Michigan Laws 457.72 – Articles of association; execution, contents
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Any 10 or more persons residents of this state, being members of any French Canadian society of the state of Michigan, desirous to be incorporated may make and execute articles of association under their hands and seal, which articles of association shall be acknowledged before some officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, and shall set forth,
First, The names of the persons associating in the first instance, and their places of residence;
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 457.72
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- seal: shall be construed to include any of the following:
(a) The impression of the seal on the paper alone. See Michigan Laws 8.3nstate: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
Second, The corporate name by which the association shall be known which shall be The Union of the French Canadian Society of the United States, the place of its principal business office, and period for which it is incorporated, not exceeding 30 years;
Third, The object and purpose of the association, which shall be to unite all the French Canadian societies organized or to be organized hereafter, to promote the general welfare, to improve the mental, social, and moral condition of the members of the union, and to provide for the relief of the families and heirs of deceased members of the union, but neither such purpose nor the condition of membership in said association shall include any requirement from the members to discriminate against any person in respect to civil rights because of religious belief or affiliation.