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MI Comp L § 457.436 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 130 of 1879 - Royal Arcanum (457.431 - 457.439)|Section 457.436 - Subordinate Councils; Incorporation; Body Corporate, Powers; Certified Copy of Articles as Evidence.

457.436 Subordinate councils; incorporation; body corporate, powers; certified copy of articles as evidence. Sec. 6.  Any 9 or more persons, residents of this state, being members of any subordinate council, having been duly chartered by the grand council of this state, desirous to become incorporated, may make and execute articles of association under their hands and seals, specifying as provided in article 2 of this act, and file a copy of such articles with the clerk of the county in which such corporation shall be formed, which shall be recorded by such clerk in a book to be kept in his office for that purpose; and thereupon the persons who shall have signed such articles of association, their associates and successors, shall be a body politic and corporate by the name expressed in such articles of association; and by that name they and their successors shall have succession, and shall be persons in the law, capable to purchase, hold, enjoy, grant, sell, give, lease and demise real and personal estate, of suing and being sued, and may have a common seal, and change and alter [the same] at pleasure; and a certified copy of the record of such articles of association, under the seal of the county where the record is kept, shall be received as prima facie evidence in all courts in this state of the existence and due incorporation of such corporation: Provided, That the value of such real [and personal] estate shall not exceed the sum of 1,000 dollars, and that they and their successors shall have authority and power to give, grant, sell, lease, demise and dispose of said real and personal estate, or part thereof, at their will and pleasure, and the proceeds, rents and income shall be devoted exclusively to the charitable and benevolent purposes of the order of Royal Arcanum. History: 1879, Act 130, Imd. Eff. May 31, 1879 ;-- How. 4570 ;-- CL 1897, 8022 ;-- CL 1915, 10494 ;-- CL 1929, 10699 ;-- CL 1948, 457.436
MI Comp L § 457.437 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 130 of 1879 - Royal Arcanum (457.431 - 457.439)|Section 457.437 - Erection of Building; Capital Stock, Creation, Shares.

457.437 Erection of building; capital stock, creation, shares. Sec. 7.  Any corporation formed in pursuance of this act may erect and own such suitable edifice, building or hall, as such corporation shall seem proper, with convenient rooms for the meetings of the councils of the order of Royal Arcanum, and for that purpose may create a capital stock of not more than 10,000 dollars, to be divided into shares of not more than 10 dollars each. History: 1879, Act 130, Imd. Eff. May 31, 1879 ;-- How. 4571 ;-- CL 1897, 8023 ;-- CL 1915, 10495 ;-- CL 1929, 10700 ;-- CL 1948, 457.437
MI Comp L § 457.438 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 130 of 1879 - Royal Arcanum (457.431 - 457.439)|Section 457.438 - Governing Law; Amendment of Act.

457.438 Governing law; amendment of act. Sec. 8.  All corporations formed under this act shall be subjected [subject] to the provisions of chapter 130 of the Compiled Laws of this state, so far as the same may be applicable to corporations formed under this act and the legislature may alter or amend this act at any time. History: 1879, Act 130, Imd. Eff. May 31, 1879 ;-- How. 4572 ;-- CL 1897, 8024 ;-- CL 1915, 10496 ;-- CL 1929, 10701 ;-- CL 1948, 457.438 Compiler's Notes: For provisions of chapter 130 of the Compiled Laws of 1871, referred to in this section, see MCL 450.504 to 450.525.
MI Comp L § 457.439 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 130 of 1879 - Royal Arcanum (457.431 - 457.439)|Section 457.439 - Amendment of Articles; Procedure.

