Terms Used In Missouri Laws 351.435

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

The original copy of the articles of merger or articles of consolidation shall be delivered to the secretary of state by the surviving corporation in the case of a merger or the new corporation in the case of a consolidation. The articles shall be executed pursuant to section 351.430, filed pursuant to section 351.046 and effective pursuant to section 351.048. If the secretary of state finds that the articles conform to this chapter, he shall, when all required taxes or fees have been paid, file the same, keeping the original as a permanent record, and issue a certificate of merger or a certificate of consolidation, to which he shall affix the copy of such articles.