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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 39 of 1889 - Summer Resort and Assembly Associations (455.51 - 455.72) › Section 455.69 - Board of Assessors; Members, Assessment; Trustees, Report; Interest; Fees.

455.69 Board of assessors; members, assessment; trustees, report; interest; fees.
Sec. 19.
It shall be the duty of such board of assessors and they are hereby authorized and empowered, to ascertain the amount of all taxes paid by the association, as herein contemplated, as soon as practicable after the payment thereof, and thereupon to fix and determine on the basis aforesaid the sum or sums of money to be paid to the association by each of the owners of such cottages or buildings as his, her, or their just proportion of taxes paid by the association, and shall report to the board of trustees such determination and finding in writing, and the sum or sums of money thus fixed and determined, as shown by said report, shall be final and conclusive upon all parties, and shall constitute an indebtedness and lien as aforesaid payable from the date of filing of such report with the collection fees allowed township treasurers for the collection of taxes. To all taxes unpaid on the first day of March next after their assessment, there shall be added interest and collection fees at the same rate as provided by law for the non-payment of taxes on and after said date.
History:
Add. 1901, Act 57, Imd. Eff. Apr. 11, 1901 ;-- CL 1915, 10080 ;-- Am. 1929, Act 218, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 10345 ;-- CL 1948, 455.69
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 39 of 1889 - Summer Resort and Assembly Associations (455.51 - 455.72) › Section 455.70 - Board of Assessors; Report; Board of Trustees, Additions and Corrections.

455.70 Board of assessors; report; board of trustees, additions and corrections.
Sec. 20.
The board of trustees may correct any error or mistake in such report in the name of any owner or lessee of any such cottage or building, or of the description of the premises upon which the same is situated, and insert therein the right name and description of any such premises, and may also insert therein any cottage or building liable to be assessed as herein contemplated which does not appear in such report with apt description thereof, and assess and determine the just and fair amount that should be paid by the owner thereof, and the amount thus determined shall constitute a debt against the owner of such cottage or building and a lien thereon, and have the same force and effect as if made by said board of assessors and embraced in their report.
History:
Add. 1901, Act 57, Imd. Eff. Apr. 11, 1901 ;-- CL 1915, 10081 ;-- CL 1929, 10346 ;-- CL 1948, 455.70
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 39 of 1889 - Summer Resort and Assembly Associations (455.51 - 455.72) › Section 455.71 - Board of Assessors; Report, Majority Rule.

455.71 Board of assessors; report, majority rule.
Sec. 21.
The finding and determination and report of a majority of the members of the board of assessors, as set forth in their report, shall have the same force and effect as if the same had been made and the report signed by the entire board.
History:
Add. 1901, Act 57, Imd. Eff. Apr. 11, 1901 ;-- CL 1915, ORYDATA> ;-- CL 1929, 10347 ;-- CL 1948, 455.71
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 39 of 1889 - Summer Resort and Assembly Associations (455.51 - 455.72) › Section 455.72 - Highway Assessments; Expenditure.

455.72 Highway assessments; expenditure.
Sec. 22.
All moneys assessed, levied and paid upon the property of such association for highway purposes, including labor tax or assessment, shall be expended and laid out upon the highways and streets upon or running across the lands of the association at such time and times, at such place and places, and in such manner as shall be directed by the board of trustees, or by the association's superintendent of the grounds: Provided always, That such expenditure shall not in any manner do away with, lessen or abridge the jurisdiction and control of the association or its trustees over or upon such streets and highways hereinbefore granted.
History:
Add. 1901, Act 57, Imd. Eff. Apr. 11, 1901 ;-- CL 1915, 10083 ;-- CL 1929, 10348 ;-- CL 1948, 455.72
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 134 of 1905 - Summer Resort and Assembly Associations (455.91 - 455.91) › Section 455.91 - Articles of Incorporation; Amendment.

455.91 Articles of incorporation; amendment.
Sec. 1.
That any corporation organized under Act No. 39 of the Public Acts of 1889 of this state, entitled "An act to authorize the formation of corporations for the purchase and improvement of grounds to be occupied for summer homes, for camp meetings, for meetings of assemblies or associations and societies organized for intellectual and scientific culture and for the promotion of the cause of religion and morality, or for any or all such purposes," may alter and amend its articles of incorporation or association at any annual meeting of the members of the association, by a resolution adopted by a 2/3 vote of all members present and voting thereon, and such amendment shall be certified by the president and secretary under the seal of the corporation and recorded in the same manner as the original articles of incorporation: Provided always, That no such amendment shall change the general purpose for which such corporation was formed.
History:
1905, Act 134, Imd. Eff. May 23, 1905 ;-- CL 1915, 10084 ;-- CL 1929, 10349 ;-- CL 1948, 455.91
Compiler's Notes:
For provisions of Act 39 of 1889, referred to in this section, see MCL 455.51 et seq.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 69 of 1887 - Suburban Homestead, Villa Park, and Summer Resort Associations (455.101 - 455.113) › Section 455.101 - Suburban Homestead, Villa Park and Summer Resort Associations; Incorporation; Purposes; Corporate Life; Trustees, Number, Election.

