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Form a Business

Certificate of organization; contents; signature; filing certificate with department of commerce.

MCL 456.16
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456.16. Certificate of organization; contents; signature; filing certificate with department of commerce. Sec. 16. Within 1 week after the organization of any corporation organized under this act, the clerk shall make out a certificate of the organization of such corporation, specifying the corporate name thereof, the officers chosen at the first meeting; which certificate shall be signed by the president and clerk of such corporation, and forthwith file such certificate with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce. 1855, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Feb. 12, 1855; CL 1857, 1732; CL 1871, 3389; How. 4743; CL 1897, 8377; CL 1915, 11137; CL 1929, 10416; CL 1948, 456.16; Am. 1982, Act 103, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-456-16Fetched: 10/20/2026

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