457.439 Amendment of articles; procedure. Sec. 9.  Every corporation organized or existing under the provisions of this act may at any regular meeting or at any meeting duly called for that purpose, amend its articles of association in any manner not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, but such amendment shall not become operative until a copy of such amendment, signed by the presiding officer and the secretary of the corporation shall have been recorded as is provided herein for the recording of original articles of association when such amendment shall have the same force and effect as though included in the original articles. History: Add. 1895, Act 255, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 8025 ;-- CL 1915, 10497 ;-- CL 1929, 10702 ;-- CL 1948, 457.439
MI Comp L § 457.451 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 143 of 1881 - Knights of the Maccabees of the World (457.451 - 457.455)|Section 457.451 - Subordinate Tent of the Knights of Maccabees of the World; Manner of Becoming Body Corporate and Politic.

457.451 Subordinate tent of the Knights of Maccabees of the World; manner of becoming body corporate and politic. Sec. 1.  Any subordinate tent of the Knights of the Maccabees of the World, duly organized and acting within this state, and in good standing with the great camp of said order within said state, and acting under the constitution thereof, may become a body corporate and politic in the manner following:  First, At some regular review of said tent, a resolution shall be put to vote of the members present, expressing the desire of said tent to be incorporated and directing the officers thereof to perfect such incorporation, and if such resolution shall receive a 2/3 vote of the members present, it shall be declared carried, otherwise lost;  Second, On such resolution being so passed, the sir knight commander and sir knight record keeper shall prepare articles of association under their hands and the seal of the tent, setting forth the number of persons then in good standing in the tent desiring incorporation, the name by which the tent is known, the date of its organization, and the period for which it is incorporated, not exceeding 30 years.  Third, A copy of such articles of association shall be filed with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, together with the affidavit hereafter named.  Fourth, On the execution of said articles of association, and before the filing thereof with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce the sir knight record keeper of such tent shall annex thereto his affidavit stating that he is a member in good standing of such tent and occupies the position of record keeper therein and that the resolution, a copy of which shall be set forth at length in such affidavit, was regularly passed at a regular review of said tent and received a 2/3 majority of the members present, and that to the best of his knowledge and belief the statements made in the articles of association are true and that said tent is organized and acting under the constitution of the great camp of the Knights of the Maccabees of the World for Michigan. History: 1881, Act 143, Imd. Eff. May 11, 1881 ;-- How. 4573 ;-- Am. 1883, Act 89, Imd. Eff. May 11, 1883 ;-- CL 1897, 8026 ;-- CL 1915, 10498 ;-- CL 1929, 10703 ;-- CL 1948, 457.451 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 81, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
MI Comp L § 457.452 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 143 of 1881 - Knights of the Maccabees of the World (457.451 - 457.455)|Section 457.452 - Tent as Body Corporate; Evidence of Existence and Due Incorporation.

457.452 Tent as body corporate; evidence of existence and due incorporation. Sec. 2.  When the foregoing requirements are complied with, the tent shall be a body corporate by the name expresed in such articles, and by that name shall be a person in the law capable of suing and being sued in courts, and of taking and holding property of every kind the same as natural persons, and a copy of said articles of association, duly certified by the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce in whose possession they are, shall be conclusive evidence in all courts and places, of the existence and due incorporation of such tent. History: 1881, Act 143, Imd. Eff. May 11, 1881 ;-- How. 4574 ;-- Am. 1883, Act 89, Imd. Eff. May 11, 1883 ;-- CL 1897, 8027 ;-- CL 1915, 10499 ;-- CL 1929, 10704 ;-- CL 1948, 457.452 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 81, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
MI Comp L § 457.453 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 143 of 1881 - Knights of the Maccabees of the World (457.451 - 457.455)|Section 457.453 - Great Camp; Declaration of Incorporation; Powers, Control Over Subordinate Tents.

