Michigan Compiled Laws Act 58 Of 1915 Cremation Companies (456.201 - 456.213)

• Section 456.201 Cremation Companies; Incorporators, Purposes.
  Five or more persons, who shall, by articles of agreement in writing, associate themselves according to the provisions of this act, under any name...
• Section 456.202 Articles Of Agreement; Signing, Acknowledgment, Contents.
  The articles of agreement of every corporation formed under the provisions of this act shall be signed by the persons associating in the first...
• Section 456.203 Certificate Of Organization; Signatures; Filing Certificate With Department Of Commerce.
  Within 1 week after the organization of any corporation organized under this act, the secretary shall make out a certificate of the organization of...
• Section 456.204 Repealed. 2011, Act 112, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2011.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to holding in land.
• Section 456.205 Tax Exemption; Exception.
  All the lands of said corporation enclosed and set apart for crematorium or columbarium purposes, and all the buildings erected thereon, used for such...
• Section 456.206 Encumbrance Of Certain Property Prohibited; Surety Bond And Cash Bond.
  (1) A corporation shall have the power to acquire land that is necessary and appropriate for its purposes. (2) A mortgage or other lien...
• Section 456.207 Annual Meeting; Election Of Directors, Term; Right To Vote; Special Meetings.
  The annual meeting of every such corporation shall be held on the second Monday of May in each year, unless some other day shall...
• Section 456.208 Officers; Selection.
  It shall be the duty of said board of directors to choose from their own number a president and vice-president, and also to elect...
• Section 456.209 Directors; Powers.
  The board of directors shall have the general management of such corporation, and shall have the power: To purchase land for such company or...
• Section 456.210 Records Of Cremations; Contents.
  It shall be the duty of any company or association incorporated under this act, to keep a record showing the name, age, and last...
• Section 456.211 Records Of Niches.
  Corporations organized under this act and operating a columbarium shall also keep a record of the names and addresses of the owners of niches,...
• Section 456.212 Grounds; Laying Out, Improvement.
  It shall be the duty of such board of directors to lay out and embellish the grounds, and to see that they are well...
• Section 456.213 Sale Of Niches; Trust Fund, Investment And Use.
  One-half of the moneys received from the sale of niches shall be transferred to a trust fund until a sufficient amount has accumulated to...

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