(a) Duplicate originals of the articles of incorporation shall be signed by the incorporators and acknowledged before an officer authorized by the laws of this state to take acknowledgments to deeds and conveyances. These duplicate originals shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.
(b) If the Secretary of State finds that the articles of incorporation conform to law and when the fees prescribed by this subchapter have been paid, he or she shall:
(1) Endorse on the originals the word “filed” and the month, day, and year of the filing;
(2) File one (1) of the originals in his or her office and deliver the other to the incorporators; and
(3) Issue a certificate of incorporation to the incorporators.
(c) The incorporators shall file for record a copy of the original articles of incorporation bearing the filing of the Secretary of State.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries
Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers
Chapter 17 - Telephone and Telegraph Companies
Subchapter 2 - Rural Telecommunications Cooperative Act
§ 23-17-204. Purpose of cooperative
§ 23-17-205. Powers of cooperative
§ 23-17-206. Jurisdiction of commission
§ 23-17-208. Cooperative names
§ 23-17-209. Articles of incorporation — Contents
§ 23-17-210. Articles of incorporation — Execution, filing, and recording
§ 23-17-211. Articles of incorporation — Amendment
§ 23-17-212. Certificate of incorporation
§ 23-17-213. Organizational meeting
§ 23-17-215. Qualifications of members
§ 23-17-216. Membership fees and capital credits
§ 23-17-217. Meetings of members
§ 23-17-218. Board of directors generally
§ 23-17-219. Board of directors — Elections — Term of office — Vacancies
§ 23-17-220. Board of directors — Meetings
§ 23-17-221. Officers, agents, and employees
§ 23-17-222. Executive committee
§ 23-17-223. Waiver of notice of meeting
§ 23-17-228. Nonprofit operation
§ 23-17-230. Taxation — Exemptions
§ 23-17-231. Mortgage, pledge, or other disposition of property
§ 23-17-232. Recordation of mortgages — Effect thereof
§ 23-17-233. Nonliability of members and shareholders for debts of cooperatives
§ 23-17-235. Liabilities of connecting companies or cooperatives
§ 23-17-236. Construction standards
§ 23-17-237. Limitation of actions
§ 23-17-238. Indemnification of directors, officers, employees, or agents — Insurance
§ 23-17-240. Unclaimed capital credits and stock