Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-10

and educational purposes, and may incorporat4
the same in the manner hereinafter crowded.
Section 2. certificate or statement Of su 81
organization pay be signed and acknowledged be
fore some officer authorized by law to take thu
ackno " Rment of deeds in the county where
such society is organized and shall be reccrdet
in the office OF the register Of deeds of such coun
ty, in in book to be kept by him for such purpose
which certificate shall be, in stbs lance, of thu
following form:
Know all men by these presents: the under
signed Gnsert the rames of signers) and thos,
who are, or may bee, me associat ed with them foi
the purposes herein specified have organize,
themselves into q religious society Of the
church Tor denomnation) located in (name o.
town, village or city in the county Of -, state
rienal purposes, which society shalt be known
and incorporated by the name Of Gnsert name.)
Section 8. When such certificate shall have
| been duly recorded aforesaid, the society
named therein shall be q corporation under this
act and may--make a constitution and by laws moi
| inconsistent with the laws of this state for the
reRniation and government Of such society ana
tions of Office ann mem bershp in such organiza.
tion and may have and use common seal, and
alter or change the at pleasure, and by their
corporate name may and be sued, and may
take, receive purchase, hold and both real and
personal estate for the purposes for which they
have been incorporated, aud may mortgage, sell
and dispose OF the same or any portion thereof
subject to the rules and by Laws for such cases
Section f. Such society may take also by pur-
chase gift or otherwise, and may forever hold and
improve any lanr 8 intended to be used for ceme-
terry grounds or burial places and sections four
of the revised statutes shall apply to all lands so
heretofore or hereafter acquired for burial pur-
Section 8. The secular business and temporal
affairs of every such society organized and incor-
porated under this act, shall be managed and ad
ministered by not less than three nor more than
nine trustees, whe shall be elected in the m amer
and hold Off for the time prescribed by the CON
stitution and y-laws Of the society.
Section 8. Whenever the established rules
any church or religious denominations D ovide tor
the election of trustees aud prescribe that they
shall hold the properly of such church or denom-
alton in trust, then they shall be elected In the
prescribed
and the trustees 30 elected may become a corpora
ton in the same manner as hereinbefore proAided
for society. and when SO incorporated shall be
subject to all the provisions of this act applicable
section 7. No failure to elect trustees al the
proper time, or in the proper manner, shall work
once elected shall hold their office such trus-
tees until their successors are duly elected.
society shall appoint clerk or secretary, and a
treasurer with power to remove the Same, and
shall cause accurate record of all their proceed
ings. and Of all business meetinas Of such society
to b. kept, and they shall be governed in their Of
nation applicable thereto, aud not inconsistent
with the laws Of this state ana by the constitution
and bylaws Of the society.
Section Q. Any existing reig ious society hereto
fore organized under the laws Of this state, may,
by Ave or more of it's mem bers, including in every
case all the m embers at the time acting as trus-
tees thereunto duly authorized, become cor po
the certificate provided in this act with an addi-
tional statement in such certificate The name
nected with it has before that time been known and
called, and That such society and corporation
re-organized under this act, but such re-organiza
ton shall not work change of the eccles1as tcal
connection Of any such society.
Section 10. If any such religious corporation
her etofOre sincorporated under the laws Of this
state shall fail to become reinc roorated as here
in provided, such corporation shall not thereby
be dissolved but shall be bject to the rules and
regulations of the chuI CHI ciety with which
1t is connected, and to all the provisions of this
act which relate to the election and duties Of
trustees, and to the powers, franchises and privi
leges of religious co pOratioDs; and such acts and
parts Of acts proviaing for the organization, i'm
corporation and government Of religious societies
as are in force at the time Of the passage of this
act shall not hereafter app TO such societies ex
cept as is hereinafter provided.
Section IL. None Of the provisions OF this act
shall apply to in any way affect the Protestant
Episcopal church or denomination in this state
or any society or rel gious corporation being or
purportiBg to be or may hereafter be organ. zed
and incorporated in connection with that church
or denomination.
Section IL This act shall take effect and be In
for ce from and after its passage and pu blcation
Approved March IS, 1876.