Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-04-08
Published March q, 1850.
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in senate and assembly do enact as follows:
sectioni The male members over twenty ono
years Of age, NOS less than three in number of anY
congregational church known as such in botn
es IN ans afe and MhS 9h sha at Se @
maintains regular public worship may, after
of such church, organize corporation for relig-
iOUS charitable or educational purp oses, in N.
Section 2. Such members shall sign and ac-
knowledge, before some officer authorized by law
ty where such society IS organized. certificate
SUBSTANTIALLY IN the following form: know All
sertthe names OF the signers) and those who
for tue purposes herein specified, have organized
themSelVeS IN religious society or th7 -
in the oa4 ana fns s sSGS Of "
for religious Charitable and educational purposes
by the name (here insert tie namey; and they
shall record the same in the office of the registe:
OF deeds OF such county; and when such certificate
named therein sail be a CORPORATION. and shall
LOSSES the powers and privileges granted to cor
pordtionS by chapter eighty five of the revised
eessary to accomplish its purposes. and also Sucr
as IRE conferred by this chapter; And the re-
putlIc worship with such religious societies;
s halI continue to have exercise aud ENJOY all
their accustomed privileges and liberties res pect-
ing divine worship, church order and discipline.
ami Sh al be encouraged in the peaceable and reg
ular enIoymen5 and practice thereof.
Seciiou g.. such corporation may, by its conSti
tions of memb ership ard ONCE therein. may pro-
vie Jules for the government of the society ant
It's ofhcer aud NIX the number of Its trustees, no.
less tnan three nor more tnau nine, their term O!
once and the MANNER Of appointing or electin:
Section 4 Such corporation nav also take re-
eeive, purchase, hold AMI use both real and per-
sonal estate Tor the purposes for which it ha,
been incorporated. and no other; aud may lease.
mortgage Sc and Otherwise dispose of til e same,
or any portion thereof, in the mannsr pro vided
by lis rules and bylaws; and may also take by
purchase, gilt or tnerwiSe, ana forever hold anu
Improve. any lands intended to be used for ceme-
tery purposes OF burial plac 5, suffice to the pro
cnapt er ffUy-nine of the revised statutes,
ST. CtiOn ). Tue secular business and temporal
affairs OF such corporation snSll be administered
by board OF trustees. 1t shall appoint 4 CLERK
move the Same and shaI, cause accIlrste records
II all is proceedings. and Of all business meet
custody anu IN nj cement OF The corporate prop
erty' and shall be governed IN as oiici;A
10 and not inconsistent with Tie laws of the
Section g. Every existing religious society c,
any Congregational church KNOWN as such in botn
government and nIlae, whose board of trustee.
nave heretofore been incOrp orated under the law,
OF this ate may, by i've or more or its members.
intending III every case all the members at ths
time acting truS etS the eunCO duly utaOrtZed
By and acting for The society, become corpora
The certc cate provided herein, with an ahditiOnaI
statement therein of The name by which such So
before mat tune been known and called, and that
ouSu So.iet! alu COL '1oiL dS ieoLsdiilL Gu uu
der ILLS chapter; pug sen urEahlZallOn snail
not work change OF the ecclcSiaS. zeal connection
porian Snail a to as hee
in provided such failure shall not work its diSsO
luton; and the board of trustees heretofore iu-
COZ porated not less than tir nor more than nine
in humber, SHAH hereafter be appointed or eject
Ell According TO the luIeS The society VIII
which they are connected, aad shall be governed
by the provisions OF his cha ter when relates u
the duties of usteeS. ana Shall have all the pow
e. and be subject to al the Liabilities of re giou,
Section 7. NO failure elect trustees at the
proper time shall work dissolution of any cor
ed shall hold their offices umtIl Their successors
are erected. In case of the dl SSoution of any
such corporation, the same may be IelhcorporAt-
ed under the provisions OF this chapter at any
time within 81 years alter such dissolution; and
thereupon all the estate, real and personal for
merly belonging to the same aud not lawfully
b IRE had been no such uisSoution.
