Terms Used In Michigan Laws 486.214

  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
   Each and every corporation formed under this act shall have authority to purchase and hold land in amount not to exceed 3,000 acres adjacent to or within convenient distance of any canal, stream or dam, constructed under the provisions of this act, for the purpose of platting and selling the same to manufacturers, their operatives or to other persons, and shall have the authority to lease, mortgage, sell, or otherwise dispose of real or personal property.