457.453 Great camp; declaration of incorporation; powers, control over subordinate tents. Sec. 3.  The present great camp of the Knights of the Maccabees of the World for Michigan, incorporated June 11 A.D. 1881 under the act of which this act is amendatory, is hereby declared to be duly and regularly incorporated, capable of suing and being sued, and of holding and transferring property, and to have sole jurisdiction over and control of all subordinate tents heretofore organized or that may be hereafter organized in the state of Michigan and bearing the name or title of the Knights of the Maccabees of the World, subject only to the constitution and laws of the order. History: 1881, Act 143, Imd. Eff. May 11, 1881 ;-- How. 4575 ;-- Am. 1883, Act 89, Imd. Eff. May 11, 1883 ;-- CL 1897, 8028 ;-- CL 1915, 10500 ;-- CL 1929, 10705 ;-- CL 1948, 457.453
MI Comp L § 457.454 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 143 of 1881 - Knights of the Maccabees of the World (457.451 - 457.455)|Section 457.454 - Great Camp; Property, Disposition, Control.

457.454 Great camp; property, disposition, control. Sec. 4.  The property, real and personal, of said great camp of Michigan Maccabees, and any incorporation formed under this act, shall be held, disposed of, managed and controlled by such persons, and in such manner as the majority of the members shall from time to time determine in accordance with the constitution and laws of the order. History: 1881, Act 143, Imd. Eff. May 11, 1881 ;-- How. 4576 ;-- Am. 1883, Act 89, Imd. Eff. May 11, 1883 ;-- CL 1897, 8029 ;-- CL 1915, 10501 ;-- CL 1929, 10706 ;-- CL 1948, 457.454
MI Comp L § 457.455 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 143 of 1881 - Knights of the Maccabees of the World (457.451 - 457.455)|Section 457.455 - Control of Property and Business.

457.455 Control of property and business. Sec. 5.  The management, direction and control of the property and business of such corporations shall be vested in such of its officers and persons as a majority of the members present and acting thereon shall from time to time determine. History: 1881, Act 143, Imd. Eff. May 11, 1881 ;-- How. 4577 ;-- CL 1897, 8030 ;-- CL 1915, 10502 ;-- CL 1929, 10707 ;-- CL 1948, 457.455
MI Comp L § 457.461 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 163 of 1893 - Uniform Division of Knights of the Maccabees (457.461 - 457.463)|Section 457.461 - Uniform Rank of Knights of Maccabees; Incorporation.

457.461 Uniform Rank of Knights of Maccabees; incorporation. Sec. 1.  That the grand division and subordinate divisions of the Uniform Rank of the Knights of the Maccabees of the state of Michigan, may be incorporated in pursuance of the provisions of this act. History: 1893, Act 163, Eff. Aug. 28, 1893 ;-- CL 1897, 8031 ;-- CL 1915, 10503 ;-- CL 1929, 10708 ;-- CL 1948, 457.461
MI Comp L § 457.462 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 163 of 1893 - Uniform Division of Knights of the Maccabees (457.461 - 457.463)|Section 457.462 - Incorporators; Articles of Association, Execution, Contents.

457.462 Incorporators; articles of association, execution, contents. Sec. 2.  Any 10 or more persons, residents of this state being members of the grand or any subordinate division of the Uniform Rank of the Knights of the Maccabees of the state of Michigan, desirous to become incorporated may make and execute articles of association, under their hands and seals, which articles of association shall be acknowledged before some officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds and shall set forth:  First, The names of the persons associating in the first instance and their places of residence;  Second, The corporate name by which such association shall be known in the law, and the place of its business office;  Third, The object and purpose of such association, which shall be to promote the general welfare of the fraternity known as the grand division of the Uniform Rank Knights of the Maccabees, and the period for which it is incorporated, not exceeding 30 years. History: 1893, Act 163, Eff. Aug. 28, 1893 ;-- CL 1897, 8032 ;-- CL 1915, 10504 ;-- CL 1929, 10709 ;-- CL 1948, 457.462
MI Comp L § 457.463 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 163 of 1893 - Uniform Division of Knights of the Maccabees (457.461 - 457.463)|Section 457.463 - Articles and Laws; Filing; Body Corporate, Powers.

