Sec. 5.
Said church, when so organized, shall be subject in all matters of church government and ecclesiastical polity to the discipline, usages and ministerial appointments of the Free Methodist church of North 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: 1901, Act 29, Imd. Eff. Mar. 26, 1901 ;-- CL 1915, 11007 ;-- CL 1929, 10892 ;-- CL 1948, 458.85
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 458 - Ecclesiastical Corporations
Act 29 of 1901 - Free Methodist Churches (458.81 - 458.93)
Section 458.81 - Free Methodist Church; Incorporators.
Section 458.82 - Articles of Association and Certificate of Consent; Execution.
Section 458.83 - Articles and Certificate of Consent; Contents, Form.
Section 458.85 - Church Government; Ecclesiastical Polity.
Section 458.86 - Secular Affairs, Management; Board of Trustees, Election, Term, Vacancies.
Section 458.88 - Amendment of Articles; Procedure.
Section 458.90 - Reincorporation Under Act; Procedure.
Section 458.91 - Construction of Inconsistent Acts.