Alabama § 11-50-231 - Application for Authority to Form Corporation for Operation of Waterworks and Sanitary Sewer Systems; Adoption of Resolution by Municipal Governing Body Authorizing Incorporation.
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§ 11-50-231. Application for Authority to Form Corporation for Operation of Waterworks and Sanitary Sewer Systems; Adoption of Resolution by Municipal Governing Body Authorizing Incorporation.
Whenever any number of natural persons, not less than three, shall file with the governing body of any municipality in this state an application in writing for authority to incorporate a public corporation for the purpose of operating a waterworks plant and system and a sanitary sewer system or either of such systems, and if it shall be made to appear to such governing body that each of said persons is a duly qualified elector of and owner of property in said municipality and if the governing body of said municipality shall adopt a resolution, which shall be duly entered upon the minutes of such governing body, wherein it shall be declared that it is wise, expedient, and necessary that such a corporation be formed and that the persons filing said application shall be authorized to proceed to form such corporation, then said persons shall proceed to organize such a corporation by executing and filing for record a certificate of incorporation as provided in Sections 11-50-232 and 11-50-233. No corporation shall be formed under this division unless the application provided for in this section shall be made and unless the resolution provided for in this section shall be adopted.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-50-231 ("Application for Authority to Form Corporation for Operation of Waterworks and Sanitary Sewer Systems; Adoption of Resolution by Municipal Governing Body Authorizing Incorporation.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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