The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-05-04
Published April 4, 1871
CHAPTER 166-GrNrpII

AN ACT to organize the paid fire department OF
any city within the state Of Wisconsin, into a
relief association.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows
| Section /. The members OF the paid fire depart
ment of any city within this state, now organ
lied, or hereafter to be organized. and such other
| persons as may be associsied with them, are
hereby constituted body polite and corporate
located in such city and known under the name
and style OF 1.-The fremen relief association of
! the city of --. for the purpose OF giving
relief to its sick and disabled members and their
families; and in case any member of any such as
ISOLATION shall cease to act with the fire depart
lnent OF which he has becn member, he shall
con tnue to enjoy ell the advantages and benefits
OF the association, so long as he complies with the
rules, regulations and bylaws of the same and
pays his dues.
Sec. .. ANY such association shall have power
! to contract and be contracted with to sue and be
sued, to plead and TO be impleaded, to answer and
be answered unto, to defend and to be defended in
! ell courts OF law and eqnity in this state, and
| shsll nave perpetual succession, and be vested
! with all the powers and privileges necessary to
carry out and fulfill the objects of their corpora
| ton.
Sec. .. Such corporation shall have further
| power to establish for its government, constitu-
| ton and bylaws rot inconsistent with the consti
tuition and laws of this state to have and to use a
| common seal, ano to alter the same at pleasure
and to take by gift, grant Or devise, and hold and
! convey real and personal property, not exceeding
| in value twenty thousand dollars.
Sec; A. The members of any such association
} shall have power to assemble at such time and
| place may be agreed upon. The control and
disposal of The funds property and estate and the
! direction and maIageme of all the concerns of
! said corporation, Under such directions and re-
strictions as may be imposed by the rules and reg
| ulations thereof, shall be vested In beard Of
trustees, to consist ola president, vice PRESIDENT
| treasurer, secretary and executive committee of
| three, who shall be elected annually to their re-
| spective Offices by such members of the corpora
ton as shall by the rules and regulations thereof
! be entitled to vote at such election
Sec. 5. 1t shall be lawful for any such associa-
ton to elect such other officers and for such terms
| as the condition and circumstances of the corpo-
ration may require, ard its bylaws may prescribe,
which officers shall give bonds, as prescribed by
the bylaws for the faithful performance of their
trustees shall hold their Office for one wear and
| until others are elected and qualified.
! Sec. 3. he property, real and personal of such
corporation, shall be devoted solely t. the pur-
poses and objects OF such association, and all real
| and personal estate which may hereafte, be law
fully conveyed by devise, gift, grant, purchase or
otherwise, to said association, shall descend with
! improvements in perpetual succession, and shall
be held by said trustees ana their successors in of
| flee in trust for such corporation.
Sect The members of anysuch paid fire depart
meEt shall suffer a deduction of five per cent, of
their respective salaries, Is often paid tothem
| and the treasurer of any such city shall pay the
! said amount OF five per cent over to the frenen's
relief ASSOCIATION of such city, and all rules and
! bylaws adopted by such association from time to
time fixing the rate Of health and life insurance
and ofthe rates of relief to be furnished to the
! families of bed and deceased members, shall
be subject to the approval of the mayor of such
| city.
Sec. S. This act shall take effect and be in force
IRON and alter Its passage.
Approved March %, 1872. ~COPY.
Published April 4, 1871
CHAPTER 14i-GENERLL.
AN ACT for the organization of corporations for
manufacturing and other purposes.
| The people of tie state of Wisconsin represented
in senate AID assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. AGy number of pereons not less
than three, who shall desire to associate ogett er
Tor the purpose OF engaging In and carrying the
business of mining, smelling or manufacturing
any kind OF metal or quarrying and marketing
any ore, stone, slate or other mineral substance,
or constructing, leash Or operating docks ware
ufactnring, numbering, agricultural mechanical
chemical, mercantile, transportation, other law.
ful business, except that Of banking, insurance
am operating railroads, may with their associates
| successors and assigns, become body corporate
and polite, by complying with the provisions of
! this act, under any name assumed by them which
however, shall not be the as that in use by
any other corporation or company.
