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MICHIGAN STATUTES AND CODES
Section 331.1256 - Articles of incorporation; execution; delivery; publication; filing; certificate; effective date; validity of incorporation.
Act 230 of 1987
331.1256 Articles of incorporation; execution; delivery; publication; filing; certificate; effective date; validity of incorporation.
Sec. 256.
(1) The articles of incorporation of a corporation incorporated by a city or village shall be executed in duplicate by the chairperson of the city council or the president of the village council or other member of the city council or village council designated by the city council or village council. The articles of incorporation of a subsidiary corporation shall be executed in duplicate by the chairperson of the board of trustees of the parent corporation, or other trustee designated by the board of trustees. The articles of incorporation shall then be delivered to the city clerk or village clerk who shall file 1 copy in his or her office and the other with the secretary of the corporation or subsidiary corporation when a secretary is selected. The city clerk or village clerk shall cause a copy of the articles of incorporation to be published once in a newspaper designated in the articles of incorporation and circulating within the city or village accompanied by a statement that the right exists to question the validity of the incorporation in court as provided in this section.
(2) The city clerk or village clerk shall file 1 printed copy of the articles of incorporation with the secretary of state and 1 printed copy in his or her office, attached to each of which printed copies shall be his or her certificate setting forth that the copy is a true and complete copy of the original articles of incorporation on file in his or her office.
(3) The incorporation shall become effective at the time provided in the articles of incorporation, but not before approval of the question of incorporation by the city or village electors under section 251.
(4) The validity of the incorporation shall be conclusively presumed unless questioned in a court of competent jurisdiction within 60 days after filing a certified copy of the articles of incorporation with the secretary of state pursuant to subsection (2).
History: Add. 1988, Act 502, Eff. Jan. 1, 1989