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MI Comp L § 458.204 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 458 - Ecclesiastical Corporations|Act 265 of 1909 - United Presbyterian Churches (458.201 - 458.213)|Section 458.204 - Property Rights of Corporation; Government.

458.204 Property rights of corporation; government. Sec. 4.  The corporation shall succeed to all the property rights of the church out of which it is incorporated and, subject to the civil law, shall be governed by the form of government, discipline, rules, and usages of the Presbyterian Church (USA), as promulgated by the general assembly of said church and the presbytery within whose jurisdiction the corporation may be located. History: 1909, Act 265, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 11090 ;-- CL 1929, 10927 ;-- CL 1948, 458.204 ;-- Am. 1960, Act 70, Eff. Aug. 17, 1960 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 39, Imd. Eff. Mar. 26, 1984
MI Comp L § 458.205 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 458 - Ecclesiastical Corporations|Act 265 of 1909 - United Presbyterian Churches (458.201 - 458.213)|Section 458.205 - Powers of Corporation.

458.205 Powers of corporation. Sec. 5.  Such corporation may have a seal and alter the same at will; it may, in its corporate name, sue and be sued in all the courts of this state; it shall have power to acquire, hold, sell and convey property, both real and personal, in accordance with this act; it may hold and recover all debts, demands, rights, privileges, and all property, real or personal, of whatsoever nature it may be, belonging or appertaining to said church, out of which, and as auxiliary to which, it is incorporated, in whatsoever manner the same may have been acquired and in whosoever hands the same may be held, the same as if the right and title to the same had originally been vested in said corporation; it may hold so much real property as may be needed for the purposes of church building and a manse or parsonage; it may also hold for a period not exceeding 10 years, such real estate as may be conveyed or devised to it, even though the same may not be needed for a church building or a parsonage, the proceeds from the same when sold to be used for said church purposes as may be determined upon. History: 1909, Act 265, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 11091 ;-- CL 1929, 10928 ;-- CL 1948, 458.205
MI Comp L § 458.206 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 458 - Ecclesiastical Corporations|Act 265 of 1909 - United Presbyterian Churches (458.201 - 458.213)|Section 458.206 - Trustees; Qualifications; Election; Term.

458.206 Trustees; qualifications; election; term. Sec. 6.  The trustees aforesaid, and as well their successors in office, shall be adult citizens of the United States, shall be chosen by ballot, or as provided in the articles of association, and shall hold office for a length of time, and upon conditions, as shall be provided in the articles. History: 1909, Act 265, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 11092 ;-- CL 1929, 10929 ;-- CL 1948, 458.206 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 274, Imd. Eff. Oct. 14, 1976
MI Comp L § 458.207 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 458 - Ecclesiastical Corporations|Act 265 of 1909 - United Presbyterian Churches (458.201 - 458.213)|Section 458.207 - Trustees; Powers; Disposal of Realty.

458.207 Trustees; powers; disposal of realty. Sec. 7.  The secular affairs of said church shall, subject to the control of the general corporate body, be managed by such board of trustees. It shall have power to purchase, build, repair, lease, sell, rent, mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose of property: Provided, That before it shall sell, mortgage or otherwise encumber or dispose of real property the consent of the corporation shall be given by an affirmative vote of at least 2/3 of all members present at a public meeting, who are entitled to vote for trustees under this act, of which meeting 10 days' notice at least shall be given, stating the time, place and object thereof. History: 1909, Act 265, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 11093 ;-- CL 1929, 10930 ;-- CL 1948, 458.207
MI Comp L § 458.208 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 458 - Ecclesiastical Corporations|Act 265 of 1909 - United Presbyterian Churches (458.201 - 458.213)|Section 458.208 - Trustees; Temporary Vacancies.