455.101 Suburban homestead, villa park and summer resort associations; incorporation; purposes; corporate life; trustees, number, election.
Sec. 1.
That any number of persons not less than 5 who shall desire to form an association for the purpose of purchasing, holding, improving and disposing of lands or lots for suburban homesteads or residences, or for a villa park or summer resort, may meet at such time and place as they or a majority of them may agree, and appoint a chairman and secretary by vote of a majority of the persons present at the meeting, and proceed to form an association by determining on a corporate name by which the association shall be known, and the period for which it is incorporated, not exceeding 30 years, the number of trustees to manage the concerns of the association, which number shall not be less than 3 nor more than 13, and the day in each year upon which the future annual elections of trustees shall be held, and thereupon may proceed to elect by ballot the number of trustees so determined upon, and the trustees so elected shall hold their offices for 1 year, and until their successors are elected and qualified.
History:
1887, Act 69, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1887 ;-- How. 3983f-1 ;-- CL 1897, 7654 ;-- CL 1915, 10085 ;-- CL 1929, 10350 ;-- CL 1948, 455.101
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 69 of 1887 - Suburban Homestead, Villa Park, and Summer Resort Associations (455.101 - 455.113) › Section 455.102 - Certificate; Signing and Acknowledgment; Contents; Filing With Department of Commerce.

455.102 Certificate; signing and acknowledgment; contents; filing with department of commerce.
Sec. 2.
The chairperson and secretary of the meeting shall within 10 days after such meeting make a written certificate and sign their names thereto, and acknowledge the same before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments of conveyances; which certificate shall state the names and residences of the associates who attended such meeting; the corporate name of the association determined upon by the majority of the persons who met, the number of trustees fixed on to manage the concerns of the association; the names of trustees chosen at the meeting and the day fixed on for the annual election of trustees, which certificate shall be filed with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce.
History:
1887, Act 69, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1887 ;-- How. 3983f-2 ;-- CL 1897, 7655 ;-- CL 1915, 10086 ;-- CL 1929, 10351 ;-- CL 1948, 455.102 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 86, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 69 of 1887 - Suburban Homestead, Villa Park, and Summer Resort Associations (455.101 - 455.113) › Section 455.103 - Corporate Powers; Articles, Certified Copy as Evidence; Trustees, Powers.

455.103 Corporate powers; articles, certified copy as evidence; trustees, powers.
Sec. 3.
When a [the] certificate shall have been recorded and filed as aforesaid, the association mentioned therein shall be deemed legally incorporated and shall have and possess the general powers and privileges, and be subject to the liabilities of a corporation. Such association may adopt a common seal, and may sue and be sued in and by its corporate name in the courts of this state and of the United States, and a certified copy of its articles of association shall be prima facie evidence in all courts and proceedings of the organization of such association. The affairs and property of such association shall be managed by the trustees, who may make all necessary by-laws, rules and regulations for such purpose, subject to the ratification of a majority of the lot owners, and who shall annually appoint from among their own number a president and vice-president, and also appoint a secretary and treasurer from members of the association other than the trustees, if deemed expedient so to do, said officers to hold their places for such term and under such conditions and requirements as the by-laws of the association may provide.
History:
1887, Act 69, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1887 ;-- How. 3983f-3 ;-- CL 1897, 7656 ;-- CL 1915, 10087 ;-- CL 1929, 10352 ;-- CL 1948, 455.103
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 69 of 1887 - Suburban Homestead, Villa Park, and Summer Resort Associations (455.101 - 455.113) › Section 455.104 - Taking and Holding of Land by Incorporated Association; Purposes; Sale and Conveyance or Lease; Personal Property.

455.104 Taking and holding of land by incorporated association; purposes; sale and conveyance or lease; personal property.
Sec. 4.
Any association incorporated under this act may take by purchase, devise or gift, and hold within any 1 county, not exceeding 320 acres of land, to be held and possessed by it for the purposes mentioned in the first section of this act. The trustees may sell and convey or lease the said lands, or any portion thereof, for such price, and upon such terms as they may deem advisable, and subject to such conditions and restrictions, as may be imposed upon the same, by rules and regulations to be adopted by them, and inserted in, or annexed to conveyances of the same. Any such association may hold personal property to an amount not exceeding $20,000.00, besides sums of money that may arise from the sale of lots or plots of land as hereinbefore provided.
History:
1887, Act 69, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1887 ;-- How. 3983f-4 ;-- CL 1897, 7657 ;-- CL 1915, 10088 ;-- CL 1929, 10353 ;-- CL 1948, 455.104 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 86, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 69 of 1887 - Suburban Homestead, Villa Park, and Summer Resort Associations (455.101 - 455.113) › Section 455.105 - Trustees; Election, Vacancy.

