Michigan § 450.161 - Church trustee corporations; powers as to property.
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§ 450.161. Church trustee corporations; powers as to property.
Same; powers in relation to property. Trustees of church trustee corporations may, in their corporate name, take and hold all property, real and personal, devised, bequeathed, transferred or conveyed to them for the use and benefit of the religious denomination by whose representative body they are appointed. In the management and disposition of such property they shall be governed by the terms of any will, deed, or other instrument by which such property shall be given to them, and subject to such terms, by the directions of the body by whom they were elected.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 450.161 ("Church trustee corporations; powers as to property.") 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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