Sec. 1.
Five or more persons, who shall, by articles of agreement in writing, associate themselves according to the provisions of this act, under any name assumed by them, for the purpose of providing the necessary appliances for the disposal by cremation of the bodies of the dead, and for the purpose of purchasing land for a crematorium or columbarium, or both, in this state, and for fencing, laying out, improving, establishing and maintaining said land, and who shall comply with sections 2, 3 and 4 of this act, shall, with their successors and assigns, constitute a body politic or corporate, under the name assumed by them in their articles of association: Provided, however, That no 2 corporations shall assume the same name.
History: 1915, Act 58, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915 ;-- CL 1915, 11177 ;-- CL 1929, 10462 ;-- CL 1948, 456.201
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 456 - Cemetery Associations
Act 58 of 1915 - Cremation Companies (456.201 - 456.213)
Section 456.201 - Cremation Companies; Incorporators, Purposes.
Section 456.202 - Articles of Agreement; Signing, Acknowledgment, Contents.
Section 456.204 - Repealed. 2011, Act 112, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2011.
Section 456.205 - Tax Exemption; Exception.
Section 456.206 - Encumbrance of Certain Property Prohibited; Surety Bond and Cash Bond.
Section 456.207 - Annual Meeting; Election of Directors, Term; Right to Vote; Special Meetings.
Section 456.208 - Officers; Selection.
Section 456.209 - Directors; Powers.
Section 456.210 - Records of Cremations; Contents.
Section 456.211 - Records of Niches.
Section 456.212 - Grounds; Laying Out, Improvement.
Section 456.213 - Sale of Niches; Trust Fund, Investment and Use.