Title 10A

When a bishop has become a corporation sole pursuant to this article, each of the successors in the bishopric shall succeed the bishop in the corporation upon making and filing with the Secretary of State an application for a certificate of succession setting forth: (1) The succe…

A bishop who has become a corporation sole pursuant to this chapter shall be authorized to appoint an administrator to act for the corporation during the time as the bishopric shall for any reason be vacant. In the event a vacancy should occur in the bishopric and no administrato…

Any corporation sole under this article may be dissolved by the bishop who constitutes the corporation filing with the Secretary of State an application therefor, which shall be subscribed, sworn to, and certified as in the case of an application for incorporation. Upon the filin…

Upon the presentation to the Secretary of State of any application provided for in this article, the applicant shall pay to the Secretary of State the fee prescribed to be paid to the Secretary of State by Chapter 1 as follows: (1) for the filing of an application under Section 1…

Any record kept or certificate issued in pursuance of this chapter, or a copy of any such record certified to be true by the legal custodian thereof, shall be received in evidence in all courts and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein recited or thereby shown. (Acts…

(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 r…

Corporations not of a business character created under this article or created by special act of the Legislature heretofore may acquire, hold, administer, distribute, or dispose of real and personal property, may take, receive, and acquire property by gift, devise, or bequest and…

(a) Unless otherwise clearly stated in the deed or other instrument under which any church corporation organized under this article derives title or unless afterwards approved by a majority of the adult members of the congregation of the church at a meeting held after announcemen…

In all civil actions or legal proceedings, the service of process and papers on a trustee of the corporation is valid for the purpose of bringing the corporation into court or for the objects of the notice. Code 1852, §1263; Code 1867, §1527; Code 1876, §1999; Code 1886, §1697; C…

The trustees, or a majority of them, or authorized agents of any church, conference of churches, societies, or associations organized by special charter or under the general laws of this state, may borrow money to an amount as may be authorized by a majority of the trustees or au…

The trustees or other authorized agents of any church, conference of churches, society, association, or other corporation organized under this article may sell and convey all or part of the property thereof, real or personal, as they may be authorized to do by resolution of the c…

A recital upon the minutes of the proceedings of a society or church that the notice required in Sections 10A-20-2.05 and 10A-20-2.06 was given, and of the vote upon the question before the meeting shall be evidence of the regularity of the meeting and of the proceedings therein.…

Burial societies so incorporated may exercise all powers necessary for properly governing, beautifying, improving, and taking care of such graveyard, and may make bylaws, rules, and regulations as are proper and necessary to secure the objects. (Code 1867, §1532; Code 1876, §2003…

When a graveyard is wholly under the control of persons belonging to one denomination or faith, the elder, deacon, minister, bishop, or priest who is the head of the denomination in the city, town, village, or county shall be ex officio the chair of the board of trustees. When a …

Whenever 10 or more ministers of the gospel or of any other religious faith or denomination desire to be legally formed into a body corporate, they shall file with the Secretary of State a declaration in writing, signed by them, setting forth the corporate name they desire to hav…

All corporations formed under this article shall have and exercise these powers: (1) To have perpetual succession by its corporate name; (2) To take and grant property, to contract obligations, and to sue and be sued by its corporate name; (3) To buy lands and other property, to …

Any annual conference that has heretofore been incorporated by an act of the Legislature of Alabama and desires to change its name or any corporation created under this article desiring to change its name may file with the Secretary of State a declaration in writing, showing the …

Whenever any annual conference has heretofore been organized according to the law of any branch of the Christian church or of any other religious faith or denomination but has not been incorporated, or the act of incorporation is for any reason believed to be defective or does no…

State conventions or state associations of churches, generally known as congregational churches, which have been heretofore incorporated under any general or special law of the state or which may be hereafter incorporated under any general law of this state, shall have and are in…

Incorporated conventions or associations, as well as sectional or national conventions or associations of churches incorporated under the laws of any state, may establish schools, colleges, universities, hospitals, orphanages, or training courses for the ministry, missions, medic…

All conventions or associations, heretofore incorporated under general or special laws or hereafter organized under general laws, shall have perpetual existence, and may hereafter do and perform any and all acts pertaining to the spread and propagation of the gospel, the furthera…

Any incorporated convention or association, heretofore organized under any general or special law or that may be hereafter under general laws organized, shall not lose its corporate existence by reason of failure to elect or appoint trustees or boards of directors, and the charte…

(a) Any educational institution heretofore incorporated under special act of the Legislature or under the general laws of the state may amend its charter as follows: (1) The trustees of the corporation must adopt a resolution embracing the desired amendment of the charter, which …

