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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 39 of 1893 - Knights of the Ancient Essenic Order (457.621 - 457.629) › Section 457.629 - Governing Law; Amendment of Act.

457.629 Governing law; amendment of act.
Sec. 9.
All corporations formed under this act shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 73 of the Compiled Laws of 1871 of the 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:
1893, Act 39, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1893 ;-- CL 1897, 8115 ;-- CL 1915, 10589 ;-- CL 1929, 10790 ;-- CL 1948, 457.629
Compiler's Notes:
The reference in this section to chapter 73 of the Compiled Laws of 1871 evidently was intended to be to chapter 73 of the Compiled Laws of 1857 or to chapter 130 of the Compiled Laws of 1871. See MCL 450.504 to 450.525.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 49 of 1893 - United Friends of Michigan (457.631 - 457.636) › Section 457.631 - Supreme Commandery or Chartered Subordinate Commandery; Manner of Incorporation.

457.631 Supreme commandery or chartered subordinate commandery; manner of incorporation.
Sec. 1.
That the supreme commandery of United Friends of Michigan and any subordinate commandery duly chartered by such supreme commandery, pursuant to the provisions of the constitution and laws of said supreme commandery, may become a body corporate and politic in the manner following:
First, At some meeting of the executive committee which shall be composed of 6 members, citizens of the United States, of said supreme commandery, held pursuant to the constitution and laws thereof, a resolution shall be adopted by a vote of 2/3 of said executive committee, expressing the desire and determination of such supreme commandery to become incorporated;
Second, On such resolution being passed, the executive committee shall prepare articles of association, under their hands and the seal of such supreme commandery, setting forth the number, name and location of all subordinate commanderies then in good standing, under the jurisdiction of such supreme commandery, the name by which the supreme commandery is known, the date of its organization, a copy of the resolution mentioned in the first subdivision of this act, the corporate name by which the supreme commandery shall be known in law; the object and purpose of the association is fraternal insurance, to be conducted under the laws controlling life insurance in this state, in which no insurance shall hereafter be taken on a person under 18 or over 50 years of age, and the period for which it is incorporated, not exceeding 30 years, to which shall be appended a copy of the constitution and laws of the supreme commandery;
Third, The supreme secretary shall make and annex to such articles of association, an affidavit stating the official position occupied in the supreme commandery by the several members of the executive committee, that the resolution, a copy of which is set out in the articles of association, was duly passed at a meeting of the executive committee, held pursuant to the constitution and that the same was passed by a 2/3 vote of all of said executive committee, that all the statements in said articles of association are true to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, and that the constitution and laws of such supreme commandery, a copy of which is appended to said articles of association, has been adopted by such supreme commandery;
Fourth, A copy of such articles of association, with all the papers mentioned in the second subdivision of this act, and of the affidavit of said supreme secretary, by the supreme secretary duly attested, shall be filed with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce.
History:
1893, Act 49, Eff. Aug. 28, 1893 ;-- CL 1897, 8116 ;-- CL 1915, 10591 ;-- CL 1929, 10791 ;-- CL 1948, 457.631 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 109, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 49 of 1893 - United Friends of Michigan (457.631 - 457.636) › Section 457.632 - Supreme Commandery as Body Corporate and Politic; Power and Authority; Evidence of Existence and Incorporation.

457.632 Supreme commandery as body corporate and politic; power and authority; evidence of existence and incorporation.
Sec. 2.
When all the foregoing requirements are complied with, the supreme commandery of United Friends of Michigan, shall be a body corporate and politic, by name expressed in such articles of association and by that name shall be in law capable of suing and being sued, in all the courts of this state, with full power and authority to transact the business of said association, pursuant to the constitution and laws thereof, and said articles of association or a copy thereof duly attested by the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, under the seal thereof, shall be prima facie evidence in all the courts of this state, of the existence and incorporation of said supreme commandery of United Friends of Michigan.
History:
1893, Act 49, Eff. Aug. 28, 1893 ;-- CL 1897, 8117 ;-- CL 1915, 10591 ;-- CL 1929, 10792 ;-- CL 1948, 457.632 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 109, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 49 of 1893 - United Friends of Michigan (457.631 - 457.636) › Section 457.633 - Supreme Commandery; Amendment of Constitution and Laws.