458.208 Trustees; temporary vacancies. Sec. 8.  If it shall happen that an organization incorporated under this act shall be temporarily without officers, such corporations shall not for that reason be dissolved, but such corporation may proceed to elect trustees as provided in this act and the articles of association. History: 1909, Act 265, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 11094 ;-- CL 1929, 10931 ;-- CL 1948, 458.208
MI Comp L § 458.209 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 458 - Ecclesiastical Corporations|Act 265 of 1909 - United Presbyterian Churches (458.201 - 458.213)|Section 458.209 - Title; Passing to Presbytery; Sale of Property; Dissolution of Corporation.

458.209 Title; passing to presbytery; sale of property; dissolution of corporation. Sec. 9.  In all cases where property belonging to any organization incorporated under the provisions of this act, has been abandoned, or is no longer used for the purpose for which said property was acquired, or for the benefit of a church society, and has not been conveyed by said corporation under the provisions of this act, or if said corporation has been dissolved or become extinct, the title of said property shall pass to the presbytery within the bounds of which the said corporation is situated and said presbytery may by such officer or committee as said presbytery may designate for that purpose, apply to the circuit court for the county in which said property may be, for license to sell the same, and such license shall be granted by said court, after such notice of said application, as said court may direct, has been given, and thereupon said property may be sold, and the proceeds of said sale disposed of as directed by said presbytery; and said court upon hearing of said application, may dissolve said corporation when it shall appear by proof that such society has ceased to support a pastor or performed the usual functions of a church for a period of 2 years. History: 1909, Act 265, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 11095 ;-- CL 1929, 10932 ;-- CL 1948, 458.209
MI Comp L § 458.211 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 458 - Ecclesiastical Corporations|Act 265 of 1909 - United Presbyterian Churches (458.201 - 458.213)|Section 458.211 - Amendment of Articles; Procedure.

458.211 Amendment of articles; procedure. Sec. 11.  Any church society incorporated under the provisions of this act, at a meeting called for that purpose of which 4 weeks' notice has been given by announcement at regular services, by a vote of 2/3 of all the qualified members present and voting, may amend its articles of association in any way not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, or the form of government of the Presbyterian Church (USA); and such amendment shall become operative when a certificate such as is provided for in sections 2 and 3 shall be executed and acknowledged by the trustees of the corporation and the same duly recorded as therein provided, showing such action and containing a copy of the amended articles. History: 1909, Act 265, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 11096 ;-- CL 1929, 10933 ;-- CL 1948, 458.211 ;-- Am. 1960, Act 70, Eff. Aug. 17, 1960 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 39, Imd. Eff. Mar. 26, 1984
MI Comp L § 458.212 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 458 - Ecclesiastical Corporations|Act 265 of 1909 - United Presbyterian Churches (458.201 - 458.213)|Section 458.212 - Reincorporation Under Act; Procedure.

458.212 Reincorporation under act; procedure. Sec. 12.  Any Presbyterian church society heretofore incorporated, or whose corporate term of existence has heretofore expired by limitation, or the trustees of which have heretofore exercised the powers of a body corporate, may, by a 2/3 vote of its qualified members, present and voting, expressed at a meeting called as provided in section 11 hereof, place itself under the provisions of this act the same as if originally incorporated under it, and by executing articles of association as provided in section 11 in case of amendment, and causing the same to be recorded as is further required in case of such amendment. History: 1909, Act 265, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 11097 ;-- Am. 1917, Act 64, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 10934 ;-- CL 1948, 458.212
MI Comp L § 458.213 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 458 - Ecclesiastical Corporations|Act 265 of 1909 - United Presbyterian Churches (458.201 - 458.213)|Section 458.213 - Trustees; Evidence of Authority.