455.105 Trustees; election, vacancy.
Sec. 5.
The annual election of trustees shall be held on the day prescribed in the certificate of incorporation, and at such hour and place as the trustees shall direct, notice of which election shall be given by publication for 4 successive weeks in some paper published in the county in which the real estate of such association is situated. And if there be no paper printed in such county, then such notice shall be published as aforesaid in some newspaper printed in the city of Lansing in this state. The trustees chosen at any election subsequent to the first, shall hold their offices for 1 year and until their successors are elected and qualified. The election shall be by ballot, and every person of full age, the owner or holder of 1 or more lots or plots purchased from the association or its grantees as hereinbefore provided, or the owner or holder of a sufficient number of shares as provided in the seventh section of this act, to entitle such person to vote according to the terms of the agreement authorized by said section, or if there are more than 1 owner or holder of any such shares, or of any such lot or plot, then such 1 of them as the majority of joint ners or holders shall designate to represent such shares or such lots or plots, may, either in person or by proxy, cast 1 vote for each 1, or other number of shares as authorized and specified in said agreement, and 1 vote for each lot or plot by them owned or held as aforesaid, and the persons receiving a majority of all the votes given at such election, shall be declared duly elected as trustees to succeed those whose term of office expires: Provided, That in all elections after the first, the trustees shall be chosen from among the owners of lots or plots. Vacancies in the office of trustee [trustees] or of president or vice-president may be filled in such manner as shall be prescribed by the by-laws of the association.
History:
1887, Act 69, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1887 ;-- How. 3983f-5 ;-- CL 1897, 7658 ;-- CL 1915, 10089 ;-- CL 1929, 10354 ;-- CL 1948, 455.105
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 69 of 1887 - Suburban Homestead, Villa Park, and Summer Resort Associations (455.101 - 455.113) › Section 455.106 - Lots and Plots; Proceeds of Sale, Disposition.

455.106 Lots and plots; proceeds of sale, disposition.
Sec. 6.
At least 60 per cent of the proceeds of all sales of lots and plots shall first be appropriated to the payment of the purchase money of the lands acquired by the association, until the purchase money shall be paid, and the residue thereof, as also the proceeds of all sales thereafter made, shall be applied to the payment of the assessments and taxes against the lands of the association, and to the preserving, improving and embellishing such lands and the roads, avenues and walks thereon and leading thereto, and also to the erection of docks or landings where said lands may be situate upon any lake or river, and for quays or breakwaters, necessary to the preservation of such lands from the encroachment of the waters of such lakes or rivers, or for the construction of steam or other yachts for ferriage or pleasure purposes, and to defray the incidental expenses of the association: Provided, That any proceeds remaining after the payments aforesaid, and after providing in a reasonable manner for expenses and improvements to be thereafter incurred and made, may, upon the vote of 2/3 of the trustees in favor thereof, be distributed among the owners of lots purchased from the association or to the grantees thereof; such distribution to be made proportionately among such lot owners according to the sums originally paid for the lots or plots so owned or held by them to the association.
History:
1887, Act 69, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1887 ;-- How. 3983f-6 ;-- CL 1897, 7659 ;-- CL 1915, 10090 ;-- CL 1929, 10355 ;-- CL 1948, 455.106
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 69 of 1887 - Suburban Homestead, Villa Park, and Summer Resort Associations (455.101 - 455.113) › Section 455.107 - Lots and Plots; Purchase Agreement.

455.107 Lots and plots; purchase agreement.
Sec. 7.
Associations formed under the provisions of this act may agree with the person or persons from whom its lands, or any part thereof may be purchased, to pay for such lands, as the purchase price thereof, any specified part or portion of the proceeds of all sales of lots and plots made from such lands, in which case the part or portion of such proceeds so agreed upon shall be first appropriated and applied to the payment of the purchase money of the lands so acquired, and the residue thereof shall be applied and distributed in all respects as provided in the last preceding section in respect to the residue of proceeds therein mentioned. The part or portion of the proceeds constituting the purchase price of the lands may be divided into as many equal shares as may be agreed upon between the association and the person or persons from whom the said lands are purchased; and the said shares shall entitle the owners thereof to such number of votes at any election for trustees of the association, and shall be transferable on the books of the association in such manner as shall also be agreed upon between the said parties. In all cases where lands shall be purchased and agreed to be paid for in the manner herein provided, the price for lots or plots specified in the agreement between the association and the person or persons from whom the said lands are purchased, shall not be changed without the written consent of a majority in interest of such persons, their heirs, representatives and assigns.
History:
1887, Act 69, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1887 ;-- How. 3983f-7 ;-- CL 1897, 7660 ;-- CL 1915, 10091 ;-- CL 1929, 10356 ;-- CL 1948, 455.107
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 69 of 1887 - Suburban Homestead, Villa Park, and Summer Resort Associations (455.101 - 455.113) › Section 455.108 - Lots and Plots; Plot Prerequisite to Sale.

