Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 457. Fraternal Associations § 457.52

Sec. 2. The 5 principal officers or in lieu thereof any 5 or more persons, residents of this state, being members of the grand lodge of the Loyal Orange Institution of the state of Michigan, duly chartered as such by the supreme grand Orange lodge of the United States, desiring to become incorporated, may make and execute articles of association, under their hands and seal which said articles of association shall be acknowledged before some officer of the state having authority to take acknowledgment of deeds, and shall set forth:

First, The names of persons associating in the first instance, and their places of residence;

Second, The corporate name by which such association shall be known in the law, and place of its business office;

Third, The object and purpose of such association, which shall be to promote the general welfare of the fraternity, known as the Loyal Orange Institution, and the period for which it is incorporated, not exceeding 30 years.