Sec. 2. The persons so desiring 10 associate to.
gether and to form q coronation shall enter into
written articles of as ocation, to be signed bv
them and acknowledged before officer author
| lied to take the acknowledgements of deeds stat
ing distinctly the purposes Tor which such corpor-
alton is organized the amount of capital s.cck of
the same, WHICH shall in case be less than ten
thousand dollars the number of shares into which
the same sha!l be divided, the number of direct
ors, and the officers by which the affairs of the
corporation shall be managed aid conducted, the
corporate name by which the same is to be known,
the place where the business of such corporation
[ shall be carried on and such other matters and
provisions. not in conflict with the constitution
and laws CT this state or of the United States as
they may deem proper and shall agree upon; and
shall file the same in the office of the secretary of
state, where the same shall be recorded
Sec 3. Upon the fling of such articles of asso-
citation, if it shall appear that the same contain all
the provisions required to be stated therein, by
the preceding section, 1t shall be the duty Of the
governor and secretary of state to issue to the per
sons go associatng, patent under the great zeal
of the state, to be signed BY the governor and
countersigned by the secretary of ate, subst.n-
italy in the following form:
To all to whom these presents shall come greet
ing:
WHEREAS, (naoling the persons Subscribing the
articles of associatiOn) have flcC in the office of
the secretary CT state, certain articles of assoca
tlon with a view to forming corporation, to be
known as the (here insert nancy, and with CAPT
| tai OF (lere insert amount, for the purpose of
(here insert the purposes for which the corporation
| Is organized as stated IN the articles of associa
| tion), and have complied with the provisions of
the statutes in such case made and provided the
state of Wisconsin Goes hereby grant Unto the
above named persons, and their successors and
assigns, full authority by and under tler said
name OF -. =, to exercise the powers and
privileges of corporation for the purposes above
stated, and in accordance with theic said articles
of association and the laws OF this state.
IN witness whereof these presents
have been attested with the great seal
and signed and countersigGed by the
| IL. g governor and secretary nf state, of the
state of Wisconsin,, at hadison, the -
day of -, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and seventy.
--. Secretary of State
| Sec. T. From and after the fling OF such arti-
Giles of such association, and the issuing of such
patent. the parties named therein shsl with their
successors and assigns, constitute body polite
! and corporate, under the name assumed by
them anG for the purposes specified in such arti-
cles of association, with the powers and subject to
! the limitations provided in this ac but it shall
not be lawful for such 70 direct It's op-
eraions appropriate its funds 10 any other pur-
poses than those specified in such articles OF asso-
| ciatiOn
! lished under tie provisions of this law. shall be
J capable of sning and being pleading and be
| ing implicated, answering ana being answered I'M
to appearing and prosecuting to final Judgment in
| any court in this state. They may have a common
SEAL and alter the pleasure, elect in such
manner they may determine. all necessary Off
! GERS, fix their compensation and define their du-
ties; ordain and establish by laws for the govern
lnent and reTu atoI of their affairs and alter and
repeal the same: AID employ al such agents, me.
cha-ics and other laborers they ehsl think pro-
per. They may also Change their places of bust
ness in this sta e, and establish branch offices at
such place or places in this state elsewhere as
may be necessary or expedicut
| Sec. &. Whenever corporation shall have been
formed according TO the provisions OF this act, an
two OF the corporaore may cali the first meeting
or the corporation. st such tiP1e and place they
Pray app clint, by giving not thereof at least +
teen days before the tiGe designated for such
meeting, in some newspaper published at or near
est to the place Wherr sucL corporation Is to carry
on its business or by giving personal notice there
of to all the csfpora;ors At least tn Gays before
the time designated Tor such meeting: prOgided
that such notice may Dispenser with if all the
corporatoTs are present 1T such first meeting,
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