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erty of the corporation and the unpaid stock shall be liable for the debts of the corporation.

reserved.

Sec. 2287, s. 21. The Legislature may hereafter Right to modify modify or repeal this act; but if it be repealed, or if or repeal the franchise of any corporation organized under this act shall be forfeited, the corporation may continue for the purposes specified in section 2275.

Incorporating

purposes.

Sec. 2288, s. 22. Religious, social, benevolent, scientific and other corporations included in section for religious, 2267 when pecuniary profit is not their object, may, in slentine, etc., accordance with the rules, regulations or discipline of such association or institution elect directors, the number thereof to be not less than three nor more than twenty-five, and may incorporate themselves as provided in this act.

Sec. 2289, s. 23. Instead of the requirements Same. provided for incorporating associations in section 2268, pertaining to subscription of capital stock, or the payment thereof, it shall be sufficient for associations mentioned in the preceding section, if the articles of agreement or incorporation set forth the holding of the election for directors, the time and place where the same was held, that a majority of the members of such religious, social, scientific or benevolent association, or branch thereof, were present at such election and signed the articles of agreement and the result thereof; to be verified by the officers conducting such election. Said directors or other officers shall qualify and continue in office as provided in the articles of agreement or by-laws consistent with this act.

corporations,

Sec. 2290, s. 24. Corporations referred to in the Religious, etc., two preceding sections, may hold all the property of holding of the corporation or members thereof, owned prior to property by. incorporation or acquired thereafter in any manner, and transact all business relative thereto; but no such corporation must own or hold more real estate than may be necessary for the business and objects of the associations; Provided, That incorporations of Masons, Odd Fellows, endowed institutions of learning, or other corporations, under the provisions of this act, may hold such real estate as may be necessary to carry out their charitable purposes, or for the establishment and endowment of institutions of learning connected therewith. The directors must annually make a full Directors must report of all property, real and personal, held in trust annually. for their corporation by them, and of the condition.

report

Mortgage or
sale of property
by religious,
etc.,

corporations.

Method of validating defective

thereof to the members of the corporation for which they are acting.

Sec. 2291, s. 25. Corporations mentioned in section 2288, may when necessary for their good, mortgage or sell their real or personal property; Provided, That such mortgage or sale must be authorized by a two-thirds majority vote of its members present at a duly called meeting for that purpose. Such mortgage or sale may be made by the directors of such corporation, and the proceeds thereof used as may be provided by the by-laws thereof.

Sec. 2292, s. 26. All corporations incorporated, or purported to be incorporated, under the laws of Utah, which have heretofore filed, acknowledged, verified organizations. and recorded their articles of incorporation, in any county of this State, or former Territory of Utah, shall be established and confirmed as corporations from the time of the organization thereof, as fully as if said articles were acknowledged, verified, filed and recorded in the county of the principal place of business of said corporation, upon the filing by such corporation, of certified copies of its articles and certificate of corporation with the Secretary of State and with the county clerk of the county in this State in which its principal office or place of business is situated.

ations to file

articles, etc.

Sec. 2293, s. 27. All corporations, not organized Foreign corpor- under the laws of this State, before doing business within the State shall file with the Secretary of State and with the county clerk of the county wherein their principal office in the State is situated, a certified copy of their articles of agreement, certificate of incorporation and by-laws, and, in case of alteration or amendment of said articles of incorporation or by-laws, shall file certified copies of such alterations or amendments with each of said officers, and shall also, before doing business within the State, by resolution of their board of directors, accept the provisions of the Constitution of this State, and also designate some person residing whom process in the county in which its principal place of business in the State is situated, upon whom process issued by authority of or under any law of the State may be served. A copy of such resolutions shall be certified by the president and secretary, under seal of the company, and filed in the office of the Secretary of State and in the office of the county clerk of the county in which its principal office is situated; any such

To designate

person on

may be served.

corporation failing to comply with the provisions of
this section, shall not be entitled to the benefits of the
laws of the State relating to corporations; Provided,
That all foreign corporations doing business within the
State at the time of the approval of this act, shall have
sixty days from the approval of this act to comply with
the terms of this section; and, Provided further, That Doing business
the buying of bonds, notes, or other commercial secur-
ities for an investment shall not be construed as doing
business within the State.