Sections. All lands lene!nents and eridita-
fully conveyed by demise. g'ft, grant. purchase
or otherwise to any persons or trustees IN trust
which may h, reafter lie organized, within this
ST. eeF io sha Viii the mnroysenf yasi
in such re tgiouSi Ociety when incnrporated unuef
inaIiy convened toat aud III case the society has
not been reincorporated as herein pr ovided shall
by them ana their suecesS'lS IN trust for such
society.
Section g. The societies CT any Congregational
church, known as such III both government ano
name; herein named aad provided Tor, shall mere.
ninety of the revised statutes of 1878: proyu
any churcn or religious denomination in This
state duly elected by any council, convention,
preSentaJiVeS OF any such church or religious de.
domination, and otherwise qualified as provided
cleared TO be go9d and sufficient eeirp3raatiCn
empowered to receive and hold any lands, tene;
mentS and Entertainments that may be conveyed
by or from any person. persons trustees or corr
poration, in trust Tor u church, meeting house,
arSonage, rectory, school or hospital or for this
other uses and purposes OF any such church or
religious de1ominaton, and any property SO CON
appurtenanceS aid additions thereto shall DC held
by such trustees and their successors In office,
when sucn conveyance shall have been pproved
by the council, convention; or synod lepresented
such trust as specified and declared in tn convey
ance thereof, and subject to all the conditions OF
such conveyance.
Section II. This act shall take effect and be n
force from ana after its passage AMI puDneatlon'
Approved March ID. 1851
published March g. 1851
CHAPTER 209.
AN ACT authorizing the granting of state certf-
Gates to graduates of colleges end universities.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
In senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. After any person has gr .duated at
any Incorporated college or university located In
the state of Wt.consin. whose courses of study
are fully and fairly equivalent to the correspond
ing courses of study in the state university, and,
public school in this state for sixteen School
months, the superintendent OF public ms ;rucionS
Shall have authority to cOunttrSign the 0iploml
of such teacher after suci. eXalIinalion as 10
to sad may seem proper and
reasonable and after having ascertatned that the
is fully and fairly equal to the corresponding
course in the state university
granted by any such aforesaid college or univer-
silly, certifying hat the pei son holding the same
Is rraduate of such college university, shall,
after his diploma has been countersigned by the
aforesaid, be deemed quailfed to teach any Of the
pub schools. Of this S ate, and such diploma
shall be certificate OF such qualification until
annuIed by the Superinten lent of public inStruc-
section g. This act shall take effect and be In
fo.G IF aRh after r. ITS passage and publication
Published March 90, 1891
CHAPTER 1T6
AN ACT 10 grant to the north Wisconsin railway
company the optional right to grade forty miles
of its railway during the year 1880 in lieu Of
completing twenty miles thereof during said
year; and TO define its rights and duties in q
contingency therein named.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. The north Wisconsin railway COM
pany may, at It's option, grade and make ready
for the laying of the track thereon forty miles of
It's railway during the year ending on the fourth
Gay OF March, a. D. 1881. In lieu of completing
during said year twenty miles of said railway as
now required by law: provided that if said OPP
ton so hereby anted be exercised the said rail
way company shall lay the track upon said forty
miles OF grade during the year ending on the
fourth day of March, A. D. lSS2, in which event
the forty miles so completed shall be deemed
equivalent TO the completion by said company OF
twenty miles each year tor The years ending on
the fourth day OF March, A. D. 1ee1, and on the
fourth day March, A. D. 1872.
Section ,. fthe north Wisconsin railway COM
pany shah become the owners of c railway
structed in the manner required by the act OF
Congress granting lands TO Wisconsin for railway
purposes, approved May s. 1864, by another rail
way company from Hudson, in the county of st.
Croix, to River Falls in the county of Pierce the
railways so acquired between said last named
points shall be taken and deemed TO be as fully
part OF said north Wisconsin railway company.
land grant road if 1t had originally constructed
the same; and when the said, the north Wiscon-
SIN railway company shall have added TO said rail
way, between said Hudson and River Falls, al
either or both ends thereof, a sufficient number OF
miles TO make, with the road so acquired between