Alabama Code Title 45. Local Laws § 45-46-90.03

(1) The names of the persons forming the authority, and that each of them is a duly qualified elector of the county.

(2) The name of the authority, which shall be port authority, with the insertion of the name of the authorizing municipality or county, and if deemed appropriate by the incorporators, of additional identifying words.

(3) The period for the duration of the authority. If the duration is to be perpetual, subject to Section 45-46-90.18 that fact shall be stated.

(4) The name of the county or municipality together with the date on which the governing body thereof adopted the authorizing resolution.

(5) The location of the principal office of the authority, which shall be in the county.

(6) That the authority is organized pursuant to this article.

(7) Any other matters relating to the authority that the incorporators may choose to insert and that are not inconsistent with this article or with the laws of the state.

(c)(1) The certificate of incorporation shall be signed and acknowledged by the incorporators before an officer authorized by the laws of the state to take acknowledgments to deeds. When the certificate of incorporation is filed for record, there shall be attached to it all of the following:

(2) Upon the filing for record of the certificate of incorporation and the documents required by the preceding sentence to be attached thereto, the authority shall come into existence and shall constitute a public corporation under the name set forth in the certificate of incorporation. The judge of probate shall thereupon send a notice to the Secretary of State that the certificate of incorporation of the authority has been filed for record.