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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 451 - Securities, Real Estate, and Debt Management › Act 551 of 2008 - Uniform Securities Act (2002) (451.2101 - 451.2703) › Article 5A - Financial Exploitation (451.2531.added...451.2543.added) › Section 451.2537.added - Access and Availability of Compliance Records.

***** 451.2537.added THIS ADDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE MARCH 13, 2024 *****
451.2537.added Access and availability of compliance records.
Sec. 537.
(1) Subject to 15 USC 78o(i)(1) and 15 USC 80b-18a, and the record-keeping requirements provided in section 411, a broker-dealer or investment adviser shall provide access to any records related to compliance with this article and ensure that those records are readily available to the department on request. The records described in this subsection may include all of the following:
(a) Any requests for a disbursement or other transaction that a broker-dealer or investment adviser reasonably believed to constitute covered financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult and the resulting temporary delay.
(b) Any finding of a reasonable belief that financial exploitation has occurred, is occurring, has been attempted, or will be attempted underlying a decision to delay a disbursement or other transaction.
(c) The name and title of any individual who authorized a delay on a disbursement or other transaction.
(d) Any notifications to relevant parties under section 533.
(e) Any investigation or examination of available facts conducted under section 533(1).
(2) A broker-dealer or investment adviser shall provide access to or copies of records that are relevant to suspected or detected covered financial exploitation to adult protective services and law enforcement agencies, either as part of a referral to adult protective services or a law enforcement agency or on request of adult protective services or a law enforcement agency in connection with an investigation. The records may include historical records as well as records relating to the most recent transaction or transactions that may constitute suspected or detected covered financial exploitation. All records made available to agencies or law enforcement under this subsection are not subject to the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246. This subsection does not limit or otherwise impede the authority of the administrator to access or examine the books and records of broker-dealers and investment advisers as otherwise provided by law.
History:
Add. 2023, Act 306, Eff. Mar. 13, 2024
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 451 - Securities, Real Estate, and Debt Management › Act 551 of 2008 - Uniform Securities Act (2002) (451.2101 - 451.2703) › Article 5A - Financial Exploitation (451.2531.added...451.2543.added) › Section 451.2539.added - Disclosure of General Status or Final Disposition.

***** 451.2539.added THIS ADDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE MARCH 13, 2024 *****
451.2539.added Disclosure of general status or final disposition.
Sec. 539.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, an agency of competent jurisdiction may disclose to any reporting or notifying broker-dealer or investment adviser the general status or final disposition of an investigation that arose from a report made by the broker-dealer or investment adviser.
History:
Add. 2023, Act 306, Eff. Mar. 13, 2024
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 451 - Securities, Real Estate, and Debt Management › Act 551 of 2008 - Uniform Securities Act (2002) (451.2101 - 451.2703) › Article 5A - Financial Exploitation (451.2531.added...451.2543.added) › Section 451.2541.added - Liability of Broker-Dealer or Investment Adviser.

***** 451.2541.added THIS ADDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE MARCH 13, 2024 *****
451.2541.added Liability of broker-dealer or investment adviser.
Sec. 541.
A broker-dealer or investment adviser that exercises good faith in an action, determination, omission, or practice under this article is immune from any administrative or civil liability that might otherwise arise from those activities.
History:
Add. 2023, Act 306, Eff. Mar. 13, 2024
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 451 - Securities, Real Estate, and Debt Management › Act 551 of 2008 - Uniform Securities Act (2002) (451.2101 - 451.2703) › Article 5A - Financial Exploitation (451.2531.added...451.2543.added) › Section 451.2543.added - Scope of Article.

***** 451.2543.added THIS ADDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE MARCH 13, 2024 *****
451.2543.added Scope of article.
Sec. 543.
(1) This article does not limit the responsibilities of a law enforcement agency to enforce the laws of this state or preclude a law enforcement agency from reporting and investigating, as appropriate, alleged criminal conduct.
(2) This article does not limit the ability or authority of a broker-dealer or investment adviser to do either of the following:
(a) Take lawful action under local, state, or federal law or private agreement.
(b) Report or prevent fraud or other illegal activity related to the broker dealer's or investment adviser's operations or the assets of a client or customer that are held by the broker-dealer or investment adviser.
(3) This article does not restrict or prohibit an individual, other than an individual who is acting as an employee of a broker-dealer or investment adviser, who suspects or detects that covered financial exploitation of an individual has occurred or is being attempted by another individual from making a report to a law enforcement agency or adult protective services.
(4) This article does not limit the responsibilities of adult protective services to investigate, as appropriate, alleged abuse of any adult in need of protective services, as the term adult in need of protective services is defined in section 11 of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.11.
History:
Add. 2023, Act 306, Eff. Mar. 13, 2024
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 451 - Securities, Real Estate, and Debt Management › Act 551 of 2008 - Uniform Securities Act (2002) (451.2101 - 451.2703) › Article 6 - Administration and Judicial Review (451.2601...451.2612) › Section 451.2603 - Civil Action; Enforcement; Authority of Court; Bond.