457.633 Supreme commandery; amendment of constitution and laws.
Sec. 3.
The supreme commandery of United Friends of Michigan is hereby authorized to amend its constitution and laws at any regular meeting of said supreme commandery or at a special meeting called for that purpose, after its incorporation, but such amendments shall not be inconsistent with the objects and purposes of such association as stated in its articles of association, and such constitution and laws shall be in force from and after the filing with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce of an attested copy thereof, under the hand of the supreme secretary and the seal of said supreme commandery.
History:
1893, Act 49, Eff. Aug. 28, 1893 ;-- CL 1897, 8118 ;-- CL 1915, 10592 ;-- CL 1929, 10793 ;-- CL 1948, 457.633 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 109, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 49 of 1893 - United Friends of Michigan (457.631 - 457.636) › Section 457.634 - Subordinate Commanderies; Chartering; Existing Commanderies; Regulation.

457.634 Subordinate commanderies; chartering; existing commanderies; regulation.
Sec. 4.
Such association, when duly formed, shall have power to institute and charter subordinate commanderies of said order within this state, and from time to time to make, ordain, constitute such general laws, by-laws and regulations for the government of such subordinate commanderies not repugnant to law or to the constitution or regulations of the supreme commandery as to them shall seem proper and necessary; and in the case of the violation or non-compliance with such general laws, by-laws and regulations, to revoke and annul the charter granted to such subordinate commandery: Provided, That the existing subordinate commanderies heretofore duly instituted and chartered by the supreme commandery shall be subject to the control of said supreme commandery under this act as heretofore, and in the same manner and to the same extent as those that may be hereafter instituted and chartered under this act.
History:
1893, Act 49, Eff. Aug. 28, 1893 ;-- CL 1897, 8119 ;-- CL 1915, 10593 ;-- CL 1929, 10794 ;-- CL 1948, 457.634
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 49 of 1893 - United Friends of Michigan (457.631 - 457.636) › Section 457.635 - Chartered Subordinate Commandery; Incorporation; Evidence of Existence and Incorporation.

457.635 Chartered subordinate commandery; incorporation; evidence of existence and incorporation.
Sec. 5.
Any subordinate commandery now chartered, or which may hereafter be chartered, by the supreme commandery of the United Friends of Michigan, may become incorporated and a body corporate and politic, by passing, by a 2/3 vote of all the members present, at any regular meeting of such subordinate commandery, a like resolution, as provided in section 1 of this act, executing similar articles of association, under the hands of its commander, secretary and trustee, and the seal of the commandery, and appending thereto the affidavit of its secretary, setting forth the official character of the several officers, that said resolution was passed at a regular meeting, and received the affirmative vote of 2/3 of all the members present and filing the same with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce and causing such articles of association and said affidavit to be recorded in a book to be kept for that purpose, and a copy of said articles of association duly certified by the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, shall be prima facie evidence in all the courts of this state, of the existence and incorporation of such subordinate commandery.
History:
1893, Act 49, Eff. Aug. 28, 1893 ;-- CL 1897, 8120 ;-- CL 1915, 10594 ;-- CL 1929, 10795 ;-- CL 1948, 457.635 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 109, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 49 of 1893 - United Friends of Michigan (457.631 - 457.636) › Section 457.636 - Property; Holding, Disposition; Control of Business.

457.636 Property; holding, disposition; control of business.
Sec. 6.
Every corporation formed pursuant to this act may take and hold personal and real property, so far as the same shall be necessary for the proper purposes of the organization, not exceeding 10,000 dollars in value, and may convey, dispose of, mortgage, and deal with the same, as may be determined by the constitution, laws and by-laws of such supreme commandery, or of such subordinate commandery, as the case may be. The management, direction and control of the property and business of such corporations shall be vested in such officers as the constitution and laws of the supreme commandery may direct.
History:
1893, Act 49, Eff. Aug. 28, 1893 ;-- CL 1897, 8121 ;-- CL 1915, 10595 ;-- CL 1929, 10796 ;-- CL 1948, 457.636
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 78 of 1893 - Order of Hermann's Sons (457.641 - 457.646) › Section 457.642 - Hermann's Sons, Grand Lodge; Powers.

