MYSTIC ORDER OF THE NEW KAABA

MCL ch. 457, subtit. Act 18 of 1895

in effect

MCL 457.661 Mystic Order of New Kaaba; incorporation.

457.661. Mystic Order of New Kaaba; incorporation. Sec. 1. That the supreme, grand and subordinate temples of the Mystic Order of the New Kaaba, of the state of Michigan, may be incorporated in pursuance of the provisions of this act. 1895, Act 18, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1895; CL 1897, 8128; CL 1915, 10602; CL 1929, 10810; CL 1948, 457.661

MCL 457.662 Supreme temple; incorporators; articles, execution, contents.

457.662. Supreme temple; incorporators; articles, execution, contents. Sec. 2. Any 5 or more persons, residents of this state, being members of the supreme temple of the Mystic Order of the New Kaaba who desire to be incorporated, may make and execute articles of association under their hands and seals which said articles of association shall be acknowledged before some officer of the state, having authority to take acknowledgment of deeds, and shall set forth therein. First, The names of the persons associating in the first instance, and their places of residence; Second, The corporate name by which such association shall be known in law, which shall be the supreme temple of the Mystic Order of the New Kaaba, and the place where its business office is located; Third, The object and purpose of such association, which shall be to promote the general welfare of the order, known as the Mystic Order of the New Kaaba; and to manage, control, govern, organize, institute and charter the grand and subordinate temples of the order; and the period for which it is incorporated, not exceeding 30 years. 1895, Act 18, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1895; CL 1897, 8129; CL 1915, 10603; CL 1929, 10811; CL 1948, 457.662

MCL 457.663 Grand temple; incorporators; articles, execution, contents.

457.663. Grand temple; incorporators; articles, execution, contents. Sec. 3. Any 5 or more members of said order residing in this state, who are members of the grand temple of said order, desiring to become incorporated, shall make, execute and acknowledge in the manner and form prescribed in section 2 of this act, articles of association which shall set forth: First, The names of the persons associating in the first instance and their places of residence; Second, The corporate name of the association, which shall be such as has been granted it by the supreme temple, and the place where its business office is located; and Third, The object and purpose of such association, which shall be to promote the general welfare of the order, known as the Mystic Order of the New Kaaba; and to manage, control, govern, organize, institute and charter subordinate temples of said order within its territorial jurisdiction, in accordance with the constitution and laws of said order prescribed by the supreme temple; and the period of the incorporation, which shall not exceed 30 years. 1895, Act 18, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1895; CL 1897, 8130; CL 1915, 10604; CL 1929, 10812; CL 1948, 457.663

MCL 457.664 Subordinate temple; incorporators; articles, execution, contents.

457.664. Subordinate temple; incorporators; articles, execution, contents. Sec. 4. Any 5 or more members of any subordinate temple of said order, residing in this state, desiring to be incorporated, shall make, execute and acknowledge, in manner and form as prescribed in section 2 of this act, articles of association, which shall set forth: First, The names of the persons associating in the first instance, and their place of residence; Second, The corporate name of the association, which shall be such as shall have been designated in its charter, and the place where its business office is located; and Third, The object and purpose of the association, which shall be for social and moral purposes, and to promote the general welfare of the order known as the Mystic Order of the New Kaaba, and the period of its incorporation, which shall not exceed 30 years. 1895, Act 18, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1895; CL 1897, 8131; CL 1915, 10605; CL 1929, 10813; CL 1948, 457.664

MCL 457.665 Filing articles of association with department of commerce; associates, and successors as body politic and corporate; powers; evidence of incorporation.

457.665. Filing articles of association with department of commerce; associates, and successors as body politic and corporate; powers; evidence of incorporation. Sec. 5. The articles of any such association shall be filed with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce; and thereupon, the persons so associating therein, their associates and successors, shall be a body politic and corporate, by the name expressed in their respective articles, and by their said name, they and their associates and successors shall have succession and shall be capable of suing and being sued, and shall have a common seal to be altered at pleasure, in such manner as the constitution or laws of the order shall prescribe. Such corporation may take, purchase, receive, hold and enjoy, real, personal and mixed property, not exceeding in amount $100,000.00; and may give, grant, mortgage, sell, lease, devise, and dispose of all or any part of such property at pleasure, but no property of said association, or of any of the subordinate temples of said association, shall be exempt from taxation. A copy of any such articles of association and certificate which is filed with and duly certified by the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce shall be prima facie evidence in all courts and tribunals of the due incorporation of such association. 1895, Act 18, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1895; CL 1897, 8132; CL 1915, 10606; CL 1929, 10814; CL 1948, 457.665; Am. 1982, Act 113, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982

MCL 457.666 Supreme temple; powers.

457.666. Supreme temple; powers. Sec. 6. The supreme temple shall have full and exclusive power to make, ordain, establish, enact, modify, revise, amend and repeal a constitution, laws, by-laws, rules and regulations for the government of the supreme, grand and subordinate temples of the order, and the governmental departments of such temples, not repugnant to the constitution and laws of the United States, or of this state; and to designate, elect, or appoint officers of the supreme temple, to designate grand or subordinate temples, under such name and styles as shall be prescribed in the constitution and laws of the order, and to designate the mode and time of electing or appointing of officers of such temples, and for their suspension and removal, and for the mode of accepting, organizing, instituting and chartering grand and subordinate temples of the order; and suspending or revoking any charter so granted. It shall have power to create and organize for itself, its grand and subordinate temples and to prescribe the powers and duties of each; and to create, manage and disburse, and provide for the creation, management and disbursement by grand and subordinate temples, of all funds collected by such temples. 1895, Act 18, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1895; CL 1897, 8133; CL 1915, 10607; CL 1929, 10815; CL 1948, 457.666

MCL 457.667 Incorporation of additional associations; approval of supreme temple.

457.667. Incorporation of additional associations; approval of supreme temple. Sec. 7. No more than 1 association shall be incorporated under this act, as the supreme temple of the Mystic Order of the New Kaaba, and the articles of association of any grand or subordinate temple of said order shall not be accepted for record in the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, unless the same shall have endorsed thereon, the approval of the supreme temple of said order, by the supreme presiding officer and supreme secretary, duly attested by the seal of the supreme temple. 1895, Act 18, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1895; CL 1897, 8134; CL 1915, 10608; CL 1929, 10816; CL 1948, 457.667; Am. 1982, Act 113, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982

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