The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-03-18
tPublishcd Marr1 6,Asl

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AN ACT 10 provide for the Incorporation ei
Trustees TO hold property for religious Par
poses in certain cases.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate aud Assembly. do enact as
follows:
SECTION /. ANY diocesan council conyen-
ton, conference, synod or other body OF author
iZed representatives of any church or religious de
nomination in this State may elect any number
of Trustees, not less than three, 70 be incorpo-
rated under this act for the purposes hereinafter
stated.
SIC. ,. When the persons so elected by any
such body aforesaid shall file in the ofhce OF
the Secretary of State a certificate, duly signed
by the presiding officer and countcrsigned by the
secretary of the body aforesaid, by which they
were 50 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 eected 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 this
act, the Governor and Secretary oil state shall
issue to the persons so elected patent under the
great seal of the State. signed BY the Governor
and countersigned by the Secretary of the State,
substantially in the following form:
To all TO whom these presents shall come, greet
WHEREAS, (names of Trustees) have filed in the
Office of the Secretary of State certificate OF
(presiding 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
for the purposes of state purposes OF corpora
tion):
Now therefore. the State of Wisconsin does
hereby grant to the said --- and their sue
ccssors authority by and under their said name
of -- TO have and exercise the powers
and privileges of a 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 or de-
nomination. shall constitute body polite and
corporate for the purposes aforesaid, and Tor
those purposes and no other shall have all the
powers of corporation, subject only TO the iiml-
tations 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 10 church prop
ertv, both real and personal OF the church or re-
ligious denomination for which ii Il created,
which is used designed to be used FOR missionary
or other proper purposes OF such church or rellg-
ions denominations, and not specially used lor
the purposes of any local religious society IN
corporated under the laws of this State: and to
use. manage and convey the same 10 the extent
and under such restrictions and limitations as
may be prescribed by the proper ecclesiastical
authority of their church or religious denomina-
ton.
SEC s. The members of every such corporation
shall hold their said position for such term as
the pody electing them may determine, and until
their success sors are duly elected.
SEC. 6. This act shall take effect from and aft
er its passage and publication.
Approved March :, 1879 ~ COPY.