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MI Comp L § 456.114 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations|Act 12 of 1869 - Rural Cemetery Corporations (456.101 - 456.119)|Section 456.114 - Use of Firearms in Cemetery; Entering Over Fence; Penalty.

456.114 Use of firearms in cemetery; entering over fence; penalty. Sec. 14.  No person shall use firearms upon the grounds of any cemetery owned and inclosed by any such corporation, nor hunt game therein. No person shall enter into such inclosed cemetery by climbing or leaping over or through any fence or wall around the same, nor direct or cause any animal to enter therein in any such manner. Any person offending against any of the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine not exceeding 50 dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding 3 months, or by both, in the discretion of the court. History: 1869, Act 12, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1869 ;-- CL 1871, 3421 ;-- Am. 1875, Act 218, Eff. Aug. 3, 1875 ;-- How. 4776 ;-- CL 1897, 8412 ;-- CL 1915, 11173 ;-- CL 1929, 10453 ;-- CL 1948, 456.114
MI Comp L § 456.114a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations|Act 12 of 1869 - Rural Cemetery Corporations (456.101 - 456.119)|Section 456.114a - Witness Fee; Prohibition.

456.114a Witness fee; prohibition. Sec. 14a.  A corporation established under the provisions of this act shall not charge a fee for witnessing the lowering of a casket into the ground. History: Add. 1996, Act 110, Imd. Eff. Mar. 5, 1996
MI Comp L § 456.115 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations|Act 12 of 1869 - Rural Cemetery Corporations (456.101 - 456.119)|Section 456.115 - Perpetual Care Fund; Receipts; Investment; Bond; Account.

456.115 Perpetual care fund; receipts; investment; bond; account. Sec. 15.  All corporations established under the provisions of this act may receive and hold any grant, donation or bequest made to them for the purpose of perpetually caring for and maintaining the lots of said donors, and may apply the income thereof under the direction of the board of directors for the improvement, embellishment and care of the ground, and the different lots, tombs and monuments. Such funds so received by grant, donation or bequest shall be kept in a separate fund and shall constitute a perpetual care or repair fund, the income of which shall be devoted to the perpetual keeping of the lots, monuments, markers and tombs of the donors in order. Such funds shall be held in trust and the principal shall not be encroached upon or the income be used for any purpose except that to which it is devoted. Any and all funds received by grant, donation or bequest by any corporation or association formed under the provisions of this act shall be invested by the board of directors in any of the investments authorized in section 7 hereof. From this fund so created there shall be drawn annually and credited to each donor, such an amount of the total income as the amount donated by the donor bears to the income of the entire amount contributed for the purposes of this section. The treasurer of every association or corporation formed under the provisions of this act, shall furnish annually to the board of directors a bond in double the amount of all moneys received under the provisions of this section, which bond shall provide for the safekeeping of all money, bonds, mortgages or securities, that the said treasurer shall render an account annually of all moneys received by him under the provisions hereof and pay and deliver all moneys, bonds and securities to his successor in office, said bond to be approved by a majority vote of and members-elect of the board of directors. History: Add. 1903, Act 209, Eff. Sept. 17, 1903 ;-- CL 1915, 11175 ;-- CL 1929, 10455 ;-- Am. 1941, Act 330, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942 ;-- CL 1948, 456.115
MI Comp L § 456.116 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations|Act 12 of 1869 - Rural Cemetery Corporations (456.101 - 456.119)|Section 456.116 - Non-Profit Corporation.

456.116 Non-profit corporation. Sec. 16.  Any corporation organized under this act may, by suitable provision in its articles of association, or by suitable amendment thereto filed in the same manner as required hereunder for the filing of the articles of association, provide that it is a non-profit corporation and may operate and conduct business as such. History: Add. 1953, Act 167, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 Former Law: See section 16 of Act 12 of 1869 and section 16 of Act 215 of 1929.
MI Comp L § 456.117 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations|Act 12 of 1869 - Rural Cemetery Corporations (456.101 - 456.119)|Section 456.117 - Charter Not Deemed Forfeited; Filing Articles; Affidavit, Report.

