, 1881-05-03
CHURCH-PROPERTY.

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LANRlNd. Mich. April D.--ln the liousc,
on ThnrxdRy, Representative Jnnlas II.
Campl,ell, ut Calhoun County. Chatr,uun III
lie Committee on tha judiciary. reuorted
sasofaoiy llo"so fnli .No. ~. e'tltlcA "a ntll
10 repeal NJ. act entitled An act tU authorize
the ftoIlah Catholic l]tsllOps OF Michigan,
n fot se III
Ht, ~ ~. ,,s,u s.r use W. Ina'es npploye
7iarcA ~. .so', oe,n0 oec. a,l1 ot Tug Goinp'!eu
LAWS OF 1871. and 10 provide for tho vestlng
t,onsiderinx ti,e @ fast That ~ sfr t,ampt,ci, I. n
,ro,utar ~ a1,,tio,e ~; @hnr",, @ tt,n rsasnns
me.Iuss ~, e y, ,s We - na'ae III s,sc s1e REASONS
why 1t should become Inv, will be read
with tntcrest.-not to speak OF tic tongue.
tash,rg In ~ ,,o,,uttf,,Iiw ,,nats mt tn .ho
asns ,ss rs,, ~ eo ,r,, WAS W.. ~ w
Representative Campbell, @ says: ~
al. rhn manner Ii, which the lands Of the
seS spsa&ns S0l Se . Docssc s sH'f 5eo as eE s
Se ESe uat1 Sa ttss e 1as sw sG @ ff &C. C. fP as e
Complied Lava Uf ISL. They are held BY The
l3sliop Of Detroit Is, Ills owl. name. in abso-
Lutte fee simple, AL oi The lands. Including
are ~ held. Such 1u!ding Is in direct viola.
Laws, Secs Y,075, :.,077, which mn a. folluws:
so % Grs,e n Fsi shD1p Desc vea IT, isf fse[ ossr ssr
0f any church, religious body, order, society,
| ar assocIatlol. no superior Of other officer or
| member, inale or female, OF any religious
sfssticaI educational, or Charitable Instltt.-
tfon or Establishment shall, IN consequence
| Of stcl, otifce Of membership. or in the char-
meter OF capacity Of such otllecr or member,
or Franchise Of corporation sole, 10 far rs
relntes to tie taking, holding, managing,
selling, or transmitting property; and every
TSn sx ess gn ssy OF
therein. or a;,y M Use or Dersils to nflse ihere.
from, or 1f money, or Of other property. to
be invested therein Or to arise theretrom.
deed, Wit. or Otherwise. to any ~ ii sc oiilI:se1r
Ut member, By lis or ier na,l.e. Of Office or
;sSsT sa 9s i. a{'s5y ys t. I'll +; +;
taSie pnrposes siail be recos.'zed M T rs
existing by tte common law, the
iS'''u ii any other r ,4anner. nd s' EXCEPT By By
Ti,at tiifs sccson sl,all III no % vas invalidate
any rielIt Of property or right OF action here
this section is not Intended as ir, impjicatiots
ur ntImisslon OF any previous corporato cu-
pacltY incident to s,,cI otticlal cllarncter or
nVMbcrslip rs herein above ,ne,itIoned.
lease Of any re real es,nts @ teiicated , ur appro-
urlAtet tu Tile purposes of religious worship,
Or for any religious or eeclcsfastlcal p,tr-
t. 70 BE- teas to Be mar r.
or ther otticial canaclty, si,aIi hereafter " vest
nny right title, or Interest III any person or
| sieyise. or lease may be- nude, unless
tic same shall bo niude to a corporation Or
ganixeti Under sarno statnts Of Ills State, o.
II tie lutc Territory OF Michigan, or under
pagseG y. ts s sras Ga e sa ss her.
"'ri,e great body " lie lai.is ara lieiI by
tbs present Bishop under the will OF tue
former b!shop, probated about lsda tn which @
s bsea Se eesesed "a @ u M aei op s
since. The dangers and Injustice to the con"
gss gssEaaons u.s.. are apparent A., IAeat ,:, se,
curly rests entlrely II the Integrity
CONTINGENCIES. The Bishop may dig,
to hts successor. In SUCH event could re-
sn1tK ts!st pe ecafed ~ fayor q e s9!s
Compiled Laws. Ite lands would tlen Ie-
see!,ti to tho nIshop's heirs. It H. d!a make
broken ut tlo tnsta,iee of lie heirs. Again,
the lands would DO subjected to the tetnnids
of llis Individual creditors. IL my Of these
conti!leenciss, aud others whtcl, n,iKl!t pe
n.sl,ions. ts lands would ba entirely lost to
10 The value Of tile lands so held ninountg
to hundreds Of thousands, IL not millions. Of
dollars. Tho holding of sucli yast amounts
osss s Is III CO Viii tSe @ spft sS
"3. No sucil privileges are asked by, or
gra''te4R TO- any o,ios religious @ so;, enoafna-
ciattcs ts held md their temporal atfalrs are
controlled by lnynlel, selected by the conerc-
eat.olls, ard called Nestrynlet, Trustees,