451.2603 Civil action; enforcement; authority of court; bond.
Sec. 603.
(1) If it appears to the administrator that a person has engaged, is engaging, or is about to engage in an act, practice, or course of business constituting a violation of this act or a rule adopted or order issued under this act, or that a person has, is, or is about to engage in an act, practice, or course of business that materially aids a violation of this act or a rule adopted or order issued under this act, the administrator may maintain an action in the circuit court to enjoin the act, practice, or course of business and to enforce compliance with this act or a rule adopted or order issued under this act.
(2) In an action under this section and upon a proper showing, the court may do any of the following:
(a) Issue a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or a declaratory judgment.
(b) Issue an order for other appropriate or ancillary relief, including any of the following:
(i) An asset freeze, accounting, writ of attachment, writ of general or specific execution, and an appointment of a receiver or conservator, which may be the administrator, for the defendant or the defendant's assets.
(ii) An order to the administrator to take charge and control of a defendant's property, including investment accounts and accounts in a depository institution, rents, and profits, to collect debts, and to acquire and dispose of property.
(iii) The imposition of a civil fine of not more than $10,000.00 for a single violation or $500,000.00 for multiple violations.
(iv) An order of rescission, restitution, or disgorgement directed to a person that has engaged in an act, practice, or course of business constituting a violation of this act or the predecessor act or a rule adopted or order issued under this act or the predecessor act.
(v) An order for the payment of prejudgment and postjudgment interest.
(c) Granting other relief that the court considers appropriate.
(3) The administrator shall not be required to post a bond in an action under this section.
History:
2008, Act 551, Eff. Oct. 1, 2009
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of securities division of office of finance and insurance regulation from office of finance and insurance regulation to department of licensing and regulatory affairs, see E.R.O. No. 2012-6, compiled at MCL 445.2034.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 451 - Securities, Real Estate, and Debt Management › Act 551 of 2008 - Uniform Securities Act (2002) (451.2101 - 451.2703) › Article 6 - Administration and Judicial Review (451.2601...451.2612) › Section 451.2606 - Availability of Filings to Public.

451.2606 Availability of filings to public.
Sec. 606.
(1) The administrator shall maintain, or designate a person to maintain, a register of all applications for registration of securities; registration statements; notice filings, applications for registration of broker-dealers, agents, investment advisers, and investment adviser representatives; notice filings by federal covered investment advisers that are or have been effective under this act or the predecessor act; notices of claims of exemption from registration or notice filing requirements contained in a record; orders issued under this act or the predecessor act; and interpretative opinions or no-action determinations issued under this act.
(2) The administrator shall make all rules, forms, interpretative opinions, and orders available to the public.
(3) Upon request, the administrator shall furnish to a person a copy of a record that is a public record or a certification that the public record does not exist. A rule under this act may establish a reasonable charge for furnishing the record. A copy of the record certified or a certificate of its nonexistence by the administrator is prima facie evidence of a record or its nonexistence.
History:
2008, Act 551, Eff. Oct. 1, 2009
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of securities division of office of finance and insurance regulation from office of finance and insurance regulation to department of licensing and regulatory affairs, see E.R.O. No. 2012-6, compiled at MCL 445.2034.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 451 - Securities, Real Estate, and Debt Management › Act 551 of 2008 - Uniform Securities Act (2002) (451.2101 - 451.2703) › Article 6 - Administration and Judicial Review (451.2601...451.2612) › Section 451.2607 - Public Records; Confidentiality.

451.2607 Public records; confidentiality.
Sec. 607.
(1) Subject to subsection (2), records obtained by the administrator or filed under this act, including a record contained in or filed with any registration statement, application, notice filing, or report, are public records and are available for public examination.
(2) The following records are not public records and are not available for public examination under subsection (1):
(a) A record obtained by the administrator in connection with an audit or inspection under section 411(4) or an investigation under section 602.
(b) A part of a report filed in connection with a registration statement under sections 301 and 303 through 305, or a record under section 411(4), that contains trade secrets or confidential information when the person filing the registration statement or report has asserted a claim of confidentiality or privilege that is authorized by law.
(c) A record that is not required to be provided to the administrator or filed under this act and is provided to the administrator only on the condition that the record will not be subject to public examination or disclosure.
(d) A nonpublic record received from a person specified in section 608.
(e) Any social security number, residential address unless used as a business address, or residential telephone number unless used as a business telephone number contained in a record that is filed.
(f) A record obtained by the administrator through a designee of the administrator that is determined by a rule or order under this act to have been either of the following:
(i) Appropriately expunged from the administrator's records by that designee.
(ii) Appropriately determined to be nonpublic or nondisclosable by that designee if the administrator finds that this is in the public interest and for the protection of investors.
(3) The administrator may disclose a record obtained in connection with an audit or inspection under section 411(4) or a record obtained in connection with an investigation under section 602 if disclosure is for the purpose of a civil, administrative, or criminal investigation, action, or proceeding or to a person specified in section 608(1).
History:
2008, Act 551, Eff. Oct. 1, 2009
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of securities division of office of finance and insurance regulation from office of finance and insurance regulation to department of licensing and regulatory affairs, see E.R.O. No. 2012-6, compiled at MCL 445.2034.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 451 - Securities, Real Estate, and Debt Management › Act 551 of 2008 - Uniform Securities Act (2002) (451.2101 - 451.2703) › Article 6 - Administration and Judicial Review (451.2601...451.2612) › Section 451.2609 - Judicial Review.

