Section 458.332 – Consolidation of Congregational Church and Its Ecclesiastical Society; Completion.
458.332 Consolidation of Congregational church and its ecclesiastical society; completion. Sec. 2. If these questions shall be answered in the affirmative by a 2/3 vote of the legal members of the religious society present and voting, and by ballot, at said meeting, then the said religious society shall thereby be consolidated with the church in […]
Section 458.333 – Consolidation of Congregational Church and Its Ecclesiastical Society; Act Governing Consolidated Church.
458.333 Consolidation of Congregational church and its ecclesiastical society; act governing consolidated church. Sec. 3. Any church governed according to the rules and usages of the Congregational denomination within the state, with which its religious society has been consolidated under the provisions of this act shall be subject to the provisions of the act, entitled […]
Section 458.351 – Meeting of Incorporated Society; Calling.
458.351 Meeting of incorporated society; calling. Sec. 1. Whenever any Congregational church, in connection with which is an already incorporated religious or ecclesiastical society, at any regular or called meeting, shall express by ballot and by a 2/3 vote of its qualified members present and voting a desire to assume said corporate powers and the […]
Section 458.352 – Question to Be Voted; Incorporation of Church; Dissolution of Society.
458.352 Question to be voted; incorporation of church; dissolution of society. Sec. 2. At the meeting so called, the following question shall be put to vote: Shall the title to all the property of the (name of society) be vested in the ……………………………. Congregational church of ………………………., Michigan, and the said society be dissolved? The […]
Section 458.353 – Repeal; Saving Clause.
458.353 Repeal; saving clause. Sec. 3. Act No. 47 of the Public Acts of 1901, entitled “An act for the consolidation in Congregational churches of an ecclesiastical society with its church,” is hereby repealed: Provided, however, That notwithstanding the repeal thereof, all rights of every kind and nature now held or enjoyed under and by […]
Section 458.401 – Reformed Church or Congregation; Trustees; Execution and Acknowledgment of Articles of Association; Filing Copy of Articles With Department of Commerce; Trustees and Successors as Body Politic.
458.401 Reformed church or congregation; trustees; execution and acknowledgment of articles of association; filing copy of articles with department of commerce; trustees and successors as body politic. Sec. 1. That the minister or ministers and elders and deacons, and if during any time there be no minister, then the elders and deacons during such time, […]
Section 458.402 – Articles; Contents.
458.402 Articles; contents. Sec. 2. The articles of association of any such corporation shall state the purpose for which such society is incorporated, the name of the corporation, the period for which it is incorporated, and the name and place of residence of each of the persons associating in the first instance. History: 1899, Act […]
Section 458.403 – Powers of Trustees.
458.403 Powers of trustees. Sec. 3. The trustees of every church, congregation or society hereinabove mentioned, and their successors may respectively have and use a common seal, and may renew and alter the same at their pleasure, and are hereby authorized and empowered to take into their possession and custody all the temporalities belonging to […]
Section 458.404 – Receipt of Bequests or Gifts of Money for Investment; Real Estate.
458.404 Receipt of bequests or gifts of money for investment; real estate. Sec. 4. The trustees of every such church, congregation or society, hereinabove mentioned, may receive bequests or gifts of money for investment upon bond or mortgage when the interest of such investment is to be used by such trustees for the lawful purposes […]
Section 458.305 – Notice of Meetings; Amendments.
458.305 Notice of meetings; amendments. Sec. 5. Notice of meetings of said corporation, specifying the time, place, and object thereof, shall be read from the pulpit on the 2 successive Sundays preceding such meeting on which services shall be held: Provided, however, That in case it is proposed to amend the articles of association, the […]