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Unemployment Word Count by State

Calculates the total word count of documents related to unemployment in each state, revealing insights into the volume of unemployment-related content by location.

CO Title 8 Word Count

Calculates the total number of words in the content of entries related to 'Title 8' in Colorado, providing insight into the volume of text data available for that specific category and state.

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https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-1/section-10a-20-1-04/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 1 - Bishop of Diocese.›Section 10A-20-1.04 - Powers.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 1 - Bishop of Diocese. › Section 10A-20-1.04 - Powers.	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, devise, or otherwise, real and personal estate of every description for charitable, educational, burial, religious, and church purposes and to manage and dispose of the same by any form of legal conveyance or transfer with full power and authority to borrow money and to convey by mortgage deed; (5) To acquire, hold, purchase, receive by bequest or devise, and to convey or otherwise dispose of all such real, personal, and mixed property as may be necessary or convenient for the construction, operation, or maintenance of the diocesan enterprises or for the conduct or management of the business or businesses of the diocese of the bishop, or as the purposes of the bishop may require, and all other real, personal, or mixed property which shall have been bona fide conveyed, transferred, pledged, or mortgaged to the corporation by way of security for, or in, satisfaction of debts or purchased at sale under judgment obtained for the debts; (6) To borrow money, issue notes, bonds, or other negotiable paper or mortgage, pledge, or otherwise transfer or convey its real, personal, and mixed property to secure the payment of money borrowed or any debt contracted; (7) To appoint and employ officers and agents as the business of the corporation may require; (8) To wind up and dissolve itself or be wound up and dissolved in the manner provided in this article; (9) To establish and maintain churches, schools, orphanages, hospitals, and religious or benevolent institutions and to undertake and execute all business enterprises that the work of the diocese shall require; (10) To undertake, execute, and carry on religious or diocesan charities, works, institutions, business, or enterprises in other states or foreign countries and to acquire, hold, transfer, mortgage, and convey, real, personal, or mixed property in those states and foreign countries; and (11) To subscribe for, acquire, hold, and dispose of the stock, bonds, or other evidence of indebtedness of any other corporation of this or any other state or foreign countries and, while owner thereof, to exercise the rights, privileges, and powers of ownership, including the right to vote. (Acts 1911, No. 429, p. 452; Code 1923, §7115; Code 1940, T. 10, §118; §10-4-4; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §324.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-1/section-10a-20-1-05/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 1 - Bishop of Diocese.›Section 10A-20-1.05 - Certificate of Succession by Successor of Bishop.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 1 - Bishop of Diocese. › Section 10A-20-1.05 - Certificate of Succession by Successor of Bishop.	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 succession; and (2) A copy in English of the commission, instrument, or document evidencing the right to the succession, and the date and place of the consecration and induction into office, which certificate shall be subscribed, sworn to, and certified as provided for in the original application for incorporation. Upon the issue of a certificate of succession as provided for in this section, the successor shall be clothed with all the authority and power of the original incorporator. (Acts 1911, No. 429, p. 452; Code 1923, §7116; Code 1940, T. 10, §119; §10-4-5; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §324.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-1/section-10a-20-1-06/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 1 - Bishop of Diocese.›Section 10A-20-1.06 - Appointment of Administrator to Act While Bishopric Vacant.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 1 - Bishop of Diocese. › Section 10A-20-1.06 - Appointment of Administrator to Act While Bishopric Vacant.	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 bishopric and no administrator shall have been appointed, then the ecclesiastical authority to whom the bishop is spiritually subject shall have authority to appoint the administrator. An appointment of an administrator shall be in writing, signed by the maker, attested by at least two witnesses and acknowledged or proved, as provided for conveyances of land in this state. Upon the occurrence of a vacancy, the administrator may file in the office of the Secretary of State an application for certificate of administratorship, setting forth the vacancy and the administrator's appointment, which application shall be subscribed, sworn to, and certified like the original application for incorporation, and shall attach thereto and file therewith the appointment and the acknowledgment or proof thereof. Upon the filing of an application of an administrator or of a successor in a corporation sole, the Secretary of State shall record the same in an appropriate book of record in the office of the Secretary of State and shall issue to the applicant a certificate of administratorship or successorship, as the case may be, under the seal of the state and shall record the same with the application therefor. From the issue of the certificate of administratorship, and until the certificate of succession has issued, the administrator shall be authorized to act for the corporation in the place of the bishop. As soon as the certificate of succession provided for in Section 10A-20-1.05 is issued, the administrator shall account for his or her administration and turn over all the corporation's property to the successor. (Acts 1911, No. 429, p. 452; Code 1923, §7117; Code 1940, T. 10, §120; §10-4-6; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §324.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-1/section-10a-20-1-07/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 1 - Bishop of Diocese.›Section 10A-20-1.07 - Dissolution.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 1 - Bishop of Diocese. › Section 10A-20-1.07 - Dissolution.	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, and all its property rights and liabilities shall pass to the bishop, but no bishop shall be responsible for liabilities of a dissolved corporation in any greater sum than the value of property of the corporation which may come into possession of the bishop upon its dissolution. The Secretary of State shall record the application for dissolution and shall make and issue to the bishop, under the seal of the state, a certificate that the corporation is dissolved and shall record this certificate with the application for dissolution. (Acts 1911, No. 429, p. 452; Code 1923, §7118; Code 1940, T. 10, §121; §10-4-7; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §324.