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Code · Michigan · Chapter 485 — Canal, Harbor, and River Improvement Companies

485.103 Body corporate; powers; governing law.

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485.103 Body corporate; powers; governing law.
Sec. 3.
Upon complying with the provisions of the last preceding section, such company shall be a body corporate, by the name designated in said certificate, and as such shall be capable of suing and being sued in all courts and in all manner of actions, and may have a common seal, and may by by-laws prescribe the manner of calling and conducting the meetings of the stockholders, and shall possess the powers and privileges, and be subject to the provisions contained in chapter 55, of title 10, of the Revised Statutes of A.D. 1846, entitled "General provisions relating to corporations," as far as the same shall be applicable, and not inconsistent with the provisions of this act.
History: 1869, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Apr. 5, 1869 ;-- CL 1871, 2718 ;-- How. 3847 ;-- CL 1897, 6723 ;-- CL 1915, 8824 ;-- CL 1929, 11759 ;-- CL 1948, 485.103
Compiler's Notes: For provisions of chapter 55 of the Revised Statutes of 1846, referred to in this section, see MCL 450.504 et seq.
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