187.09 Existing organizations legalized. Every religious or religious educational and charitable society organized or attempted to be organized under ch. 47, Revised Statutes of 1849, or ch. 66, Revised Statutes of 1858, or ch. 91, Revised Statutes of 1878, and the acts amendatory thereof, by filing or recording a certificate of the election of trustees or a certificate of organization designating the name of the church or society with the register of deeds of the proper county, and which, since such filing or recording, has acted as a religious or a religious educational and charitable corporation in pursuance thereof, shall be deemed to be legally incorporated and shall have all the powers and be subject to all the liabilities of religious corporations under the provisions of this chapter. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to affect any action or proceeding pending by or against any such corporation on April 19, 1895.
History: 1993 a. 301.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 187 - Religious societies.
187.02 - Existing societies confirmed; may reorganize.
187.03 - Failure to elect trustees.
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.
187.17 - 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.
187.30 - 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.
187.41 - Reliance by directors or officers.
187.42 - Limited liability of directors and officers.