Ala. Code § 11-50A-5: Issuance and Recording of Certificate of Incorporation; No Fees to Be Paid.

When the application has been made, filed, and recorded as herein provided, the applicants shall constitute a public corporation under the name proposed in the application, and the Secretary of State shall make and issue to the applicants a certificate of incorporation pursuant to this chapter, under the Great Seal of the State, and shall record the certificate with the application. There shall be no fees paid to the Secretary of State for any work done in connection with the incorporation of the authority.