The articles of incorporation of the association shall be filed with the public regulation commission [secretary of state] together with a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) and shall be recorded with the county clerk of the county where the principal office of the association is located for a fee of one dollar ($1.00). History: Laws 1939, ch. 164, § 6; 1941 Comp., § 54-1406; 1953 Comp., § 51-15-6; Laws 1993, ch. 311, § 4; 2001, ch. 200, § 16.