451.2609 Judicial review.
Sec. 609.
(1) Final orders issued by the administrator under this act are subject to judicial review pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.
(2) Rules adopted under this act are subject to judicial review pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.
History:
2008, Act 551, Eff. Oct. 1, 2009
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of securities division of office of finance and insurance regulation from office of finance and insurance regulation to department of licensing and regulatory affairs, see E.R.O. No. 2012-6, compiled at MCL 445.2034.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 451 - Securities, Real Estate, and Debt Management › Act 551 of 2008 - Uniform Securities Act (2002) (451.2101 - 451.2703) › Article 6 - Administration and Judicial Review (451.2601...451.2612) › Section 451.2611 - Service of Process.

451.2611 Service of process.
Sec. 611.
(1) A consent to service of process complying with this section required by this act must be signed and filed in the form required by a rule or order under this act. A consent appointing the administrator the person's agent for service of process in a noncriminal action or proceeding against the person, or the person's successor, or personal representative under this act or a rule adopted or order issued by the administrator under this act after the consent is filed, has the same force and validity as if the service were made personally on the person filing the consent. A person that has filed a consent complying with this subsection in connection with a previous application for registration or notice filing need not file an additional consent.
(2) If a person, including a nonresident of this state, engages in an act, practice, or course of business prohibited or made actionable by this act or a rule adopted or order issued by the administrator under this act and the person has not filed a consent to service of process under subsection (1), that act, practice, or course of business constitutes the appointment of the administrator as the person's agent for service of process in a noncriminal action or proceeding against the person, the person's successor, or personal representative.
(3) Service under subsection (1) or (2) may be made by providing a copy of the process to the office of the administrator, but it is not effective unless both of the following are met:
(a) The plaintiff, which may be the administrator, promptly sends notice of the service and a copy of the process, return receipt requested, to the defendant or respondent at the address given in the consent to service of process or, if a consent to service of process has not been filed, at the last known address, or takes other reasonable steps to give notice.
(b) The plaintiff files an affidavit of compliance with this subsection in the action or proceeding on or before the return day of the process, if any, or within the time that the court or the administrator in a proceeding before the administrator allows.
(4) Service as provided in subsection (3) may be used in a proceeding before the administrator or by the administrator in a civil action in which the administrator is the moving party.
(5) If the process is served under subsection (3), the court or the administrator in a proceeding before the administrator shall order continuances as are necessary or appropriate to afford the defendant or respondent reasonable opportunity to defend.
History:
2008, Act 551, Eff. Oct. 1, 2009
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of securities division of office of finance and insurance regulation from office of finance and insurance regulation to department of licensing and regulatory affairs, see E.R.O. No. 2012-6, compiled at MCL 445.2034.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 451 - Securities, Real Estate, and Debt Management › Act 551 of 2008 - Uniform Securities Act (2002) (451.2101 - 451.2703) › Article 6 - Administration and Judicial Review (451.2601...451.2612) › Section 451.2612 - Severability Clause.

451.2612 Severability clause.
Sec. 612.
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions of this act are severable.
History:
2008, Act 551, Eff. Oct. 1, 2009
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of securities division of office of finance and insurance regulation from office of finance and insurance regulation to department of licensing and regulatory affairs, see E.R.O. No. 2012-6, compiled at MCL 445.2034.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 451 - Securities, Real Estate, and Debt Management › Act 551 of 2008 - Uniform Securities Act (2002) (451.2101 - 451.2703) › Article 7 - Transition (451.2701...451.2703) › Section 451.2701 - Effective Date.

451.2701 Effective date.
Sec. 701.
This act takes effect October 1, 2009.
History:
2008, Act 551, Eff. Oct. 1, 2009
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 451 - Securities, Real Estate, and Debt Management › Act 551 of 2008 - Uniform Securities Act (2002) (451.2101 - 451.2703) › Article 7 - Transition (451.2701...451.2703) › Section 451.2702 - Repeal of MCL 451.501 to 451.818.

451.2702 Repeal of MCL 451.501 to 451.818.
Sec. 702.
The uniform securities act, 1964 PA 265, MCL 451.501 to 451.818, is repealed.
History:
2008, Act 551, Eff. Oct. 1, 2009
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 451 - Securities, Real Estate, and Debt Management › Act 551 of 2008 - Uniform Securities Act (2002) (451.2101 - 451.2703) › Article 7 - Transition (451.2701...451.2703) › Section 451.2703 - Pending Actions, Prosecutions, or Proceedings; Predecessor Act.

