Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-01
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10 tire Honorable Senate and Hous"
-rof Representatives. i'll Legislature
ASSEMBLED
we, the undersigned, duly author
iZed. hereby petition your honorable
body To repeal Chapter 15l of the Phi
Vat" and Special Laws of the Year
1887. entitled AN act t. create the
Roman Catholic bishop of Portland
ANA BIS successors a Corporation Sole"
and. 10 substitute in its stead an act
providing fer IT, incorporation Of
Roman catholic parishes.
70" GODFRAY $. DUPRE..
GEORGE -. PRECOIRT NJ. D..
ALBERT J. BitLANr,
ALBERT g MAYNARD. NJ. L..
Members of the executive Committe,
of the French American Catholics OF
: the state of Maine.
This act provides that Chapter l5l
of the Private and Special Laws Of the
State Of Maine for the year lSs7 Great
ing the roman Catholic bishop of
Portland and his Successors a corpora
zion sole, is hereby repealed. Pro-
vided, however, that debts contracted
and securities given by said Roman
catholic bishop of Portland shall be
come the debts of ana an ineumbranee
on the property real and pers"nai of
the parishes and corporations organ
azed and created 10y this and tie
twelve following sections of this chap
ger: but the creditors. Pledges or itcrt-
.gagees. of the said Roman CATHOLIC
bishop Of Portland shall within t'to
years from the tir~t day of August,
1911, and six months before tie con-
Ineucemlnt of any process to collect,
enforce or forcclosc. amy debt pledge
or mortgage. against the property. real
ar personal and here toiorr h"ld by ttr
said Roman Catholic bishop ot Port
laud. give notice q their election aud
intention tn SO collect. enforce a.ld
fore.iosc. u the Roman Catholic Dis
lp,p of Portland and to the said pay
isn,s and corporations, and provided
further. that real and personal pr"p-
t,rty. received. taken and held N trust
hy said Roman Catholic bish"n If
Portland for charitable. cducatteEtL
burial. religious ana church purposes
shall b" received, taken, held aht 0S'd
tor charitable educational. burial, IA
liyious and church purposes by the
person. societies, ppraunns at pr
1sifaS for the benefit ana us fer
which said pruperts real OF PERSONAL
has ben heretofore held by SAID k"-
man catholic bisnop OF Portland, pro-
.Vidrd said persons, societies. persons,
CORPORATIONS or parishes SHAH come
parishes and corporations under TINS
ana he. twelve following sections. "t
tbis CaapteT.
Section 2-Wh"n i've or more mcfn-
1crs of any Roman Catholic parish OF
church nov. existing VII" are 20 years
Of age ana upwards. and deSlrouS OF
becoming an ine orporated fioaaFo
catholic parish or church. they may
tuIdx 10 Il Justice of the pace, Nlo
shall issue his warrant To one oil them
directing him to notify the other dp-
xli.ants to meet at some proper place
.lcsipnated in said warrant. ana nc
shall give notice If such meeting seven
DAYS AZ least before holding the same
nv nesting a notification thereof on
,ro onter door 1f such church. or at
such OTTER places as the justice ap-
points. ,
Section 3--Such persons 50 asS"hi'"'"
shall elect q CHAIRMAN ana It So -
fer the purposes Of said meeting ''S
Sbsn then by ballot. proceed To Note
u1on the question Whether the pat'S'.
~. church shall b. come Incorporated
hereunder. If majority q the pai-
lots cast shall be i'll favor OF the par
ish or church becoming incorporate" II
shall thererpon bcce me HocE torH'or-
ate with all the powers rlSi's h''''
nriyile ges of corporations lheiueliiS
tl,e right tn make bylaws Tor It's oN II
government. to receive. take ana liolo
real and personal property, ~ pFoN,oc',
:, section one of this chapter. anu u
take by gift, purchase, devise OF o'
u,est. such ltheg real and personal
nronerty useful hN SAID parlsh 'i
church for charitable. educ'liota'
nurial. religious and church purposes.
subject TO all the liabilities propose"
nv the statutes of this State
Section 4. They shall by oaiio'' az
the same meeting. elect a poaru VI
directors consisting of three lay mem
hers of the parish or church VINO sndi'
no elected and remain in Once DIS ioi-
lows. Such lay member receiving 'he
largest number OF votes snail pc elect-
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