35-3-202. Articles of incorporation. (1) The articles of incorporation shall set forth:
     (a) the name of the corporation;
     (b) the period of duration, which may be perpetual;
     (c) the name of the religious denomination, society, or church creating the corporation sole;
     (d) the name of the bishop, chief priest, or presiding elder whose office is incorporated under this chapter, together with a designation of the boundaries of the territory over which he presides or over which his jurisdiction extends and the facts authorizing such incorporation;
     (e) the manner in which any vacancy occurring in the incumbency of such bishop, chief priest, or presiding elder, as required by the rules or discipline of such religious denomination, society, or church, shall be filled;
     (f) any provisions, not inconsistent with law, which the incorporator elects to set forth in the articles of incorporation for the regulation of the internal affairs of the corporation, including any provisions for distribution of assets on dissolution or final liquidation;
     (g) the address of its initial registered office and the name of its initial registered agent at such address;
     (h) the name and address of the incorporator.
     (2) It shall not be necessary to set forth in the articles of incorporation any of the corporate powers enumerated in this chapter.
     (3) The articles shall be verified by affidavit of the incorporator, and he shall also file the original or a copy or translation of his commission, certificate, or letters of appointment as such bishop, chief priest, or presiding elder, duly attested, and his affidavit that the same is a true copy or translation shall be deemed as sufficient attestation thereof.

     History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 301, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 15-2404.