Sec. 8.
It shall be lawful for any church organized under the provisions of this act, by a 2/3 vote of the official members of the society, to alter or amend its articles of association in any manner not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, or the book of discipline of the Free Methodist church; and such alteration or amendment shall become operative when 2/3 of all the official members of the society shall execute amended articles and the said amended articles are acknowledged in the same manner as stated in section 3 of this act, and the district elder has affixed his certificate thereto, as provided in said section, and the same has been recorded or left for record, as provided in section 4 of this act.
History: 1901, Act 29, Imd. Eff. Mar. 26, 1901 ;-- CL 1915, 11010 ;-- CL 1929, 10895 ;-- CL 1948, 458.88
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.