457.642 Hermann's Sons, grand lodge; powers.
Sec. 2.
Such grand lodge, so incorporated, shall have power to create, hold and disburse beneficiary, relief, general or other funds for the benefit of sick or disabled members or of the families and heirs of deceased members of subordinate lodges of said order, and to levy assessments or dues upon the members of said order for that purpose under the constitution and laws of said order or of the national grand lodge of said order. But such corporation shall be considered as engaged in the business of life insurance and shall be subject to the provisions of the statutes of this state relating to mutual benefit companies, associations or corporations.
History:
1893, Act 78, Imd. Eff. May 12, 1893 ;-- CL 1897, 8123 ;-- CL 1915, 10597 ;-- CL 1929, 10798 ;-- CL 1948, 457.642
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 78 of 1893 - Order of Hermann's Sons (457.641 - 457.646) › Section 457.643 - Subordinate Lodges; Incorporation.

457.643 Subordinate lodges; incorporation.
Sec. 3.
Any subordinate lodges of the said order of Sons of Hermann that now are or may hereafter be duly instituted or organized within this state under and pursuant to the provisions of the constitution and laws of the said order, may become incorporated under this act in the manner following:
First, At some regular meeting of such subordinate lodge, a resolution shall be put to vote of the members thereof, expressing the desire and determination of said lodge to be incorporated, and directing the proper officers thereof to perfect such incorporation pursuant to this act; and if such resolution receive a majority vote of the members present it shall be declared passed, otherwise lost;
Second, On such resolution being passed the president and secretary of such subordinate lodge shall prepare articles of association under their hands, and the seal of such lodge, setting forth the then number of members thereof in good standing, the name of such lodge desiring incorporation, the date of its organization or institution, a true copy from its records of the resolution mentioned in subdivision first of this section, the corporate name of such lodge by which it shall be known in the law, the place where the said lodge is located and the period for which it is to be incorporated, which shall not exceed 30 years;
Third, Such articles of association shall be acknowledged by the officers executing the same and shall have annexed thereto the affidavit of the president and secretary of the said lodge that they are members thereof and occupying respectively the official positions named therein; that the resolution a copy of which is contained in said articles of association was duly passed at a regular meeting of said lodge and received a majority vote of the members present; that the statements in said articles of association are true to the best of their knowledge and belief, and that said lodge was duly instituted and is acting under the constitution and rules of said order;
Fourth, Said articles of association with said affidavit shall be executed and filed with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce. And thereupon said lodge shall be and become a body corporate and politic under the name expressed in such articles of association and by that name shall be a person in the law, capable of suing and being sued and of transacting all the business of said order necessary, proper, or incidental to the carrying out of the objects and purposes of said order pursuant to its constitution and laws not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of the United States or of this state.
History:
1893, Act 78, Imd. Eff. May 12, 1893 ;-- CL 1897, 8124 ;-- CL 1915, 10598 ;-- CL 1929, 10799 ;-- CL 1948, 457.643 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 116, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 78 of 1893 - Order of Hermann's Sons (457.641 - 457.646) › Section 457.644 - Property; Holding, Disposition.

457.644 Property; holding, disposition.
Sec. 4.
Corporations formed pursuant to this act may take and hold personal and real property so far as may be necessary for the proper purposes of said order; and may manage, direct, control, encumber, dispose of and deal with the same in such manner as may be by the constitution and laws of said order determined from time to time.
History:
1893, Act 78, Imd. Eff. May 12, 1893 ;-- CL 1897, 8125 ;-- CL 1915, 10599 ;-- CL 1929, 10800 ;-- CL 1948, 457.644
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 78 of 1893 - Order of Hermann's Sons (457.641 - 457.646) › Section 457.645 - Evidence of Contents of Articles and of Existence and Incorporation.

457.645 Evidence of contents of articles and of existence and incorporation.
Sec. 5.
A copy of the articles of association of any corporation organized under this act and of the affidavit annexed thereto, certified by 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 contents thereof and of the existence and due incorporation of such corporation.
History:
1893, Act 78, Imd. Eff. May 12, 1893 ;-- CL 1897, 8126 ;-- CL 1915, 10600 ;-- CL 1929, 10801 ;-- CL 1948, 457.645 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 116, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 78 of 1893 - Order of Hermann's Sons (457.641 - 457.646) › Section 457.646 - Governing Law; Amendment of Act.

