Three or more persons may form a corporation known as a Young Men's Christian Association or a Young Women's Christian Association by adopting, signing, and acknowledging a certificate of incorporation containing:

1. (1) the names and places of residence of the incorporators;
2. (2) the name of the corporation, the location of its principal place of business, and the period of its duration;
3. (3) the objects of its organization expressly stated;
4. (4) the number of its directors, not less than five, who shall manage its affairs, how and when elected, and the time and place of annual meetings; and

5. (5) the terms of admission to active membership.

   The certificate must be recorded with the county recorder of the county of its principal place of business.