458.213 Trustees; evidence of authority. Sec. 13.  It is further provided that the execution by the trustees of said corporation of any deed, note, mortgage, bond or other obligation, or contract of said corporation, in proper form, shall be prima facie evidence of the proper appointment of said trustee, and that such act has been properly authorized by the corporation as hereinbefore provided. History: 1909, Act 265, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 11098 ;-- CL 1929, 10935 ;-- CL 1948, 458.213
MI Comp L § 458.251 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 458 - Ecclesiastical Corporations|Act 40 of 1899 - Protestant Episcopal Churches (458.251 - 458.263)|Section 458.251 - Protestant Episcopal Church; Incorporation, Procedure; Body Corporate.

458.251 Protestant Episcopal church; incorporation, procedure; body corporate. Sec. 1.  It shall be lawful for any 6 or more persons, professing attachment to the Protestant Episcopal church, to execute and acknowledge, before any person authorized to take acknowledgments of deeds, 1 or more duplicate articles of agreement, in writing, whereby they shall agree to organize a church according to the usages of the Protestant Episcopal church, by the name and style set forth in such articles; and upon the execution and acknowledgment and filing thereof, as herein provided, such church shall become a body politic and corporate, by the name set forth in said articles, in accordance with the constitution, canons, doctrine, discipline and worship of the Protestant Episcopal church. History: 1899, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1899 ;-- CL 1915, 10928 ;-- CL 1929, 10936 ;-- CL 1948, 458.251
MI Comp L § 458.252 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 458 - Ecclesiastical Corporations|Act 40 of 1899 - Protestant Episcopal Churches (458.251 - 458.263)|Section 458.252 - Protestant Episcopal Church; Articles, Contents; Name; Location; Vestry Members.

458.252 Protestant Episcopal church; articles, contents; name; location; vestry members. Sec. 2.  The articles shall contain:  First, The name of the proposed church;  Second, The township or city and county in which it is located;  Third, The number of vestry members, not less than 6 nor more than 15, who shall have charge of the temporal affairs of such church, and the time of the annual meeting, which shall be during the first 2 weeks of January, and no church shall be incorporated, in any township or city, bearing the same name as any other Protestant Episcopal church theretofore organized therein. History: 1899, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1899 ;-- CL 1915, 10929 ;-- Am. 1917, Act 62, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 10937 ;-- CL 1948, 458.252 ;-- Am. 1954, Act 23, Eff. Aug. 13, 1954 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 136, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1957
MI Comp L § 458.253 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 458 - Ecclesiastical Corporations|Act 40 of 1899 - Protestant Episcopal Churches (458.251 - 458.263)|Section 458.253 - Filing Articles; Acquisition of Title to Property.

458.253 Filing articles; acquisition of title to property. Sec. 3.  Such articles of agreement, when duly signed and acknowledged, shall be filed with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce; and it shall not be lawful for such church to acquire the title to any property until such articles are so filed. History: 1899, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1899 ;-- CL 1915, 10930 ;-- CL 1929, 10938 ;-- CL 1948, 458.253 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 472, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
MI Comp L § 458.254 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 458 - Ecclesiastical Corporations|Act 40 of 1899 - Protestant Episcopal Churches (458.251 - 458.263)|Section 458.254 - First Meeting; Calling, Notice; Right to Vote; Election of Vestry Members.

458.254 First meeting; calling, notice; right to vote; election of vestry members. Sec. 4.  Any 3 or more persons who have signed any such articles may call the first meeting of such church, at such time and place as they may see fit, by publishing a notice for 10 days previous to the time of such meeting in some newspaper published in the city or township in which such church is located; and if no newspaper is published therein, then such notice may be given by posting the same in 3 of the most public places in such city or township; and at such meeting the affidavit of such posting or publishing shall be produced and recorded in the minutes. At such meeting, in addition to the signers of such articles, any other persons who may be authorized by the laws of the church to take part in the incorporation of parishes shall be entitled to vote, who shall sign a declaration in writing, to be kept in the book of minutes, whereby he or she shall signify an intention of becoming attached to said church, and accepting the terms of such articles. Vestry members of the church shall be elected at said meeting or any adjournment thereof. History: 1899, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1899 ;-- CL 1915, 10931 ;-- CL 1929, 10939 ;-- CL 1948, 458.254 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 136, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1957
MI Comp L § 458.256 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 458 - Ecclesiastical Corporations|Act 40 of 1899 - Protestant Episcopal Churches (458.251 - 458.263)|Section 458.256 - Wardens; Secretary, Treasurer; Meetings of Vestry, Presiding Officer, Quorum, Vacancy.

