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MI Comp L § 457.482 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 16 of 1875 - Improved Order of Red Men (457.481 - 457.488)|Section 457.482 - Great Council; Incorporators; Articles of Association, Execution, Contents.

457.482 Great council; incorporators; articles of association, execution, contents. Sec. 2.  Any 10 or more persons, residents of this state, being members of any great council of the Improved Order of Red Men 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 acknowledgment 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 "Improved Order of Red Men," and the period for which it is incorporated, not exceeding 30 years. History: 1875, Act 16, Eff. Aug. 3, 1875 ;-- How. 4543 ;-- CL 1897, 8040 ;-- CL 1915, 10512 ;-- CL 1929, 10717 ;-- CL 1948, 457.482
MI Comp L § 457.483 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 16 of 1875 - Improved Order of Red Men (457.481 - 457.488)|Section 457.483 - Great Council; Filing Copy of Articles, Charter, and Constitution With Department of Commerce; Signers of Articles, Associates, and Successors as Body Politic and Corporate; Powers.

457.483 Great council; filing copy of articles, charter, and constitution with department of commerce; signers of articles, associates, and successors as body politic and corporate; powers. Sec. 3.  A copy of said articles of association, together with a copy of the charter and constitution of said great council, shall be filed with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, 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 $10,000.00, and that they and their successors shall have 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 incomes shall be devoted exclusively to the charitable and benevolent purposes of the Improved Order of Red Men. Said corporation shall have full power to make and establish rules, regulations, and bylaws for regulating and governing all the affairs and business of said corporation not repugnant to the constitution and laws of this state or of 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 the constitution of the great council of the United States. History: 1875, Act 16, Eff. Aug. 3, 1875 ;-- How. 4544 ;-- CL 1897, 8041 ;-- CL 1915, 10513 ;-- CL 1929, 10718 ;-- CL 1948, 457.483 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 90, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
MI Comp L § 457.484 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 16 of 1875 - Improved Order of Red Men (457.481 - 457.488)|Section 457.484 - Evidence of Existence and Incorporation.

457.484 Evidence of existence and incorporation. Sec. 4.  A copy of the record of such articles of association, under the seal of the department of commerce, duly certified according to law, shall be received as prima facie evidence in all courts of this state of the existence and due incorporation of such corporation. History: 1875, Act 16, Eff. Aug. 3, 1875 ;-- How. 4545 ;-- CL 1897, 8042 ;-- CL 1915, 10514 ;-- CL 1929, 10719 ;-- CL 1948, 457.484 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 90, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
MI Comp L § 457.485 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 16 of 1875 - Improved Order of Red Men (457.481 - 457.488)|Section 457.485 - Subordinate Tribes; Chartering; Existing Subordinate Tribes; Regulation.

457.485 Subordinate tribes; chartering; existing subordinate tribes; regulation. Sec. 5.  Such corporation, when duly formed, shall have power to institute and charter subordinate tribes of said order within this state, and from time to time to make, ordain, constitute and establish such general laws and by-laws, ordinances and regulations for the government of such subordinate tribes not repugnant to law or to the constitution or regulations of the great council of the Improved Order of Red Men of the United States, as to them shall seem proper and necessary, and in case of violation or non-compliance with such ordinances, by-laws and regulations, to revoke and annul the charter granted to such subordinate tribes: Provided, That the existing subordinate tribes heretofore duly chartered by the great council of Michigan or of the United States shall be subject to the control of the said great council under this act as heretofore, and in the same manner and to the same extent as those that may hereafter be instituted and chartered under this act. History: 1875, Act 16, Eff. Aug. 3, 1875 ;-- How. 4546 ;-- CL 1897, 8043 ;-- CL 1915, 10515 ;-- CL 1929, 10720 ;-- CL 1948, 457.485
MI Comp L § 457.486 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 16 of 1875 - Improved Order of Red Men (457.481 - 457.488)|Section 457.486 - Incorporation of Tribe of Improved Order of Red Men; Making and Executing Articles of Incorporation; Filing Copy of Articles With Department of Commerce, Signers of Articles, Associates, and Successors as Body Politic and Corporate; Powers; Evidence of Existence and Incorporation.

