Alabama § 22-21-171 - Purpose and Construction of Article.
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§ 22-21-171. Purpose and Construction of Article.
It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage of this article to authorize in each of the several counties of the state the organization of a public corporation or corporations for the purpose of acquiring, owning and operating public hospitals and other health-care and related facilities in the county in which such corporation shall be organized. It is the legislative intent to confer on corporations organized under this article all the powers requisite for the fulfillment of the purposes of their organization, including the power to do whatever financing may be necessary to accomplish such purposes. This article shall be liberally construed to give effect to its purpose. Corporations organized under this article shall be public, nonprofit corporations, and no part of the net earnings thereof shall inure to the benefit of any individual or private corporation.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 22-21-171 ("Purpose and Construction of Article.") 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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