456.117 Charter not deemed forfeited; filing articles; affidavit, report. Sec. 17.  Notwithstanding the provisions of any other laws, the charter of any corporation organized under this act shall not be deemed to be forfeited and the existence of such corporation shall not be deemed to be terminated because of its failure to file annual reports with any state official and/or to pay annual fees as required by any law of this state, provided that prior to July 1, 1954, such corporation shall file, or cause to be filed, with the corporation and securities commission true copies of its articles of association, any amendments thereto, and the affidavit of its treasurer, as required by section 3 hereof, duly authenticated by the clerk of the county in which such instruments were filed, and shall file therewith an affidavit of 1 of its officers setting forth that it has continued to exist and function as a corporation since its organization under the provisions of this act, and shall also file therewith the current annual report and pay such fee as is required by law, and thereafter such corporation shall file all annual reports and pay such fees as shall be required by any applicable law. History: Add. 1953, Act 167, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 Compiler's Notes: Original section 17 of Act 12 of 1869, which attempted to confer the power of eminent domain, was held unconstitutional in Portage Township Board of Health v. Van Hoesen, 87 Mich. 533, 535 N.W. 894 (1891).
MI Comp L § 456.118 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations|Act 12 of 1869 - Rural Cemetery Corporations (456.101 - 456.119)|Section 456.118 - Corporate Name.

456.118 Corporate name. Sec. 18.  Prior to the filing by any corporation, in accordance with section 17, of the instruments thereby required with the corporation and securities commission, the corporation shall ascertain from the commission whether its corporate name is in conflict with that of any other corporation whose articles of association or articles of incorporation have previously been filed with the commission. If, in the judgment of the commission, there shall be a conflict in corporate names, then the corporation filing under the provisions of the section shall amend its name by adding thereto the name of the locality in which it is organized or operating, or in such other manner as shall be approved by the corporation and securities commission to distinguish it from any corporation whose articles have previously been filed as aforesaid. History: Add. 1953, Act 167, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 Compiler's Notes: Original section 18 of Act 12 of 1869, which attempted to confer the power of eminent domain, was held unconstitutional in Portage Township Board of Health v. Van Hoesen, 87 Mich. 533, 535 N.W. 894 (1891).
MI Comp L § 456.119 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations|Act 12 of 1869 - Rural Cemetery Corporations (456.101 - 456.119)|Section 456.119 - List of Corporations; Compilation; Forwarding to Corporation and Securities Commission.

456.119 List of corporations; compilation; forwarding to corporation and securities commission. Sec. 19.  Upon instructions from the corporation and securities commission, every county clerk shall forthwith compile a list of corporations whose articles have been filed in his office in accordance with the provisions of this act, and shall forthwith forward such list, together with the last known address of the corporations, to the corporation and securities commission, which shall forthwith notify every such corporation of the provisions and requirements of this act, as amended, by mailing such notice addressed to the corporation at its last known address as given by the county clerk. History: Add. 1953, Act 167, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 Compiler's Notes: Original section 19 of Act 12 of 1869, which attempted to confer the power of eminent domain, was held unconstitutional in Portage Township Board of Health v. Van Hoesen, 87 Mich. 533, 535 N.W. 894 (1891).
MI Comp L § 456.181 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations|Act 10 of 1927 - Cemetery Corporations; Transfer of Rights to Municipal Corporation (456.181 - 456.184)|Section 456.181 - Cemetery Corporations; Sale to Municipal Corporation; Definitions.