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-1/section-10a-20-1-08/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 1 - Bishop of Diocese.›Section 10A-20-1.08 - Fees to Be Paid to the Secretary of State.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 1 - Bishop of Diocese. › Section 10A-20-1.08 - Fees to Be Paid to the Secretary of State.	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 filing of an application under Section 10A-20-1.02 to become a corporation sole, the fee prescribed for filing a certificate of formation; (2) for the filing of an application under Section 10A-20-1.05 for a certificate of succession, the fee prescribed for filing a certificate of formation; (3) for the filing of an application under Section 10A-20-1.06 for appointment of an administrator, the fee prescribed for filing a certificate of formation; and (4) for the filing of an application to dissolve under Section 10A-20-1.07, the fee prescribed for filing a statement or articles of dissolution. (Acts 1911, No. 429, p. 452; Code 1923, §7119; Code 1940, T. 10, §122; §10-4-8; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §324; Act 2020-73, §10.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-1/section-10a-20-1-09/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 1 - Bishop of Diocese.›Section 10A-20-1.09 - Records and Certificates Prima Facie Evidence.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 1 - Bishop of Diocese. › Section 10A-20-1.09 - Records and Certificates Prima Facie Evidence.	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 thereby shown. (Acts 1911, No. 429, p. 452; Code 1923, §7120; Code 1940, T. 10, §123; §10-4-9; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §324.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-2/section-10a-20-2-01/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 2 - Churches, Public Societies, and Graveyard Owners.›Section 10A-20-2.01 - Incorporation.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 2 - Churches, Public Societies, and Graveyard Owners. › Section 10A-20-2.01 - Incorporation.	Section 10A-20-2.01 Incorporation. (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 recreation, societies for promoting knowledge, promoting arts, or promoting sciences, societies for purposes of like kind or the owners of a graveyard, or the trustees of any of the foregoing churches, conferences, institutions, or societies elected by the organization, or organizations, of the church, conferences, institution, association, or society desiring to become incorporated, shall adopt a resolution signifying the intention and elect not less than three trustees. (b) The trustees shall, within 30 days after their election, deliver to the Secretary of State for filing, a certificate stating the corporate name selected, the names of the trustees, and the length of time for which they are elected, shall pay to the Secretary of State the filing fee under Chapter 1 for filing a certificate of formation. The members of the society, their associates, and successors are, from the filing of the certificate, incorporated by the name specified. (Code 1852, §§1257-1260; Code 1867, §§1521, 1522, 1524, 1529, 1530; Code 1876, §§1991, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2001; Code 1886, §§1694, 1695; Code 1896, §§1302, 1303; Code 1907, §§3613, 3614; Acts 1919, No. 136, p. 117; Code 1923, §§7167, 7168; Acts 1927, No. 119, p. 83; Code 1940, T. 10, §§124, 125; Acts 1994, No. 94-573, p. 1046, §1; §10-4-20; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §326; Act 2020-73, §10.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-2/section-10a-20-2-02/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 2 - Churches, Public Societies, and Graveyard Owners.›Section 10A-20-2.02 - Powers of Corporation.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 2 - Churches, Public Societies, and Graveyard Owners. › Section 10A-20-2.02 - Powers of Corporation.	Section 10A-20-2.02 Powers of corporation. 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 hold, own, administer, use, distribute, and dispose of the property for the advancement, promotion, extension, or maintenance of the causes and objects as may be prescribed by the constitution and bylaws of the corporation in conformity with all lawful conditions imposed by the donor and may exercise other powers as are incident to private corporations. All such powers may be exercised by the corporation in its own right or as trustee or as personal representative. (Code 1852, §1262; Code 1862, §1526; Code 1876, §1996; Code 1886, §1696; Code 1896, §1304; Code 1907, §3615; Acts 1911, No. 74, p. 49; Code 1923, §7169; Code 1940, T. 10, §126; Acts 1955, No. 393, p. 929; §10-4-21; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §326.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-2/section-10a-20-2-03/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 2 - Churches, Public Societies, and Graveyard Owners.›Section 10A-20-2.03 - Independence of Church Corporations in Control of Real Property.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 2 - Churches, Public Societies, and Graveyard Owners. › Section 10A-20-2.03 - Independence of Church Corporations in Control of Real Property.	Section 10A-20-2.03 Independence of church corporations in control of real property. (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 announcement from the pulpit of the church at least seven days from the date of the announcement, the church corporation, whether heretofore or hereafter organized and incorporated under this article, shall be, and shall remain, a distinct and independent church corporation free from the regulation and control of any higher church body, denomination, or other organization with which it is now, or hereafter, associated or affiliated insofar as the management, control, disposition, or alienation of its real property is concerned. (b) The provisions of this section shall in nowise be construed as conferring on any church organized under this article greater power of control over its real property than it possessed prior to its passage nor shall this section be construed as diminishing in any respect the control or supervision of the real property of the church organized under this article exercised by any higher church body, denomination, or other organization prior to its passage. (Acts 1953, No. 647, p. 906, §§1, 2; §10-4-22; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §326.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-2/section-10a-20-2-04/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 2 - Churches, Public Societies, and Graveyard Owners.›Section 10A-20-2.04 - Validity of Service of Process on Trustee.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 2 - Churches, Public Societies, and Graveyard Owners. › Section 10A-20-2.04 - Validity of Service of Process on Trustee.	