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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
458.457 Powers of corporation; rights of ministers, presiding elders and bishops. 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 […]
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 […]
458.459 Reincorporation under act; procedure. 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 incorporation according to section 3 […]
458.460 Construction of acts. 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 […]