457.646 Governing law; amendment of act.
Sec. 6.
All corporations formed under this act shall be subject to the general provisions relating to corporations in this state contained in chapter 191 of Howell's annotated statutes of Michigan, so far as the same may be applicable to such corporations and not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, and the legislature may alter or amend this act at any time.
History:
1893, Act 78, Imd. Eff. May 12, 1893 ;-- CL 1897, 8127 ;-- CL 1915, 10601 ;-- CL 1929, 10802 ;-- CL 1948, 457.646
Compiler's Notes:
For provisions of chapter 191 of Howell's annotated statutes, referred to in this section, see MCL 450.504 to 450.525 and 450.631 et seq.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 208 of 1895 - Rathbone Sisters (457.651 - 457.657) › Section 457.651 - Rathbone Sisters; Incorporation of Temples.

457.651 Rathbone Sisters; incorporation of temples.
Sec. 1.
That the grand temple and subordinate temples of Rathbone Sisters of the state of Michigan may be incorporated in pursuance of the provisions of this act.
History:
1895, Act 208, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 8010 ;-- CL 1915, 10482 ;-- CL 1929, 10803 ;-- CL 1948, 457.651
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 208 of 1895 - Rathbone Sisters (457.651 - 457.657) › Section 457.652 - Grand Temple; Incorporators; Articles of Association, Execution, Contents.

457.652 Grand temple; incorporators; articles of association, execution, contents.
Sec. 2.
Any 10 or more persons residents of the state, being members of the grand temple Rathbone Sisters of the state of Michigan, desirous to become incorporated, may make and execute articles of association, under their hands and seals, which articles of association shall be acknowledged before some officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, and shall set forth:
First, The names of the persons associating in the first instance and their places of residence;
Second, The corporate name by which such association shall be known in the law, and the place of its business office;
Third, The object and purpose of such association, which shall be to promote the general welfare of the association known as the grand temple Rathbone Sisters, and the period for which it is incorporated, not exceeding 30 years.
History:
1895, Act 208, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 8011 ;-- CL 1915, 10483 ;-- CL 1929, 10804 ;-- CL 1948, 457.652
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 208 of 1895 - Rathbone Sisters (457.651 - 457.657) › Section 457.653 - Grand Temple; Filing Copy of Articles of Association, Charter, and Constitution With Department of Commerce; Signers of Articles, Associates, and Successors as Body Politic and Corporate; Powers.

457.653 Grand temple; filing copy of articles of association, 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 grand temple, 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 $100,000.00, but such property, both real and personal, shall be subject to assessment and taxation for all purposes as other property is assessed and taxed, 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 grand temple Rathbone Sisters. 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 supreme temple of the world.
History:
1895, Act 208, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 8012 ;-- CL 1915, 10484 ;-- CL 1929, 10805 ;-- CL 1948, 457.653 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 115, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 208 of 1895 - Rathbone Sisters (457.651 - 457.657) › Section 457.654 - Evidence of Existence and Incorporation.

457.654 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:
1895, Act 208, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 8013 ;-- CL 1915, 10485 ;-- CL 1929, 10806 ;-- CL 1948, 457.654 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 115, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 208 of 1895 - Rathbone Sisters (457.651 - 457.657) › Section 457.655 - Subordinate Temples; Chartering; Existing Temples; Regulation.

457.655 Subordinate temples; chartering; existing temples; regulation.
Sec. 5.
Such corporation when duly formed shall have power to institute and charter subordinate temples of said order within this state, and from time to time 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 or regulation of the supreme temple Rathbone Sisters, 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 temple: Provided, That the existing subordinate temple heretofore duly chartered by the grand temple of Michigan or of the world, shall be subject to the control of the said grand temple 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:
1895, Act 208, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 8014 ;-- CL 1915, 10486 ;-- CL 1929, 10807 ;-- CL 1948, 457.655
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 208 of 1895 - Rathbone Sisters (457.651 - 457.657) › Section 457.656 - Subordinate Temple; Incorporation; Making, Executing, and 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.

457.656 Subordinate temple; incorporation; making, executing, and 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 9 or more persons, residents of this state, being members of any subordinate temple, having been duly chartered by the grand temple of this state or of the supreme temple of the world, 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 in this state of the existence and due incorporation of such corporation: Provided, That the value of such real and personal estate shall not exceed the sum of $100,000.00, 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 incomes shall be devoted exclusively to the charitable and benevolent purposes of the order of Rathbone Sisters.
History:
1895, Act 208, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 8015 ;-- CL 1915, 10487 ;-- CL 1929, 10808 ;-- CL 1948, 457.656 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 115, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 208 of 1895 - Rathbone Sisters (457.651 - 457.657) › Section 457.657 - Erection of Building; Capital Stock, Creation, Shares; Cemetery.

