§ 485.201 Corporations to improve state boundary rivers; incorporators
§ 485.202 Corporations to improve state boundary rivers; certificate, acknowledgement, contents, recording, filing
§ 485.203 Corporations to improve state boundary rivers; body corporate, powers
§ 485.204 Annual report; contents, filing, inspection by stockholders
§ 485.205 Stock divided into shares; increase
§ 485.206 First meeting; calling
§ 485.207 Directors; powers, election, term, officers, selection, term
§ 485.208 Directors; stockholders; quorum; voting
§ 485.209 Property; holding
§ 485.210 Condemnation
§ 485.211 Improvement powers; repair duty; driving of logs; tolls and expenses, lien
§ 485.212 Lien; enforcement
§ 485.213 Consolidation; procedure; powers of new corporation; articles or certified copy as evidence
§ 485.214 Delivery duties; liability for damages

Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 485 > Act 91 of 1887 - Improvement of State Boundary Rivers

  • 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.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • month: means a calendar month; the word "year" a calendar year; and the word "year" alone shall be equivalent to the words "year of our Lord". See Michigan Laws 8.3j
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • seal: shall be construed to include any of the following:
  (a) The impression of the seal on the paper alone. See Michigan Laws 8.3n
  • 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