Section 10A-20-1.01 Authority to incorporate. Any bishop of a diocese consisting wholly or in part of territory in Alabama may become a corporation sole with the power and authority defined in this article by proceeding according to the provisions of this article. (Acts 1911, No. 429, p. 452; Code 1923, §7112; Code 1940, T. 10, […]
Section 10A-20-1.02 Proceedings to incorporate. To become a corporation sole, the bishop shall present to the Secretary of State of Alabama an application signed by the bishop which shall set forth: (1) The name, official designation, and place of residence of the applicant, the name of the church of which the individual is a bishop, […]
Section 10A-20-1.03 Certificate of incorporation. When the application has been made, filed, and recorded as provided in Section 10A-20-1.02, the applicant shall constitute a corporation sole under the name proposed in the application; and the Secretary of State shall make and issue to the applicant a certificate of incorporation pursuant to this article, under the […]
Section 10A-20-1.04 Powers. A corporation sole under this article shall have the following powers: (1) To have succession by its corporate name perpetually; (2) To sue and be sued and defend; (3) To make and use a corporate seal and alter the same at pleasure; (4) To receive, take and hold, by sale, gift, lease, […]
Section 10A-20-1.05 Certificate of succession by successor of bishop. 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 […]
Section 10A-20-1.06 Appointment of administrator to act while bishopric vacant. 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 […]
Section 10A-20-1.07 Dissolution. 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 filing of the certificate, the corporation shall cease, […]
Section 10A-20-1.08 Fees to be paid to the Secretary of State. 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 […]
Section 10A-20-1.09 Records and certificates prima facie evidence. 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 […]
