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vided, it be first shown that the original
instrument was genuine.
CORPORATIONS SOLE.
Section 602 of the Civil Code was
amended to read as follows:
Section 602 Whenever the rules,
regulations. or discipline Of any relig-
ious denomination, society, or church
SO require, for the administration OF
the temperatures thereof, and the man
agement of the estate and property
thereof, it shall be lawful for the
bishop, chief priest or presiding eider
of such religious denomination, So
ciety, or church to become a sole cor
poration, in the manner prescribed IN
this title, as nearly as may be, ana
with all the powers and duties, and for
the uses and purposes in this title pro-
vided for religious interpretations, ana
subject to all the conditions, ImIta-
tions, and provisions in said title pre-
scribed Every corporation sole shall,
however, for the purposes of the trust,
have power to contract in the same
manner and to the same extent as
natural person, and may sue and be
sued, and may defend, in all courts
ceedings whatever, and shall have au-
thority to borrow money, and give
promissory notes therefor, and to Sc
cure the payment thereof by mort
gage or other lien upon property, real
or personal; to buy, sell, lease, mort
gage, and in every way deal in real and
personal property in the same manner
that natural person may, and with
out the order of any court; to receive
requests and devises for its own use
or upon trusts to the same extent as
natural persons may; and TO appoint
attorneys in fact. The articles of in
corporation to be filed shall set forth
the facts authorizing such incorpora-
ton, and declare the manner in which
any vacancy occurring in the incum-
bency of such bishop, chief priest, or
presiding elder is required by the rules,
regulations, or discipline of such de-
nomination, society. or church to be
filled, which statement shall be verified
by affidavit, and for proof of the APP
pointment or election of such bishop,
chief priest, or presiding elder, or Of
any succeeding incumbent Of such cor
poration, it shall be sufficient to record
with the Clerk of the county in which
such bishop, chief priest, or presid
ing elder resides, the original or a copy
of his commission, or certificate, or let
tiers of election or appointment, duly
attested; provided. all property held
by such bishop, chief priest, or presid
ing elder shall be in trust for the use,
purpose, and behoof of his religious
denominati on, society or church. The
limitation in Section 595 shall not ap-
ply to corporations formed under this
section, when the land is held or used
for churches, hospitals, schools, col
leges, orphan asylums, parsonages, or
cemetery purposes. Any Judge of the
Superior Court in the county in which
any corporation is formed under this
chapter shall at all times have access
Any corporation sole heretofore or
gained and existing under the laws of
this State may elect to continue its
existence under this title by filing a
certificate to that effect, under its cor
porate seal and the hand of it's incum-
bent, or amended articles of incorpor-
alton, in the form required by this ii
tie, and as prescribed by Section 2S1 of
this Code; and from and after the fill
ing OF such certificate or amended ar
ticles, such corporation shall be en-
titled to the privileges and subject to
the duties, liabilities, and provisions in
this title expressed.
BOARDS OF TRUSTEES
Section $50 of Article 3, Chapter
VII, of an Act relating to the power of