451.2703 Pending actions, prosecutions, or proceedings; predecessor act.
Sec. 703.
(1) The predecessor act exclusively governs all actions, prosecutions, or proceedings that are pending or may be maintained or instituted on the basis of facts or circumstances occurring before the effective date of this act, but a civil action shall not be maintained to enforce any liability under the predecessor act unless commenced within any period of limitation that applied when the cause of action accrued or within 3 years after the effective date of this act, whichever is earlier.
(2) All effective registrations under the predecessor act, all administrative orders relating to the registrations, statements of policy, interpretative opinions, declaratory rulings, no action determinations, and all conditions imposed upon the registrations under the predecessor act remain in effect for the same time period they would have remained in effect if this act had not been enacted. They are considered to have been filed, issued, or imposed under this act, but are exclusively governed by the predecessor act.
(3) The predecessor act exclusively governs any offer or sale made within 1 year after the effective date of this act pursuant to an offering made in good faith before the effective date of this act on the basis of an exemption available under the predecessor act.
History:
2008, Act 551, Eff. Oct. 1, 2009
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of securities division of office of finance and insurance regulation from office of finance and insurance regulation to department of licensing and regulatory affairs, see E.R.O. No. 2012-6, compiled at MCL 445.2034.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 453 - Agricultural Associations › Act 68 of 1875 - Granges (453.1 - 453.9) › Section 453.1 - Granges; Incorporation.

453.1 Granges; incorporation.
Sec. 1.
That state, county, or district and subordinate granges of the order of the patrons of husbandry in the state of Michigan may be incorporated under the provisions of this act.
History:
1875, Act 68, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1875 ;-- How. 2332 ;-- CL 1897, 6001 ;-- CL 1915, 7909 ;-- CL 1929, 10193 ;-- CL 1948, 453.1
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 453 - Agricultural Associations › Act 68 of 1875 - Granges (453.1 - 453.9) › Section 453.2 - State Granges; Incorporators; Articles of Association, Contents.

453.2 State granges; incorporators; articles of association, contents.
Sec. 2.
Any 13 or more persons, residents of this state, and of lawful age, and members of a state grange of the patrons of husbandry of the state of Michigan, and appointed for that purpose by the executive committee of said state grange, may, under the direction of said executive committee, for the purpose of incorporating a state grange of the order of the patrons of husbandry, make and execute articles of association under their hands and seals, which articles shall be acknowledged before some officer having authority to take the acknowledgment of deeds, and shall set forth:
First, The names of the persons so 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 or places which shall be deemed to be the place of its business office;
Third, The object and purpose of such corporation, which shall be to advance the social, moral, intellectual, and material interests of the members of the corporation;
Fourth, The period of the existence of the corporation, which shall not exceed 30 years.
History:
1875, Act 68, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1875 ;-- How. 2333 ;-- CL 1897, 6002 ;-- CL 1915, 7910 ;-- CL 1929, 10194 ;-- CL 1948, 453.2
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 453 - Agricultural Associations › Act 68 of 1875 - Granges (453.1 - 453.9) › Section 453.3 - State Granges; Articles, Proof of Execution.

453.3 State granges; articles, proof of execution.
Sec. 3.
Such articles of association shall have indorsed thereon, or annexed thereto, an affidavit made by not less than 3 of the signers thereof, sworn to before some officer in this state authorized to administer oaths, showing that the persons whose names are signed to said articles of association are members of the state grange of the patrons of husbandry, and that they have been appointed by the executive committee of said state grange to make and execute said articles for the purpose of incorporating a state grange, as aforesaid, and that such articles of association are made and executed in accordance with the direction of said executive committee.
History:
1875, Act 68, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1875 ;-- How. 2334 ;-- CL 1897, 6003 ;-- CL 1915, 7911 ;-- CL 1929, 10195 ;-- CL 1948, 453.3
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 453 - Agricultural Associations › Act 68 of 1875 - Granges (453.1 - 453.9) › Section 453.4 - State Grange; Filing Articles, Certificate, and Affidavit; Body Politic and Corporate; Powers; Limitation on Property.

453.4 State grange; filing articles, certificate, and affidavit; body politic and corporate; powers; limitation on property.
Sec. 4.
A copy of said articles of association, and of the certificate of acknowledgment thereof, and of said affidavit, with an affidavit thereto attached, showing the same to be true copies of said original articles, certificate, and affidavit, which affidavit so attached shall be made by 1 or more of the signers of said articles, shall be filed 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 being masters of the subordinate granges of the order of the patrons of husbandry in this state, together with such other persons, if any, as shall be designated for that purpose in the articles of association aforesaid, shall be a body politic and corporate, under and by the name expressed in such articles of association; it being hereby intended and provided that the persons who shall be the members and compose the corporation created as aforesaid, shall be composed of the persons signing such articles of association as aforesaid, and all the other masters of the subordinate granges of the patrons of husbandry in this state, during their continuance in office as such masters, and until their successors in office shall be chosen and enter upon the duties of their offices, together with such other persons as may be designated for that purpose in such articles of association as aforesaid; and the corporation formed under such articles of association as aforesaid, shall by the name designated in such articles, have succession, and be capable of suing and being sued, of contracting and being contracted with, and of purchasing, receiving, and holding real and personal estate by deed, gift, grant, or devise, and may have a common seal and may alter the same at pleasure, and shall have full power to give, grant, convey, lease, mortgage, sell, and dispose of any and all of such real and personal estate; but the rents, income and proceeds of all such property and estate shall be devoted exclusively to the objects for which the corporation is formed; and the amount of the real and personal estate owned by such corporation at any 1 time, shall not exceed the sum of $100,000.00 in value.
History:
1875, Act 68, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1875 ;-- How. 2335 ;-- CL 1897, 6004 ;-- CL 1915, 7912 ;-- CL 1929, 10196 ;-- CL 1948, 453.4 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 471, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 453 - Agricultural Associations › Act 68 of 1875 - Granges (453.1 - 453.9) › Section 453.5 - State Grange; Officers, Agents; Rules, By-Laws; Business Office.

