All petitions provided for under this article may be signed by women, whether married or single, provided they own land in the proposed district; guardians may sign for their wards, and trustees, executors and administrators may sign for the estates represented by them; and, if the signature of any corporation is attested by its corporate seal, the same shall be sufficient evidence of the assent of the corporation.
Ala. Code § 9-9-4 (1975)