458.151 Baptist convention; incorporation, objects. Sec. 1. That said association of which John Booth is president, and W. Taylor, R. Powell, J. I. Fulton, J. Hall, C. H. Swain, S. Goodman, J. O. Beardsall, M. Allen, J. S. Twiss, J. Knapp, J. Harris, D. B. Brown, E. Weaver and J. Michell are vice presidents; and […]
458.152 Membership. Sec. 2. All persons now members of said association, and every person who shall hereafter pay 1 dollar or more to the treasurer of the corporation and request to become a member thereof, shall be and continue members of the corporation so long as they shall continue to pay annually 1 dollar or […]
458.153 First meeting, calling; annual meeting. Sec. 3. There shall be a meeting of the members of said corporation once in each year, for the purpose of transacting business, at such time and place as may be designated at a previous meeting. The first meeting under this act of incorporation shall be at Jonesville, on […]
458.154 First meeting; election of officers and directors; terms of office; board of managers; powers of convention. Sec. 4. At such meeting there shall be elected by ballot a president, 1 or more vice presidents, a secretary, a treasurer, an auditor and 30 directors. All of these shall be members of Baptist churches, and these […]
458.155 Powers of corporation; legal successor to certain dissolved corporations. Sec. 5. Such corporation may, by its corporate name, aforesaid, receive donations in money, and may take and hold real estate and personal property by gift, grant, devise, bequest or otherwise, and sell and dispose of the same and use the proceeds thereof for the […]
458.156 Donations; use. Sec. 6. All money or property given to the corporation, for any 1 of the objects specified in the last preceding section, to be designated by the donor, shall be used by the corporation for that object and no other; and all moneys or property given to the corporation generally, and without […]
458.157 Members; powers at any meeting. Sec. 7. The members of the corporation shall have power at any meeting held, as aforesaid, to provide by their by-laws that any number of persons associated together for any of the purposes mentioned in this act of incorporation may, as auxiliary societies, be represented by their delegates at […]
458.158 By-laws and rules. Sec. 8. All by-laws, rules and regulations now in existence of the society and not inconsistent with this act of incorporation, shall continue to be the by-laws, rules and regulations of the corporation, until annulled or superseded by some other by-law, rule or regulation of the corporation. History: 1842, Act 42, […]
458.159 Repeal of act. Sec. 9. This act may be repealed at any time by the legislature. History: 1842, Act 42, Eff. Mar. 19, 1842 ;– CL 1929, 10921 ;– CL 1948, 458.159
