River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-04-20
Published april Z, 1870. !
CHAPTER al

Approved March 6, 1876
Published april Z, 1870
CHAPTER al
AN act TO provide for the incorporation %
religious societies
The people OF tie state Of Wisconsin, rep
resented IN senate and assembly, 30 enact
rs follows
Section l. tho male members who are q
full age ofany Christian o. Hebrew Church,
which has been or may lie organized Ia auy
town, village or city OF this state, and which
az tbs tliue maintains regular public worship,
not less than three IN number, may alter
due pUhlic notice, organize a religious 500
eietv for religious, charitable and educational
purposes, ana may incorporate the same
"a the manner hereinafter provided.
Section a certificate or statement Of
such organization NAV be signed and &C.
knowledge before some ol1oer authorized by
law TO take the acknowledgment OF deeds In
the county where such society is organized,
and shall bc recorded IN the ofiee Of The req.
Is ,cr OF deeds vi such county, in book to be
kept by him for such purpose. which oeltlh-
cate shall BE-, in substance, OF the following
form.
Ruoyall men by these presents the under.
signed insert the names OF signers) and those
who are, OF may become associated with them
for the purposes herein specified, have or.
ganlled themselves into a religious society Of
the ------- church Tor denomination To-
Gated IN name Of town, village or oity) in
tie county o., state Of Wisconsin, for
religious, charitable and educational pur-
poses, which society shall be known and in.
c0rporsted by the name o. insert nRmel
Section 8 When such certificate shall
have been duly recorded as aforesaid, the So
ciety named therein shall be q corporation
under this set, and may make constitution
and bylaws not inconsistent with the laws Of
this state for the regulation and government
OF such society and It's officers, and may tx
the term2 ana qualifications Of ofioe and
membership in such organization, and may
have and use q common seal, and alter or
change the same at pleasure, and by their
corporate name may sue and be sued, and
may take, receive, purchase, hold and use
both real and personal estate Tor the purposes
foI which they have been incorporated, and
may mortgage, sell and dispose OF the same
or any portion thereof, subject TO the rules
and bylaws for such cases made ana provi-
ded.
Section 1. Such society may take also by
purchase, gift or otherwise, and may forever
hold and improve any lands intended to be
used for cemetery grounds or burial places,
and sections fourteen fifteen and sixteen, OF
/ chapter sixty-seven Of the revised statutes
shall apply to all lands so heretofore or here.
after acquired for burial purposes.
Section g. The secular business and tenn
porsl affairs OF every such society organized
and incorporated under this act, shall be
managed and administered by not less than
three, nor more than nine trustees, who shall
he elected in the manner and hold Office for
the time prescribed by the constitution and
by-laws Of the society
Section o Wheneverthe established rules
Of any church or religious denomination pro.
10 aetn HslaTaf Mt
that they shall hold the property OF such
church or denomination in trust, then they
shall he elected in the manner and Tor the
time prescribed by such rules, and the trIs-
tees 50 elected may become a corporation in
the same manner as herinbeiore pro-
yided for a society, and when 80 Incorporated
shall besubleot toall the provisions OF this act
| applicable thereto
Section Z No failure to elect trustees at
the proper time, or III the proper manner,
shall work the dissolution Of any such cor
poration and those once elected shall hold
/ their office as such trustees until their sue
/ cessors are duly elected.
/ Section g. The trustees of every such
church or society shall appoint clerk or
4 secretary, and a treasurer With power to re-
move the same, and shall cause accurate
record Of all their proceedings, and ofall bust
I ness meetings OF such society to be kept, and
/ they shall he governed in their official acts
4 by the rules OF their church or denomina-
/ ton applicable thereto, and not inconsistent
with the laws Of this state and by the eonslitu-
tion and by-lGws OF the society
Section y. Any existing religious society
| heretofore organized under the laws Of this
state may, by five or more of its members,
including in ever case all the members 1t
| the time acting as trustees thereunto duly
l authorized, become q corporation under this
| act, by making and recording the certificate
provided IN this act, with an additional state
| ment in such certificate Of the name by
which such society and the corporation con-
neeted with il, las before that time been
knownand called, and that such society and
corporation are recognized under this act,
brit such Reorganization shall not work q
change Of the ecclesiastical connection OF any
such society.
Section 10, fanny such religious corpor-
alton heretofore incorporated under the Jaws
OF this state shall tail to become reincorpom-
ted US herein provided, such corporation
shall not thereby be dissolved, but shall be
subject to the rules and regulations OF the
church or society With which It is connected
and TO all the provisions OF this act which
relate 70 the election and duties OF trustees
and 70 the powers, franchises and privileges
Of religious corporations; and such acts and
parts Of acts providing for the organization,
Incorporation and government OF religious
societies as are in force 1T the time Of the pas
sage Of this act, sLall not hereafter apply 10
such societies exoept as is hereafter proyid-
ed
Section H. None ofthe provisions ofthis act
shall apply TO or in any way affect the Protes-
taDt Episcopal churchOr denomination IN this
state, or any society on religious corporation
being on purpOrting 70 be OF may hereafter DO
organized and incorporated in connection
with that church OF denomination
Section ~. This act shall take cffactan be
in force from and after It's passage and publi-
cation
Approved March 10, 1875