Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-03-25
Published March 6. 1875. I


AN ACT to provide for the incorporation of
Trustees to hold property for religious pur-
poses in certain cases.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows
SECTION t. Any diocesan council or conven-
ton, conference, synod or other body of author
lied representatives of any church religious de-
nomination in this State may elect any number
of Trustees, not less than three, to be incorpo-
rated under this act for the purposes hereinafter
stated.
SEC. 2. When the persons so elected by any
such body as aforesaid shall file in the Office of
the Secretary of State certificate, duly signed
by the presiding officer and countersigned by the
secretary of the body aforesaid, by which they
were so elected, stating the name OF the body by
whom elected, the names of the persons so elect
ed, stating the name of the body by whom elect
ed, the names of the persons so elected and the
corporate name title by which such Trustees
are TO be known, the term for which they are to
hold under such election and the purposes for
which it Is desired to incorporate them under thi
act, the Governor and Secretary of State shall
issue to the persons elected patent, under the
and counterSigned by the Secretary of the State,
substantially in the following form:
To all to whom these presents shall come, greet
ing:
WHEREAS, names of Trustees) have filed in the
office of the Secretary of State a certificate of
(presdng officer and Secretary of body electing
them) that said (names of Trustees) have been
by the (name of body electing them and church
or denomination) duly elected to be known as "a
corporation unuGr the name OF corporate nane)
for the purposes of Estate purposes of corpora
tom:
Now, therefore, the State of Wisconsin does
hereby grant to the said --- and their sue
ccssor5 authority by and under their said name
of -- to have and exercise the powers
and privileges o. corporation for the purposes
aforesaid, according to the laws of this State.
In witness whereof, etc.
SEC. 3. From the issuing of such patent the
persons named therein, and their successors duly
elected by the proper body of their church de-
nomination. shall constitute body polite and
corporate for the purposes aforesaid and for
those purposes and no other shall have all the
powers OF q corporation, subject only to the imi-
tatons of this act
SEC. 4. Every such corporation may be empow-
cred by the body which elects them, and by said
patent, to take and hold the title to church prop
erty, both real and personal, of the church
ligous denomination for which it is created.
which is used or designed to be used for missionary
or other proper purposes ofsuch church or relig
i0us denominations, and not specially used for
the purposes Of any local religious society in
corporated under the laws of this State: and to
use, manage and convey the same to the extent
and under such restrictions and limitations
may be prescribed by the proper ecclesiastical
authority of their church religious denOmina-
ton.
SEC. ). The members of every such corporation
shall hold their said position for such term
the Dody eeCting them may determine, and until
their successors are duly elected
SEC. g. This act shall take effect from and aft
er its passage and publication.
Approved March 2, 1875. aY-COPY.