An election on the establishment of the district shall be held within the boundaries of the district if a written petition is submitted to the county commission with signatures from 125 property owners of real property in the proposed district. Only property owners who own property in the proposed district at the time the petition is certified by the Judge of Probate of Mobile County shall be eligible to sign the petition and be counted toward the required number necessary to call an election. If property is owned by partnership, company, or corporation, the signature on the petition shall be that of the person authorized to sign for the company or corporation under the articles of incorporation or company structure.
Ala. Code § 45-49-91.01 (1975)