Effective - 28 Aug 1939
394.100. Articles to be filed with secretary of state. — 1. Articles of incorporation, amendment, consolidation, merger, conversion, or dissolution, as the case may be, when executed and acknowledged in duplicate and accompanied by such affidavits as may be required by applicable provisions of this chapter, shall be presented to the secretary of state for filing in the records of his office.
2. If the secretary of state shall find that the articles presented conform to the requirements of this chapter, he shall, upon the payment of the fees as in this chapter provided, file one copy of the articles so presented in the records of his office and upon such filing the incorporation, amendment, consolidation, merger, conversion, or dissolution provided for therein shall be in effect. The secretary of state immediately upon the filing in his office of any articles pursuant to this chapter shall transmit a certified copy thereof, with the certified copy of the certificate of incorporation, amendment, consolidation, merger, conversion or dissolution, as the case may be, attached, to the recorder of deeds of the county in which the principal office of each cooperative or corporation affected by such incorporation, amendment, consolidation, merger, conversion, or dissolution shall be located.
3. The recorder of deeds of any county, upon receipt of any such certified copy, shall file, record and index the same in the records of his office, but the failure of the secretary of state or of a recorder of deeds of a county to comply with the provisions of this section shall not invalidate such articles.
4. The provisions of this section shall also apply to certificates of election to dissolve and affidavits of compliance executed pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection 3 of section 394.240.
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(RSMo 1939 § 5404)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXV - Incorporation and Regulation of Certain Utilities and Carriers
Chapter 394 - Rural Electric Cooperatives
Section 394.010 - Designation of chapter.
Section 394.020 - Definitions.
Section 394.030 - Formation of cooperative corporations authorized.
Section 394.040 - Who may organize.
Section 394.050 - Articles of incorporation — where filed.
Section 394.060 - Name of cooperative shall include what.
Section 394.070 - Corporation may become subject to provisions of chapter, how.
Section 394.080 - Powers, generally — may supply energy to certain cities, towns and villages, when.
Section 394.090 - Articles may be amended, how.
Section 394.100 - Articles to be filed with secretary of state.
Section 394.110 - Bylaws to be adopted.
Section 394.130 - Territory supplied by cooperative may be divided into voting districts.
Section 394.140 - Directors to manage cooperative.
Section 394.150 - Officers — removal.
Section 394.170 - Revenues of cooperative — disposition.
Section 394.180 - Sale of property by cooperative — membership approval required.
Section 394.190 - Effect of mortgage or deed of trust executed by cooperative.
Section 394.210 - Cooperatives may consolidate, how.
Section 394.220 - Cooperatives may merge, how.
Section 394.230 - Effect of consolidation or merger.
Section 394.240 - Dissolution of cooperative — procedure.
Section 394.250 - Fees to be collected by director of revenue.
Section 394.270 - Members not to be liable for debts of cooperative.
Section 394.280 - Provisions of securities law not to apply.
Section 394.290 - Acknowledgments, who may take.
Section 394.300 - Waiver of notice shall be deemed equivalent to such notice, when.