Sec. 2. This act shall take effect upon approval.
Approved April 4, 1896.

defined.

CHAPTER LXXXVIII.

BAIL COMMISSIONERS.

AN ACT to provide for Bail Commissioners in Cities of this State.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Utah:

sioners in police

SECTION 1. That the mayor of any city in this Ball commisState may, by and with the consent of the city council, department. appoint from among the officers and men in the police department of said city, one or more discreet persons to be known as bail commissioners, who shall have and exercise all the powers which are now or hereafter Powers. may be conferred by law upon justices of the peace in respect to fixing the bail of persons arrested for misdemeanors under the laws of this State or for violation of the city ordinances, and taking and approving same; Provided, That any person who has been ordered by any such bail commissioner to give bail, may deposit the amount thereof in money with such bail commis

sioner.

Sec. 2. Commissioners appointed under this act Term of office. shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor. They shall receive no compensation, and before entering upon No their duties as such commissioners, shall take and subscribe an oath to faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of their office, and shall give bond to the city Bond.

compensation.

Filing oaths and bonds.

wherein they are appointed with two good and suff cient sureties, in the sum of twenty-five hundred dol lars, conditioned for the faithful performance of their duties as such commissioners, and that they will well and truly account for and turn over to the city treas urer of their respective cities, at such times as may designated by the city council, all moneys, bonds. property, and records coming into their hands as such commissioners, and at the expiration of their term of office, they will surrender and turn over to said treas urer all funds, bonds, property, papers and records pertaining to their respective offices, then in their hands.

Sec. 3. The oaths of office and bonds of said commissioners shall be filed with the city recorders of their respective cities.

Sec. 4. This act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved April 4, 1896.

Board of

CHAPTER LXXXIX.

CAPITOL GROUNDS COMMISSION ABOLISHED.

AN ACT abolishing the Board of Commissioners on Capitol Grounds and
Devolving its duties on the State Board of Examiners.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Utah:

SECTION 1. The Board of Commissioners on Capitol Grounds is hereby abolished, and its duties shall Capitol grounds hereafter be performed by the State Board of Exam

examiners a commission.

iners.

Sec. 2. This act shall take effect upon approval.
Approved April 4, 1896.

CHAPTER XC.

SERVICE OF WRITS BY MAIL.

AN ACT to provide for the service of Venires, Subpoenas, Writs, Notices and Processes by Mail in certain cases.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Utah:

writs by regis

SECTION 1. That it shall be the duty of each clerk Sheriff to serve of the district court, when issuing any venire for jurors tered mail. or subpoena for witnesses summoned on behalf of the State, whenever practicable, to ascertain and insert therein the postoffice address of each person named therein; and when any such venire or subpoena shall be received for service by any sheriff, if the time be sufficient for service by mail as provided in this act, he shall address to each person named in said venire or subpoena, whose postoffice address is given or can be promptly ascertained, a copy of the subpoena or a notice requiring such person to be and appear at the time and place for the purpose mentioned in the venire or subpoena. The sheriff shall sign such notice officially, and shall register and mail the same, postage and registry fee prepaid, to the person therein mentioned, at his postoffice address, with a request endorsed on the envelope in the usual form for the return of the letter to the sender, if not delivered within five days.

valid service.

The receipt of such registered letter by the person Receipt of to whom it is addressed shall be deemed valid service registered letter upon him, of the venire or subpoena and the returned registry.receipt signed by such person or by any other person in his behalf, shall be taken as prima facie evidence of service, and the sheriff shall make return accordingly.

notice, personal

Whenever any such notice shall be returned on return of through the postoffice undelivered, the sheriff shall service to be make or cause to be made personal service of the venire or subpoena.

made.

not chargeable

where mail

Sec. 2. Whenever, after the return through the State or county mail of any notice or subpoena, as provided in section with costs 1 of this act, it shall be necessary to make personal service can be service of the same upon any person, or, whenever it shall be necessary to make personal service of any other writ, notice or process of any court, and the per

had.

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