Sec. 2.
The articles shall contain:
First, The name of the proposed church;
Second, The township or city and county in which it is located;
Third, The number of vestry members, not less than 6 nor more than 15, who shall have charge of the temporal affairs of such church, and the time of the annual meeting, which shall be during the first 2 weeks of January, and no church shall be incorporated, in any township or city, bearing the same name as any other Protestant Episcopal church theretofore organized therein.
History: 1899, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1899 ;-- CL 1915, 10929 ;-- Am. 1917, Act 62, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 10937 ;-- CL 1948, 458.252 ;-- Am. 1954, Act 23, Eff. Aug. 13, 1954 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 136, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1957
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 458 - Ecclesiastical Corporations
Act 40 of 1899 - Protestant Episcopal Churches (458.251 - 458.263)
Section 458.251 - Protestant Episcopal Church; Incorporation, Procedure; Body Corporate.
Section 458.252 - Protestant Episcopal Church; Articles, Contents; Name; Location; Vestry Members.
Section 458.253 - Filing Articles; Acquisition of Title to Property.
Section 458.254 - First Meeting; Calling, Notice; Right to Vote; Election of Vestry Members.
Section 458.257 - Powers of Vestry; Owner of Pew or Slip.
Section 458.258 - Record of Proceedings; Inspection, Evidence.
Section 458.259 - Reorganization and Extension of Corporate Life; Procedure.
Section 458.260 - Amendment of Articles; Procedure; Existing Amendments Declared Valid.
Section 458.261 - Repeal; Saving Clause.
Section 458.262 - Reorganization and Incorporation Under Act, Procedure; Officers.