Sec. 5.
Said church, when so organized, shall be subject in all matters of church government and ecclesiastical polity to the discipline, usage and ministerial appointments of the Methodist Episcopal church in the United States of America, as from time to time authorized and declared by the general conference of said church and the annual conference within whose bounds such corporation may be situated.
History: 1899, Act 11, Imd. Eff. Mar. 2, 1899 ;-- CL 1915, 10919 ;-- CL 1929, 10850 ;-- CL 1948, 458.25
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 458 - Ecclesiastical Corporations
Act 11 of 1899 - Methodist Episcopal Churches (458.21 - 458.33)
Section 458.21 - Methodist Episcopal Church; Incorporators.
Section 458.22 - Articles and Certificate of Consent; Execution.
Section 458.23 - Articles and Certificate of Consent; Contents, Form.
Section 458.25 - Church Government; Ecclesiastical Polity.
Section 458.26 - Management of Temporalities; Trustees.
Section 458.28 - Amendment of Articles; Procedure.
Section 458.29 - Sale of Realty; Procedure, Proceeds; Abandoned Property.
Section 458.30 - Reincorporation Under Act.
Section 458.31 - Construction of Inconsistent Acts.