Ala. Code § 41-10-423

When the application has been made, filed, and recorded as provided in Section 41-10-422, the Secretary of State shall make and issue to the applicants a certificate of incorporation pursuant to this article, under the Great Seal of the State, and shall record the certificate with the application, whereupon the applicants shall constitute a public corporation of the state under the name proposed in the application. No fee shall be paid to the Secretary of State for any work done in connection with the incorporation or dissolution of the authority.