455.108 Lots and plots; plot prerequisite to sale.
Sec. 8.
Before proceeding to sell any lots or plots as hereinbefore provided, the trustees of the association shall cause to be made and filed, as required by the provisions of acts relating to the making, recording and vacating of plats, a plat of the grounds belonging to said association, which shall indicate by numbers all lots or plots intended to be sold, and all parks, park lots or reserves of any character intended for common use, by letter or name. Such map shall also show by name all roadways or avenues laid out upon the grounds of the association, but such roadways and avenues shall in all respects, be deemed private ways, and only open to the public upon such conditions and restrictions and under such rules and regulations as the trustees shall prescribe.
History:
1887, Act 69, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1887 ;-- How. 3983f-8 ;-- CL 1897, 7661 ;-- CL 1915, 10092 ;-- Am. 1929, Act 100, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 10357 ;-- CL 1948, 455.108
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 69 of 1887 - Suburban Homestead, Villa Park, and Summer Resort Associations (455.101 - 455.113) › Section 455.109 - Lots and Plots; Tax Assessment; Sale for Taxes, Association as Purchaser.

455.109 Lots and plots; tax assessment; sale for taxes, association as purchaser.
Sec. 9.
All lots or plots sold shall be assessed and taxed to the owners and holders thereof, and sold in default of the payment of taxes, in like manner as provided by law for the taxation and sale of other real estate; and in case of any such sale the trustees of the association may purchase such lots or plots upon the same terms and conditions, and with like effect as in case of individual or other bidders.
History:
1887, Act 69, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1887 ;-- How. 3983f-9 ;-- CL 1897, 7662 ;-- CL 1915, 10093 ;-- CL 1929, 10358 ;-- CL 1948, 455.109
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 69 of 1887 - Suburban Homestead, Villa Park, and Summer Resort Associations (455.101 - 455.113) › Section 455.110 - Annual Report to Lot Owners; Special Election, Trustees, Appointment, Term.

455.110 Annual report to lot owners; special election, trustees, appointment, term.
Sec. 10.
The trustees at each annual election shall make a report to the lot owners of their doings and of the management and condition of the property and concerns of the association. If the annual election shall not be held on the day fixed in the certificate of incorporation, the trustees shall have power to appoint another day not more than 60 days thereafter, and shall give public notice of the time and place as hereinbefore provided for the regular annual meeting for the election of trustees, and at such time the election may be held with like effect as if holden on the day fixed on in the certificate of incorporation. The term of office of the trustees chosen at such special election shall expire at the same time as they would have done in case said trustees had been elected on the day fixed by the certificate of incorporation.
History:
1887, Act 69, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1887 ;-- How. 3983g ;-- CL 1897, 7663 ;-- CL 1915, 10094 ;-- CL 1929, 10359 ;-- CL 1948, 455.110
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 69 of 1887 - Suburban Homestead, Villa Park, and Summer Resort Associations (455.101 - 455.113) › Section 455.111 - Property; Injury, Penalty; Trespass Action.

455.111 Property; injury, penalty; trespass action.
Sec. 11.
Any person who shall willfully destroy, injure or remove any statuary, fence, fountain, building or other structure placed on the grounds, or any dock, landing, quay, boat house, or boat upon the waters upon which said grounds are located, the property of any association incorporated under this act, or of any individual member thereof, or who shall willfully cut or injure any trees, shrub or plant within the said grounds, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable on conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding 25 dollars, or in default of fine to imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding 30 days, action for the enforcement of such penalty to be brought in the name of the people of the state of Michigan upon the complaint of the trustees of the association or an individual member thereof; and such offender shall also be liable in an action of trespass to be brought in the name of such association for all damages caused by such unlawful act or acts.
History:
1887, Act 69, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1887 ;-- How. 3983g-1 ;-- CL 1897, 7664 ;-- CL 1915, 10095 ;-- CL 1929, 10360 ;-- CL 1948, 455.111
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 69 of 1887 - Suburban Homestead, Villa Park, and Summer Resort Associations (455.101 - 455.113) › Section 455.112 - Property; Acceptance of Gift, Devise or Bequest; Holding.

