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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 450.2251

  • 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.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
    (1) A corporation may be formed under this act for any lawful purposes not involving pecuniary gain or profit for its officers, directors, shareholders, or members, other than a purpose for which a corporation may be formed under any other statute of this state and that statute expressly prohibits formation under this act. A corporation that is formed under this act for a purpose for which a corporation may be formed under another statute of this state does not have any powers or privileges conferred by that other statute that are not conferred under this act.
    (2) In time of war or other national emergency, a corporation may take any lawful action to provide aid, including any business activity, notwithstanding the purposes set forth in its articles of incorporation, at the request or direction of a competent governmental authority.