1. Upon receipt by the secretary of state of duplicate originals of any certificate of amendment, he shall file the same, if he finds that the certificate of amendment conforms to law, and that the required taxes or fees have been paid, keeping one of the copies as a permanent record, and he shall issue a certificate of amendment to which he shall affix the other copy of the certificate of amendment filed with him.
2. The certificate of the secretary of state and the copy of the certificate of amendment affixed shall be returned to the corporation or its representative.