Sec. 3.
Any person elected to the office of pastor, elder or deacon according to the constitution and usages of the Christian Reformed churches of America in any particular church, and the pastor, if there be one, shall become and be a member of the corporation of that church, and corporate functions of all offices shall cease on the vacation of the ecclesiastical office, but a vacancy in the office of the pastor shall in no degree affect such corporation.
History: 1901, Act 148, Eff. Sept. 5, 1901 ;-- CL 1915, 11032 ;-- CL 1929, 10976 ;-- CL 1948, 458.423
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 458 - Ecclesiastical Corporations
Act 148 of 1901 - Christian Reformed Churches (458.421 - 458.429)
Section 458.422 - Articles; Contents.
Section 458.423 - Officers; Membership Qualification; Vacation or Vacancy, Effect.
Section 458.424 - Powers of Trustees.
Section 458.425 - Powers of Trustees; Powers of Corporation; Sale of Land, Investment of Proceeds.
Section 458.427 - Amendment of Articles of Association.