{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-450.181","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.181","heading":"Ecclesiastical corporations; by-laws.","body":"Sec. 181.\n\nSame; by-laws. Every such ecclesiastical corporation shall have authority to adopt by-laws prescribing the qualifications of members; the manner in which they shall be admitted, suspended or expelled; the number and official titles of the person or persons who control the temporal affairs of such corporation; their terms of office; the manner of their selection and removal from office; their respective official duties; the time and manner of calling and holding church business meetings and the number of members constituting a quorum; how far such corporation shall be subject to the approval or control of any other corporation or higher church body which corporation or body shall be named; the manner and condition under which property, both real and personal, may be acquired, held and disposed of; and such other by-laws as may be deemed necessary for the management of the affairs of such corporation. The by-laws may also prescribe how the same may be altered, amended or repealed.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 450","Act Act-327-of-1931"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-450-181","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"5a8e04d2dc338ad5833c6595432649555fa04076a2abbe8c655cf8539a879268","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-450.180","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-450.182"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}