457.657 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 temples of the order of Rathbone Sisters; and for that purpose may create a capital stock of not more than 100,000 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: Provided, This act shall not be construed to affect municipal regulations in regard to cemeteries.
History:
1895, Act 208, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 8016 ;-- CL 1915, 10488 ;-- CL 1929, 10809 ;-- CL 1948, 457.657
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 18 of 1895 - Mystic Order of the New Kaaba (457.661 - 457.667) › Section 457.661 - Mystic Order of New Kaaba; Incorporation.

457.661 Mystic Order of New Kaaba; incorporation.
Sec. 1.
That the supreme, grand and subordinate temples of the Mystic Order of the New Kaaba, of the state of Michigan, may be incorporated in pursuance of the provisions of this act.
History:
1895, Act 18, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 8128 ;-- CL 1915, 10602 ;-- CL 1929, 10810 ;-- CL 1948, 457.661
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 18 of 1895 - Mystic Order of the New Kaaba (457.661 - 457.667) › Section 457.662 - Supreme Temple; Incorporators; Articles, Execution, Contents.

457.662 Supreme temple; incorporators; articles, execution, contents.
Sec. 2.
Any 5 or more persons, residents of this state, being members of the supreme temple of the Mystic Order of the New Kaaba who desire to be incorporated, may make and execute articles of association under their hands and seals which said articles of association shall be acknowledged before some officer of the state, having authority to take acknowledgment of deeds, and shall set forth therein.
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 law, which shall be the supreme temple of the Mystic Order of the New Kaaba, and the place where its business office is located;
Third, The object and purpose of such association, which shall be to promote the general welfare of the order, known as the Mystic Order of the New Kaaba; and to manage, control, govern, organize, institute and charter the grand and subordinate temples of the order; and the period for which it is incorporated, not exceeding 30 years.
History:
1895, Act 18, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 8129 ;-- CL 1915, 10603 ;-- CL 1929, 10811 ;-- CL 1948, 457.662
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 18 of 1895 - Mystic Order of the New Kaaba (457.661 - 457.667) › Section 457.663 - Grand Temple; Incorporators; Articles, Execution, Contents.

457.663 Grand temple; incorporators; articles, execution, contents.
Sec. 3.
Any 5 or more members of said order residing in this state, who are members of the grand temple of said order, desiring to become incorporated, shall make, execute and acknowledge in the manner and form prescribed in section 2 of this act, articles of association which shall set forth:
First, The names of the persons associating in the first instance and their places of residence;
Second, The corporate name of the association, which shall be such as has been granted it by the supreme temple, and the place where its business office is located; and
Third, The object and purpose of such association, which shall be to promote the general welfare of the order, known as the Mystic Order of the New Kaaba; and to manage, control, govern, organize, institute and charter subordinate temples of said order within its territorial jurisdiction, in accordance with the constitution and laws of said order prescribed by the supreme temple; and the period of the incorporation, which shall not exceed 30 years.
History:
1895, Act 18, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 8130 ;-- CL 1915, 10604 ;-- CL 1929, 10812 ;-- CL 1948, 457.663
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 18 of 1895 - Mystic Order of the New Kaaba (457.661 - 457.667) › Section 457.664 - Subordinate Temple; Incorporators; Articles, Execution, Contents.

457.664 Subordinate temple; incorporators; articles, execution, contents.
Sec. 4.
Any 5 or more members of any subordinate temple of said order, residing in this state, desiring to be incorporated, shall make, execute and acknowledge, in manner and form as prescribed in section 2 of this act, articles of association, which shall set forth:
First, The names of the persons associating in the first instance, and their place of residence;
Second, The corporate name of the association, which shall be such as shall have been designated in its charter, and the place where its business office is located; and
Third, The object and purpose of the association, which shall be for social and moral purposes, and to promote the general welfare of the order known as the Mystic Order of the New Kaaba, and the period of its incorporation, which shall not exceed 30 years.
History:
1895, Act 18, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 8131 ;-- CL 1915, 10605 ;-- CL 1929, 10813 ;-- CL 1948, 457.664
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 18 of 1895 - Mystic Order of the New Kaaba (457.661 - 457.667) › Section 457.665 - Filing Articles of Association With Department of Commerce; Associates, and Successors as Body Politic and Corporate; Powers; Evidence of Incorporation.