Section 10A-20-2.04 Validity of service of process on trustee. 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; Code 1896, §1305; Code 1907, §3616; Code 1923, §7170; Code 1940, T. 10, §127; §10-4-23; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §326.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-2/section-10a-20-2-05/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 2 - Churches, Public Societies, and Graveyard Owners.›Section 10A-20-2.05 - Borrowing of Money and Securing Same by Mortgage or Deed of Trust.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 2 - Churches, Public Societies, and Graveyard Owners. › Section 10A-20-2.05 - Borrowing of Money and Securing Same by Mortgage or Deed of Trust.	Section 10A-20-2.05 Borrowing of money and securing same by mortgage or deed of trust. 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 authorized agents and may, by mortgage or deed of trust, convey all or any part of the property owned, real or personal, or both, to secure the payment of any debt contracted by the trustees or authorized agents; but before the mortgage or deed of trust can be executed, a majority of the board of trustees or authorized agents shall have first authorized the incurring of the debt and the execution of the mortgage or deed of trust on all or part of the real or personal property, or both, of the church, conference of churches, society, or association, which authorization must be made at a meeting of the board of trustees or authorized agents specifically called for the purpose. Any church, conference of churches, society, or association may grant to its board of trustees or authorized agents the power to convey by mortgage or deed of trust any or all of its property, real or personal, it may then own or may thereafter acquire for the purpose of securing any debt contracted by the board of trustees. A certified copy of the minutes of the church, conference of churches, society, or association, or of the board of trustees or authorized agents, shall be prima facie evidence of the authority of the board of trustees or authorized agents. (Code 1876, §1997; Code 1886, §1698; Code 1896, §1306; Code 1907, §3617; Acts 1919, No. 568, p. 826; Code 1923, §7171; Acts 1927, No. 119, p. 83; Code 1940, T. 10, §128; §10-4-24; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §326.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-2/section-10a-20-2-06/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 2 - Churches, Public Societies, and Graveyard Owners.›Section 10A-20-2.06 - Sale and Conveyance of Property.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 2 - Churches, Public Societies, and Graveyard Owners. › Section 10A-20-2.06 - Sale and Conveyance of Property.	Section 10A-20-2.06 Sale and conveyance of property. 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 church, conference of churches, society, association, or other corporation assembled at a regular meeting or special meeting. If a special meeting, notice of the time, place, and object of the meeting must be given at least 10 days prior to the special meeting by posting notice at the place of regular meetings. (Code 1923, §7172; Acts 1927, No. 119, p. 83; Code 1940, T. 10, §129; §10-4-25; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §326.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-2/section-10a-20-2-07/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 2 - Churches, Public Societies, and Graveyard Owners.›Section 10A-20-2.07 - Effect of Recital in Minutes on Proceedings Under Sections 10a-20-2.05 and 10a...	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 2 - Churches, Public Societies, and Graveyard Owners. › Section 10A-20-2.07 - Effect of Recital in Minutes on Proceedings Under Sections 10a-20-2.05 and 10a-20-2.06.	Section 10A-20-2.07 Effect of recital in minutes on proceedings under Sections 10A-20-2.05 and 10A-20-2.06. 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. (Code 1876, §1998; Code 1886, §1699; Code 1896, §1307; Code 1907, §3618; Code 1923, §7173; Code 1940, T. 10, §130; §10-4-26; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §326.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-2/section-10a-20-2-08/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 2 - Churches, Public Societies, and Graveyard Owners.›Section 10A-20-2.08 - Burial Societies - Special Powers.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 2 - Churches, Public Societies, and Graveyard Owners. › Section 10A-20-2.08 - Burial Societies - Special Powers.	Section 10A-20-2.08 Burial societies - Special powers. 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; Code 1886, §1700; Code 1896, §1308; Code 1907, §3619; Code 1923, §7174; Code 1940, T. 10, §131; §10-4-27; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §326.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-2/section-10a-20-2-09/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 2 - Churches, Public Societies, and Graveyard Owners.›Section 10A-20-2.09 - Burial Societies - Chair and Members of Board.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 2 - Churches, Public Societies, and Graveyard Owners. › Section 10A-20-2.09 - Burial Societies - Chair and Members of Board.	Section 10A-20-2.09 Burial societies - Chair and members of board. 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 graveyard is under the control of persons of different denominations, the heads of the denominations interested shall be members of the board. (Code 1867, §1533; Code 1876, §2004; Code 1886, §1701; Code 1896, §1309; Code 1907, §3620; Code 1923, §7175; Code 1940, T. 10, §132; §10-4-28; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §326.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-3/section-10a-20-3-01/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 3 - Conference of Ministers.›Section 10A-20-3.01 - Formation of Ministers Into Body Corporate.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 3 - Conference of Ministers. › Section 10A-20-3.01 - Formation of Ministers Into Body Corporate.	Section 10A-20-3.01 Formation of ministers into body corporate. 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 have, the name of the denomination or branch of the church of God with which they are in affiliation and to whose rules and articles of belief they conform, and shall pay the Secretary of State the filing fee required to be paid to the Secretary of State under Section 10A-1-4.31 for filing a certificate of formation, whereupon the Secretary of State, in the name of the State of Alabama, shall issue a certificate of incorporation or charter to the corporation. (Code 1907, §3593; Code 1923, §7083; Code 1940, T. 10, §111; §10-4-40; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §328.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-3/section-10a-20-3-02/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 3 - Conference of Ministers.›Section 10A-20-3.02 - Powers of Corporation.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 3 - Conference of Ministers. › Section 10A-20-3.02 - Powers of Corporation.	