456.181 Cemetery corporations; sale to municipal corporation; definitions. Sec. 1.  (1) A legal entity organized under any law of this state for the purpose of establishing or maintaining a cemetery may sell, assign, transfer, or convey to any municipal corporation in which the cemetery is located or to any municipal corporation within 10 miles of the municipal corporation in which that cemetery is located all or any part of its assets, rights, franchises, and liabilities. The sale, assignment, transfer, or conveyance may also be as a result of the disposition of the cemetery and its assets and liabilities under a receivership or conservatorship action under section 9 of the cemetery regulation act, 1968 PA 251, MCL 456.529.  (2) The sale, assignment, transfer, or conveyance under subsection (1) may be according to terms as are ordered or mutually agreed upon, under either of the following circumstances:  (a) The owner, partner, or a majority of the owners, stockholders, partners, or members of the stock or other evidence of ownership or control issued by the legal entity present and voting at a special meeting called for that purpose.   (b) Pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction as described in subsection (1).  (3) As used in this act:  (a) “Legal entity” means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or any other entity.  (b) “Municipal corporation” means a county, township, city, or village. History: 1927, Act 10, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 10458 ;-- Am. 1933, Act 185, Eff. Oct. 17, 1933 ;-- Am. 1945, Act 345, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ;-- Am. 1947, Act 268, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1947 ;-- CL 1948, 456.181 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 551, Imd. Eff. July 26, 2002
MI Comp L § 456.182 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations|Act 10 of 1927 - Cemetery Corporations; Transfer of Rights to Municipal Corporation (456.181 - 456.184)|Section 456.182 - Resolution of Directors; Special Meeting; Transfer of Cemetery to Municipal Corporation.

456.182 Resolution of directors; special meeting; transfer of cemetery to municipal corporation. Sec. 2.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), the governing board of the legal entity, as applicable, may at a regular meeting pass a resolution containing the substance of the contract of conveyance proposed to be entered into between the legal entity and a municipal corporation and calling a special meeting of the owners, partners, members, or stockholders for the purpose of authorizing that transfer.  (2) A cemetery may be transferred to a municipal corporation in which the cemetery is located pursuant to a court order issued as a result of a receivership or conservatorship action conducted under section 9 of the cemetery regulation act, 1968 PA 251, MCL 456.529, without a resolution executed by the governing board of the legal entity under subsection (1). History: 1927, Act 10, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 10459 ;-- CL 1948, 456.182 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 551, Imd. Eff. July 26, 2002
MI Comp L § 456.183 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations|Act 10 of 1927 - Cemetery Corporations; Transfer of Rights to Municipal Corporation (456.181 - 456.184)|Section 456.183 - Notice of Special Meeting; Publication.

456.183 Notice of special meeting; publication. Sec. 3.  (1) Except as otherwise provided for in subsection (2), notice of a meeting pursuant to section 2 shall be given by publication of a notice for 6 consecutive weeks previous to the time of holding the meeting in a newspaper published and circulated in the county in which the legal entity has its principal office or place of business. The notice shall state the time and place of the meeting, its purpose, and the substance of the proposed contract of conveyance. Proof of publication shall be filed with the secretary of the legal entity, as applicable, on or before the date of meeting.  (2) This section does not apply if the sale, assignment, transfer, or conveyance is the result of the disposition of the cemetery and its assets and liabilities under a receivership or conservatorship under section 9 of the cemetery regulation act, 1968 PA 251, MCL 456.529. History: 1927, Act 10, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 10460 ;-- Am. 1933, Act 185, Eff. Oct. 17, 1933 ;-- CL 1948, 456.183 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 551, Imd. Eff. July 26, 2002
MI Comp L § 456.184 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations|Act 10 of 1927 - Cemetery Corporations; Transfer of Rights to Municipal Corporation (456.181 - 456.184)|Section 456.184 - Legal Rights and Privileges Unaffected by Sale; Duties of Municipal Corporation.

456.184 Legal rights and privileges unaffected by sale; duties of municipal corporation. Sec. 4.  (1) The legal rights and privileges, statutory or otherwise, of the owners, stockholders, partners, or members are not affected by the contract or conveyance by which the cemetery property is transferred to a municipal corporation. The municipal corporation shall assume and perform all liabilities, charges, and duties, statutory or otherwise, imposed upon or assumed by the municipal corporation, fully perform all existing contracts or agreements of the cemetery, and carry out and perform all provisions as to maintenance whether imposed upon the legal entity by statute or assumed by its bylaws or other originating documentation.  (2) Any fund for maintenance as provided by statute or by the bylaws or other originating documentation of the legal entity shall be turned over to the municipal corporation and preserved, applied, and used as required under statute or under bylaws or other originating documents. History: 1927, Act 10, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 10461 ;-- CL 1948, 456.184 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 551, Imd. Eff. July 26, 2002
MI Comp L § 456.201 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations|Act 58 of 1915 - Cremation Companies (456.201 - 456.213)|Section 456.201 - Cremation Companies; Incorporators, Purposes.

