Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-03-25
Published March 8. ie75.l


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 aud Assembly, do enact as
follows:
SECTION /. Any diocesan council or conven-
ton, conference, synod or other body OF author
wed representatives of any church or religious de-
nomination In this state may elect any number
OF Trustees, not less than three. to be iucOrpO-
rated under this act for the purposes hereinafter
stated.
SEC >. When the persons 30 elected by any
such body rs aforesaid shall ilc in The office OF
the Secretary of State certificate duly signed
by the presiding officer and conntersigned by The
secretary OF the body aforesaid, by which they
were elected, stating the name of the body by
whom elected. the names of'tbe persons so e ect-
ed, stating the name of the body by whom elect
ed, the names Of the persons SO elected and the
corporate name or 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 1t IL desired to incorporate them under thi
act, the Governor and Sccre airy of state shall
issue to the persons so elected patent, under the
great zeal Of iho State, signed by the Governor
and couuIer.igncd by the Secretary OF the State,
substantially in the following form:
To all 10 whom these presents shall come greet
ing:
WHEREAS (namcs of Trustees) have filed in the
office OF the Secretary OF State certificate OF
presiding officer aud Secretary of body elccting
thcm) that said (names Of Trustecs) have been
by the (name of body eectiug them and church
or denomination duly elected, to be known as u
corporation under the name of corporate namel
for the purposes of (-tate purposes OF corpora
tom.
Now. therefore. the State of Wisconsin does
hereby grant TO the said ---------- and their sue
ccssors authority by and under their SD name
of ---------- to have and exercise the powers
and privileges of corporation for the purposes
aforesaid, according to the laws of this State.
In witness whereof, etc.
SEC 8. From the issuing of such patent the
persons named therein, and their successors duly
elected by the proper body Of their church or de.
corporate for the purposes aforesaid aud iul
those purposes and no other shall have all the
powers of corporation, subject only to the limi.
tatious 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
crty. both real and personal Of the church or re-
ligious denomination for which IL IL created,
which Is used or designed to be used for missionary
or other proper purposes OF such church or rcllg-
lou, denominations, and not specially used for
the purposes of any local religions society in
corporated under the laws nj this state: and 10
use, manage and convey the same To the extent
and under such restrictions and limitations n
may he prescribed by the proper cccesIastcal
an nority OF their church or religious denomina-
zion,
SEC. :. The members of every such corporation
shall hold their said position for such term as
the oody eirsting them may determine, and until
their successors are duly elected.
SEC. i. This act shall take effect from and aft.
er its passage and publication.
Approved March :, 1873. s%~COPY.