Such a corporation or company shall not amend its articles of incorporation unless and until the Public Utility Commission, on petition and after such hearing and notice thereof as the Commission directs, certifies that such amendment will promote the general good of the State. Its certificate shall be recorded with the certificate of amendment. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 39(b), eff. March 1, 1961; 1985, No. 244 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1995, No. 99 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)