Protestant Episcopal church; articles, contents; name; location; vestry members.
MCL 458.252
in effect458.252. Protestant Episcopal church; articles, contents; name; location; vestry members.
Sec. 2.
The articles shall contain:
First, The name of the proposed church;
Second, The township or city and county in which it is located;
Third, The number of vestry members, not less than 6 nor more than 15, who shall have charge of the temporal affairs of such church, and the time of the annual meeting, which shall be during the first 2 weeks of January, and no church shall be incorporated, in any township or city, bearing the same name as any other Protestant Episcopal church theretofore organized therein.
1899, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1899; CL 1915, 10929; Am. 1917, Act 62, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917; CL 1929, 10937; CL 1948, 458.252; Am. 1954, Act 23, Eff. Aug. 13, 1954; Am. 1957, Act 136, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1957
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-458-252Fetched: 10/20/2026
