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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 450.2123

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
    (1) Subject to subsection (3), unless otherwise provided in, and to the extent not inconsistent with, the act under which a corporation is or has been formed, this act applies to a corporation that is or has been formed under an act other than this act and not repealed by this act.
    (2) A corporation described in subsection (1) includes, but is not limited to, any of the following:
    (a) A cooperative corporation classified as a nonprofit corporation under section 98 of 1931 PA 327, MCL 450.98.
    (b) A secret society or lodge.
    (c) A trustee corporation that holds property for charitable, religious, benevolent, educational, or other public benefit purposes.
    (d) A church trustee corporation.
    (e) An educational corporation that is organized as a trustee corporation or a nonprofit corporation.
    (f) An ecclesiastical corporation.
    (g) A public building corporation.
    (h) A street railway under the nonprofit street railway act, 1867 PA 35, MCL 472.1 to 472.27.
    (3) Except as provided in subsection (2)(h), this act does not apply to insurance or surety companies, credit unions, savings and loan associations, fraternal benefit societies, railroad, bridge, or tunnel companies, union depot companies, or banking corporations.