ALLIANCE MARQUETTE
Act 71 of 1901
AN ACT to provide for the incorporation of the grand council and subordinate councils of the Alliance Marquette of the state of Michigan; and to impose certain duties upon the department of commerce.

History: 1901, Act 71, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1901 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 101, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

457.681 Alliance Marquette; incorporation of councils.

Sec. 1.

That the grand council and subordinate councils, of the Alliance Marquette of the state of Michigan may be incorporated in pursuance of the provisions of this act.

History: 1901, Act 71, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1901 ;-- CL 1915, 10616 ;-- CL 1929, 10824 ;-- CL 1948, 457.681

457.682 Grand council; incorporators; articles, execution, contents.

Sec. 2.

The 5 principal officers of the grand council of the Alliance Marquette of the state of Michigan desiring to become incorporated may make and execute articles of association under their hands and seals, which said articles of association shall be acknowledged before some officer of the state having authority to take acknowledgments of deeds, and shall set forth:

First. The names of the persons associating in the first instance and their places of residence;

Second. The corporate name by which such association shall be known;

Third. The place of its principal business office;

Fourth. The period for which it is incorporated not exceeding 30 years;

Fifth. The object and purpose of the association which may be charitable, social, benevolent and literary, and neither such purpose nor the condition of membership in such association shall include any requirement from the members to discriminate against any person in respect to civil rights because of religious belief or affiliation.

History: 1901, Act 71, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1901 ;-- CL 1915, 10617 ;-- CL 1929, 10825 ;-- CL 1948, 457.682

457.683 Grand council; French as official language; evidence.

Sec. 3.

The French language may be adopted as the official language of such association, and all records and proceedings may be kept, and all meetings held in that language, and translations of any of the documents belonging to such association duly authenticated as direct translations of such document, or of the original documents translated from the French into the English language shall be received whenever necessary in all courts of law within this state.

History: 1901, Act 71, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1901 ;-- CL 1915, 10618 ;-- CL 1929, 10826 ;-- CL 1948, 457.683

457.684 Filing copy of articles and grand council charter with department of commerce; signers of articles, associates, and successors as body politic and corporate; power and authority.

Sec. 4.

A copy of said articles of association, together with a copy of the charter of said grand council shall be filed with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, and thereupon the persons who shall sign such articles of association, their associates and successors, shall be a body politic and corporate by the name expressed in such articles of association, and by that name they and their successors shall have succession and shall be persons in the law capable to purchase, take, receive, hold, and enjoy to them and their successors estate real and personal, of suing and being sued, and they and their successors may have a common seal which may be changed and altered at their pleasure: Provided, That the value of such real and personal estate shall not exceed the sum of $50,000.00, and that they and their successors shall have the authority and power to give, grant, sell, lease, demise, and dispose of said real and personal estate or part thereof at their will and pleasure, and the proceeds, rents, and incomes shall be devoted exclusively to the purposes of such association as mentioned and defined by the constitution thereof. Said association shall have the full power and authority to make and establish rules and regulations for the governing of all the affairs and business of said association according to the laws of this state and the United States, and to designate, elect, or appoint from its members such officers, under such name and styles as shall be in accordance with the constitution of the grand council.

History: 1901, Act 71, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1901 ;-- CL 1915, 10619 ;-- CL 1929, 10827 ;-- CL 1948, 457.684 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 101, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982

457.685 Evidence of existence and incorporation; powers.

Sec. 5.

A copy of the records of such articles of association, under the seal of the department of commerce, duly certified according to law, shall be received as prima facie evidence in all courts of this state of the existence and due incorporation of such association. Such association when duly formed shall have the power to institute and charter subordinate councils and from time to time to make, ordain, constitute, and establish such constitution, general laws and bylaws as the grand council shall adjudge proper for the regulation and government of such subordinate councils not repugnant to the laws of this state.

History: 1901, Act 71, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1901 ;-- CL 1915, 10620 ;-- CL 1929, 10828 ;-- CL 1948, 457.685 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 101, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982

457.686 Subordinate council; incorporation; filing copy of articles with department of commerce; signers of articles, associates, and successors as body politic and corporate; powers.

Sec. 6.

Any number of persons, not less than 10, residents of this state being members of the subordinate council of the Alliance Marquette of the state of Michigan, having been duly chartered by the grand council thereof, desiring to become incorporated may make and execute articles of association specifying and providing as in section 2 of this act, and file a copy of the same with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, and thereupon the persons who shall have signed said articles of association, their associates and successors shall be a body politic and corporate by the name expressed in such articles of association and provided by the grand council chartering such subordinate council, and by such name they and their successors shall have succession and shall be persons in the law capable to purchase, hold, enjoy, grant, sell, give, lease, and demise real and personal estate, of suing and being sued, and may have a common seal and change and alter the same at pleasure, and a certified copy of the record of such articles of association, under the seal of the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce shall be received as prima facie evidence in all courts of this state of the existence and due incorporation of such corporation: Provided, Said association shall be limited to the powers and provisions of section 3 of this act regarding real and personal estate, and the proceeds thereof under the rules and regulations of the grand council, and may elect or appoint from among its members such officers under such name and style as shall be in accordance with the constitution of said grand council.

History: 1901, Act 71, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1901 ;-- CL 1915, 10621 ;-- CL 1929, 10829 ;-- CL 1948, 457.686 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 101, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982

457.687 Location of business offices.

Sec. 7.

The business office of the grand council shall be located in the city of Saginaw, county of Saginaw, and state of Michigan, and subordinate councils shall have their business office where said subordinate council shall have been chartered and organized, but the location of the business office of the grand council may be changed at any time by said grand council upon filing a written notice of such change in the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce within 20 days from the time of the change of such location.

History: 1901, Act 71, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1901 ;-- CL 1915, 10622 ;-- CL 1929, 10830 ;-- CL 1948, 457.687 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 101, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982

457.688 Insurance business; funeral benefits.

Sec. 8.

Corporations in pursuance of this act shall not be considered as engaged in the business of life insurance, nor shall they be subject to the provisions of the statute relating to life insurance companies or associations: Provided, Nothing in this act contained shall permit the making of any contract of insurance except that societies organized hereunder may make provisions for the payment of a funeral benefit of not to exceed 200 dollars.

History: 1901, Act 71, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1901 ;-- CL 1915, 10623 ;-- CL 1929, 10831 ;-- CL 1948, 457.688

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