{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-486.51","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 486.51","heading":"Water power and supply corporations; incorporators; powers.","body":"Sec. 1.\n\nThat 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:","path":["MI Code","Chapter 486","Act Act-39-of-1883"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-486-51","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"249d0d4ccb014ef602a6a4dd435ce1824f5ebd79f5a1036cdd9eeade3be89a89","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-486.216","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-486.52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}