Michigan § 486.51 - Water power and supply corporations; incorporators; powers.
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§ 486.51. Water power and supply corporations; incorporators; powers.
That any number of persons not less than 5, may form themselves into a corporation for the purpose of excavating and constructing, maintaining, repairing and improving any canal already existing, or which they may wish to excavate and construct, with water power appurtenant thereto, and may own, use and control the same for the purpose of accumulating, storing, conducting, selling, furnishing and supplying, upon an agreed rental, water and water-power for mining, manufacturing, domestic, municipal and agricultural purposes, and may acquire, take, hold, lease and convey lands or water power, as may be necessary or convenient, for the purposes above specified, by complying with the following requirements:
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 486.51 ("Water power and supply corporations; incorporators; powers.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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