Section 10A-20-3.02 Powers of corporation. 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 receive grants of privileges and immunities, and hold the same for the benefit of its members and their successors; (4) To receive gifts and grants in trust for the advancement of the religion or faith with which the corporation affiliates and education, and to execute the trusts; (5) To lend any fund belonging to the corporation, or held by it in trust, and take security therefor, in bond with sureties, in pledges of personalty or in mortgages of property; (6) To have a corporate seal; (7) To make bylaws for the government of the corporation in conformity with the general laws and usage of that branch of the Christian church or of any other religious faith or denomination with which it affiliates; (8) To prescribe the number and qualifications of its members and expel the same for cause; and (9) To appoint and remove its officers and require bonds of its officers or agents, as it may deem proper. (Code 1907, §3594; Code 1923, §7084; Code 1940, T. 10, §112; §10-4-41; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §328.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-3/section-10a-20-3-03/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 3 - Conference of Ministers.›Section 10A-20-3.03 - Changing of Corporate Name.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 3 - Conference of Ministers. › Section 10A-20-3.03 - Changing of Corporate Name.	Section 10A-20-3.03 Changing of corporate name. 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 proposed amendment, and must pay the Secretary of State the filing fee required under Section 10A-1-4.31 to be paid to the Secretary of State for filing a certificate of amendment, whereupon the Secretary of State shall issue to the corporation a charter in its new name. (Code 1907, §3595; Code 1923, §7085; Code 1940, T. 10, §113; §10-4-42; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §328.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-3/section-10a-20-3-04/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 3 - Conference of Ministers.›Section 10A-20-3.04 - Incorporation by Successor of Unincorporated or Defectively Incorporated Confe...	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 3 - Conference of Ministers. › Section 10A-20-3.04 - Incorporation by Successor of Unincorporated or Defectively Incorporated Conference.	Section 10A-20-3.04 Incorporation by successor of unincorporated or defectively incorporated conference. 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 not confer the powers necessary for the purpose of such body, the conference may become a body corporate under this article as the successor of the unincorporated or defectively incorporated body by incorporating in the declaration prescribed in Section 10A-20-3.01 the name of the body it desires to succeed; and upon the granting of a charter under this article, it shall be taken and held by the body or bodies named in the declaration and shall take and hold all the property, rights, and privileges of its predecessor as fully as though they had been granted to the succeeding corporation. (Code 1907, §3596; Code 1923, §7086; Code 1940, T. 10, §114; §10-4-43; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §328.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-4/section-10a-20-4-01/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 4 - State Conventions or Associations of Churches.›Section 10A-20-4.01 - Powers of Conventions or Associations.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 4 - State Conventions or Associations of Churches. › Section 10A-20-4.01 - Powers of Conventions or Associations.	Section 10A-20-4.01 Powers of conventions or associations. 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 invested with the following powers in addition to the powers heretofore conferred upon the corporations by general law or special acts of the Legislature. The incorporated conventions or associations may: (1) In their corporate capacity, act in the intervals between state conventions by, and through, trustees, directors, or governing boards by whatever name called or designated; (2) Through its constitution and bylaws or by resolution adopted by the convention confer upon the trustees, directors, or governing boards the power to do any and all acts and exercise any and all corporate powers conferred upon them by the convention which the convention itself might be permitted to exercise under its charter in accordance with the law while in session; (3) Borrow money, execute notes and bonds therefor, and secure the payment of the same by mortgage or pledge of any of its funds, securities, or property; (4) If it sees fit to do so, authorize the incorporation of a holding company or foundation through which it may transact all or any part of its financial affairs; (5) Receive, purchase, own, possess, buy, and sell any and all necessary property, real, personal, and mixed, as shall be needful for its uses in the conduct of religious, educational, and charitable work; (6) Accept gifts, donations, pledges, moneys, and other properties to any extent, and to any amount; and (7) So long as its properties are exclusively devoted to religious, educational, and charitable purposes, the same shall be exempt from all state, county, municipal, and other taxes. (Acts 1923, No. 56, p. 32; Code 1923, §§7121, 7122, 7125; Code 1940, T. 10, §§133, 134, 137; §10-4-60; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §330.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-4/section-10a-20-4-02/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 4 - State Conventions or Associations of Churches.›Section 10A-20-4.02 - Establishment of Schools, Hospitals, Orphanages, etc., by State, Sectional, or...	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 4 - State Conventions or Associations of Churches. › Section 10A-20-4.02 - Establishment of Schools, Hospitals, Orphanages, etc., by State, Sectional, or National Conventions or Associations.	Section 10A-20-4.02 Establishment of schools, hospitals, orphanages, etc., by state, sectional, or national conventions or associations. 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, medical, sanitary, and other benevolent work, either directly or by authorizing boards of directors to be by the convention appointed, from time to time, to incorporate under general laws as a separate but subsidiary corporation. Any religious, educational, or charitable association or institution so established by the convention, whether separately incorporated or not, shall always be under the complete control and ownership of the conventions or of boards of trustees or directors now appointed, or hereafter from time to time appointed by the conventions, and may donate and convey property to them. (Acts 1923, No. 56, p. 32; Code 1940, T. 10, §135; Acts 1947, No. 704, p. 542; §10-4-61; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §330.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-4/section-10a-20-4-03/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 4 - State Conventions or Associations of Churches.