Sec. 3.
A copy of said articles of association 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, shall be a body corporate by the name expressed in such articles of association. A copy 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 of this state of the existence and due incorporation of such association.
History: 1895, Act 1, Imd. Eff. Feb. 15, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 7972 ;-- CL 1915, 10410 ;-- CL 1929, 10611 ;-- CL 1948, 457.223 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 95, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations
Act 1 of 1895 - Masonic Associations (457.221 - 457.227)
Section 457.221 - Masonic Associations; Incorporation.
Section 457.222 - Articles of Association; Execution, Contents.
Section 457.224 - Property; Holding, Disposition; Erection of Buildings; Borrowing Power.
Section 457.225 - Certificates or Shares of Stock; Issuance.
Section 457.226 - Succession and By-Laws.
Section 457.227 - Board of Trustees, Powers; Officers, Appointment, Duties.