§ 6-13-102 - Body corporate -- Name.
6-13-102. Body corporate -- Name.
(a) Each school district in the state shall be a body corporate, may contract and be contracted with, and may sue and be sued in its corporate name, which shall be the name it now has unless changed by the State Board of Education.
(b) The state board in naming school districts shall name them, "_____ School District No. _____ of _____ County", giving each school district a name and showing the name of the county in which situated, and if it has territory in more than one (1) county, then the name of the county that is the domicile of the school district.
(c) A certificate showing the name authenticated by the state board shall be filed with the county clerk of the county or of each county in which there is any territory of the school district and by him or her inscribed in a book kept by him or her for that purpose.
(d) All school districts shall have the right to acquire and hold real estate and all other classes of property.