›Section 10A-20-4.03 - Perpetual Existence of Conventions or Association.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 4 - State Conventions or Associations of Churches. › Section 10A-20-4.03 - Perpetual Existence of Conventions or Association.	Section 10A-20-4.03 Perpetual existence of conventions or association. 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 furtherance of education, and the doing of all acts of charity and benevolence that any unincorporated convention of natural persons shall be permitted lawfully to do under the laws of the state now in force or that may hereafter be enacted. (Acts 1923, No. 56, p. 32; Code 1923, §7126; Code 1940, T. 10, §138; §10-4-62; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §330.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-4/section-10a-20-4-04/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 4 - State Conventions or Associations of Churches.›Section 10A-20-4.04 - Ratification and Confirmation of Corporate Existence.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 4 - State Conventions or Associations of Churches. › Section 10A-20-4.04 - Ratification and Confirmation of Corporate Existence.	Section 10A-20-4.04 Ratification and confirmation of corporate existence. 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 charter of all the conventions and associations as were functioning and in operation on February 14, 1923, are confirmed, whether or not the organization may have been conducted in strict accordance with its charter, and all charters of the corporations legally existing on February 14, 1923, are hereby ratified and confirmed. (Acts 1923, No. 56, p. 32; Code 1923, §7124; Code 1940, T. 10, §136; §10-4-63; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §330.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-5/section-10a-20-5-01/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 5 - Educational Institutions.›Section 10A-20-5.01 - Amendment of Charter; Fees for Filing Same; Certified Copy Thereof.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 5 - Educational Institutions. › Section 10A-20-5.01 - Amendment of Charter; Fees for Filing Same; Certified Copy Thereof.	Section 10A-20-5.01 Amendment of charter; fees for filing same; certified copy thereof. (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 must be spread upon the minutes of the trustees; (2) If the trustees are not self-perpetuating, but are appointed or elected by any persons or organization other than the trustees themselves, a resolution embracing the desired amendments to the charter shall be submitted to the persons or organization having the power to elect or appoint the trustees, and the resolution shall be approved by the persons or organization having the power to elect or appoint the trustees; (3) The resolution must then be submitted to the Governor, together with the approval of the persons or organization having the power to appoint or elect the trustees, and if the amendment is approved by the Governor, he or she shall endorse his or her approval upon the resolution; and (4) It must then be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State, and when so approved and filed, it shall become a part of the original charter of the institution. (b) The amendment of the charter provided for in this section may include a change of name, power to confer degrees and grant diplomas, to hold real and personal property, to borrow money, mortgage or pledge property of the corporation, to change the number of trustees and the manner of appointing or electing the same; but if authorized to mortgage property and stock is owned in the institution, it must be only upon the consent of the holders of three fourths in value of the capital stock of the corporation, which must be expressed in writing and recorded as a deed or mortgage and executed in the form required for deeds, mortgages, or other conveyances. (c) Before filing the amendment in the Office of the Secretary of State, the trustees must pay to the Secretary of State for the benefit of the State of Alabama the filing fee required under Section 10A-1-4.31 for filing an amendment to a certificate of formation. (d) Upon the approval, filing, and payment of fees for the amendment, as provided for in this section, the Secretary of State shall issue to the trustees a certified copy of the amendment under the seal of the state. (Code 1907, §§3589, 3590-3592; Acts 1915, No. 436, p. 382; Code 1923, §§7071, 7073-7075; Code 1940, T. 10, §§156, 158-160; §10-4-80; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §332.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-5/section-10a-20-5-02/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 5 - Educational Institutions.›Section 10A-20-5.02 - Distribution of Proceeds When Corporation Ceases Business.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 5 - Educational Institutions. › Section 10A-20-5.02 - Distribution of Proceeds When Corporation Ceases Business.	Section 10A-20-5.02 Distribution of proceeds when corporation ceases business. 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 has sold all or any part of its property, the proceeds of the sale or sales remaining after the payment of all the debts of the corporation may be distributed pro rata among the holders of the stock issued and outstanding. (Acts 1915, No. 829, p. 945; Code 1923, §7072; Code 1940, T. 10, §157; §10-4-81; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §332.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-5/section-10a-20-5-03/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 5 - Educational Institutions.›Section 10A-20-5.03 - Disposition of Property of Educational Corporations Where the Stockholders Are...	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 5 - Educational Institutions. › Section 10A-20-5.03 - Disposition of Property of Educational Corporations Where the Stockholders Are Unknown or the Number of Shares Is Unknown.	