455.112 Property; acceptance of gift, devise or bequest; holding.
Sec. 12.
Any association incorporated under this act may take by gift, devise or bequest, and hold any property real or personal in trust, to apply the income thereof, under the direction of the trustees of the association, for the improvement or embellishment of the ground or water-front of the association, or the erection, repair or preservation of any statuary, fountain, fence, buildings, docks, quays and landings erected or to be erected upon the same, or in planting trees, shrubs and flowers in the grounds of the association, or for the improvement or embellishment of such grounds in any other manner or form consistent with the design or purposes of the association, and as specified in such gift, devise or bequest.
History:
1887, Act 69, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1887 ;-- How. 3983g-2 ;-- CL 1897, 7665 ;-- CL 1915, 10096 ;-- CL 1929, 10361 ;-- CL 1948, 455.112
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 69 of 1887 - Suburban Homestead, Villa Park, and Summer Resort Associations (455.101 - 455.113) › Section 455.113 - Repeal or Amendment of Act; Dissolution; Effect.

455.113 Repeal or amendment of act; dissolution; effect.
Sec. 13.
This act may at any time be altered, amended or repealed, but such alteration, amendment or repeal shall not affect the rights of property of associations organized under it, nor of the individual members thereof, nor shall the dissolution of any such association take away or impair any remedy given for or against such corporation, its members or officers, for any liability which shall have been previously incurred.
History:
1887, Act 69, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1887 ;-- How. 3983g-3 ;-- CL 1897, 7666 ;-- CL 1915, 10097 ;-- CL 1929, 10362 ;-- CL 1948, 455.113
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 137 of 1929 - Incorporation of Summer Resort Owners (455.201 - 455.220) › Section 455.201 - Summer Resort Owners; Incorporation, Purpose.

455.201 Summer resort owners; incorporation, purpose.
Sec. 1.
That any number of freeholders, not less than 10, who may desire to form a summer resort owners corporation for the better welfare of said community and for the purchase and improvement of lands to be occupied for summer homes and summer resort purposes, may, with their associates and successors, become a body politic and corporate, under any name by them assumed in their articles of incorporation, in the manner herein provided.
History:
1929, Act 137, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 10363 ;-- CL 1948, 455.201
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 137 of 1929 - Incorporation of Summer Resort Owners (455.201 - 455.220) › Section 455.202 - Articles of Association; Contents.

455.202 Articles of association; contents.
Sec. 2.
The persons so associating shall subscribe and verify articles of association stating:
First: The corporate name chosen;
Second: The names and residences of the persons thus associating;
Third: A legal description of the land owned by each of such persons and to be subject to the jurisdiction of the corporations;
Fourth: The purposes of such corporation;
Fifth: The number of trustees to manage the affairs of said corporation, their terms of office, the names of the trustees for the first year or until the annual meeting of the corporation;
Sixth: The county in which its real estate shall be situate and its meetings held;
Seventh: The term of its existence, which shall not exceed 30 years;
Eighth: The persons so associating may provide for capital stock, in which case the articles of association shall state the amount thereof, which shall not exceed 50,000 dollars in total par value. The names, residences and number of shares subscribed by each, if any, at the time of the execution of the said articles of association.
History:
1929, Act 137, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 10364 ;-- CL 1948, 455.202
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 137 of 1929 - Incorporation of Summer Resort Owners (455.201 - 455.220) › Section 455.203 - Execution and Acknowledgment of Articles of Association; Filing Articles With Department of Commerce; Classification of Corporation as Nonprofit.

455.203 Execution and acknowledgment of articles of association; filing articles with department of commerce; classification of corporation as nonprofit.
Sec. 3.
The execution of such articles of association shall be acknowledged by the persons signing the same before some officer authorized to take the acknowledgment of deeds. Such articles shall thereupon be filed with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce. For the purpose of payment of all fees to the state, such corporation shall be classed as nonprofit.
History:
1929, Act 137, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 10365 ;-- CL 1948, 455.203 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 89, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 137 of 1929 - Incorporation of Summer Resort Owners (455.201 - 455.220) › Section 455.204 - Corporate Powers and Liabilities; Property Ownership, Limitation.

455.204 Corporate powers and liabilities; property ownership, limitation.
Sec. 4.
On compliance with the foregoing provisions of this act, the persons so associating, their successors and assigns, shall become and be a body politic and corporate, under the name assumed in their articles of association and shall have and possess all the general powers and privileges and be subject to all the liabilities of a municipal corporation and become the local governing body. Such corporation may acquire by purchase, devise or gift such real and personal property as it may desire for the purposes mentioned in its articles of association: Provided always, It shall not at any time own to exceed 320 acres of land, but this proviso shall not be construed to limit the area of its jurisdiction to exercise the police powers herein conferred over lands of members.
History:
1929, Act 137, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 10366 ;-- Am. 1939, Act 133, Imd. Eff. May 23, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 455.204
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 137 of 1929 - Incorporation of Summer Resort Owners (455.201 - 455.220) › Section 455.205 - Property; Sale and Disposition, Proceedings.

