The county in which the corporation is organized, and any municipality located within such county, are hereby authorized to transfer and convey to the corporation, without consideration, any hospital that may be owned by such county or municipality, as the case may be, and any funds owned or controlled by such county or municipality, as the case may be, that may have been raised or allocated for any of the purposes for which the corporation shall have been organized; provided, that such transfer or conveyance shall be authorized by an ordinance or a resolution duly adopted by the governing body of such county or municipality.
Ala. Code § 22-21-81 (1975)