453.5 State grange; officers, agents; rules, by-laws; business office.
Sec. 5.
Such corporation shall have power and authority to designate, elect, and appoint from its members such officers and agents, under such name and style, as shall be in accordance with the constitution of the national grange of the order of the patrons of husbandry, and as shall be provided for by the articles of association or by-laws (or both) of the corporation, and such corporation shall have authority to make all such rules, regulations, and by-laws, not repugnant to law, or to the constitution and regulations of the national grange of the order of the patrons of husbandry, as may be necessary and convenient for the regulation, management, and government of the affairs, business, property, and interests of the corporation; and such corporation may change the location of its business office whenever desirable.
History:
1875, Act 68, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1875 ;-- How. 2336 ;-- CL 1897, 6005 ;-- CL 1915, 7913 ;-- CL 1929, 10197 ;-- CL 1948, 453.5
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 453 - Agricultural Associations › Act 68 of 1875 - Granges (453.1 - 453.9) › Section 453.6 - State Grange; Articles, Certified Copy as Evidence.

453.6 State grange; articles, certified copy as evidence.
Sec. 6.
A copy of the record of the articles of association of every such corporation formed as aforesaid, filed in the office of the secretary of state, and certified by him under the seal of state, shall be received in all courts and places as prima facie evidence of the existence and due incorporation of such corporation.
History:
1875, Act 68, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1875 ;-- How. 2337 ;-- CL 1897, 6006 ;-- CL 1915, 7914 ;-- CL 1929, 10198 ;-- CL 1948, 453.6
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 453 - Agricultural Associations › Act 68 of 1875 - Granges (453.1 - 453.9) › Section 453.7 - Subordinate Granges; Execution and Acknowledgment of Articles; Filing Articles and Charter; Body Politic and Corporate; Powers; Limitation on Property; Certified Copy of Articles and Charter as Evidence.

453.7 Subordinate granges; execution and acknowledgment of articles; filing articles and charter; body politic and corporate; powers; limitation on property; certified copy of articles and charter as evidence.
Sec. 7.
Any 13 or more persons, of lawful age, residents of this state, and being members of any county, district, or subordinate grange of the patrons of husbandry, duly chartered by the national or state grange, by charter approved by the state grange, desirous to become incorporated, may make and execute articles of association, specifying therein, as provided in section 2 of this act, and acknowledge the same as specified in said section 2, and file a copy of such articles, together with a copy of the charter granted as aforesaid by said national or state grange, with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, and thereupon, the persons who shall have signed such articles of association together with their associates and successors who shall sign such articles, 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 by that name may sue and be sued, contract and be contracted with, and may have a common seal which they may alter at pleasure, and may purchase, take, receive, own, and hold, real and personal estate, and the same or any part thereof grant, sell, mortgage, lease, and convey, at pleasure. But every such corporation shall be limited as to the amount of estate which it may hold, and the disposition to be made thereof, and of the income and proceeds therefrom, by the provisions of section 4 of this act, and a copy of the record of the articles of association, and of the charter thereto attached, certified by the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, shall be received in all courts and places in this state as prima facie evidence of the existence and due incorporation of every grange incorporated under this section.
History:
1875, Act 68, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1875 ;-- Am. 1877, Act 98, Eff. Aug. 21, 1877 ;-- How. 2338 ;-- CL 1897, 6007 ;-- CL 1915, 7915 ;-- CL 1929, 10199 ;-- CL 1948, 453.7 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 471, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 453 - Agricultural Associations › Act 68 of 1875 - Granges (453.1 - 453.9) › Section 453.8 - Subordinate Granges; By-Laws, Rules; Business Office, Location; Capital Stock.

453.8 Subordinate granges; by-laws, rules; business office, location; capital stock.
Sec. 8.
Every county, district, and subordinate grange incorporated under this act, shall have power and authority to designate, elect, and appoint from its members such officers, under such name and style as shall be in accordance with the constitution of the national grange, and the regulations of the state grange, and as may be provided for in the articles of association or by-laws of the corporation; and shall also have authority to make all such by-laws, rules, and regulations, not repugnant to the laws of the United States or of this state, nor repugnant to the constitution and regulations of the national grange or state grange, as may be necessary and convenient for the regulation, management, and government of the affairs, business, property, and interests of the corporation; and may change the location of its business office whenever expedient, but notice of such change shall be filed and recorded in the office of the county clerk, where the record of its articles of association are kept. And every corporation organized under this act may, for the purpose of effecting the objects and purposes of the corporation, create a capital stock, and divide the same into convenient shares, and make all such rules and regulations in respect to the same, and the management thereof, and for the collection of assessments and calls upon such shares, as may be expedient.
History:
1875, Act 68, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1875 ;-- How. 2339 ;-- CL 1897, 6008 ;-- CL 1915, 7916 ;-- CL 1929, 10200 ;-- CL 1948, 453.8
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 453 - Agricultural Associations › Act 68 of 1875 - Granges (453.1 - 453.9) › Section 453.9 - Governing Law.