457.463 Articles and laws; filing; body corporate, powers. Sec. 3.  A copy of said articles of association together with a copy of the laws of said grand division, shall be filed with the secretary of the state, and thereupon the persons who shall have signed such articles of association, their associates and successors shall be a body politic and corporate by the name expressed in such articles of association, and by that name they and their successors shall have succession, and shall be persons in the law capable to purchase, take, receive, hold, and enjoy to them and their successors, estates real and personal, of suing and being sued, and to have a common seal, which may be altered or changed at their pleasure: Provided, That the value of such real and personal estate shall not exceed the sum of 10,000 dollars, said corporation shall have full power to make and establish rules, regulations and laws for regulating and governing all the affairs and business of said corporation not repugnant to the constitution and laws of this state or the United States, and to designate, elect or appoint from its members such officers, under such name and style as shall be in accordance with its laws. History: 1893, Act 163, Eff. Aug. 28, 1893 ;-- CL 1897, 8033 ;-- CL 1915, 10505 ;-- CL 1929, 10710 ;-- CL 1948, 457.463
MI Comp L § 457.471 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 120 of 1891 - Ladies of the Maccabees (457.471 - 457.475)|Section 457.471 - Great Hive and Subordinate Hives of Ladies of Maccabees; Manner of Becoming Body Corporate and Politic.

457.471 Great hive and subordinate hives of ladies of Maccabees; manner of becoming body corporate and politic. Sec. 1.  That the great hive of the Ladies of the Maccabees of the state of Michigan and any subordinate hives duly chartered by such great hive pursuant to the provisions of the constitution and laws of said great hive, may become a body corporate and politic in the manner following:  First, At some regular review of such great hive held pursuant to the constitution and laws thereof, a resolution shall be adopted by a vote of 2/3 of all the members present, expressing the desire and determination of such great hive to become incorporated and directing the great executive committee to perfect such incorporation.  Second, On such resolution being so passed, the great executive committee shall prepare articles of association, under their hands and the seal of such great hive, setting forth the number, name and location of all subordinate hives then in good standing, under the jurisdiction of such great hive, the name by which the great hive is known, the date of its organization, a copy of the resolution mentioned in the first subdivision of this act, the corporate name by which the great hive shall be known in law, the object and purpose of the association, and the period for which it is incorporated, not exceeding 30 years, to which shall be appended a copy of the constitution, laws and by-laws of the great hive.  Third, The great recorder shall make and annex to such articles of association, an affidavit stating the official position occupied in the great hive by the several members of the executive committee, that the resolution, a copy of which is set out in the articles of association, was duly passed at a review of said great hive held pursuant to the constitution and that the same was passed by a 2/3 vote of all the members present, that all the statements in said articles of association are true to the best of her knowledge, information and belief, and that the constitution, laws, and by-laws of such great hive, a copy of which is appended to such articles of association, has been duly adopted by such great hive.  Fourth, A copy of such articles of association with all the papers mentioned in the second subdivision of this act and of the affidavit of said great recorder, by her duly attested, shall be filed with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce. History: 1891, Act 120, Imd. Eff. June 5, 1891 ;-- CL 1897, 8034 ;-- CL 1915, 10506 ;-- CL 1929, 10711 ;-- CL 1948, 457.471 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 84, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
MI Comp L § 457.472 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 120 of 1891 - Ladies of the Maccabees (457.471 - 457.475)|Section 457.472 - Great Hive of Ladies of Maccabees as Body Corporate and Politic; Power and Authority; Evidence of Existence and Incorporation.

457.472 Great hive of ladies of Maccabees as body corporate and politic; power and authority; evidence of existence and incorporation. Sec. 2.  When all of the foregoing requirements are complied with the great hive of the Ladies of the Maccabees of the state of Michigan, shall be a body corporate and politic, by the name expressed in such article of association and by that name shall be in law capable of suing, and being sued, in all the courts of this state, with full power and authority to transact the business of said association, pursuant to the constitution, laws and by-laws thereof, and said articles of association or a copy thereof, duly attested by the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, under the seal thereof, shall be prima facie evidence in all the courts of this state, of the existence and incorporation of said great hive of the Ladies of the Maccabees. History: 1891, Act 120, Imd. Eff. June 5, 1891 ;-- CL 1897, 8035 ;-- CL 1915, 10507 ;-- CL 1929, 10712 ;-- CL 1948, 457.472 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 84, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
MI Comp L § 457.473 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 120 of 1891 - Ladies of the Maccabees (457.471 - 457.475)|Section 457.473 - Amendment of Constitution, Laws, and By-Laws.

