Wisconsin § 187.08 Devolution of property of defunct societies.

Wisconsin Statutes

§ 187.08 — Devolution of property of defunct societies.

Wisconsin § 187.08

Ch. 187Religious societies

Subch.subch. I of ch. 187 SUBCHAPTER I

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Wis. Stat. § 187.08 (2026).

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187.08  If any such society, organized under ss. 187.01 to 187.07 , owning any real estate in this state, shall be or become dissolved by removal, withdrawal or death of its members, so that there is no acting organization thereof for a period of six years, or by the majority vote of the members present at a regular meeting of said corporation, elect to transfer all of its real estate and personal property to a corporation of the same religious denomination, and there shall be within this state a corporation of the same religious denomination organized as provided in s. 187.05 (1) , the title to such real estate so owned by such defunct society shall be vested in such corporation of the same religious denomination next higher in authority in such denomination.

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187.08 If any such society, organized under ss. 187.01 to 187.07 , owning any real estate in this state, shall be or become dissolved by removal, withdrawal or death of its members, so that there is no acting organization thereof for a period of six years, or by the majority vote of the members present at a regular meeting of said corporation, elect to transfer all of its real estate and personal property to a corporation of the same religious denomination, and there shall be within this state a corporation of the same religious denomination organized as provided in s. 187.05 (1) , the title to such real estate so owned by such defunct society shall be vested in such corporation of the same religious denomination next higher in authority in such denomination.