When articles of incorporation are presented to the secretary of state for the purpose of being filed, if the secretary is satisfied that they are in proper form to meet the requirements of law, that their object is a lawful one and not against public policy, that their plan for doing business, if any be provided for, is honest and lawful, the secretary shall file them; but if the secretary is of the opinion that they are not in proper form to meet the requirements of the law, or that their object is an unlawful one, or against public policy, or that their plan for doing business is dishonest or unlawful, the secretary shall refuse to file them.
[S13, § 1610; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 8344; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 491.6]
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