Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-30
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Statutes Of Minnesota, being section TWO hundred
and thirty-ons (231) Of chapter thirty-four ga
OF General Statutes one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-eight ass, as amended by chapter
eighteen 18l Of the General Laws Of one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-Ope llSS1l, extra ses-
sion, relating to religious corporations.
Be enacted by heLegisature Of the State of Min
uesOt3.
Section l. That section ninety 800 Of title four
a. of CHAPTER thrty-fouT (34 Of the General Stat
utes relating to religious corporations, being section
two hundred and thirtyOne t23I OF chapter thirty
four (34) o. General Statutes thousand eight
hundred and seventy-eight Il 49," as amended by
chapter eighteen (lSl of the General Laws OF OEe
thousand eight hundred and eighty-one 1SSl), ex-
ira session, approved November third t3d), one
thousand eight hundred and eghty-one tlS>ll, be.
and the same is hereby, amended by inserting the
words which place must be within the diocese to
which such bishop belongs, after the words TO be
located" and before the words and the said
bishop, where they occur in the seventeenth Il 7thj
line of section (D Of said chapter eighteen as
OF the printed volume of said session avs Il
one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one 4 ssh:
also by inserting the words in the diocese OF such
denomination in which any such CORPORATION Is
located" after the worjs ''of such denomination,
ana before the words together with" mere
said section one IL in SAID chapter eighteen is
Of said printed extra session laws Of one thousand
eight hundred and eighty one tlSSll; also % add
| ing at end Of said section as follows:
should any diocese or Gioceses, now or hereafter
/ created, of any religious demon nation wilha
which any such corporation belonging 10 such de-
nomination is or may hereafter be located he at
any time subGivded according TO the rules aud
/ practice Of such denomination, and one or moro
new dOceses be formed tLeTeTrOm. or from parts
thereof, the bishop and vicar general OF any such
new diocese and their SUCCESSORS in Office, shall
soon as appointed and instituted, by virtue OF tGeC
7 respective offices forthwith be ana become mem
bers of any such CORPORATION or CORPORATIONS 10
Gated in such rev diocese, with all the rights. du
ties, privileges, powers aud obligations of such
members herein in the articles OF incorl ora
tiOn provided, and the bishop and Ecar-G1ntTa. or
the diocese in which such corporation OF corpora
tons we're located prior TO such subdivision shah
| thenceforth cease to he members Of aly such cor
poratoG 50 located within such new diocese; aud
! all the provisions OF this section shall apply
to any such new diocese. and to any Sucl corpora
ton or corporations therein located with the
force and effect as to corporations now or hereafter
| located in any diocese now existing.
Religious corporations Tor taking. holding, re-
ceiving and GspCsing OF any real or persona. prop
| erty for the use or benefit OF any diocese now or
| hereafter existing of any religious denomination
! within this State, and for administering the TEN
poraiites OF such diocese and for the further pIr
! poses and with the powers hereinafter specified,
| may be created and organized in the manner and
wi h powers, privileges and franchises follows:
The bishop of any such diocese wherein any such
corporation is TO be located shall associate with
| him the vicar general and chancellor of such do
cese, and they or majority of them shall select or
| designate and associate with them two t2j other
| persons who shall be members Of such religious
denomination and residents of such diocese and tue
said five % persons, upon adopting and signing in
duplicate, under their hands and seals, articles of
| incorporation by them duly acknowledged, recItug
the fact of the association and selection of such
| two ~ persons by said bishop vicar general and
! chancellor as aforesaid, and containing the name
general purpose and place of location of such
poraton, and having of said articles recorded
in the office of the register Of deeds for the county
within which place of location of any such corpor-
ton is situated aud the other flied in the Office of
the Secretary of State Of this state, and their
cessorS, shall thereupen be and become body
corporate with power to take, hold, receive or dis
pose Of any real or personal property for the
| and benefit of such diocese, a:d for the and
benefit of the religious denomination therein Gre
atiug such diocese, and to administer the temper
alities of such diocese and to establish and conduct
schools, semnaries, colleges or any benevolent,
charitable, religious missionary work, society
of such religious denomination within such diocese,
together with the and privileges in this act
| enumerated, and all the rights, powers and priv
! leges of other religious corporations constituted
under this chapter: and shall be capable OF SUNG
| and being sued holding, purchasing and receiving
title by devise, gift grant or other conveyance of
and two any property real or personal, with power
| to mortgage, sell and convey the same any part
| thereof, aud may adopt and establish bylaws and
make ali rules aud regulations necessary or eXpe
dent for the management'ot Its affairs in accord
! ance with law The persons who may hold the off,
ces respectively of bishop, vicar general and chan
| ceilor of such religious denomination within aud
for such diocese. and their successors in office for
ever, shall by virtue of their respective Offices, each
| of them, always be members of such corporation,
| and no person who subscrioes to such articles
bishop vicar-general or chancellor, and no success
in office of any such person, shall continue to
be a member of any such corporation after he or
they shall have ceased to hold such Office respec
| lively. The two t2l persons so selected oy SAID
bishop vicar general and chancellor. and the per-
who may be chosen as their successors as here
| matter provided, shall constitute the other MEM
! bers of said corporation, and the two persons so
| selected aud designated in such art-
| Giles OF incorporation, shall remain
| members thereof for the term of two t2l
years from the date of such articles, and until their
successors chosen in their places respectively,
and the term of Office of such two ~ persons and
their successors shall be two ~ years from the
| time of their appointment and until their
respective successors chosen IN their place and
| shall have accepted such Office
| The successors respectively of such two (2) per-
sons so selected Ey said bishop, vicar general and
chancellor aud so signing such articles of moor
poration as corporators, shall always DO chosen by
/ said other three corporators viz: by the bishop,
vicar general and chancellor, or by any two (2) OF
| them, and said three t3) last named corporatdrS
shall occur in said membership, as to said corpora
| tors seeCeG, and as often as any such vacancy
shall for occur, whether by expiration OF
the time of holding, by resignation, death, other
me1t to be in writing and entered of record in the
minutes of the corporation, such app0intees to DO
members of such religious denomination and resi-
dents of the diocese in which the corporation is To-
Gated. Any corporator so selected may at any time
resign his office of corpOrator and cease to be a
member of such corporation, such resignation and
| acceptance thereof to DO always entered on the
| minutes of said corporation.
Should there be at any time vacancy in the Office
| of bishop of said diocese, should there he for
| ahy reason at any time person other than the
| bishop appointed in his stead, to administer
the spiritual and TEMPORAL OF said diocese therefor
or during the time OF such vacancy such suspsn-
sion 81 the authority of the bishop, the administra
tor of said diocese such other person as may be
appointed according to the rules of said deuoruina-
| TO preside and administer fhe spiritual and
temporal affairs of said diocese shah, while he is
such administrator or appointee. be a member Oe