456.201 Cremation companies; incorporators, purposes. Sec. 1.  Five or more persons, who shall, by articles of agreement in writing, associate themselves according to the provisions of this act, under any name assumed by them, for the purpose of providing the necessary appliances for the disposal by cremation of the bodies of the dead, and for the purpose of purchasing land for a crematorium or columbarium, or both, in this state, and for fencing, laying out, improving, establishing and maintaining said land, and who shall comply with sections 2, 3 and 4 of this act, shall, with their successors and assigns, constitute a body politic or corporate, under the name assumed by them in their articles of association: Provided, however, That no 2 corporations shall assume the same name. History: 1915, Act 58, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915 ;-- CL 1915, 11177 ;-- CL 1929, 10462 ;-- CL 1948, 456.201
MI Comp L § 456.202 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations|Act 58 of 1915 - Cremation Companies (456.201 - 456.213)|Section 456.202 - Articles of Agreement; Signing, Acknowledgment, Contents.

456.202 Articles of agreement; signing, acknowledgment, contents. Sec. 2.  The articles of agreement of every corporation formed under the provisions of this act shall be signed by the persons associating in the first instance, and acknowledged before some person authorized by the laws of this state to take the acknowledgment of deeds, and shall state:  1. The object for which it is organized.  2. The amount of land which it owns or proposes to purchase, and the town and county in which the same is situated.  3. The amount of its capital stock and the number of shares into which the same shall be divided.  4. The name by which such corporation shall be known.  5. The names of those who shall constitute the first board of directors, and the name of the first treasurer.  6. The names of the subscribers to the articles of association, and the number of shares subscribed by each, toward the required capital.  7. The term of duration of such corporation, which shall not exceed 30 years. History: 1915, Act 58, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915 ;-- CL 1915, 11178 ;-- CL 1929, 10463 ;-- CL 1948, 456.202
MI Comp L § 456.203 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations|Act 58 of 1915 - Cremation Companies (456.201 - 456.213)|Section 456.203 - Certificate of Organization; Signatures; Filing Certificate With Department of Commerce.

456.203 Certificate of organization; signatures; filing certificate with department of commerce. Sec. 3.  Within 1 week after the organization of any corporation organized under this act, the secretary shall make out a certificate of the organization of such corporation, giving the information referred to in section 2, which certificate shall be signed by the president and secretary of such corporation, and shall forthwith file such certificate with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce. History: 1915, Act 58, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915 ;-- CL 1915, 11179 ;-- CL 1929, 10464 ;-- CL 1948, 456.203 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 114, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
MI Comp L § 456.204 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations|Act 58 of 1915 - Cremation Companies (456.201 - 456.213)|Section 456.204 - Repealed. 2011, Act 112, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2011.

456.204 Repealed. 2011, Act 112, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2011. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to holding in land.
MI Comp L § 456.205 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations|Act 58 of 1915 - Cremation Companies (456.201 - 456.213)|Section 456.205 - Tax Exemption; Exception.

456.205 Tax exemption; exception. Sec. 5.  All the lands of said corporation enclosed and set apart for crematorium or columbarium purposes, and all the buildings erected thereon, used for such purposes as well as all rights of inurnment therein, shall be wholly exempt from taxation of any kind whatsoever except special assessments for public improvements: Provided, That all stock owned by said stockholders shall be taxed in the manner provided by law. History: 1915, Act 58, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915 ;-- CL 1915, 11181 ;-- CL 1929, 10466 ;-- CL 1948, 456.205
MI Comp L § 456.206 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations|Act 58 of 1915 - Cremation Companies (456.201 - 456.213)|Section 456.206 - Encumbrance of Certain Property Prohibited; Surety Bond and Cash Bond.

