Section 458.458 – Articles of Incorporation; Alteration or Amendment; Execution and Filing.
458.458 Articles of incorporation; alteration or amendment; execution and filing. 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 […]
Section 458.428 – Incorporation Under Act; Procedure.
458.428 Incorporation under act; procedure. Sec. 8. The minister, elders and deacons of any church of the Christian Reformed church of Michigan, the trustees of which have been incorporated under any law of this state, may elect to become incorporated and take corporate powers under this act: Provided, That the consent of 2/3 of all […]
Section 458.429 – Reincorporation Under Act; Saving Clause.
458.429 Reincorporation under act; saving clause. Sec. 9. The trustees of every church organization that have heretofore been incorporated by virtue of the provisions of chapter 176 of volume 1 of Howell’s annotated statutes of the state of Michigan and amendments thereto providing for the incorporation of Holland Christian Reformed churches may become reincorporated under […]
Section 458.451 – Evangelical Church; Incorporators.
458.451 Evangelical church; incorporators. 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. History: 1899, Act 94, Imd. Eff. June 1, […]
Section 458.452 – Articles; Execution; Certificate of Consent.
458.452 Articles; execution; certificate of consent. 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, usages and ministerial appointments of the […]
Section 458.453 – Articles; Contents.
458.453 Articles; contents. 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, according to the discipline, rules and […]
Section 458.454 – Articles of Incorporation; Execution in Duplicate; Filing Articles and Certificate; Body Politic or Corporation; Powers, Rights, and Privileges.
458.454 Articles of incorporation; execution in duplicate; filing articles and certificate; body politic or corporation; powers, rights, and privileges. 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. […]
Section 458.455 – Church Government; Ecclesiastical Polity.
458.455 Church government; ecclesiastical polity. 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 the annual conference in whose […]
Section 458.456 – Meetings.
458.456 Meetings. 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. History: 1899, Act 94, Imd. Eff. June 1, 1899 ;– CL 1915, 10967 ;– CL 1929, […]
Section 458.408 – Reincorporation Under Act; Saving Clause.
458.408 Reincorporation under act; saving clause. Sec. 8. The trustees of every church, congregation or society that have heretofore been incorporated by virtue of the provisions of chapter 173, volume 1, Howell’s annotated statutes of Michigan, providing for the incorporation of Reformed Protestant Dutch churches, and that are now operating thereunder, are hereby reincorporated under […]