457.665 Filing articles of association with department of commerce; associates, and successors as body politic and corporate; powers; evidence of incorporation.
Sec. 5.
The articles of any such association shall be filed with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce; and thereupon, the persons so associating therein, their associates and successors, shall be a body politic and corporate, by the name expressed in their respective articles, and by their said name, they and their associates and successors shall have succession and shall be capable of suing and being sued, and shall have a common seal to be altered at pleasure, in such manner as the constitution or laws of the order shall prescribe. Such corporation may take, purchase, receive, hold and enjoy, real, personal and mixed property, not exceeding in amount $100,000.00; and may give, grant, mortgage, sell, lease, devise, and dispose of all or any part of such property at pleasure, but no property of said association, or of any of the subordinate temples of said association, shall be exempt from taxation. A copy of any such articles of association and certificate which is filed with and duly certified by the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce shall be prima facie evidence in all courts and tribunals of the due incorporation of such association.
History:
1895, Act 18, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 8132 ;-- CL 1915, 10606 ;-- CL 1929, 10814 ;-- CL 1948, 457.665 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 113, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 18 of 1895 - Mystic Order of the New Kaaba (457.661 - 457.667) › Section 457.666 - Supreme Temple; Powers.

457.666 Supreme temple; powers.
Sec. 6.
The supreme temple shall have full and exclusive power to make, ordain, establish, enact, modify, revise, amend and repeal a constitution, laws, by-laws, rules and regulations for the government of the supreme, grand and subordinate temples of the order, and the governmental departments of such temples, not repugnant to the constitution and laws of the United States, or of this state; and to designate, elect, or appoint officers of the supreme temple, to designate grand or subordinate temples, under such name and styles as shall be prescribed in the constitution and laws of the order, and to designate the mode and time of electing or appointing of officers of such temples, and for their suspension and removal, and for the mode of accepting, organizing, instituting and chartering grand and subordinate temples of the order; and suspending or revoking any charter so granted. It shall have power to create and organize for itself, its grand and subordinate temples and to prescribe the powers and duties of each; and to create, manage and disburse, and provide for the creation, management and disbursement by grand and subordinate temples, of all funds collected by such temples.
History:
1895, Act 18, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 8133 ;-- CL 1915, 10607 ;-- CL 1929, 10815 ;-- CL 1948, 457.666
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 18 of 1895 - Mystic Order of the New Kaaba (457.661 - 457.667) › Section 457.667 - Incorporation of Additional Associations; Approval of Supreme Temple.

457.667 Incorporation of additional associations; approval of supreme temple.
Sec. 7.
No more than 1 association shall be incorporated under this act, as the supreme temple of the Mystic Order of the New Kaaba, and the articles of association of any grand or subordinate temple of said order shall not be accepted for record in the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, unless the same shall have endorsed thereon, the approval of the supreme temple of said order, by the supreme presiding officer and supreme secretary, duly attested by the seal of the supreme temple.
History:
1895, Act 18, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 8134 ;-- CL 1915, 10608 ;-- CL 1929, 10816 ;-- CL 1948, 457.667 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 113, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 179 of 1897 - Lutheran Bund (457.671 - 457.677) › Section 457.671 - Lutheran Bund; Incorporation.

457.671 Lutheran Bund; incorporation.
Sec. 1.
That the Lutheran Bund of the state of Michigan, may be incorporated in pursuance of the provisions of this act.
History:
1897, Act 179, Imd. Eff. May 29, 1897 ;-- CL 1897, 8135 ;-- CL 1915, 10609 ;-- CL 1929, 10817 ;-- CL 1948, 457.671
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 179 of 1897 - Lutheran Bund (457.671 - 457.677) › Section 457.672 - Incorporators; Articles of Association, Execution, Contents.