When a corporation organized under the laws of Alabama for educational purposes, which corporation has issued shares of stock, whether or not the charter or laws of Alabama authorized the issue of stock, and which has ceased to engage in the business for which it was organized ha…

(a) Where the charter of any educational corporation organized under the laws of this state, general or special, provides for the issuance of stock and the stockholders are unknown or where the amount or number of shares are unknown, the property of the corporation may be dispose…

Any nonstock nonprofit corporations organized for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, and operating a health care service plan under which health services are furnished to the public who become subscribers to the plan pursuant to contracts are authorized and shall be govern…

(a) The incorporators of any corporation to be governed by this article shall prepare and deliver to the Secretary of State for filing a certificate of formation stating an intention to become a corporation, which certificate of formation shall be signed by each of the incorporat…

Any health care facility capable of entering into a binding contract may participate as a member of the corporation if the health care facility: (1) Is approved by the appropriate state licensing agency having regulatory control over the facility; and (2) Is accepted as a member …

The property and business of the corporation shall be managed by a board of directors with the powers and authority necessary or incidental to the purposes of the corporation. The board shall be composed of not less than 15 nor more than 27 directors. Public directors, who shall …

The power to adopt, alter, amend, or repeal bylaws shall be vested in the board of directors. The bylaws may contain any provisions for the regulation and management of the affairs of the corporation, including provisions for the number and selection of the board of directors, no…

The corporation may change its corporate name, the location of its principal office, or make other alteration, amendment, or change in its certificate of formation, as may be desired in the following manner: (1) Its board of directors by a majority vote thereof, either in person …

Every corporation organized under this article shall procure from the Commissioner of Insurance a certificate of authority to do business, for which the corporation shall pay the sum of two hundred dollars ($200), and the certificates of authority shall be renewed thereafter on o…

No license, privilege, or other tax shall be charged any corporation organized under this article by or on behalf of any city or municipality of this state, and no license, privilege, or other tax in excess of the amount paid to the state under this article shall be charged any c…

Any holder in good standing of a certificate for a health service may select any health care facility which may be designated by a corporation to render the necessary health service thereunder. (Acts 1935, No. 544, p. 1157; Code 1940, T. 28, §309; Acts 1973, No. 1041, p. 1631, §1…

The rates, charges, fees, and dues to be paid by the public for benefits under a health service plan and for contracts or certificates covering same shall not be unreasonably high or excessive, shall be adequate to meet the liability assumed under the contracts and all expenses i…

The Commissioner of Insurance or any of his or her designated deputies or examiners shall have the power of visitation and examination into the affairs of the corporation, shall have free access to all books, papers, and documents that relate to the business of the corporation, a…

Persons representing a health care service corporation organized under this chapter in writing or soliciting health care certificates for the corporation, and the health care service corporation with respect thereto, shall be subject to Chapters 7 and 8A of Title 27. (Acts 1935, …

Every health care service corporation shall deposit with, and thereafter maintain on deposit with, the Treasurer of the State of Alabama bonds of the United States government or of the State of Alabama, or of any subdivision thereof, or first mortgages on real estate situated in …

(a) On or before the first day of March of each year, every company transacting business under this article in this state shall file with the Commissioner of Insurance a statement showing the amount of gross dues received by it for business done in this state during the preceding…

All decisions, findings, and orders of the Commissioner of Insurance made under this article shall be subject to review, revision, and reversal by proper proceedings brought in any court of competent jurisdiction within 30 days from the date of the decision, finding, or order; an…

(a) No statute of this state applying to insurance companies shall be applicable to any corporation organized under this article or to any contract made by the corporation, except the corporation shall be subject to the following: (1) The provisions regarding annual premium tax t…

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) AFFILIATE. As defined in Section 27-29-1. (2) CONTROL. As defined in Section 27-29-1. (3) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Insurance of the State of Alabama. (4) INSURER. Any person that meets…

For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The board of directors of the corporation created under this article. (2) CORPORATION. An Alabama industrial development corporatio…

(a) Five or more financial institutions or persons, a majority of whom shall be residents of this state, who may desire to create an industrial development corporation under the provisions of this article for the purpose of promoting, developing, and advancing the prosperity and …

(a) The first meeting of the corporation shall be called by a notice signed by three or more of the incorporators, stating the time, place, and purpose of the meeting, a copy of which notice shall be mailed or delivered to each incorporator at least five days before the day appoi…

In furtherance of its purposes and in addition to the powers now or hereafter conferred on business corporations by Alabama statutes, the corporation shall, subject to the restrictions and limitations contained in this section, have the following powers: (1) To elect, appoint, an…