(1) Application for withdrawal shall be delivered to the Secretary of State. If the Secretary of State finds that such application meets the requirements of this chapter, when all fees and taxes have been paid as by law prescribed, he shall:
(a) Endorse on such application the word “filed,” and the month, day and year of the filing thereof;
(b) File the application in his office; and
(c) Issue a certificate of withdrawal.
(2) The certificate of withdrawal, together with a copy of the application for withdrawal affixed thereto by the Secretary of State, shall be returned to the foreign business trust or its representative. Upon the issuance of such certificate of withdrawal, the authority of the foreign business trust to transact business in this state shall cease.