Section 10A-20-5.03 Disposition of property of educational corporations where the stockholders are unknown or the number of shares is unknown. (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 disposed of as follows: The acting trustees or directors having peaceable charge of the business and property of the corporation, whether legally elected or not, may contract to sell or otherwise dispose of the property of the corporation in the manner as they may deem best to carry out the purpose of the corporation, which action must be concurred in by a majority of the acting trustees or directors. (b) Within 30 days after making the contract or agreement, the trustees or directors shall cause to be filed in the name of the corporation, in the circuit court of the county in which the property or the principal part thereof is situated, a petition in writing, verified by affidavit, setting forth the purposes of the corporation and that the stockholders are unknown or that the amount or number of shares are unknown, setting out the sale or disposition contemplated and that, in the judgment of the trustees or a majority of them, the disposition is best to carry out the purposes of the corporation. If any of the stockholders are known, the petition shall also set out their names and residence if known. (c) On the filing of the petition, the register or clerk shall cause publication to be made as to unknown or nonresident stockholders as provided by law for publication as to nonresidents on the filing of complaints, he or she shall issue a summons to all resident stockholders named in the petition, which shall be served as other summons and the same proceedings had as to all the known stockholders named in the petition as provided for complaints. (d) Within the time allowed for pleading to complaints, any known or unknown stockholder may come in and propound a claim and contest the disposition if he or she deems proper, and the petition shall be heard as other complaints, and the disposition confirmed or set aside, or the disposition made, of the property as the equities of the case may require. (e) If the petition is not contested within the time allowed for pleading to complaints, the same may be submitted to the judge on affidavits and the charter of the corporation, or a certified copy thereof, and the judge may enter an order thereon ratifying the sale or disposition, or modifying the same and prescribing the terms and restrictions as the judge may deem best for carrying out the purposes of the corporation and authorizing a conveyance of the property by the trustees or the president and secretary of the board, which shall convey to the grantee all the title of the corporation or of any stockholder thereof in the property subject to the restrictions contained in the order or the judge may refuse to ratify the disposition. (f) If any money is paid under the order, the same shall be paid to the register or clerk to be distributed under the orders of the court to the parties entitled thereto on proper proof. (g) Any party contesting the petition may, at any time within 42 days after the entry of the order, prosecute an appeal to the Supreme Court as on final judgments in accordance with the Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure, and the appeal may also be taken by the acting trustees or directors in the name of the corporation. (Acts 1911, No. 277, p. 327; Code 1923, §§7076-7082; Code 1940, T. 10, §§161-167; §10-4-82; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §332.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-6/section-10a-20-6-01/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 6 - Health Care Services Plans.›Section 10A-20-6.01 - Applicability of Article.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 6 - Health Care Services Plans. › Section 10A-20-6.01 - Applicability of Article.	Section 10A-20-6.01 Applicability of article. 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 governed by the provisions of this article. (Acts 1935, No. 544, p. 1157; Code 1940, T. 28, §304; Acts 1945, No. 50, p. 52, §1; Acts 1973, No. 1041, p. 1631, §1; §10-4-100; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §334.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-6/section-10a-20-6-02/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 6 - Health Care Services Plans.›Section 10A-20-6.02 - Incorporation.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 6 - Health Care Services Plans. › Section 10A-20-6.02 - Incorporation.	Section 10A-20-6.02 Incorporation. (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 incorporators and shall set forth: (1) The name of the proposed corporation; (2) The objects and purposes for which the corporation is organized; (3) The location of the principal office of the corporation in this state; and (4) The name and post office address of each incorporator, not less than three in number. (b) The certificate of formation may also contain any other provisions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this article, which the incorporators may desire to insert for the regulation of the business or affairs of the corporation or which would be permitted nonprofit corporations by the Alabama Nonprofit Corporation Law. The filing of the certificate of formation shall be accompanied with payment of the filing fee payable to the Secretary of State in the amount prescribed by Chapter 1 for certificates of formation under Section 10A-1-4.31. The filing of the certificate of formation by the Secretary of State effects the creation of a corporation for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, and operating a health care service plan as provided for in this article. (Acts 1935, No. 544, p. 1157; Code 1940, T. 28, §305; Acts 1973, No. 1041, p. 1631, §1; §10-4-101; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §334; Act 2020-73, §10.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-6/section-10a-20-6-03/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 6 - Health Care Services Plans.›Section 10A-20-6.03 - Health Care Facilities Which May Participate.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 6 - Health Care Services Plans. › Section 10A-20-6.03 - Health Care Facilities Which May Participate.	Section 10A-20-6.03 Health care facilities which may participate. 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 by majority vote of the corporation's board of directors. The corporation and all health care facilities approved and accepted for membership shall enter into contracts which shall govern their respective rights and obligations and which shall be adopted and may be altered, amended, or repealed by majority vote of the board of directors of the corporation. The board of directors of the corporation may terminate the membership and the contract of any health care facility for any cause deemed proper by it at any time by a majority vote. Such member may be reinstated by a majority vote of the board of directors. (Acts 1935, No. 544, p. 1157; Acts 1939, No. 491, p. 710; Code 1940, T. 28, §307; Acts 1973, No. 1041, p. 1613, §1; §10-4-102; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §334.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-6/section-10a-20-6-04/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 6 - Health Care Services Plans.›Section 10A-20-6.04 - Board of Directors.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 6 - Health Care Services Plans. › Section 10A-20-6.04 - Board of Directors.	Section 10A-20-6.04 Board of directors. 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 reflect the social, economic, and geographic characteristics of the population served by the corporation, shall constitute at least a majority of the board. Providers of health care and their representatives may also serve on the board, but in no event may constitute a majority thereof. Persons who derive income from the delivery or administration of health care or services shall not be eligible to serve as public directors. The bylaws of the corporation shall contain a provision requiring the board: (1) To establish a procedure for the disclosure of and the determination of whether a person is a provider or a representative of a provider of health care and possible conflict of interest situations with respect to directors; and (2) To establish and select an advisory committee consisting of not more than seven persons, not members of the board, who are knowledgeable in providing health services and whose functions shall be to consult with and advise the board of directors. (Acts 1935, No. 544, p. 1157; Code 1940, T. 28, §306; Acts 1945, No. 50, p. 52, §2; Acts 1951, No. 946, p. 1615; Acts 1973, No. 1041, p. 1631, §1; §10-4-103; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §334.