Section 47-27-3 - Approval by secretary of state--Endorsement and filing.
47-27-3. Approval by secretary of state--Endorsement and filing. If the secretary of state finds that an application delivered to him pursuant to § 47-27-2 conforms to law, when all fees have been paid as prescribed in chapter 47-28, he shall:
(1) Endorse the word "filed" on the original and the copy and the month, day, and year of filing;
(2) File in his office the original of the application and the certificate of existence or equivalent document; and
(3) Issue a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state to which he shall affix the copy.
The certificate of authority, together with the copy of the application affixed thereto, shall be returned to the corporation or its representative.
Source: SL 1965, ch 24, § 70; SL 1989, ch 393, § 36.