{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-11-50-233","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 11-50-233","heading":"Certificate of Incorporation - Acknowledgment, Filing, and Recordation.","body":"The certificate of incorporation shall be acknowledged before an officer authorized by the laws of this state to take acknowledgment of deeds. When so acknowledged, the certificate may be filed with the judge of probate of the county in which such city or town is located, who shall forthwith file such certificate and record the same.\nWhen application has been made as provided in Section 11-50-231 and a certificate of incorporation filed and recorded as provided in this section, the applicants shall constitute a corporation under the name proposed in the certificate of incorporation.","path":["Title 11 Counties and Municipal Corporations.","Title 2 Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.","Chapter 50 Public Utilities.","Article 8 Waterworks and Sewer Boards.","Division 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=11-50-233","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"d2de8946ad35b5370235262f6303ac8cc04bbb3fed604942d26fb8ec631cc00d","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-11-50-232","next":"us-al/ala.-code-11-50-234"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}