455.205 Property; sale and disposition, proceedings.
Sec. 5.
The trustees of such corporation, when thereunto authorized, by majority vote of the members of such corporation voting thereon at any annual meeting, or any special meeting called expressly for that purpose, by a general by-law, adopted and recorded, may sell, mortgage, give, grant, convey and lease said lands or any part or portion thereof, upon such terms and subject to such reservations and restrictions as may be deemed advisable.
History:
1929, Act 137, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 10367 ;-- CL 1948, 455.205
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 137 of 1929 - Incorporation of Summer Resort Owners (455.201 - 455.220) › Section 455.206 - Membership; Eligibility; Corporate Jurisdiction as to Property of Nonmembers; Election.

455.206 Membership; eligibility; corporate jurisdiction as to property of nonmembers; election.
Sec. 6.
Persons eligible to membership in said corporation, at any and all times, must be freeholders of land in the county of its organization and such land must be contiguous to the resort community in which the corporation is organized: Provided, however, It shall not be necessary that the lands of all members shall join, but it shall be sufficient if such lands are reasonably adjacent to the resort community, so as to be benefited by membership therein, and the trustees of the corporation, when lawfully authorized by the corporation, shall be judges as to whether the lands of such proposed members are sufficiently identified with the common interests of the other lands embraced within said corporate jurisdiction, to make proposed members eligible: And provided further, That the land of no owner that does not voluntarily join such corporation can be compelled to come under the jurisdiction of the corporation until after a body politic and corporate has been incorporated under this act in the territory to be affected and has continued to function as such for a period of 2 years. Thereafter an election may be called by the board of trustees or board of directors within the territory to be affected for the purpose of determining whether the entire territory comprising the subdivisions or parts of subdivisions affected should become entirely incorporated.
History:
1929, Act 137, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 10368 ;-- Am. 1939, Act 133, Imd. Eff. May 23, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 455.206
Constitutionality:
In Whitman v Lake Diane Corp, 267 MA 176 (2005), the Michigan court of appeals held that the provisions concerning elections in the summer resort owners corporation act, MCL 455.201 et seq, violate the constitutional due process rights of the persons whose property interests would be affected by the election.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 137 of 1929 - Incorporation of Summer Resort Owners (455.201 - 455.220) › Section 455.206a - Election and Registration; Notice.

455.206a Election and registration; notice.
Sec. 6a.
For the foregoing purpose the said board of trustees or board of directors shall cause a notice of such election and notice of registration to be published in 4 succeeding issues of some newspaper printed within the county in which such territory is situated and having circulation within the affected territory, for 4 weeks immediately preceding such election. If no newspaper be published in such county, then such notice shall be published in a newspaper published in an adjacent county.
History:
Add. 1939, Act 133, Imd. Eff. May 23, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 455.206a
Constitutionality:
In Whitman v Lake Diane Corp, 267 MA 176 (2005), the Michigan court of appeals held that the provisions concerning elections in the summer resort owners corporation act, MCL 455.201 et seq, violate the constitutional due process rights of the persons whose property interests would be affected by the election.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 137 of 1929 - Incorporation of Summer Resort Owners (455.201 - 455.220) › Section 455.206b - Registration Board; Appointment, Duties.

455.206b Registration board; appointment, duties.
Sec. 6b.
The board of trustees or board of directors shall cause a 3 man board of registration to be appointed who shall establish a set of registration books to be opened and shall register therein all of the qualified voters of such territory who shall apply for registration between the hours of 9 o'clock a.m. and 7 o'clock p.m. during the week prior to such election and at such other times prior to election day as such registration board may permit.
History:
Add. 1939, Act 133, Imd. Eff. May 23, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 455.206b
Constitutionality:
In Whitman v Lake Diane Corp, 267 MA 176 (2005), the Michigan court of appeals held that the provisions concerning elections in the summer resort owners corporation act, MCL 455.201 et seq, violate the constitutional due process rights of the persons whose property interests would be affected by the election.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 137 of 1929 - Incorporation of Summer Resort Owners (455.201 - 455.220) › Section 455.206c - Election; Voters, Eligibility.

455.206c Election; voters, eligibility.
Sec. 6c.
For the purpose of such election all freeholders who have resided week-ends in the territory to be affected for a period 1 month prior to such election and who are qualified voters in any voting precinct of the state of Michigan at general elections, are qualified voters for the purpose of this act.
History:
Add. 1939, Act 133, Imd. Eff. May 23, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 455.206c
Constitutionality:
The residency requirement of this section constitutes a denial of equal protection in violation of Const 1963, art I, § 2, and US Const, am XIV, § 1. Baldwin v North Shore Estates Association, 384 Mich 42; 179 NW2d 398 (1970).In Whitman v Lake Diane Corp, 267 MA 176 (2005), the Michigan court of appeals held that the provisions concerning elections in the summer resort owners corporation act, MCL 455.201 et seq, violate the constitutional due process rights of the persons whose property interests would be affected by the election.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 137 of 1929 - Incorporation of Summer Resort Owners (455.201 - 455.220) › Section 455.206d - Election Board; Polls, Hours Open.