457.486 Incorporation of tribe of Improved Order of Red Men; making and executing articles of incorporation; filing copy of articles with department of commerce, signers of articles, associates, and successors as body politic and corporate; powers; evidence of existence and incorporation. Sec. 6.  Any 7 or more persons, residents of this state, being members of a tribe of Improved Order of Red Men, having been duly chartered by the great council of the Improved Order of Red Men 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 corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, and thereupon the persons who shall have signed said 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 corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, shall be received as prima facie evidence in all courts of 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 $10,000.00, 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 Improved Order of Red Men. History: 1875, Act 16, Eff. Aug. 3, 1875 ;-- How. 4547 ;-- CL 1897, 8044 ;-- CL 1915, 10516 ;-- CL 1929, 10721 ;-- CL 1948, 457.486 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 90, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
MI Comp L § 457.487 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 16 of 1875 - Improved Order of Red Men (457.481 - 457.488)|Section 457.487 - Erection of Building; Capital Stock, Creation, Shares; Cemetery.

457.487 Erection of building; capital stock, creation, shares; cemetery. Sec. 7.  Any corporation formed in pursuance of this act may erect and own such suitable edifice, building or hall as to such corporation shall seem proper, with convenient rooms for the meetings of the tribes or councils of the Improved Order of Red Men; 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; and any such corporation may take, purchase, hold and own such suitable lot or parcel of ground as may be convenient for the purpose of a cemetery, and may make all lawful rules and regulations for the disposition of lots and the burial of the dead therein as to such corporation may seem proper. History: 1875, Act 16, Eff. Aug. 3, 1875 ;-- How. 4548 ;-- CL 1897, 8045 ;-- CL 1915, 10517 ;-- CL 1929, 10722 ;-- CL 1948, 457.487
MI Comp L § 457.488 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 16 of 1875 - Improved Order of Red Men (457.481 - 457.488)|Section 457.488 - Governing Law; Amendment of Act.

457.488 Governing law; amendment of act. Sec. 8.  All corporations formed under this act shall be 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: 1875, Act 16, Eff. Aug. 3, 1875 ;-- How. 4549 ;-- CL 1897, 8046 ;-- CL 1915, 10518 ;-- CL 1929, 10723 ;-- CL 1948, 457.488 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 § 457.501 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 83 of 1887 - Ancient Order of United Workmen (457.501 - 457.512)|Section 457.501 - Lodges of Ancient Order of United Workmen; Incorporation.

457.501 Lodges of Ancient Order of United Workmen; incorporation. Sec. 1.  That grand lodges and subordinate lodges of the Ancient Order of United Workmen of the state of Michigan may be incorporated in pursuance of the provisions of this act. History: 1887, Act 83, Imd. Eff. Apr. 22, 1887 ;-- How. 4577x ;-- CL 1897, 8047 ;-- CL 1915, 10520 ;-- CL 1929, 10725 ;-- CL 1948, 457.501
MI Comp L § 457.502 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 83 of 1887 - Ancient Order of United Workmen (457.501 - 457.512)|Section 457.502 - Grand Lodge; Incorporators; Articles of Association, Contents.

457.502 Grand lodge; incorporators; articles of association, contents. Sec. 2.  Any 10 or more persons, residents of this state, being members of a grand lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen of the state of Michigan, that has been duly chartered by the supreme lodge of the said order, and including in their number the grand master workman, the grand recorder and the grand receiver of said grand lodge, desiring to become incorporated, may make and sign articles of association, setting forth their names, official titles, and place of residence, the corporate name by which the association shall be known in the law, the place of its business office, the period for which it is incorporated, not exceeding 30 years, and the purposes of the association, which shall be to promote the general welfare of the fraternity known as the Ancient Order of United Workmen, to improve the mental, moral and social condition of the members of said fraternity, and to provide for the relief of the families and heirs of deceased members of the said fraternity. History: 1887, Act 83, Imd. Eff. Apr. 22, 1887 ;-- How. 4577y ;-- CL 1897, 8048 ;-- CL 1915, 10520 ;-- CL 1929, 10726 ;-- CL 1948, 457.502
MI Comp L § 457.504 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 83 of 1887 - Ancient Order of United Workmen (457.501 - 457.512)|Section 457.504 - Evidence of Existence and Incorporation.

457.504 Evidence of existence and incorporation. Sec. 4.  A copy of the record of such articles of association, under the seal of the department of commerce, duly certified according to law, shall be received as prima facie evidence in all courts of this state of the existence and due incorporation of such corporation. History: 1887, Act 83, Imd. Eff. Apr. 22, 1887 ;-- How. 4577z-1 ;-- CL 1897, 8050 ;-- CL 1915, 10523 ;-- CL 1929, 10728 ;-- CL 1948, 457.504 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 88, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
MI Comp L § 457.505 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 83 of 1887 - Ancient Order of United Workmen (457.501 - 457.512)|Section 457.505 - Subordinate Lodges; Chartering; Existing Lodges; Regulation.