453.9 Governing law.
Sec. 9.
All corporations formed under this act, shall, in all things not herein otherwise provided, be subject to the provisions of chapter 130 of the Compiled Laws of 1871, so far as the same may be applicable to corporations formed under this act, and the legislature may alter or amend this act at any time.
History:
1875, Act 68, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1875 ;-- How. 2340 ;-- CL 1897, 6009 ;-- CL 1915, 7917 ;-- CL 1929, 10201 ;-- CL 1948, 453.9
Compiler's Notes:
For provisions of chapter 130 of the Compiled Laws of 1871, referred to in this section, see MCL 450.504 et seq.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 453 - Agricultural Associations › Act 180 of 1849 - Michigan State Agricultural Society (453.51 - 453.53) › Section 453.51 - Michigan State Agricultural Society; Incorporation.

453.51 Michigan state agricultural society; incorporation.
Sec. 1.
That all persons who now are, or may hereafter become associated for the purposes of this act, are hereby constituted a body corporate by the name of the “Michigan state agricultural society,” for the purpose of promoting the improvement of agriculture and its kindred arts.
History:
1849, Act 180, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1849 ;-- CL 1857, 1680 ;-- CL 1871, 2156 ;-- How. 2288 ;-- CL 1897, 5939 ;-- CL 1915, 7815 ;-- CL 1929, 10202 ;-- CL 1948, 453.51
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 453 - Agricultural Associations › Act 180 of 1849 - Michigan State Agricultural Society (453.51 - 453.53) › Section 453.52 - State Agricultural Society; Powers, Duties; Restriction.

453.52 State agricultural society; powers, duties; restriction.
Sec. 2.
For the purposes aforesaid, the society shall possess the general powers and privileges, and be subject to the general liabilities contained in chapter 55, title 10, of the Revised Statutes of 1846, so far as the same may be applicable, and have not been modified or repealed; but the real and personal estate which the said society shall be authorized to take, hold, and convey, over and above its library and its scientific and agricultural collections, shall not, at any time, exceed in amount the value of 20,000 dollars.
History:
1849, Act 180, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1849 ;-- CL 1857, 1681 ;-- CL 1871, 2157 ;-- How. 2289 ;-- CL 1897, 5940 ;-- CL 1915, 7816 ;-- CL 1929, 10203 ;-- CL 1948, 453.52
Compiler's Notes:
For provisions of chapter 55, title 10, of the Revised Statutes of 1846, referred to in this section, see MCL 450.504 et seq. As to increase in the $20,000 limit imposed by this section, see MCL 453.81 et seq.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 453 - Agricultural Associations › Act 180 of 1849 - Michigan State Agricultural Society (453.51 - 453.53) › Section 453.53 - State Agricultural Society; Annual Report to Legislature, Contents.

453.53 State agricultural society; annual report to legislature, contents.
Sec. 3.
It shall be the duty of the Michigan state agricultural society to transmit to the president of the senate, for the use of the legislature, in the month of January, annually, a report and statement of its proceedings, specifying the nature of the encouragement proposed by it, and the object for which, and persons to whom, premiums have been awarded; embracing also such accurate details of the modes of cultivation, of keeping stock, and of other important incidents, as will acquaint farmers and others with the precise manner in which the valuable results recorded can be again obtained; and presenting such other matter as the society may judge most useful in promoting a greater and more general progress in practical agriculture.
History:
1849, Act 180, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1849 ;-- CL 1857, 1682 ;-- CL 1871, 2158 ;-- How. 2290 ;-- CL 1897, 5941 ;-- CL 1915, 7817 ;-- CL 1929, 10204 ;-- CL 1948, 453.53
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 453 - Agricultural Associations › Act 197 of 1849 - Michigan State Agricultural Society (453.72 - 453.72) › Section 453.72 - State Agricultural Society; Award of Premiums, Requirements.

