Ala. Code § 11-50-324
No corporation provided for in this article shall hereafter be organized or incorporated under the provisions of Sections 11-50-230 through 11-50-241, as amended; but corporations already in existence and organized or incorporated under said sections or under said sections and Sections 11-50-260 through 11-50-273, as amended, shall continue in existence and shall continue to have and exercise all powers, authorities, rights, privileges, franchises, functions, and duties, subject to the restrictions and limitations provided for in said sections, as amended, except that such corporations by amending their certificates of incorporation as provided in this article may come under and be governed and controlled by all provisions of this article as fully as if originally incorporated under this article.
Nothing in this article shall be construed as repealing any section or provision of Sections 37-4-60 through 37-4-65 or Sections 11-50-266 through 11-50-270; but said sections shall apply to the acquisition of competing electric systems and gas systems by any corporations organized or the certificate of incorporation of which is amended under the provisions of this article as fully as to municipalities and other governmental agencies and to boards incorporated under the provisions of Sections 11-50-230 through 11-50-241, as amended, and Sections 11-50-260 through 11-50-273.
Ala. Code § 11-50-324 (1975)