Michigan § 450.136 - Parent corporations; supervision, subordinate lodge.
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§ 450.136. Parent corporations; supervision, subordinate lodge.
Same; supervision of subordinate lodges. Every such parent corporation shall have the right to superintend, visit, instruct and guide its subordinate lodges and jurisdictions, through its duly appointed officers, agents and committees; may appoint its courts or judicial functionaries for the enforcement of its system of discipline within such lodge; may prescribe the initiation fees and annual or other periodic dues or contributions upon which membership may be conditioned, and may prescribe the proportion of such funds that shall belong to such parent corporation for the work of organizing, maintaining and carrying out the purposes of the society as a whole.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 450.136 ("Parent corporations; supervision, subordinate lodge.") 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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