Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 324 > E.R.O. No. 2011-1 - Executive Reorganization Order

• Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Appraisal: A determination of property value.
• Association: means a federal savings association organized under section 5 of the home owners' loan act, chapter 64, 48 Stat. See Michigan Laws 487.3102
• Bank: means a state banking corporation organized or reorganized under the provisions of the banking code of 1999, 1999 PA 276, MCL 487. See Michigan Laws 487.3102
• Bank holding company: means a stock or mutual company as defined in the bank holding company act of 1956, chapter 240, 70 Stat. See Michigan Laws 487.3102
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of the office of financial and insurance services. See Michigan Laws 487.3102
• Consolidated organization: means an organization that results from a consolidation of consolidating organizations. See Michigan Laws 487.3102
• Consolidating organizations: means any combination of banks, out-of-state banks, national banks, associations, savings banks, or state or federal credit unions that have consolidated or are in the process of consolidation as provided in section 701 or 702. See Michigan Laws 487.3102
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
• Incorporator: means a person who signed the original articles of incorporation. See Michigan Laws 487.3102
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Savings bank: means a state banking corporation organized or reorganized under this act. See Michigan Laws 487.3103
• Shareholder: means the registered owner of any share or shares of capital stock of a savings bank. See Michigan Laws 487.3103
• 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
• Value: means the present worth of all rights to future benefits arising from ownership. See Michigan Laws 487.3103