457.672 Incorporators; articles of association, execution, contents.
Sec. 2.
Any 10 or more persons, residents, of this state, being members of said Lutheran Bund of the state of Michigan, including the president or vice-president, secretary and treasurer of said bund, may make and execute articles of association under their hands and seals, which articles of association shall be acknowledged before some officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds and shall set forth:
First, The names of the persons associating in the first instance and their places of residence;
Second, The corporate name by which such bund or association shall be known in the law;
Third, The names of the societies or associations associated together and at the time composing said bund;
Fourth, The object and purpose of such bund or association which shall be to promote the general welfare of the members of the bund, and to provide such visitation of the sick and afflicted members of the bund, and to provide such sick, death and funeral benefits for the members of the bund and their families, as may be from time to time provided by the constitution and by-laws of the bund;
Fifth, The period for which such bund is incorporated, which shall not exceed 30 years;
Sixth, The time and place where the next convention of such bund shall be held.
History:
1897, Act 179, Imd. Eff. May 29, 1897 ;-- CL 1897, 8136 ;-- Am. 1913, Act 66, Eff. Aug. 14, 1913 ;-- CL 1915, 10610 ;-- CL 1929, 10818 ;-- CL 1948, 457.672
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 179 of 1897 - Lutheran Bund (457.671 - 457.677) › Section 457.673 - Articles, Constitution, By-Laws and Resolution; Filing; Body Corporate, Powers; Taxation.

457.673 Articles, constitution, by-laws and resolution; filing; body corporate, powers; taxation.
Sec. 3.
Said articles of association, together with a copy of the constitution and by-laws of said bund and of the resolution of said bund authorizing the incorporation thereof, said copies being duly certified by the president and secretary of said bund, shall be filed with the secretary of state of the state of Michigan. Thereupon the persons who shall have signed such articles of association, their associates and fellow members composing said bund, shall be a body politic and corporate by the name expressed in such articles of association, capable of taking, holding and disposing of real and personal property, of suing and being sued, of having a common seal which may be altered or changed at their pleasure: Provided, That the value of such real estate shall not exceed 50,000 dollars, which shall be subject to general taxation.
History:
1897, Act 179, Imd. Eff. May 29, 1897 ;-- CL 1897, 8137 ;-- Am. 1913, Act 66, Eff. Aug. 14, 1913 ;-- CL 1915, 10611 ;-- CL 1929, 10819 ;-- CL 1948, 457.673
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 179 of 1897 - Lutheran Bund (457.671 - 457.677) › Section 457.674 - Membership; Delegates; Rules; Officers, Duties; Constitution, By-Laws, Amendment.

457.674 Membership; delegates; rules; officers, duties; constitution, by-laws, amendment.
Sec. 4.
The bund shall have power to receive into membership societies, either incorporated or unincorporated, existing either within or without the state of Michigan, and individuals residing either within or without the state of Michigan; and the bund shall have power to receive into membership individuals who are not affiliated with any local society: Provided, however, That only societies shall participate in the selection of delegates to the convention and only delegates shall vote for officers and trustees. All members of each local society, which is a member of the bund, shall thereby ipso facto be members of the bund: Provided, Such members originally possess and continue to possess the necessary qualifications. Such corporation shall have full power to change its constitution and by-laws, and make, establish and change rules and regulations, none of which shall be repugnant to any law of this state, for regulating and governing the affairs and business of said corporation, and for the admission and expulsion of members and societies composing the same, and for the organization and admission of new or additional societies to membership in said bund, and to designate, elect or appoint from among the members of the societies forming and belonging to such corporation such officers, with such duties as the constitution and by-laws of such corporation may from time to time prescribe. The constitution and by-laws of said corporation may be amended from time to time in such manner as may be provided by such corporation.
History:
1897, Act 179, Imd. Eff. May 29, 1897 ;-- CL 1897, 8138 ;-- Am. 1913, Act 66, Eff. Aug. 14, 1913 ;-- CL 1915, 10612 ;-- CL 1929, 10820 ;-- CL 1948, 457.674
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 179 of 1897 - Lutheran Bund (457.671 - 457.677) › Section 457.675 - Reserve Fund; Loaning, Investment and Control.

457.675 Reserve fund; loaning, investment and control.
Sec. 5.
The bund shall have power to create a reserve fund for the purpose of providing against unforeseen contingencies and calamities, and to loan only to its own members upon real estate security or invest only in bonds issued by the state of Michigan or any political division or municipality thereof, such portions of said reserve fund as are not immediately required: Provided, however, The creation and amount of said reserve fund and directions regarding the investment of the same shall be under the exclusive control of the convention of delegates, although the convention of delegates may delegate under general directions the details of investment to such officers as they deem proper.
History:
1897, Act 179, Imd. Eff. May 29, 1897 ;-- CL 1897, 8139 ;-- Am. 1913, Act 66, Eff. Aug. 14, 1913 ;-- CL 1915, 10613 ;-- CL 1929, 10821 ;-- CL 1948, 457.675
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 179 of 1897 - Lutheran Bund (457.671 - 457.677) › Section 457.676 - Control of Affairs.

