A foreign corporation may apply for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state by delivering an application to the Secretary of State for filing. The application must set forth:
The foreign corporation shall deliver with the completed application a certificate of existence (or a document of similar import) duly authenticated by the Secretary of State or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law it is incorporated.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 79 - Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships
Chapter 4 - Mississippi Business Corporation Act
Article 15 - Foreign Corporations
§ 79-4-15.01. Authority to transact business required
§ 79-4-15.02. Consequences of transacting business without authority
§ 79-4-15.03. Application for certificate of authority
§ 79-4-15.04. Amended certificate of authority
§ 79-4-15.05. Effect of certificate of authority
§ 79-4-15.06. Corporate name of foreign corporation
§ 79-4-15.10. Service of process, demand or notice on foreign corporation