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12. Concurrent resolution for the removal of military stores from the basement of the Capitol and turning over the room, so vacated, for the use of the Auditor General. Approved May 25, 1897 ...

13. Concurrent resolution relative to ventilation and windows of Representative Hall. Approved June 2, 1897..

14. Concurrent resolution relative to celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the establishment of the Michigan State Board of Health. Approved June 2, 1897...

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15. Concurrent resolution relative to the compilation, indexing and preparation for publication of the journals and documents of the Legislature. Approved June 2, 1897...

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PUBLIC ACTS

OF

THE LEGISLATURE

1897

PUBLIC ACTS, 1897.

[No. 1.]

AN ACT to provide for the incorporation of Grand and Subordinate Courts of the Foresters of America of the State of Michigan.

America may

SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Foresters of the Grand and Subordinate Courts of the Foresters of Amer- incorporate. ica of the State of Michigan may be incorporated in pursuance of the provisions of this act.

porate.

SEC. 2. Any seven or more persons, resident of this State, Number who being members of the Grand Court of the "Foresters of may incorAmerica," of the State of Michigan, desirous of being 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 acknowledgment of deeds, and shall set forth:

First, The names of persons associating in the first place Names of perand their place of residence;

sons, etc.

name of association.

Second, The corporate name by which such association shall Corporate be known in law, and the place of its business office; Third, The object and purpose of such association shall be Purpose and to promote the general welfare of the fraternity, known as the period of ex"Foresters of America," and the period for which it is incorporated, not exceeding thirty years.

istence.

cles to be filed

SEC. 3. A copy of said articles of association, together Copy of artiwith a copy of the charter and constitution of said Grand with Secre Court, shall be filed with the Secretary of State, and there. tary of State. upon the persons who shall have signed 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 law capable of suing and being sued and they and their successors may have a common seal, which may be changed and altered at their pleasure and

a copy of said articles of association, under seal of the State, Copy of artiduly certified to according to law, shall be received as prima facie evidence cles prima facie evidence in all courts of the State of the existence and of existence of due incorporation of such Grand Court.

corporation.

Powers and

duties of corporation.

Grand Court shall have

power to in

dinate courts.

Subordinate

SEC. 4. Such Grand Court when incorporated pursuant to the provisions of this act may take and hold personal and real property, so far as may be necessary for the proper purposes of the organization, not exceeding fifty thousand dollars in amount and convey, dispose of, and deal with the same as it may from time to time determine by a majority vote of members present and voting thereon.

SEC. 5. Such Grand Court when properly incorporated shall have power to institute and charter subordinate courts stitute subor within this State and from time to time make, alter or rescind such constitution, general laws or by-laws as the Grand Court shall judge proper for the government of such subordinate courts, not repugnant to the laws of the State: Provided, courts subject That the existing subordinate courts heretofore duly chartered by the Grand Court shall be subject to the Grand Court under this act, as heretofore, in the same manner and to the In case incor- same extent: Provided further, That in case the incorporators shall by death, resignation or for other cause under the rules of the Grand Court, become ineligible to act in such capacity, their successors may from time to time be elected by the Grand Court.

to Grand Court.

porators become inelig

ible.

Number who may incorporate.

Copy of arti

with county

- clerk.

SEC. 6. Any seven or more persons, residents of this State, being members of a subordinate Court of the "Foresters of America" having been duly chartered by the Grand Court, desirous to become incorporated, may make and execute articles of association, specifying as provided in section two of this act, and file copy of the same with the clerk of the cles to be filed county in which such corporation shall be formed, which shall be recorded by such clerk in a book kept for that purpose, 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 by that name they and their successors, shall be persons in 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 facie evidence of such articles of association, under the seal of the county of existence of where the said record is kept shall be received as prima facie corporation. evidence in all courts of this State of the existence and due

Copy of articles prima

Powers and duties of corporation.

Such corpora

compiled

laws.

incorporation of such subordinate Courts: Provided, Said corporation shall be limited to the powers and provisions of section four of this act, regarding real and personal estate, and the proceeds thereof under the laws of the Grand Court and may elect from its members such officers, under such name and style as shall be in accordance with its constitution.

SEC. 7. All corporations formed under this act shall be tion subject to subject to the provisions of chapter one hundred fifty of the Compiled Laws of this State, so far as the same shall be applicable to corporations formed under this act; and the legislature may alter or amend this act at any time.

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