1. Articles of incorporation, amendment, consolidation, merger, conversion, or dissolution, as the case may be, when executed and acknowledged in duplicate and accompanied by such affidavits as may be required by applicable provisions of sections 393.900 to 393.951, shall be presented to the secretary of state for filing in the records of the office of the secretary of state.
2. If the secretary of state shall find that the articles presented conform to the requirements of sections 393.900 to 393.951, he or she shall file one copy of the articles so presented in the records of the office of the secretary of state and upon such filing the incorporation, amendment, consolidation, merger, conversion or dissolution provided for in such articles shall be in effect.