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: 1909, Act 35, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 10436 ;-- CL 1929, 10637 ;-- CL 1948, 457.273 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 97, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations
Act 35 of 1909 - Order of the Eastern Star (457.271 - 457.277)
Section 457.271 - Order of Eastern Star Association; Incorporation.
Section 457.272 - Articles of Association; Execution, Contents.
Section 457.274 - Powers of Corporation; Property, Holding, Disposition.
Section 457.275 - Powers of Corporation; Issuance of Stock.
Section 457.276 - Membership; Election of Officers and Trustees; Terms.