(a) No corporation created by the laws of any foreign country or any state of the United States, or the laws of the United States, shall do any business in the United States Virgin Islands through or by branch offices, agents or representatives located in the United States Virgin Islands until it shall have filed in the office of the Lieutenant Governor a certified copy of its charter or certificate of incorporation, a certificate signed by its president or vice president and under its corporate seal, attested by its secretary or assistant secretary, stating the name of its authorized agent in the United States Virgin Islands upon whom service of legal process against it may be made, and a sworn statement of the assets, liabilities and capital stock (both authorized and paid up) of the corporation at the close of its last fiscal year. For filing said documents the Lieutenant Governor shall charge the fees prescribed in section 431(a)(8) of this title.
(b) The certificate of the Lieutenant Governor under his seal of office, of the filing of the charter or certificate of incorporation and other documents required shall be delivered to the agent of the corporation upon the payment to the Lieutenant Governor of the usual fees for making certified copies, and the certificate shall be prima facie evidence of the right of the corporation to do business in the United States Virgin Islands.