Askov American., 1937-05-06
CHAPTER l60-H. F. No. 418
a BILL

A BILL
FOR AN ACT to amend Mason's
Minnesota Statutes of 1927, Sec
tions 1887, 1888, 1889, and 7940,
relati 9 to Incorporation of
Lodges, Fraternal Orders, etc.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of
the State of Minnesota:
Section l. That MaSon's Mime
sofa Statutes of 1927, Section 1887,
is hereby amended to read as fol-
lows:
1887. Any subordinate lodge or
Of Odd Fellows, any
subordinate lodge of the Ancient
Order of the United Workmen,
and subordinate lodge Of Free and
Accepted Masons. Grand Chapter
of Royal Arch Masons, or Com
mandery of Knights Templars, any
lodge of Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rites Masons of the
Southern Jurisdiction. any subor-
dinate lodge of knights of Pythias,
any state or county board Of the
Ancient Order Of Hibernians, any
subordinate lodge of the Scandi-
navian Aid and Fellowship Society,
any subordinate or branch lodge
of the I. Katolicka Slovenska
Kednota V Spojenych Statoch
Severenej Ameriky, and, any sub
ordinate lodge Of any similar body
now existing or hereafter organized,
installed under the authority of
the grand bodies Of such orders
respectively, or any other supreme
body authorized to institute such
subordinate bodies, any post OF the
Grand Army of the Republic, United
Spanish War Veterans, Veterans
of Foreign Wars Of the United
States, The American Legion, The
American Legion Auxiliary, Sons Of
the American Legion, Lasociete Des
40 HommeS Et 8 ChevauX, The
Disabled American Veterans Of the
World War, World War Veterans,
and U. S. Navy Veterans, and any
unit and any county, district, state,
grand and national subdivision Of
any such bodies or organizations,
or any subordinate unit Of any
such subdivision thereof, may be-
come incorporated in the manner
hereafter specified; and any body
or organization hereinbefore incor-
porated under any general or special
law of the State of Minnesota or
which shall hereafter become in
corporated under the laws Of the
State of Minnesota, shall have the
power to acquire or receive in it's
corporate name by purchase, gift,
grant or bequest any property, real,
personal or mixed, and the same
to hold, transfer, sell, mortgage,
convey loan, let or otherwise use,
but not contrary to the laws or
usages of the society or order or
organization Of which it is a part. "
Section 2. That Mason's Mime
sofa Statutes of 1927, Section 1888,
is hereby amended to read as fol-
lows:
1898. Such commandery, chapter,
lodge, encampment, post, division,
section, board, unit or such county,
district, state, grand or national
subdivision Of such bodies or Or
ganizations, or any such subor-
dinate unit of any such subdivision
thereof, shall cause to be prepared,
executed and acknowledged, by its
presiding officer and recording Of
ficer certificate of incorporation
which shall contain: /. The charter
name and number if it has num-
ber of such commandery, chapter,
lodge, encampment, post, division,
section, board, unit, or county, dis
trict, state, grand or national sub
division of such body or organiza-
ton or any subordinate unit of
any such subdivision thereof. 2.
The time when the authority by
which the same was instituted.
3. The names of the charter men,
bers thereof, if any, and its To-
cation. 4. The names of the elective
officers of such body for the cur
rent term.
Such certificate shall be recorded
in the office of the register of deeds
of the county in which such body
is located, or if a grand body, in
the office of the secretary Of state,
and thereupon such body shall be-
come corporation under its
charter name with power in such
name to sue and be sued, and to
receive, acquire, hold, manage and
dispose of property of every kind"
Section 3. That MaSOn'S Mime
sofa Statutes of 1927, Section 1899
is hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
1899. The seal Of any such lodge,
branch, commandery, encampment,
chapter, post, division, section,