457.473 Amendment of constitution, laws, and by-laws. Sec. 3.  The great hive of the Ladies of the Maccabees is hereby authorized to amend its constitution, laws and by-laws, at any regular review of said great hive, after its incorporation, but such amendments shall not be inconsistent with the object and purpose of such association as stated in its articles of association and such constitution, laws and by-laws, shall be in force from and after the filing with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce of an attested copy thereof, under the hand of the great recorder and the seal of said great hive. History: 1891, Act 120, Imd. Eff. June 5, 1891 ;-- CL 1897, 8036 ;-- CL 1915, 10508 ;-- CL 1929, 10713 ;-- CL 1948, 457.473 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 84, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
MI Comp L § 457.474 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 120 of 1891 - Ladies of the Maccabees (457.471 - 457.475)|Section 457.474 - Incorporation of Chartered Subordinate Hive; Procedure; Evidence of Existence and Incorporation.

457.474 Incorporation of chartered subordinate hive; procedure; evidence of existence and incorporation. Sec. 4.  Any subordinate hive, now chartered, or which may hereafter be chartered, by the great hive of the Ladies of the Maccabees of the state of Michigan, may become incorporated and be a body corporate and politic, by passing, by a 2/3 vote of all the members present, at any regular review, of such subordinate hive, a like resolution, as provided in section 1 of this act, executing similar articles of association, under the hands of its executive committee, and the seal of the hive, and appending thereto the affidavit of its recorder, setting forth the official character of the several members of its executive committee, that said resolution was passed at a regular review, and received the affirmative votes of 2/3 of all the members present, and filing the same with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce. A copy of said articles of association duly certified by the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce shall be prima facie evidence in all the courts of this state, of the existence and incorporation of such subordinate hive. History: 1891, Act 120, Imd. Eff. June 5, 1891 ;-- CL 1897, 8037 ;-- CL 1915, 10509 ;-- CL 1929, 10714 ;-- CL 1948, 457.474 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 84, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
MI Comp L § 457.475 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 120 of 1891 - Ladies of the Maccabees (457.471 - 457.475)|Section 457.475 - Property; Holding and Disposition; Control of Business.

457.475 Property; holding and disposition; control of business. Sec. 5.  Every corporation formed pursuant to this act may take and hold personal and real property, so far as the same shall be necessary for the proper purposes of the organization, not exceeding 10,000 dollars, in value, and may convey, dispose of, mortgage, and deal with the same, as may be determined by the constitution, laws and by-laws of such great hive, or of such subordinate hive, as the case may be. The management, direction and control of the property and business of such corporations shall be vested in such officers as the constitution and laws of the great hive may direct. History: 1891, Act 120, Imd. Eff. June 5, 1891 ;-- CL 1897, 8038 ;-- CL 1915, 10510 ;-- CL 1929, 10715 ;-- CL 1948, 457.475
MI Comp L § 457.481 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 16 of 1875 - Improved Order of Red Men (457.481 - 457.488)|Section 457.481 - Improved Order of Red Men; Incorporation.

457.481 Improved Order of Red Men; incorporation. Sec. 1.  That the great council and subordinate tribes of the Improved Order of Red Men of the state of Michigan may be incorporated in pursuance of the provisions of this act. History: 1875, Act 16, Eff. Aug. 3, 1875 ;-- How. 4542 ;-- CL 1897, 8039 ;-- CL 1915, 10511 ;-- CL 1929, 10716 ;-- CL 1948, 457.481 Former Law: See Act 102 of 1869, being CL 1871, §§ 3253 to 3256.