(1) The legal rights and privileges, statutory or otherwise, of the owners, stockholders, partners, or members are not affected by the contract or conveyance by which the cemetery property is transferred to a municipal corporation. The municipal corporation shall assume and perform all liabilities, charges, and duties, statutory or otherwise, imposed upon or assumed by the municipal corporation, fully perform all existing contracts or agreements of the cemetery, and carry out and perform all provisions as to maintenance whether imposed upon the legal entity by statute or assumed by its bylaws or other originating documentation.
  (2) Any fund for maintenance as provided by statute or by the bylaws or other originating documentation of the legal entity shall be turned over to the municipal corporation and preserved, applied, and used as required under statute or under bylaws or other originating documents.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 456.184

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Legal entity: means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or any other entity. See Michigan Laws 456.181
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Municipal corporation: means a county, township, city, or village. See Michigan Laws 456.181
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.