1. The articles of incorporation must be:
(a) Signed by three or more of the original members, a majority of whom must be residents of this State.
(b) Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State in all respects in the same manner as other articles of incorporation are filed.
2. If a corporation formed under NRS 81.010 to 81.160, inclusive, is authorized to issue stock, there must be paid to the Secretary of State for filing the articles of incorporation the fee applicable to the amount of authorized stock of the corporation which the Secretary of State is required by law to collect upon the filing of articles of incorporation which authorize the issuance of stock.
3. The Secretary of State shall issue to the corporation over the Great Seal of the State a certificate that a copy of the articles containing the required statements of facts has been filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
4. Upon the issuance of the certificate by the Secretary of State, the persons signing the articles and their associates and successors are a body politic and corporate. When so filed, the articles of incorporation or certified copies thereof must be received in all the courts of this State, and other places, as prima facie evidence of the facts contained therein.
[Part 3:236:1921; A 1933, 264; 1941, 329; 1949, 635; 1943 NCL § 1577] — (NRS A 1965, 603; 1991, 1246; 1993, 987; 1999, 1600; 2003, 3118; 2007, 2657)