The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-04-28

and educational purposes and may tncorporate
the same in the manner hereinafter provided
organization may be signed and acknowledged be-
fore some oficer authorized by law to take the
such society Is organized, and shall be recorded
in the ofice OF the register of deeds of such
which certificate shall be, in substance, Of the
Know all men by these preients the under
signed (lnsert the names of signers) and those
who are. or may become associated with them for
church aI Cor dsnSnnasiosS ioc.tsd dname Of
OF Wisconsin, for religious, charitable and educa-
and by tSe name Of n s De Known
Section s. When such certificate shall have
named therein shall be corporation under this
act and may make a constitution and by laws not
regulation and government of such society ano
its officers, and may fix the terms and qualities
ton. and may have and use q common seal, and
alter or change the same al pleasure and by their
take receive, purchase hold and use both real and
persensi estate for the purposes for which they
and dispose of the same or any portion thereof
| subject to the rules and by Laws for such cases
Section 4. Such sucety may take also by pur-
chase, gift or otherwise and may forever hold and
improve any lands intended to be used for GENE
terry grounds or buriaip faces, and sections four
teen, nlleen and sixteen, Of chapter si1tyseven
of the revised statutes, shall apply to all lands so
heretofore or hereafter acquired for burial pur-
Section s. 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 more than
nine trustees who shall be elected in the m amer
and hold ofh &c for the time prescribed by the
Section 9. Whenever the established rules
any any shuffh or religious denomnation OXIDE for
shall hold the property Of such church or denom-
manner and for the time prescribed by such rules
and the trustees 30 elected may become corpora
for society. and when so incorporated shall be
subject to all the provisions of this act applicable
thereto.
eection 7. No failure to elect trustees at the
RroPer time, or in the proper manner shall work
once elected shall hold their office as such trus-
tees until their successors are duly elected.
society shall appoint clerk or secre tar y, and
treasurer with power to remove the same. and
Jugs and of all business meeting Of such society
to kept, and they shall be governed in their OF
hcial acts by the rules OF their church or denomi-
nation applicable thereto, and not inconsistent
with the laws OF this state and by the
and bylaws OF the society.
Section g. Any existing religious soc5 ETY. hereto
fore organized under the laws Of this state, may,
by i've or more OF it's mem bers, includng in every
case all the members at the time acting as trus-
tees thereunto duly authorized, become a corp
the certificate provided in this act with an add,
tional statement in such certificate of the name
by which such society and the corporation CON
nected with has before that time en- known and
called, and that such society and corporation
ton shall not work change of the eccles1sstfcal
connection OF any such society.
section TO- If any such religious corporation
heretofore incor porated under the laws of this
state shall fail become reinc oroorated as here
be dissolved but shalt be subject to the rules and
regulations of the church or society 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 privi-
leRes OF religious porations; and such acts and
parts Of acts providing for the organization, in
corporation and government Of religious societies
a. are in force at the time Of the passage of this
act, shall not hereafter apply such societies
cept as il hereinafter provided.
Section IL. None Of the provisions of this act
shall apply to or In any way affect the Protestant
Episcopal church or denomination in this state
or any society or religious corporation being or
purport'ng to be or may hereafter be org IAN
and moor porated in connection with that church
or denomi nation.
Section II THIS act shall take effect and be
force from ana after its passage ana publ cation.
Approved March l3, 1o76.
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