455.206d Election board; polls, hours open.
Sec. 6d.
The board of trustees or board of directors of such summer resort incorporation shall appoint an election board of 5 members who shall keep the polls open from 7 o'clock a.m. until 8 o'clock p.m. and permit all registered qualified voters to vote upon the proposition submitted.
History:
Add. 1939, Act 133, Imd. Eff. May 23, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 455.206d
Constitutionality:
In Whitman v Lake Diane Corp, 267 MA 176 (2005), the Michigan court of appeals held that the provisions concerning elections in the summer resort owners corporation act, MCL 455.201 et seq, violate the constitutional due process rights of the persons whose property interests would be affected by the election.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 137 of 1929 - Incorporation of Summer Resort Owners (455.201 - 455.220) › Section 455.206e - Election; Adoption of Resolution, Record.

455.206e Election; adoption of resolution, record.
Sec. 6e.
If a majority of the said qualified voters of the entire territory comprised in the territorial description contained in the notice of election shall vote in favor of the incorporation under this act, then the said board of trustees or directors shall declare the entire territory so affected to be incorporated under this act, and shall file with the county clerk and record with the register of deeds of the county wherein the territory is situated copies of the notice of election, and the resolution of the board of directors or board of trustees declaring the election carried and thereafter such territory shall all become so incorporated.
History:
Add. 1939, Act 133, Imd. Eff. May 23, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 455.206e
Constitutionality:
In Whitman v Lake Diane Corp, 267 MA 176 (2005), the Michigan court of appeals held that the provisions concerning elections in the summer resort owners corporation act, MCL 455.201 et seq, violate the constitutional due process rights of the persons whose property interests would be affected by the election.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 137 of 1929 - Incorporation of Summer Resort Owners (455.201 - 455.220) › Section 455.207 - Members; Grant of Authority, Procedure.

455.207 Members; grant of authority, procedure.
Sec. 7.
Members admitted to said corporation at its organization and afterwards, shall file with the secretary of said corporation a writing, subscribed, witnessed and acknowledged, in accordance with the requirements of deeds, which writing shall grant to the corporation the right to exercise all jurisdiction, conferred by this act, over the lands owned by members of said corporation. Such grant of authority to the corporation shall be duly recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county.
History:
1929, Act 137, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 10369 ;-- CL 1948, 455.207
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 137 of 1929 - Incorporation of Summer Resort Owners (455.201 - 455.220) › Section 455.208 - Annual Meeting; Trustees, Election, Report.

455.208 Annual meeting; trustees, election, report.
Sec. 8.
The annual meeting of such association shall be held in its own county between June first and August thirty-first of each year, at such time and place as may be fixed by the board of trustees and such meeting may adjourn from day to day as may be necessary for the transaction of its business. At each annual meeting there shall be elected such number of trustees as shall be necessary to fill the places of trustees whose terms of office then expire, and all vacancies on such board. Such election shall be by ballot and choice of trustees shall be by a majority of all votes cast. Members may vote in person or by proxy filed with the secretary. Each member shall be entitled to 1 vote. Husbands and wives, owning property by entireties, shall each be entitled to 1 vote. Membership shall terminate upon the alienation of the property of a member. At each annual meeting the trustees shall make a report, in writing, of the management of the business of the corporation, the condition of its property, its assets and liabilities, and upon such other matters as may be proper and of general interest to the members.
History:
1929, Act 137, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 10370 ;-- CL 1948, 455.208
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 137 of 1929 - Incorporation of Summer Resort Owners (455.201 - 455.220) › Section 455.209 - Board of Trustees; Officers, Quorum, Vacancy.

455.209 Board of trustees; officers, quorum, vacancy.
Sec. 9.
Immediately following the election of trustees, the trustees so chosen shall elect a president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer from their members, who shall hold their offices for 1 year and until their successors shall be elected and qualified. They shall discharge the usual duties of such offices and such other duties as may be prescribed by the by-laws and orders of the corporation. Two-thirds of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and any vacancy in the board may be filled by the remaining members, and the appointee shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the corporation.
History:
1929, Act 137, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 10371 ;-- CL 1948, 455.209
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 137 of 1929 - Incorporation of Summer Resort Owners (455.201 - 455.220) › Section 455.210 - Board of Trustees; Powers.

455.210 Board of trustees; powers.
Sec. 10.
The board of trustees shall have the management and control of all the business and all the property, real and personal, of the corporation and shall represent the corporation, with full power of authority to act for it in all things legal whatsoever, and subject only to restrictions or limitations imposed by the by-laws of the corporation and any special restriction or limitation imposed by a vote of the members at any annual or regularly called special meeting. The time and manner of special meeting shall be provided for in the by-laws.
History:
1929, Act 137, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 10372 ;-- CL 1948, 455.210
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 137 of 1929 - Incorporation of Summer Resort Owners (455.201 - 455.220) › Section 455.211 - Corporate Jurisdiction; Liability for Condition of Streets.

