TITLE 10A Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code § 10A-3-1.02. Definitions., Code of Ala. § 10A-3-1.02
Summary
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Articles of incorporation. The original or restated articles of incorporation or articles of consolidation and all amendments thereto, including articles of merger, of a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation. The term articles of incorporation of a nonprofit corporation constitutes its certificate of formation as defined in Chapter 1. The terms may be used interchangeably. The articles of incorporation or certificate of formation of a nonprofit corporation, together with its bylaws, constitute its governing documents as described in Chapter 1.
(2) Board of directors. The group of persons vested with the management of the affairs of the corporation irrespective of the name by which the group is designated. The board of directors of a nonprofit corporation is its governing authority as that term is defined in Chapter 1, unless the certificate of formation...