A. The articles of incorporation shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, and certified copies thereof shall be filed with the Insurance Commissioner. Articles of incorporation shall be approved by the Insurance Commissioner before they are filed in the office of the Secretary of State. After January 1, 1970, the Insurance Commissioner shall not approve or renew any articles of incorporation which provide for the issuance of shares of common capital stock to any shareholder unless such shareholder shall be entitled at the shareholders meetings to one vote for each share standing in the name of such shareholder in the books of the corporation.
B. Upon completion of such filing as to the articles of incorporation, the Secretary of State shall issue to the corporation a certificate of incorporation. Such corporation shall not transact business as an insurer until it has applied for and received from the Commissioner a certificate of authority as provided by this Code.
Laws 1957, p. 305, § 2107; Laws 1969, c. 289, § 2; Laws 1970, c. 109, § 2, emerg. eff. April 1, 1970.