawful
or are performed with reckless disregard for the lawfulness of such actions; (3) To have and
to use a corporate seal and to alter the seal at its pleasure; (4) To establish a fiscal year;
(5) To anticipate by the issuance of its bonds the receipt of any...
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16-25-2
Section 16-25-2 Name and date of establishment; powers, duties, etc., of Boards of Control;
immunity of officers, employees, etc. (a) There shall be a retirement system which shall constitute
a body corporate and shall be under the management of the Board of Control for the purpose
of providing retirement allowances and other benefits under the provisions of this chapter
for teachers of the State of Alabama. The retirement system shall be established as of October
1, 1940, or as soon thereafter as the Governor by proclamation declares the funds accruing
to the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama are sufficient to meet the obligations of the
"normal contribution" on October 1, of a year following 1940. It shall have the
power and privileges of a corporation and shall be known as the "Teachers' Retirement
System of Alabama," and by such name all of its business shall be transacted, all of
its funds invested and all of its cash and securities and other property held in trust for
the...
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