260.603. Articles filed where--secretary of state, duties. - Missouri Statutes

Articles filed where--secretary of state, duties.

260.603. When executed and acknowledged in conformity withsection 260.602, the articles of incorporation shall be filedwith the secretary of state. The secretary of state shallexamine the articles of incorporation and, if he finds that therecitals contained therein are correct, that the requirements ofsection 260.602 have been complied with, and that the name isnot identical with or so nearly similar to that of anothercorporation already in existence in this state as to lead toconfusion and uncertainty, he shall approve the articles ofincorporation, issue a certificate of incorporation and recordthe same in an appropriate book or record in his office. Whensuch articles have been so approved, the certificate ofincorporation issued and the same filed, the applicants shallconstitute a public corporation under the name set out in thearticles of incorporation.

(L. 1983 H.B. 528 § 5)

Effective 6-27-83