Michigan · statute · 58 of 1915, Mich. Comp. Laws · 12 active provisions
Five or more persons, who shall, by articles of agreement in writing, associate themselves according to the provisions of this act, under any name assumed by them, for the purpose of providing the necessary appliances for the disposal by cremation of the bodies of the dead, and for the purpose of purchasing land for a…
The articles of agreement of every corporation formed under the provisions of this act shall be signed by the persons associating in the first instance, and acknowledged before some person authorized by the laws of this state to take the acknowledgment of deeds, and shall state: 1. The object for which it is organized.…
Within 1 week after the organization of any corporation organized under this act, the secretary shall make out a certificate of the organization of such corporation, giving the information referred to in section 2, which certificate shall be signed by the president and secretary of such corporation, and shall forthwith…
All the lands of said corporation enclosed and set apart for crematorium or columbarium purposes, and all the buildings erected thereon, used for such purposes as well as all rights of inurnment therein, shall be wholly exempt from taxation of any kind whatsoever except special assessments for public improvements: Prov…
(1) A corporation shall have the power to acquire land that is necessary and appropriate for its purposes. (2) A mortgage or other lien or encumbrance shall not be executed upon the lands or buildings of a columbarium. (3) A mortgage or other lien or encumbrance may be executed on the land or buildings that are not und…
The annual meeting of every such corporation shall be held on the second Monday of May in each year, unless some other day shall be fixed by the by-laws thereof, and in such case it shall be held upon the day so fixed. The participants at the initial annual meeting shall elect a board of directors of 7, of which 3 shal…
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 suitable persons as treasurer and secretary of such corporation, and from time to time to appoint a superintendent and such other subordinate officers as may be required by the by-laws.
The board of directors shall have the general management of such corporation, and shall have the power: To purchase land for such company or association, but for no other purpose; to levy assessments upon the subscribers to the articles of association, not exceeding the amount severally subscribed by them payable at su…
It shall be the duty of any company or association incorporated under this act, to keep a record showing the name, age, and last place of residence of every person incinerated in the crematorium maintained by said corporation, as well as the number of the cremation permit and name of the officiating undertaker.
Corporations organized under this act and operating a columbarium shall also keep a record of the names and addresses of the owners of niches, as well as the numbers of the niches to which they hold title and names of deceased whose remains are inurned therein.
It shall be the duty of such board of directors to lay out and embellish the grounds, and to see that they are well kept and in good condition.
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 insure the perpetual maintenance, and care of the columbarium, in which case they may be diverted to the treasury of the corporation. Moneys received for the trust fund shall only be…