Michigan § 500.8242 - Reorganization; effect; continuation of original corporation; powers; officers.

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§ 500.8242. Reorganization; effect; continuation of original corporation; powers; officers.

Sec. 8242.

Any such society so transformed, shall incur the obligations and enjoy the benefits thereof the same as though originally thus incorporated, and such corporation, under its charter as thus amended, shall be a continuation of such original corporation, and the officers thereof shall serve through their respective terms as provided in the original charter, but their successors shall be elected and serve as in such amended articles provided. Any society so transformed shall have the power to acquire, own, hold, lease, mortgage, sell and convey personal and real property, and to provide the necessary funds, and to do all things necessary for the purpose of operating and maintaining such hospitals, asylums, sanitariums, schools, or homes as it was operating and maintaining when so transformed and it shall have the power to discontinue operating and maintaining the same and to lease, mortgage, sell and convey the personal and real property acquired for use in connection therewith.

Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 500.8242 ("Reorganization; effect; continuation of original corporation; powers; officers.") 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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