456.206 Encumbrance of certain property prohibited; surety bond and cash bond.Sec. 6.  (1) A corporation shall have the power to acquire land that is necessary and appropriate for its purposes.  (2) A mortgage or other lien or encumbrance shall not be executed upon the lands or buildings of a columbarium.  (3) A mortgage or other lien or encumbrance may be executed on the land or buildings that are not under or part of a columbarium if, and only if, the corporation, landlord, mortgagee, or lender files and maintains in force a corporate surety bond and a cash bond that are conditioned upon the faithful performance of all cremations and dispositions of cremated remains contracted for, by, or on behalf of the corporation that owns the crematorium. The sum total of the surety bond and cash bond shall not be less than $100,000.00. The surety bond and cash bond shall be for the benefit of the state of Michigan to ensure the performance of the cremation and the disposition of cremated remains contracted for, by, or on behalf of the corporation that owns the crematorium. If land or buildings are leased pursuant to this subsection, the duration of the lease shall be for not less than 5 years. History: 1915, Act 58, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915 ;-- CL 1915, 11182 ;-- CL 1929, 10467 ;-- CL 1948, 456.206 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 112, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2011
MI Comp L § 456.207 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations|Act 58 of 1915 - Cremation Companies (456.201 - 456.213)|Section 456.207 - Annual Meeting; Election of Directors, Term; Right to Vote; Special Meetings.

456.207 Annual meeting; election of directors, term; right to vote; special meetings. Sec. 7.  The annual meeting of every such corporation shall be held on the second Monday of May in each year, unless some other day shall be fixed by the by-laws thereof, and in such case it shall be held upon the day so fixed. The participants at the initial annual meeting shall elect a board of directors of 7, of which 3 shall serve for 1 year and 4 for 2 years, their successors at subsequent annual meetings being elected in each case for a period of 2 years. These directors shall hold office until their term expires and their successors shall be chosen, and shall transact such business relating to the affairs of the corporation as may properly come before them. At such meetings the owners of stock shall have the right to vote, either in person or by proxy, in proportion to the amount of stock held by them respectively, each owner thereof being entitled to 1 vote for each share of stock. Special meetings of any such corporation may be provided for by the by-laws thereof, and shall be held when called in accordance with such provision. History: 1915, Act 58, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915 ;-- CL 1915, 11183 ;-- CL 1929, 10468 ;-- CL 1948, 456.207
MI Comp L § 456.208 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations|Act 58 of 1915 - Cremation Companies (456.201 - 456.213)|Section 456.208 - Officers; Selection.

456.208 Officers; selection. Sec. 8.  It shall be the duty of said board of directors to choose from their own number a president and vice-president, and also to elect suitable persons as treasurer and secretary of such corporation, and from time to time to appoint a superintendent and such other subordinate officers as may be required by the by-laws. History: 1915, Act 58, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915 ;-- CL 1915, 11184 ;-- CL 1929, 10469 ;-- CL 1948, 456.208
MI Comp L § 456.209 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations|Act 58 of 1915 - Cremation Companies (456.201 - 456.213)|Section 456.209 - Directors; Powers.

456.209 Directors; powers. Sec. 9.  The board of directors shall have the general management of such corporation, and shall have the power: To purchase land for such company or association, but for no other purpose; to levy assessments upon the subscribers to the articles of association, not exceeding the amount severally subscribed by them payable at such times as the directors shall determine, and to enforce the collection thereof either by suit or forfeiture; to maintain and operate a crematorium or columbarium, or both, and to dispose of niches in the aforesaid urn-hall, fix the prices thereof and to guarantee to the owners of niches the perpetual maintenance and care of said columbarium. To invest the moneys received from incinerations or the sale of niches or both, and to prescribe, from time to time, the interest or dividends which shall be paid to holders of the stock of such corporation, subject to the restrictions hereinafter named. History: 1915, Act 58, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915 ;-- CL 1915, 11185 ;-- CL 1929, 10470 ;-- CL 1948, 456.209