Michigan Laws 458.454 – Articles of incorporation; execution in duplicate; filing articles and certificate; body politic or corporation; powers, rights, and privileges
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 458.454
- 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.
- state: 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
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. When said articles of incorporation and said certificate of the preacher in charge shall have been filed with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, the said persons so signing said articles of association, and their associates and fellow members of said church, and all that may thereafter become members of said church as shown by its records from time to time shall thereby become and thenceforth be a body politic or corporation by the name expressed in said articles of incorporation, with all the powers, rights, and privileges appertaining to religious corporations by the law of this state.