Mo. Rev. Stat. § 388.050
A copy of any articles of association filed and recorded in pursuance of this chapter, or of the record thereof, with a copy of the affidavit aforesaid endorsed thereon or annexed thereto, and certified to be a copy by the secretary of state, shall be presumptive evidence of the incorporation of such company, and of the facts therein stated.
(RSMo 1939 § 5136)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 4663; 1919 § 9853; 1909 § 3052