457.505 Subordinate lodges; chartering; existing lodges; regulation. Sec. 5.  Such corporation when formed shall have power to institute and charter subordinate lodges within this state, and from time to time to make, ordain, constitute and establish such general laws and by-laws, ordinances and regulations, for the government of such subordinate lodges, not repugnant to law or to the constitution and regulations of the grand lodge or of the supreme lodge, as shall seem to it necessary and proper, and in case of non-compliance with such general laws, by-laws, ordinances, and regulations, to revoke and annul the charter granted to any such subordinate lodge: Provided, however, That the existing subordinate lodges heretofore duly chartered by the grand lodge of Michigan, or the supreme lodge, shall be subject to the control of the said grand lodge as heretofore, and in the same manner and to the same extent as those which may hereafter be chartered under this act. History: 1887, Act 83, Imd. Eff. Apr. 22, 1887 ;-- How. 4577z-2 ;-- CL 1897, 8051 ;-- CL 1915, 10524 ;-- CL 1929, 10729 ;-- CL 1948, 457.505
MI Comp L § 457.506 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 83 of 1887 - Ancient Order of United Workmen (457.501 - 457.512)|Section 457.506 - Subordinate Lodges; Incorporation.

457.506 Subordinate lodges; incorporation. Sec. 6.  Any 10 or more persons, residents of this state, being members in good standing of any subordinate lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and including in their number the master workman, the recorder and the receiver of such lodge, duly chartered by a grand lodge of this state or by the supreme lodge, desiring to become incorporated, may make and sign articles of association, specifying as provided in the second section of this act. History: 1887, Act 83, Imd. Eff. Apr. 22, 1887 ;-- How. 4577z-3 ;-- CL 1897, 8052 ;-- CL 1915, 10525 ;-- CL 1929, 10730 ;-- CL 1948, 457.506
MI Comp L § 457.507 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 83 of 1887 - Ancient Order of United Workmen (457.501 - 457.512)|Section 457.507 - Acknowledgment of Articles; Filing Copy of Articles With Department of Commerce; Signers of Articles, Associates, and Successors as Body Politic and Corporate; Powers.

457.507 Acknowledgment of articles; filing copy of articles with department of commerce; signers of articles, associates, and successors as body politic and corporate; powers. Sec. 7.  Such articles shall be acknowledged before a notary public, and a copy thereof shall be filed with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, 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 sue and be sued, to have a common seal which may be altered or changed at their pleasure, to purchase, take, receive, hold and enjoy, for themselves and their successors, estates, real and personal, and to give, grant, sell, lease, demise, and dispose of such estates: Provided, That the value of such real estate, exclusive of the building authorized by section 9 of this act, shall not exceed the sum of $5,000.00, and that the proceeds, rents, and incomes thereof shall be devoted exclusively to the charitable and benevolent purposes of the fraternity known as the Ancient Order of United Workmen. History: 1887, Act 83, Imd. Eff. Apr. 22, 1887 ;-- How. 4577z-4 ;-- CL 1897, 8053 ;-- CL 1915, 10526 ;-- CL 1929, 10731 ;-- CL 1948, 457.507 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 88, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
MI Comp L § 457.508 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 83 of 1887 - Ancient Order of United Workmen (457.501 - 457.512)|Section 457.508 - Evidence of Existence and Incorporation.

457.508 Evidence of existence and incorporation. Sec. 8.  A certified copy of the record of such articles of association, under the seal of the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, shall be received as prima facie evidence in all courts in this state of the existence and due incorporation of such corporation. History: 1887, Act 83, Imd. Eff. Apr. 22, 1887 ;-- How. 4577z-5 ;-- CL 1897, 8054 ;-- CL 1915, 10527 ;-- CL 1929, 10732 ;-- CL 1948, 457.508 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 88, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
MI Comp L § 457.509 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 83 of 1887 - Ancient Order of United Workmen (457.501 - 457.512)|Section 457.509 - Subordinate Lodges; Erection of Building; Capital Stock, Creation, Shares.

457.509 Subordinate lodges; erection of building; capital stock, creation, shares. Sec. 9.  Any corporation other than a grand lodge formed in pursuance of this act, may erect and own such edifice, building or hall, as it shall deem proper, with convenient rooms for the meetings of lodges of the order, and for that purpose may create a capital stock of not more than 50,000 dollars, to be divided into shares of not more than 100 dollars each. History: 1887, Act 83, Imd. Eff. Apr. 22, 1887 ;-- How. 4577z-6 ;-- CL 1897, 8055 ;-- CL 1915, 10528 ;-- CL 1929, 10733 ;-- CL 1948, 457.509
MI Comp L § 457.510 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 83 of 1887 - Ancient Order of United Workmen (457.501 - 457.512)|Section 457.510 - Incorporated Grand or Subordinate Lodge; Surrendering Corporate Rights, Powers, and Liabilities; Filing Certificate With Department of Commerce; Re-Incorporation.

