Articles of incorporation, with the powers of attorney mentioned in Section 63-1-3 NMSA 1978, if any such there be, and the affidavit mentioned in Section 63-1-5 NMSA 1978 shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state, and thereupon, the persons who have signed the articles, and their associates and successors, shall be a body politic and corporate, by the name stated in the articles, for the term of years therein specified.
NMS § 63-1-6