453.72 State agricultural society; award of premiums, requirements.
Sec. 2.
It shall be the duty of such officers of the Michigan state agricultural society, as it may elect for that purpose, annually to regulate and award premiums on such articles, productions, and improvements, as they may deem best calculated to promote the agricultural and household manufacturing interests of the state, having special reference to the most economical or profitable mode of competition in raising the crop or stock, or in the fabrication of the article offered: Provided always, That before any premium shall be delivered, the person claiming the same, or to whom the same shall be awarded, shall deliver to the president of the society, in writing, an accurate statement and description, verified in such manner as the officers aforesaid may direct, of the character of the soil, and the process of preparing it, including the quantity of manure applied in raising the crop, or the kind and quantity of food in feeding the animal, as the case may be, also the kind and cost of labor employed, and the total expense and total product of the crop, or the increase in value of the animal, with a view of showing accurately the resulting profit.
History:
1849, Act 197, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1849 ;-- CL 1857, 1683 ;-- CL 1871, 2159 ;-- How. 2291 ;-- CL 1897, 5942 ;-- CL 1915, 7818 ;-- CL 1929, 10205 ;-- CL 1948, 453.72
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 453 - Agricultural Associations › Act 165 of 1879 - Michigan State Agricultural Society (453.81 - 453.83) › Section 453.81 - State Agricultural Society; Property, Limitation.

453.81 State agricultural society; property, limitation.
Sec. 1.
That the Michigan state agricultural society may hold real and personal estate over and above its library, scientific and agricultural collections to amount not exceeding 100,000 dollars.
History:
1879, Act 165, Eff. Aug. 30, 1879 ;-- How. 2292 ;-- CL 1897, 5943 ;-- CL 1915, 7819 ;-- CL 1929, 10206 ;-- CL 1948, 453.81
Compiler's Notes:
By section 2 of Act 180 of 1849, being MCL 453.52, the amount was limited to $20,000.00.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 453 - Agricultural Associations › Act 165 of 1879 - Michigan State Agricultural Society (453.81 - 453.83) › Section 453.82 - State Agricultural Society; Secretary and Treasurer, Bond Approval; Vacancies.

453.82 State agricultural society; secretary and treasurer, bond approval; vacancies.
Sec. 2.
The secretary and treasurer of the said Michigan state agricultural society shall each give bonds in such amounts and with such sureties respectively as shall from time to time be required by the executive committee, which bonds shall be conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of such officers respectively, and to account for and pay over, as the executive committee shall order, all such moneys as shall come into the hands of such officers respectively by virtue of their office. Each of said bonds shall, in the first instance, be approved by the president as to form and sufficiency of sureties, and his approval shall be indorsed thereon, and such bonds and the action of the president thereon shall be reported to the executive committee at its next meeting, and shall be subject both as to form and sufficiency, to the action of the executive committee. It shall be competent for the executive committee in case either of said officers shall neglect or refuse to give such bonds within such time, and with such sureties as shall be approved as aforesaid, to declare said office vacant and thereupon fill the said office by appointment, until the next annual election.
History:
1879, Act 165, Eff. Aug. 30, 1879 ;-- How. 2293 ;-- CL 1897, 5944 ;-- CL 1915, 7820 ;-- CL 1929, 10207 ;-- CL 1948, 453.82
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 453 - Agricultural Associations › Act 165 of 1879 - Michigan State Agricultural Society (453.81 - 453.83) › Section 453.83 - Annual Fairs; Exhibits, Liability for Loss.

453.83 Annual fairs; exhibits, liability for loss.
Sec. 3.
The said society shall not be liable for the loss by fire or otherwise of animals or articles which may be placed on exhibition at the annual fairs of the society.
History:
1879, Act 165, Eff. Aug. 30, 1879 ;-- How. 2294 ;-- CL 1897, 5945 ;-- CL 1915, 7821 ;-- CL 1929, 10208 ;-- CL 1948, 453.83
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 453 - Agricultural Associations › Act 54 of 1889 - Michigan State Agricultural Society (453.91 - 453.91) › Section 453.91 - Annual Fairs; Location, Change.

453.91 Annual fairs; location, change.
Sec. 1.
That the executive committee of the state agricultural society shall have the power, by a majority vote of all the members of said committee at any annual meeting or at any special meeting thereof, called for that purpose, to permanently locate the place of holding the annual fairs of said society, and when a permanent location is selected it shall not be changed except by a 2/3 majority of all the members of said committee.
History:
1889, Act 54, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1889 ;-- How. 2297a ;-- CL 1897, 5946 ;-- CL 1915, 7822 ;-- CL 1929, 10209 ;-- CL 1948, 453.91
Former Law:
See Act 65 of 1887.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 453 - Agricultural Associations › Act 96 of 1849 - County Agricultural Societies (453.101 - 453.105) › Section 453.101 - County Agricultural Societies; Organization, County Aid.

453.101 County agricultural societies; organization, county aid.
Sec. 1.
In any county in this state, where the inhabitants thereof have organized and established or may hereafter organize and establish a society for the encouragement and advancement of agriculture, manufactures and the mechanic arts and shall raise from said society, annually, the sum of 100 dollars or over, for the promotion of the above objects in said county, which fact shall be certified by the president and secretary of the society under oath, and a certificate thereof shall be filed with the clerk of the board of supervisors. The board of supervisors of said county at their annual session in each and every year, may, at their option, levy a tax of not more than 1/10 of 1 mill on the dollar, on the assessment roll of the county, which tax shall be collected and paid to the treasurer of the county in the same manner that other taxes are collected and paid: Provided, In any county where there is more than 1 agricultural society so reporting, the board may apportion such amount between such societies as they may deem just.
History:
1849, Act 96, Imd. Eff. Mar. 16, 1849 ;-- Am. 1855, Act 18, Eff. May 15, 1855 ;-- CL 1857, 1687 ;-- Am. 1869, Act 105, Eff. July 5, 1869 ;-- CL 1871, 2163 ;-- How. 2298 ;-- Am. 1891, Act 177, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1891 ;-- CL 1897, 5947 ;-- CL 1915, 7824 ;-- CL 1929, 10211 ;-- CL 1948, 453.101
Former Law:
See Act 24 of 1844.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 453 - Agricultural Associations › Act 96 of 1849 - County Agricultural Societies (453.101 - 453.105) › Section 453.102 - County Agricultural Societies; Tax Money, Duty of County Treasurer.

