Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-04

No. 7ee, AL Published May ~, 1911.
CHAPTER 205, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT relating to the ownership ana
disposition of the property of Uni,
versalist churches and to amend
chapter u of the private and local
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section l. All property OF any KIND
belonging to, or held in trust for any
Universalist church, or Universalist
church and society, or Universallst So
ciety, in this state Incorporated or un-
become extinct by death Of all its
members or otherwise, shall vest IN
and become the property OF the Wis
consn Universalist Convention, re-
lgiJus Incorporation engaged IN re-
Igi0us missionary work, and IN 1os-
tering weak Universalist churches IN
this state, and organized under chap-
ter "A of the private and local laws OF
Section 2. Any Universalist church,
or Universalist church and society, or
Universalist society. IN TINS state, n
corpOrated or unincorporated, Whlch
has ceased, or failed to MAINTAIN re-
ligious worship, or services, or to use
It's property for religious worship or
services, according to the tenetS usageS
and customs Of UniYerSaliSt churches
in this state, for the space of two con
secutiya years Immediately PRIOR thefe-
to or whose membership has so dlmlh-
ished in numbers, or in hnanclal
strength as to render it impossible or
tmpraCticable for such church, or
church and society, or society, TO man n,
tain religious worship or services, or
to protect it's property from exposure
to waste and dilapidatlon, or TO lulHIi
the purpose for which 1T was created
or organized, may by an order of the
circuit court of the county where Sucn
property is located be declared extinct
or dissolved, and the property OF such
church, or church and society, or So
Ciety, or property which may be held IN
trust for such church, or for SuCh
church and such society, or such So
ciety. be transferred to, ana the tltle
and possession thereof, vested in the
said Wisconsin Universalist ConVen-
ton.
an order and disnOsitiOn Of property
may be made by any member or of
ficer of the said Wisconsin Universal.
list Convention, or by any member or
such church, or church and society or
society, when duly authorized thereto
by the executive committee OF SAID
Wisconsin Universalist Convention,
unOn q verified netitiOn setting forth
the facts authorizing such order and
disposition of property. Upon the pre-
sentation of such petition to the circuit
court of the proper county. Such court
may proceed in q summary manner,
after such notice as the court may pre-
scribe to inquire into the merits OF
such application; and if upon eXamina-
tiOn by the court, it shall satisfactorily
appear, that making Of the order and
disposition of the property applied for,
is necessary or proper for any OF the
causes mentioned in section OF TINS
act, such court shall make final order,
declaring such church, or church and
society. or society, extinct, or dlSSoiFllg
the same and transferring any prop
erty and the title and possession there
Of. which may belong to Such church,
or church and society, or society, or
held in trust for such church, or church
and society, or society and vest the
So mo in the said Wisconsin UNIVERSAL