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-6/section-10a-20-6-05/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 6 - Health Care Services Plans.›Section 10A-20-6.05 - Bylaws.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 6 - Health Care Services Plans. › Section 10A-20-6.05 - Bylaws.	Section 10A-20-6.05 Bylaws. 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, not inconsistent with this article. (Acts 1935, No. 544, p. 1157; Code 1940, T. 28, §306; Acts 1945, No. 50, p. 52, §2; Acts 1951, No. 946, p. 1615; Acts 1973, No. 1041, p. 1631, §1; §10-4-104; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §334.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-6/section-10a-20-6-06/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 6 - Health Care Services Plans.›Section 10A-20-6.06 - Altering, Amending, or Changing Certificate of Formation.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 6 - Health Care Services Plans. › Section 10A-20-6.06 - Altering, Amending, or Changing Certificate of Formation.	Section 10A-20-6.06 Altering, amending, or changing certificate of formation. 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 or by proxy, at any regular meeting of the board, or at any special meeting called for the purpose, shall adopt a resolution or resolutions setting forth the respect or respects in which the certificate of formation of the corporation shall be altered, amended, or changed; (2) The report thereof, certified by the president or the secretary of the corporation under corporate seal, if any, shall be delivered to the Secretary of State for filing; and (3) Upon the filing of same, its certificate of formation shall be deemed to be altered, amended, or changed; provided, that the certificate of alteration, amendment, or change shall contain only the provisions as would be lawful and proper to insert in an original certificate of formation made at the time of making the amendment. (Acts 1935, No. 544, p. 1157; Code 1940, T. 28, §306; Acts 1945, No. 50, p. 52, §2; Acts 1951, No. 946, p. 1615; Acts 1973, No. 1041, p. 1631, §1; §10-4-105; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §334; Act 2020-73, §10.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-6/section-10a-20-6-07/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 6 - Health Care Services Plans.›Section 10A-20-6.07 - Certificates of Authority; Contracts With Public.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 6 - Health Care Services Plans. › Section 10A-20-6.07 - Certificates of Authority; Contracts With Public.	Section 10A-20-6.07 Certificates of authority; contracts with public. 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 or before the first day of March of each year. The corporation may then enter into contracts with the public, subject to the restrictions contained in this article, for benefits under its health service plan. It shall be the duty of the corporation to enter into contracts with and issue certificates to those of the public who may desire to avail themselves of the benefits of the health service plan and who, under its rules and regulations, make application and are eligible therefor. The contracts may provide for more than one class of services or benefits, may designate the person or persons, or the class of persons, entitled thereto, may designate the health care facilities and providers which render the services provided for, and may specify the charge or dues required to be paid for the services or benefits. No corporation shall issue or sell any contract until the form of the same has been filed with the Commissioner of Insurance. (Acts 1935, No. 544, p. 1157; Acts 1936, Ex. Sess., No. 169, p. 199; Code 1940, T. 28, §308; Acts 1945, No. 50, p. 52, §3; Acts 1973, No. 1041, p. 1631, §1; §10-4-106; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §334.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-6/section-10a-20-6-08/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 6 - Health Care Services Plans.›Section 10A-20-6.08 - License, Privilege, or Other Taxes by Municipalities or Counties Prohibited.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 6 - Health Care Services Plans. › Section 10A-20-6.08 - License, Privilege, or Other Taxes by Municipalities or Counties Prohibited.	Section 10A-20-6.08 License, privilege, or other taxes by municipalities or counties prohibited. 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 corporation by or on behalf of any county of this state. (Acts 1935, No. 544, p. 1157; Acts 1939, No. 491, p. 710; Code 1940, T. 28, §314; §10-4-107; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §334.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-6/section-10a-20-6-09/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 6 - Health Care Services Plans.›Section 10A-20-6.09 - Selection of Health Care Facility by Certificate Holders.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 6 - Health Care Services Plans. › Section 10A-20-6.09 - Selection of Health Care Facility by Certificate Holders.	Section 10A-20-6.09 Selection of health care facility by certificate holders. 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; §10-4-108; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §334.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-6/section-10a-20-6-10/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 6 - Health Care Services Plans.›Section 10A-20-6.10 - Regulation of Rates, Charges, Fees, and Dues.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 6 - Health Care Services Plans. › Section 10A-20-6.10 - Regulation of Rates, Charges, Fees, and Dues.	Section 10A-20-6.10 Regulation of rates, charges, fees, and dues. 