Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 187 - Religious societies.
187.06 - May take title to property.

187.06 May take title to property. Every such corporation may be empowered by the body electing them to take and hold the title to church property, both real and personal, of the church and religious denomination for which it is created, which is used or designated to be used for missionary or other proper purposes of such church or religious denomination and not specially used for the purposes of any local religious society incorporated under the laws of this state; and to use, manage and convey the same to the extent and under such restrictions and limitations as may be prescribed by the proper ecclesiastical authority of their church or religious denomination.

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Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 187 - Religious societies.

187.01 - Religious societies.

187.02 - Existing societies confirmed; may reorganize.

187.03 - Failure to elect trustees.

187.04 - Episcopal church.

187.05 - Organizations other than churches.

187.06 - May take title to property.

187.07 - Title to vest in trustees.

187.08 - Devolution of property of defunct societies.

187.09 - Existing organizations legalized.

187.10 - Congregational church.

187.11 - Property of Church of Christ or Christian Church.

187.13 - Missionary corporations.

187.14 - Consolidation of church corporations or congregations.

187.15 - Methodist property.

187.16 - Salvation Army.

187.17 - Eastern Orthodox Church.

187.19 - Roman Catholic church.

187.20 - Indemnification by incorporated Roman Catholic church; definitions.

187.21 - Indemnification of directors and officers.

187.22 - Determination of voluntary indemnification.

187.23 - Allowance of expenses as incurred.

187.24 - Authority to limit indemnification.

187.25 - Additional rights to indemnification and allowance of expenses.

187.26 - Court-ordered indemnification.

187.27 - Indemnification and allowance of expenses of employees and agents.

187.28 - Insurance.

187.30 - Definitions applicable to liability-related provisions.

187.31 - Reliance by directors or officers.

187.32 - Limited liability of directors and officers.

187.33 - Limited liability of volunteers.

187.40 - Definitions.

187.41 - Reliance by directors or officers.

187.42 - Limited liability of directors and officers.

187.43 - Limited liability of volunteers.

187.44 - Applicability of other liability provisions.