376.070. To be submitted to attorney general.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

376.070. To be submitted to attorney general.

To be submitted to attorney general.

376.070. Whenever the corporators have filed the declaration required bysection 376.050 and also the proof of publication therein required by theaffidavit of the publisher of the newspaper in which the publication was made,his foreman or clerk, with the director of the department of insurance,financial institutions and professional registration, the director shallsubmit the declaration to the attorney general of this state for examination,and if it is found by him to be in accordance with the provisions of sections376.010 to 376.670 and not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of thisstate and the United States, he shall so certify and deliver it back to thedirector. The director shall cause the declaration and affidavit, with thecertificate of the attorney general, to be recorded in a book kept for thatpurpose, and furnish a certified copy of the same to the corporators, and alsofile a certified copy of the same with the secretary of state, who, uponpayment to the director of revenue of the tax required by section 351.065,RSMo, shall issue a certificate of incorporation, upon the receipt of whichthey become a body politic and corporate, and may proceed to organize in themanner set forth in their charter, and to open books for subscription to thecapital stock of the company, and keep the same open until the whole amountspecified in the charter is subscribed. No company shall issue policies ortransact any business of any kind or nature whatsoever, except as aforesaid,until it has fully complied with the requirements of sections 376.010 to376.670.