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: 1905, Act 85, Imd. Eff. May 3, 1905 ;-- CL 1915, 10473 ;-- CL 1929, 10676 ;-- CL 1948, 457.363 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 92, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 457 - Fraternal Associations
Act 85 of 1905 - Knights of Pythias Associations (457.361 - 457.371)
Section 457.361 - Knights of Pythias Associations; Incorporation.
Section 457.362 - Articles of Association; Execution, Contents.
Section 457.364 - Powers of Corporation; Property, Holding, Disposition.
Section 457.365 - Shares of Stock; Ownership.
Section 457.366 - Shares of Stock; By-Laws.
Section 457.367 - Membership; Trustees, Election, Term, Qualification.
Section 457.368 - Powers of Trustees; Appointment of Officers; By-Laws and Rules.
Section 457.369 - First Board of Trustees; Trustee Eligibility.