All business of the association must be conducted under the name of “North Dakota mill and elevator association”. Title to property pertaining to the operation of the association must be obtained and conveyed in the name of the state of North Dakota, doing business as the North Dakota mill and elevator association. Written instruments must be executed in the name of the state of North Dakota, signed by any two members of the industrial commission, of whom the governor must be one, or by the manager of the association within the scope of the manager’s authority, as defined by the commission or by other officers, employees, or legal counsel of the association as authorized by the industrial commission.