The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-31

section 4. The said bishop and vicar general shall
be and remain members Of such corporation as long
as they shall be and remain respectively bsbon and
vicar general of said diocese; and said rost shaI
be and remain member thereof SO lone nc he Oh ali
be and remain pastor of said congregation. and
whenever either or all of them shall cease 70 be
bishop, vicar gen. ,al pastor, as aforesaid b,
reason of death, resignation, removal nv o,tan,;so'
then aud in that case their respective succe AZ
such bishop, vicar general pastor shall he and
become their respective successors az roorha, ~
such corporation, and in like manner tbev Oh bave
perpetual succession ~ snNii4 Lev
Section 5. The said two laymen shall ha and re-
main members of such corporation for fine term of
two years, and until their successors f,Tbo in all
cases shal DE aymen) are chosen selected pro-
Vlded by the bylaws. In case OF a vacancy in the
once OF bishop of said diocese, the admnistrator
thereof or such other person as NAV be or,,ointed
according to therues of the Roman Catholic church
TO preside over and administer the sririt,oI and
TEMPORAL affairs of said diocese shall he ,ba he i
such administrator appointee a member Of sncb
corporation in the place and stead of the behop of
SAID diocese, and have the same power and author-
ity In such corporation as said bisbop NoyId have
Section 6. The officers of such CORPORATION shall
oe president vice president treasurer and secre-
tary and the said bishop, his successor or admin
lstrator thereof, such other person 40 MAJ, no
appointed according to the rules OF the Roman
Catholic church, or administrator for the time
being, shall be president and the said pastor sha
be vice president ex-ofico, and the treasurer and
secretary shall be selected or chosen from among
the laymen who are members of such cornoratjon
as provided by the bylaws. In all cases the treas
urer shall be required to give bonds to such cor,o-
ration, conditioned that he win faithfully account
Tor and pay over all moneys that may come into his
hands as such treasurer, and otherwise faithfully
alscharge the duties OF his office, which bond shall
before he enters upon the duties of his ofT1ca he
approved by the president vice president and secre
tary, by endorsement to that effect made thereon
Section z. The said bishop or administrator and
said vicar general, pastor and the said treasurer
and secretary shall be ex-oficio directors OF such
corporation. Said directors may, by majority
vote, contract debts not exceeding in amount the
sum OF three hundred dollars; but debts in excess
OF that sum may be contracted for by the consent
and vote Of all the directors The real estate of the
corporation shall not be sold, mortgaged epcuIn-
bered or disposed of in any manner without the
vote and consent of all ( re dill ecLorR.
Section 8. The said directors by q unanimous vote
may adopt such bylaws not contrary to the consti-
tuition and laws of this state the statutes of the do
cese, and the discipline of the Roman Catholic
church may be deemed necessary for the proper
government of such corporation and the manage
ment and business thereof, the temporal affairs
of such congregation which may become connected
Herewith or attached thereto. Said bylaws may
be altered or amended in the same manner by
laws are herein required to be adopted, and not
otherwise; ana whenever adopted or amended
they SHALL before taking effect, be recorded by the
secretary in a book to be provided and kept for
that purpose and subscribed to by each of saio d.
rectors.
Section 9. Whenever any of said congregations
has complied with the foregoing provisions of in
corporation, the articles thereof shall be made out
accordingly, and signed by the president and
tary in the presence Of two Witnesses who shall sign
their names thereto, and acknowledged before some
notary public or other person authorized by law
thereto, and filed in the Office of the secretary of
state and in the Office of the register of deeds the
county or counties where such corporation may own
real estate
Section TO- This shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication
Approved March s. 1888.