The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-05-20
NO. S43, 81
Published April 10, 1898
CHAPTER IA.

CHAPTER IA.
AN ACT to amend chapter 2~l, Of the laws Of
1880, entitled, An act to provide for the incor-
poratiun OF religious societies IN connection with
Congregational churches"
The people of the state Wisconsin, repre-
sented IN senate and assembly, do enact as fol
Section /. That chapter PSI of the laws of 1880.
entitled, IAN act 10 provide for the iucOTpDra-
ton OF religious societies in connection with
Couyrrg atioual churches 50 be and the same IS
hereby amended So that section l of said chapter
shall read as follows: Section l The adult
members, not less than three IN number, Of any
Congregational church known such in both
government and name, which shall have been
organized in this state and which at the time
maintains regular public worship, may after due
public notice given at some stated meeting Of
such church. organize a corporation for religious
charitable or educational purposes IN the mau-
ner hereinafter provided
Section :. That section shall be amended to
read as follows: Secton2 ,. Such members shall
sign ana acknowledge before officer
authorized by law to take the acknowledgment
Of deeds in the county whore such church is or
gained, certificate substantially in the follow
ing form: know all men 10y these presents,
that the undersigned tinshrt the names of the
SignerS) and those who are or who may become
associated with them for the purposes herein
SpecIted-ha organized themselves into "a church
located IN (name Of town, city or village, in the
county Of -- and state Of Wisconsin, for re-
NLlOuS, charitable ami educational purposes,
which shall be known and incorporated by the
name Cherr insert the nance. And they snail re-
cord the same the office Of the register of deeds
have been 50 recorded the church named therein
shall be corporation. and shall possess the
powers and privileges granted to corporations by
chapter . of the revised statutes. 50 far as the
same are applicable or necessary to accomplish
It's purposes and also such as are conferred by
TINS chapter.
Section ,. That section shall be amended to
read as follows: Section 3. Such corporation
may, by its constitution aud bylaws, fix the
terms and qualifications OF membership and
Office therein, may provide rules for the govern
ment OF the church auI its officers, and fix the
number of its trustees, not less than three nor
more than nine, their term Of Office and the man
Eer of appointing or eIpctin- the same
Section / That section shall be am ended to
read as follows: Section , The secular bust
ness and temporal affairs of such corporation
shall be administered by the board of trustees
Il shall have the custody AMI management of the
corporate property. and shall be governed in its
official acts 10y the rules of the corporation
applicable thereto and not inconsistent with the
laws of this state.
Section >. That section shall be amended to
read follows: Section : All lands, ieua-
mentS and Entertainments that have been or may
hereafter he lawfully conveyed by demise. gift
grant, purchase. or Otherwise 10 any persons or
trustees IN trust for the Use Of any religions
society organized or which may b. hereafter
organized within this STATE, either for a meeting
house, burylnG ground, or parsonage. Siall. with
the improvements, vest in SUcl church when
Incorporated under the provisions Of this
chapter a. fully aS If originally conveyed to it,;
and in case the society has not been reincurpora-
OF such society AMI be held by them and the If
Successors in trust for such society
Section =. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publica-
ton.
Approved April 13. 1898.