457.676 Control of affairs.
Sec. 6.
The affairs of such corporation shall be controlled by a convention of delegates who shall be appointed or elected by the respective societies forming such corporation in such manner as the constitution and by-laws of such corporation shall provide, and the number of delegates which each society is entitled to send to such conventions, and the time and place of meeting of such conventions shall be as provided by the constitution and by-laws of said corporation. Subject to the action of such convention of delegates, the management of the affairs of said corporation may be placed in the control of such officers, trustees or other persons as may be provided by the constitution and by-laws of said corporation.
History:
Add. 1913, Act 66, Eff. Aug. 14, 1913 ;-- CL 1915, 10614 ;-- CL 1929, 10822 ;-- CL 1948, 457.676
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 179 of 1897 - Lutheran Bund (457.671 - 457.677) › Section 457.677 - Amendment of Articles; Procedure; Evidence of Existence.

457.677 Amendment of articles; procedure; evidence of existence.
Sec. 7.
The articles of association may be amended by the vote of 2/3 of all the delegates present and voting at any convention of delegates; but the amendment shall only become effective when a copy thereof duly certified under the seal of the bund by the president and secretary to be a true copy of the amendment passed by the vote aforesaid, shall have been filed with the secretary of state of the state of Michigan. Copies of all amendments of the constitution and by-laws, duly certified under the seal of the bund by the president and secretary to have been made pursuant to law, shall be filed with the secretary of state of the state of Michigan before such amendments shall become effective. A copy of such articles of association and the amendments thereof, and a copy of the constitution and by-laws and resolution filed therewith, and all amendments of the constitution and by-laws, when duly certified to according to law under the seal of this state, shall be received as prima facie evidence in all courts of this state of the existence and due incorporation of such corporation or bund, and of the contents and legal effects of said original instruments.
History:
Add. 1913, Act 66, Eff. Aug. 14, 1913 ;-- CL 1915, 10615 ;-- CL 1929, 10823 ;-- CL 1948, 457.677
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 71 of 1901 - Alliance Marquette (457.681 - 457.688) › Section 457.681 - Alliance Marquette; Incorporation of Councils.

457.681 Alliance Marquette; incorporation of councils.
Sec. 1.
That the grand council and subordinate councils, of the Alliance Marquette of the state of Michigan may be incorporated in pursuance of the provisions of this act.
History:
1901, Act 71, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1901 ;-- CL 1915, 10616 ;-- CL 1929, 10824 ;-- CL 1948, 457.681
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 71 of 1901 - Alliance Marquette (457.681 - 457.688) › Section 457.682 - Grand Council; Incorporators; Articles, Execution, Contents.

457.682 Grand council; incorporators; articles, execution, contents.
Sec. 2.
The 5 principal officers of the grand council of the Alliance Marquette of the state of Michigan desiring to become incorporated may make and execute articles of association under their hands and seals, which said articles of association shall be acknowledged before some officer of the state having authority to take acknowledgments of deeds, and shall set forth:
First. The names of the persons associating in the first instance and their places of residence;
Second. The corporate name by which such association shall be known;
Third. The place of its principal business office;
Fourth. The period for which it is incorporated not exceeding 30 years;
Fifth. The object and purpose of the association which may be charitable, social, benevolent and literary, and neither such purpose nor the condition of membership in such association shall include any requirement from the members to discriminate against any person in respect to civil rights because of religious belief or affiliation.
History:
1901, Act 71, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1901 ;-- CL 1915, 10617 ;-- CL 1929, 10825 ;-- CL 1948, 457.682
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations › Act 71 of 1901 - Alliance Marquette (457.681 - 457.688) › Section 457.683 - Grand Council; French as Official Language; Evidence.

457.683 Grand council; French as official language; evidence.
Sec. 3.
The French language may be adopted as the official language of such association, and all records and proceedings may be kept, and all meetings held in that language, and translations of any of the documents belonging to such association duly authenticated as direct translations of such document, or of the original documents translated from the French into the English language shall be received whenever necessary in all courts of law within this state.
History:
1901, Act 71, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1901 ;-- CL 1915, 10618 ;-- CL 1929, 10826 ;-- CL 1948, 457.683