457.510 Incorporated grand or subordinate lodge; surrendering corporate rights, powers, and liabilities; filing certificate with department of commerce; re-incorporation. Sec. 10.  Any grand or subordinate lodge which shall have been incorporated before this act takes effect as a law, under the provisions of former Act No. 104 of 1869, may by a vote of the members of such lodge at any regular meeting thereof, surrender its corporate rights, powers and liabilities, but such surrender shall not in any manner affect any suits which may be pending, or any rights which any person may have acquired by virtue of such incorporation; but before such surrender shall be valid, a certificate of the proper officers, under the seal of such lodge, shall be filed with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, certifying that such lodge has voted to surrender its corporate rights; and any such lodge having so surrendered its corporate rights may be again incorporated, in conformity with the provisions of this act: Provided, That all members of the corporate body that has surrendered its corporate rights shall, by virtue of such re-incorporation, and the payment of the first beneficiary assessment made by the re-incorporated body be entitled to all the rights and benefits flowing therefrom, and the beneficiary certificates held by them shall be treated and considered by the re-incorporated body as of its own issuance, and shall be, so far as the member is concerned, of the same force and effect as if issued by the re-incorporated body. History: 1887, Act 83, Imd. Eff. Apr. 22, 1887 ;-- How. 4577z-7 ;-- CL 1897, 8056 ;-- CL 1915, 10529 ;-- CL 1929, 10734 ;-- CL 1948, 457.510 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 88, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
MI Comp L § 457.511 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 83 of 1887 - Ancient Order of United Workmen (457.501 - 457.512)|Section 457.511 - Insurance Business.

457.511 Insurance business. Sec. 11.  Corporations formed in pursuance of this act shall not be considered as engaged in the business of life insurance, nor shall they be subject to the provision of the statutes relating to life insurance or mutual benefit companies, associations or corporations. History: 1887, Act 83, Imd. Eff. Apr. 22, 1887 ;-- How. 4577z-8 ;-- CL 1897, 8057 ;-- CL 1915, 10530 ;-- CL 1929, 10735 ;-- CL 1948, 457.511
MI Comp L § 457.512 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 83 of 1887 - Ancient Order of United Workmen (457.501 - 457.512)|Section 457.512 - Money or Benefit to Be Paid; Exemptions.

457.512 Money or benefit to be paid; exemptions. Sec. 12.  The money or other benefit, relief, aid or sick benefit fund to be paid, provided or rendered by any corporation formed in pursuance of this act, shall not be liable to attachment, garnishment or other process and shall not be seized, taken, appropriated or applied by any legal or equitable process or by operation of law, to pay any debt or liability of the deceased member, or of any certificate holder, or of any beneficiary named in any certificate, or of any person who may have any rights thereunder. History: Add. 1899, Act 130, Imd. Eff. June 15, 1899 ;-- CL 1915, 10531 ;-- CL 1929, 10736 ;-- CL 1948, 457.512
MI Comp L § 457.531 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 136 of 1891 - Independent Order of Foresters (457.531 - 457.538)|Section 457.531 - Independent Order of Foresters; Incorporation.

457.531 Independent Order of Foresters; incorporation. Sec. 1.  That the high and subordinate courts of the Independent Order of Foresters of the state of Michigan may be incorporated in pursuance of the provisions of this act. History: 1891, Act 136, Eff. Oct. 2, 1891 ;-- CL 1897, 8058 ;-- CL 1915, 10532 ;-- CL 1929, 10737 ;-- CL 1948, 457.531
MI Comp L § 457.532 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations|Act 136 of 1891 - Independent Order of Foresters (457.531 - 457.538)|Section 457.532 - High Court; Incorporators; Articles of Association, Execution, Contents.

457.532 High court; incorporators; articles of association, execution, contents. Sec. 2.  Any 10 or more persons, residents of this state, being members of the high and subordinate courts of the Independent Order of Foresters, of the state of Michigan, desirous to [be] become incorporated, may make and execute articles of incorporation under their hands and seal, 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 names 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 high court of the Independent Order of Foresters and the period for which it is incorporated, not exceeding 30 years. History: 1891, Act 136, Eff. Oct. 2, 1891 ;-- CL 1897, 8059 ;-- CL 1915, 10533 ;-- CL 1929, 10738 ;-- CL 1948, 457.532