(1) Every corporation, unless otherwise provided, or inconsistent with the act under which a particular corporation is or shall have been formed shall have power:

  (a) To have succession, by its corporate name, for the term stated in its articles;

  (b) To sue and be sued, complain and defend, in any court of law or equity or to be a party to any proceedings before any board or commission or other public body of this state or any other state or government; suits at law may be maintained by such corporations against any of its members for any cause relating to the business of such corporation;

  (c) To have a corporate seal which may be altered at pleasure and to use the same by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced, or otherwise;

  (d) To acquire, purchase, hold, and convey real and personal estate and to mortgage or lease any such real or personal estate with or without any of its franchises, corporate or otherwise, subject to the provisions of this code;

  (e) To appoint such officers and agents as the business of the corporation shall require and to allow them suitable compensation;

  (f) To make, alter, amend and repeal bylaws for the regulation and government of its affairs, including the certification and transfer of its stock;

  (g) To conduct its business in this state, other states, the District of Columbia, the territories and colonies of the United States and in foreign countries and the territories and colonies thereof and have 1 or more offices out of this state and to acquire, purchase, hold, mortgage, pledge, assign, transfer and convey real and personal property out of this state subject to the provisions of this code;

  (h) To make contributions for public welfare.

  (i) To have and to hold authorized but unissued shares of its own stock, which have been authorized by its stockholders as provided in section 5215 or 5218, as the case may be, for issuance at a subsequent date as the board of directors may determine, including the right for the allotment and sale of any or all of its unissued shares or of shares purchased or to be purchased, to the employees of the corporation, or to the employees of subsidiary corporations or to a trustee on their behalf, and for the payment of such shares in installments or at one time, and for the establishment of a special fund or funds in which such employees during the period of their employment or other period of time may be privileged to participate on such terms and conditions as may be imposed in respect thereof. Shares otherwise subject to pre-emptive rights under any articles of incorporation may be allotted and sold under such plan free from pre-emptive rights only with the written consent or vote of the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to exercise pre-emptive rights with respect thereto. Such allotment or sale may be cancelled by mutual agreement between the corporation or any employee or trustee, or in any other legal manner.

  (2) The powers of a corporation, except as otherwise provided, shall be exercised by the board of directors.