455.211 Corporate jurisdiction; liability for condition of streets.
Sec. 11.
Such corporation, through its properly delegated officers, shall have jurisdiction over the lands owned by the corporation and over the lands owned by the members of said corporation for the exercise of the police powers herein conferred. The corporation shall have jurisdiction over the streets and highways passing through or over such lands: Provided always, That the right of the public to control, repair and use all such highways and streets as are necessary for the public travel through or across said lands, shall not be affected hereby: And provided further, That the public shall not be liable for the condition, safety or repair of such streets, alleys or highways as may be laid out and used on the authority of said corporation.
History:
1929, Act 137, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 10373 ;-- CL 1948, 455.211
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 137 of 1929 - Incorporation of Summer Resort Owners (455.201 - 455.220) › Section 455.212 - By-Laws; Enactment, Authority of Board of Trustees.

455.212 By-laws; enactment, authority of board of trustees.
Sec. 12.
The board of trustees shall have the authority to enact by-laws, subject to repeal or modification by the members at any regular or special meeting, calculated and designed to carry into effect the following jurisdiction over the lands owned by the corporation and its members, viz.: To keep all such lands in good sanitary condition; to preserve the purity of the water of all streams, springs, bays or lakes within or bordering upon said lands; to protect all occupants from contagious diseases and to remove from said lands any and all persons afflicted with contagious diseases; to prevent and prohibit all forms of vice and immorality; to prevent and prohibit all disorderly assemblies, disorderly conduct, games of chance, gaming and disorderly houses; to regulate billiard and pool rooms, bowling alleys, dance halls and bath houses; to prohibit and abate all nuisances; to regulate meat markets, butcher shops and such other places of business as may become offensive to the health and comfort of the members and occupants of such lands; to regulate the speed of vehicles over its streets and alleys and make general traffic regulations thereon; to prevent the roaming at large of any dog or any other animal; to compel persons occupying any part of said lands to keep the same in good sanitary condition and the abutting streets and highways and sidewalks free from dirt and obstruction and in good repair.
History:
1929, Act 137, Eff. Aug. 28, > ;-- CL 1929, 10374 ;-- CL 1948, 455.212
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 137 of 1929 - Incorporation of Summer Resort Owners (455.201 - 455.220) › Section 455.213 - By-Laws; Effective Date, Posting.

455.213 By-laws; effective date, posting.
Sec. 13.
All by-laws, so established by the corporation, shall take effect 10 days after passage and each of said by-laws shall be posted conspicuously in 3 public places within the jurisdictional area of said corporation, at least 5 days before the time of taking effect and proof of such posting shall be made by an officer of the corporation and entered on the records of said corporation. Complete and accurate copies of all by-laws shall be kept, at the office of the corporation, for public inspection.
History:
1929, Act 137, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 10375 ;-- CL 1948, 455.213
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 137 of 1929 - Incorporation of Summer Resort Owners (455.201 - 455.220) › Section 455.214 - By-Laws; Violation, Penalty.

455.214 By-laws; violation, penalty.
Sec. 14.
Any person who shall violate any of such by-laws shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding 25 dollars or imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed 30 days or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court, which fine shall be distributed to the same fund as other misdemeanor fines in the township where such lands may be located.
History:
1929, Act 137, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 10376 ;-- CL 1948, 455.214
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 137 of 1929 - Incorporation of Summer Resort Owners (455.201 - 455.220) › Section 455.215 - Marshal; Powers, Compensation, Removal.

455.215 Marshal; powers, compensation, removal.
Sec. 15.
The board of trustees may appoint a marshal, whose duties shall be to enforce the by-laws of said corporation. Said marshal shall have the authority of a deputy sheriff in maintaining peace and order and the enforcement of law on the lands under the jurisdiction of the corporation, and in addition thereto shall be vested with authority to make arrests, in accordance with law, for the violation of the by-laws of said corporation. Compensation of said marshal shall be fixed and paid by said corporation and the said corporation shall alone be responsible for his acts; he may be removed at any time by a majority vote of the trustees, with or without cause; in the discharge of his duties in respect to any matter that is an offense against the general laws of the state, his fees and charges shall be regulated and paid in the same manner as other officers.
History:
1929, Act 137, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 10377 ;-- CL 1948, 455.215
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations › Act 137 of 1929 - Incorporation of Summer Resort Owners (455.201 - 455.220) › Section 455.216 - Marshal; Authority Over Person Arrested.

455.216 Marshal; authority over person arrested.
Sec. 16.
The marshal shall have authority to take any person arrested before the district or municipal court of the judicial district or municipality in which the lands of the corporation are situated, to be there dealt with according to law.
History:
1929, Act 137, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 10378 ;-- CL 1948, 455.216 ;-- Am. 1991, Act 151, Imd. Eff. Nov. 25, 1991