453.102 County agricultural societies; tax money, duty of county treasurer.
Sec. 2.
The treasurer of the county shall keep the sum so raised subject to the order of the board of supervisors of said county.
History:
1849, Act 96, Imd. Eff. Mar. 16, 1849 ;-- CL 1857, 1688 ;-- CL 1871, 2164 ;-- How. 2299 ;-- CL 1897, 5948 ;-- CL 1915, 7825 ;-- CL 1929, 10212 ;-- CL 1948, 453.102
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 453 - Agricultural Associations › Act 96 of 1849 - County Agricultural Societies (453.101 - 453.105) › Section 453.103 - County Agricultural Societies; Tax Money, Expenditure.

453.103 County agricultural societies; tax money, expenditure.
Sec. 3.
The said board of supervisors shall draw upon the said treasurer for the sum so raised and the same shall be expended, under the direction of said board, for the benefit of said society in the purchase of premiums, the diffusion of valuable agricultural, manufacturing and mechanical knowledge, or in such other way as shall in the opinion of the board be calculated to promote and encourage the important objects above specified.
History:
1849, Act 96, Imd. Eff. Mar. 16, 1849 ;-- CL 1857, 1689 ;-- CL 1871, 2165 ;-- How. 2300 ;-- CL 1897, 5949 ;-- CL 1915, 7826 ;-- CL 1929, 10213 ;-- CL 1948, 453.103
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 453 - Agricultural Associations › Act 96 of 1849 - County Agricultural Societies (453.101 - 453.105) › Section 453.105 - County Agricultural Societies; Membership.

453.105 County agricultural societies; membership.
Sec. 5.
Any citizen of any county in which a society of the kind above named is or shall be organized shall have a right to become a member thereof by complying with the rules and regulations of said society.
History:
1849, Act 96, Imd. Eff. Mar. 16, 1849 ;-- CL 1857, 1691 ;-- CL 1871, 2167 ;-- How. 2302 ;-- CL 1897, 5950 ;-- CL 1915, 7828 ;-- CL 1929, 10215 ;-- CL 1948, 453.105
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 453 - Agricultural Associations › Act 12 of 1867 - County Agricultural Societies (453.201 - 453.202) › Section 453.201 - County Agricultural Societies; Tax Apportionment.

453.201 County agricultural societies; tax apportionment.
Sec. 1.
That in any county in this state where the inhabitants thereof have organized and established more than 1 society for the encouragement and advancement of agriculture, manufactures, and the mechanic arts, in accordance with the provisions of section 1687 of the Compiled Laws, the board of supervisors of said county may apportion the amount raised by tax in said county, by the provisions of section 1687, 1688, and 1689 of the Compiled Laws, among each of said societies, as they may deem equitable and just.
History:
1867, Act 12, Imd. Eff. Feb. 7, 1867 ;-- CL 1871, 2180 ;-- How. 2313 ;-- CL 1897, 5951 ;-- CL 1915, 7829 ;-- CL 1929, 10216 ;-- CL 1948, 453.201
Compiler's Notes:
For provisions of sections 1687, 1688, and 1689, referred to in this section, see MCL 453.101, 453.102, and 453.103, respectively.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 453 - Agricultural Associations › Act 12 of 1867 - County Agricultural Societies (453.201 - 453.202) › Section 453.202 - County Agricultural Societies; Adjacent Counties Uniting; Tax Apportionment.

453.202 County agricultural societies; adjacent counties uniting; tax apportionment.
Sec. 2.
When the inhabitants of parts of 2 or more counties lying adjacent to each other have united in organizing and establishing a society for the encouragement and advancement of agriculture, manufactures, and the mechanic arts, in accordance with the provisions of section 1687 of the Compiled Laws, the board of supervisors of each of the said counties may apportion to such society so much of the amount raised by tax in their respective counties, by the provisions of sections 1687, 1688 and 1689 of the Compiled Laws, as they may deem equitable and just.
History:
1867, Act 12, Imd. Eff. Feb. 7, 1867 ;-- CL 1871, 2181 ;-- How. 2314 ;-- CL 1897, 5952 ;-- CL 1915, 7830 ;-- CL 1929, 10217 ;-- CL 1948, 453.202
Compiler's Notes:
For provisions of sections 1687, 1688, and 1689, referred to in this section, see MCL 453.101, 453.102 and 453.103, respectively.