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Michigan Statutes, Title 458

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Title 458, ECCLESIASTICAL CORPORATIONS

20 chapters · 170 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 458170 Ch 265-of-1949, UNITED MISSIONARY CHURCHES16 Ch 27-of-1905, WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCHES15 Ch 26-of-1907, METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCHES14 Ch 11-of-1899, METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCHES13 Ch 29-of-1901, FREE METHODIST CHURCHES13 Ch 40-of-1899, PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCHES13 Ch 54-of-1899, BAPTIST CHURCHES12 Ch 265-of-1909, UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES12 Ch 53-of-1901, CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES11 Ch 94-of-1899, EVANGELICAL CHURCHES10 Ch 42-of-1842, BAPTIST CONVENTION9 Ch 148-of-1901, CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCHES9 Ch 82-of-1899, REFORMED CHURCHES IN AMERICA8 Ch 47-of-1901, CONSOLIDATION OF CONGREGATIONAL CHUR…3

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 458.451 Evangelical church; incorporators.
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Sec. 1. It shall be lawful for any number of members of the Evangelical association of full age, not less than 5, to organize and secure the incorporation of a church according to the usage of the Evangelical association, under the provisions hereof.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 458.452 Articles; execution; certificate of consent.
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Sec. 2. The persons desiring to organize such church shall execute and acknowledge, before any person authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds, articles of incorporation, in writing, whereby they shall agree to organize a church which shall be governed by the discipline, rules,…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 458.453 Articles; contents.
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Sec. 3. Said articles of incorporation shall contain the following items: First. The name of the church and the town, village or city and the county and state where located. Second. An agreement to incorporate in the interests of religion and the spread of scriptural holiness, ac…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 458.454 Articles of incorporation; execution in duplicate; filing articles and certificate; body politic or corporation; powers, rights, and privileges.
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Sec. 4. Such articles of incorporation shall be executed in duplicate. One copy shall be retained by such corporation, and 1 copy shall be filed with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce. When said articles of incorporation and said certificate of t…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 458.455 Church government; ecclesiastical polity.

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Sec. 5. Said churches, when so incorporated, shall be in all matters of church government and ecclesiastical polity subject to the discipline, rules and usages of the Evangelical association as from time to time authorized and declared by the general conference of said church and…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 458.456 Meetings.

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Sec. 6. Said church when so organized may provide by by-laws for such regular and special meetings of the members thereof as may be deemed essential for the full exercise of the powers granted or reserved hereby.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 458.457 Powers of corporation; rights of ministers, presiding elders and bishops.

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Sec. 7. Said church when so organized shall have all the rights, privileges and immunities appertaining to such religious corporations. It may sue and be sued; it may take and hold property both real and personal as may be necessary for the proper execution of the purpose for whi…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 458.458 Articles of incorporation; alteration or amendment; execution and filing.

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Sec. 8. It shall be lawful for any church organized under the provisions of this act, by a majority of the members of said church, to alter or amend its articles of incorporation in any manner not inconsistent with this act, and such alteration or amendment shall become operative…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 458.459 Reincorporation under act; procedure.

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Sec. 9. Any church of the Evangelical association heretofore incorporated, or the trustees of which have heretofore exercised the powers of a body corporate may place itself under the provisions of this act by a majority of the members of said church executing articles of incorpo…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 458.460 Construction of acts.

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Sec. 10. In all proceedings that may arise or be brought in any of the courts of this state touching or in any way concerning churches that may be incorporated under this act, all other acts or parts of acts shall be so interpreted and construed as to give full force and effect t…