***** 455.3.amended THIS AMENDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE 91 DAYS AFTER ADJOURNMENT OF THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION SINE DIE *****
Sec. 3.
(1) The articles of association must be filed with the department of licensing and regulatory affairs.
(2) All persons who subscribed the articles of association, stockholders of the corporation, and their successors shall be a body politic and corporate, by the name specified in the articles of association.
(3) The majority of the stockholders may direct the owning, holding, or purchasing and disposing of any real or personal property or estate. Real property must not exceed 700 acres of land. Personal property must not exceed $6,000,000.00, adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index. As used in this subsection, "Consumer Price Index" means the most comprehensive index of consumer prices available for this state from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor.
(4) The corporation may own, maintain, control, and operate a hotel, clubhouse, or other buildings for the entertainment, comfort, or convenience of its stockholders.
(5) The corporation may sue and be sued in all courts of law or equity in this state.
(6) The corporation may have a common seal and may alter and change the common seal.
(7) The corporation may alter or amend its articles of association at any regular meeting of the stockholders, or at any special meeting called for that purpose, by a vote of not less than 2/3 of all the shares of the capital stock of the corporation. Any amendment to the articles of association must be certified by the president and secretary of the corporation and filed and recorded in the same manner as the original articles of association. Any amendment to the articles of association that is filed and recorded becomes a part of the articles of association.
History: 1897, Act 230, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1897 ;-- CL 1897, 7620 ;-- Am. 1903, Act 77, Eff. Sept. 17, 1903 ;-- CL 1915, 10036 ;-- CL 1929, 10306 ;-- CL 1948, 455.3 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 117, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982 ;-- Am. 2022, Act 20, Eff. (sine die)
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 455 - Summer Resort and Park Associations
Act 230 of 1897 - Summer Resort and Park Associations (455.1 - 455.24)
Section 455.1 - Summer Resort and Park Associations; Incorporation, Purpose.
Section 455.2 - Articles of Association; Signing, Acknowledgment, Contents.
Section 455.4 - Evidence of Incorporation.
Section 455.5 - Certificates of Stock; Signing, Sealing, Right to Vote.
Section 455.6 - Annual Meeting; Notice, Failure to Hold.
Section 455.7 - Annual Report; Stockholders, Contents; Perjury.
Section 455.8 - First Meeting; Notice.
Section 455.10 - Board of Directors; Powers.
Section 455.10.amended - Board of Directors; Powers.
Section 455.11 - Board of Directors; Officers and Employees, Selection, Removal, Terms.
Section 455.12 - By-Laws and Rules; Amendment.
Section 455.13 - Books; Inspection; Stock, Transfer.
Section 455.16 - Annual Dues; Levy, Use, Payment.
Section 455.17 - Stockholders' Liability; Subrogation; Contribution.
Section 455.18 - Annual Report.
Section 455.20 - Stockholders; Map or Plat of Land; Record; Use as Evidence; Street, Public Places.
Section 455.22 - Repeal; Saving Clause; Provisions Governing Act.
Section 455.23 - Special Dues; Purpose, Time, Enforcement.
Section 455.23.amended - Special Dues; Purpose, Time, Enforcement.
Section 455.24 - Associate Members; Terms; Stock, Disposition.