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 in connection therewith, shall be adequate for the safeness and soundness of the corporation, and shall take into account past and prospective loss experience. A health care service corporation shall file with the Commissioner of Insurance any change in its rates, charges, fees, and dues, and, as soon as reasonably possible after the filing has been made the commissioner shall, in writing, approve or disapprove the same, provided that, unless disapproved within 30 days after filing, the changed rates, charges, fees, or dues shall be deemed to be approved. The commissioner shall approve the rates, charges, fees, and dues which are consistent with and shall disapprove the rates, charges, fees, and dues which are not consistent with the standards and factors set forth in the first sentence of this section; provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing, when a filing of changes in rates, charges, fees, and dues for existing classifications of risks does not involve a change in the relationship between the rates and the expense portion thereof or does not involve a change of the element of expenses which are paid as a percentage of premiums and does not involve a change in rate relativities among the classifications on any basis other than loss experience, the changed rates in the filing shall become effective upon the date or dates specified in the filing and shall be deemed to meet the requirements of this section. (Acts 1935, No. 544, p. 1157; Code 1940, T. 28, §311; Acts 1945, No. 50, p. 52, §4; Acts 1973, No. 1041, p. 1631, §1; §10-4-109; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §334.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-6/section-10a-20-6-11/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 6 - Health Care Services Plans.›Section 10A-20-6.11 - Examination Power of Commissioner of Insurance.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 6 - Health Care Services Plans. › Section 10A-20-6.11 - Examination Power of Commissioner of Insurance.	Section 10A-20-6.11 Examination power of Commissioner of Insurance. 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, and may summon and qualify witnesses under oath and examine them in relation to the affairs, transactions, and conditions of the corporation and make public disclosure of his or her findings. The examination shall be made at the expense of the corporation. (Acts 1935, No. 544, p. 1157; Code 1940, T. 28, §311; Acts 1945, No. 50, p. 52, §4; Acts 1973, No. 1041, p. 1631, §1; §10-4-110; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §334.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-6/section-10a-20-6-12/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 6 - Health Care Services Plans.›Section 10A-20-6.12 - Certificates for Agents; Filing of Health Service Certificates.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 6 - Health Care Services Plans. › Section 10A-20-6.12 - Certificates for Agents; Filing of Health Service Certificates.	Section 10A-20-6.12 Certificates for agents; filing of health service certificates. 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, No. 544, p. 1157; Code 1940, T. 28, §310; Acts 1973, No. 1041, p. 1631, §1; Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §15; §10-4-111; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §334.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-6/section-10a-20-6-13/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 6 - Health Care Services Plans.›Section 10A-20-6.13 - Deposit of Securities With State Treasurer.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 6 - Health Care Services Plans. › Section 10A-20-6.13 - Deposit of Securities With State Treasurer.	Section 10A-20-6.13 Deposit of securities with State Treasurer. 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 Alabama securing an indebtedness not in excess of 50 percent of the appraised value thereof, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Insurance, in an amount to be determined as of the first day of January of each year as follows: (1) Every company whose gross annual premium receipts from business done within this state for the preceding year ending December 31 are less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) shall so deposit and maintain securities of par and market value not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000); (2) Every company whose gross annual premium receipts so computed are in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and less than one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) shall so deposit and maintain the securities of par and market value not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000); (3) Every company whose such gross annual premium receipts so computed are in excess of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) and less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) shall so deposit and maintain the securities of par and market value not less than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000); and (4) Every such company whose such gross annual premium receipts so computed shall exceed the sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) shall so deposit and maintain the securities of a par and market value of not less than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000); provided, that before any company shall be licensed to, or shall, engage in any business in this state, it shall so make an initial deposit of the securities of a par and market value not less than three thousand dollars ($3,000). The securities so deposited may from time to time with the approval of the Commissioner of Insurance and the Treasurer be replaced by other authorized securities of equal value. The deposit so maintained shall constitute a trust fund primarily for the security of persons holding certificates or policies of the company. (Acts 1935, No. 544, p. 1157; Code 1940, T. 28, §312; §10-4-112; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §334.)
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-10a/chapter-20/article-6/section-10a-20-6-14/	AL	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.›Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities.›Article 6 - Health Care Services Plans.›Section 10A-20-6.14 - Filing of Annual Statements.	2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 20 - Special Purpose Entities. › Article 6 - Health Care Services Plans. › Section 10A-20-6.14 - Filing of Annual Statements.	Section 10A-20-6.14 Filing of annual statements. (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 calendar year ending December 31 and the number of contracts or certificates outstanding. (b) The corporation shall, annually, on or before the first day of March, file in the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance a statement, verified by at least two of the principal officers of the corporation, showing its condition on December 31 next preceding, which shall be in the form, and shall contain the matters, as the Commissioner of Insurance shall prescribe. Every corporation shall set up as the liability for unperformed contracts or unearned dues on all outstanding certificates 95 percent of the unearned net dues or charges collected on the contracts computed on a monthly basis, by net dues is meant the amount received by the corporation less acquisition costs. Every corporation shall at all times hold assets equal to the aggregate amount so computed over and above all other liabilities, but the Commissioner of Insurance shall allow to the credit of every company in the account of its financial condition all assets as are, or can be made, available for the payment of claims or losses in Alabama. (Acts 1935, No. 544, p. 1157; Acts 1939, No. 491, p. 710; Code 1940, T. 28, §§314, 315; §10-4-113; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §334.)