458.256 Wardens; secretary, treasurer; meetings of vestry, presiding officer, quorum, vacancy. Sec. 6.  The vestry members shall annually choose by ballot from their own body 2 members, who shall be communicants, to be wardens. They shall also appoint a secretary and a treasurer, who may be members of their own body, and they may employ such other agents and servants as may be required. Meetings of the vestry may be called by the rector of the church by giving due notice thereof at any regular service on Sunday, or they may be called by serving upon the rector and upon all members of the vestry a notice in writing, signed by the rector, either warden or any 2 vestry members. A majority of the vestry members elected shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The rector, when present, shall preside at all vestry meetings, but shall have no vote except in case of a tie; and in his absence from the meeting, 1 of the wardens, if present, shall preside. All vacancies in such vestry may be filled by the remaining vestry members at any meeting, and the persons so elected shall hold office for the same period as their predecessors would have held. History: 1899, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1899 ;-- CL 1915, 10933 ;-- CL 1929, 10941 ;-- CL 1948, 458.256 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 136, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1957
MI Comp L § 458.257 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 458 - Ecclesiastical Corporations|Act 40 of 1899 - Protestant Episcopal Churches (458.251 - 458.263)|Section 458.257 - Powers of Vestry; Owner of Pew or Slip.

458.257 Powers of vestry; owner of pew or slip. Sec. 7.  The vestry shall have the care and management of all the temporal affairs of such church, and they shall have authority, in the corporate name, to lease or to purchase and hold such real estate as shall be reasonably necessary for a church building, chapel, parish house, lecture and school rooms, and for dwellings for the ministers thereof; but it shall not be lawful for such corporation to hold or use any real estate for any other purpose for a longer period than 10 years. The said vestry shall also have power to alienate or encumber any of the property of said corporation, but they shall not have power or authority to alienate or encumber any real estate purchased or held for any of the purposes above enumerated, without being first authorized to do so by a vote of the congregation of the parish, at the annual meeting or at a special meeting called for such purpose, and no other person shall vote at such special meeting except those qualified to vote at the annual meeting; nor shall it be lawful to encumber or alienate any such property without the previous consent of the bishop, acting with the advice and consent of the standing committee of the diocese in which such property is situated. Said vestry shall have authority to erect, alter, repair, enlarge, take down or remove and rebuild any church or other building belonging to such corporation, provided such vestry shall first have obtained from the parish authority so to do, in the manner hereinbefore provided for alienating or encumbering the property thereof. No owner of any pew or slip in such church shall be held to be the owner of any interest in the land whereon the same is erected. History: 1899, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1899 ;-- CL 1915, 10934 ;-- CL 1929, 10942 ;-- CL 1948, 458.257
MI Comp L § 458.258 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 458 - Ecclesiastical Corporations|Act 40 of 1899 - Protestant Episcopal Churches (458.251 - 458.263)|Section 458.258 - Record of Proceedings; Inspection, Evidence.

458.258 Record of proceedings; inspection, evidence. Sec. 8.  The vestry shall keep a record of their proceedings, which, together with a record of the meetings of the congregation of the parish, shall, at all times, be open to the inspection of any officer of the parish, and of all persons qualified to vote at the annual meeting of such church. Such records shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated. History: 1899, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1899 ;-- CL 1915, 10935 ;-- CL 1929, 10943 ;-- CL 1948, 458.258
MI Comp L § 458.259 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 458 - Ecclesiastical Corporations|Act 40 of 1899 - Protestant Episcopal Churches (458.251 - 458.263)|Section 458.259 - Reorganization and Extension of Corporate Life; Procedure.

458.259 Reorganization and extension of corporate life; procedure. Sec. 9.  Any Protestant Episcopal church whose corporate term of existence has expired, or may be about to expire, or may hereafter expire, by limitation, may be reorganized under this act, so as to become subject to the provisions thereof, whenever the wardens and vestry members, de jure or de facto, shall execute and file articles of agreement as provided in this act. Said wardens and vestry members, de jure or de facto, are hereby authorized by their names of office to make, sign, acknowledge, execute and file 1 or more duplicate articles of agreement, as provided in sections 1, 2 and 3 of this act, which articles shall, in addition to the requisites in said last mentioned sections named, set forth that they are executed for the purpose of reorganizing said corporation according to the provisions of this act, and such articles shall be deemed sufficient when so executed and filed, although the number of signers shall be less than 6, if they shall constitute the majority of such wardens and vestry members, de jure or de facto. Upon the execution and filing of said articles such corporation shall, without further action, be deemed to all intents and purposes reorganized, and the corporate identity of such corporations shall continue unchanged. History: 1899, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1899 ;-- CL 1915, 10936 ;-- CL 1929, 10944 ;-- CL 1948, 458.259 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 136, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1957
MI Comp L § 458.260 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 458 - Ecclesiastical Corporations|Act 40 of 1899 - Protestant Episcopal Churches (458.251 - 458.263)|Section 458.260 - Amendment of Articles; Procedure; Existing Amendments Declared Valid.

458.260 Amendment of articles; procedure; existing amendments declared valid. Sec. 10.  Any church incorporated under this act may, at any annual meeting, or at any special meeting, called for that purpose, by a vote of the majority of those present qualified to vote and voting on the question, amend its articles of agreement in any manner not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, of the constitution and canons of the Protestant Episcopal church in the United States of America, and of the diocese in which said church shall be located, and such amendments shall become operative on filing a copy of the same, certified by the presiding officer and secretary of such meeting, with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce; and all such amendments heretofore made by any Protestant Episcopal church are hereby declared to be valid and binding. History: 1899, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1899 ;-- CL 1915, 10937 ;-- CL 1929, 10945 ;-- CL 1948, 458.260 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 472, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
MI Comp L § 458.261 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 458 - Ecclesiastical Corporations|Act 40 of 1899 - Protestant Episcopal Churches (458.251 - 458.263)|Section 458.261 - Repeal; Saving Clause.

458.261 Repeal; saving clause. Sec. 11.  The following entitled acts are hereby repealed, viz.: "An act to provide for the organization of Protestant Episcopal churches," approved February seventeenth, 1857; "An act to amend sections 4, 5, 6 and 7 of an act entitled 'An act to provide for the organization of Protestant Episcopal churches,' approved February seventeenth, 1857, being sections 3083, 3084, 3085 and 3086 of the compiled laws of 1871, and to add a new section thereto,to stand as section 8 of said act," approved May twenty-seventh, 1879; "An act to enable certain Protestant Episcopal churches to reorganize under the statute, approved February seventeenth, 1857, entitled 'An act to provide for the organization of Protestant Episcopal churches,'" approved March fourteenth, 1865; also all other acts amendatory of the above entitled acts, or inconsistent with this act; but the organization of all corporations under the provisions of either of said acts shall be deemed and taken to be organizations under this act, and all rights, obligations and liabilities contracted or incurred by any such corporations thereunder, or under the provisions of any law now in force, not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, shall continue of the same force and effect as though such acts of law had not been repealed; all such corporations, from and after the taking effect of this act, shall be subject to all the provisions hereof as fully as though such organization had been perfected hereunder. History: 1899, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1899 ;-- CL 1915, 10938 ;-- CL 1929, 10946 ;-- CL 1948, 458.261 Compiler's Notes: There is no repeal clause in the title of this act.