Religious societies-(continued.) trustees are the managing officers, §§ 270, 281. the congregation are the owners of the church trustees are the instruments to execute the will of trustees of, are similar to those of bank and rail- power of trustees to bind society, 270. distinction between "church and "society," 270. legal tribunals have no jurisdiction over church, 270. how incorporated, 271. provisions of statutes organizing should be substan- validity of certificate of organization not affected by proof of incorporation, 271. name of, may be changed, 272. Name. presumption as to name, 272. Membership. membership, how acquired, 273. Majority Rights. rights of majority, 274. property may be disposed of to pay debts, 274. Property Rights. property rights, how regulated, 275. trustees have possession and control of the tempo- property held in trust, 275. how trust is shown, 275. rule as to property held in trust, 275. power to mortgage personal property, 275. power to sell real property, 275. what constitutes a sale of real property, 275. glebe lands of, 275. Religious societies—(continued.) Contracts. contracts of, how made, § 276. mortgage executed by trustees is binding, 276. what constitutes a contract for church music, 276. subscriptions for charitable or religious objects, 277. action on subscription, 277. notice of revocation does not release subscriber, 277. effect of divisions and secessions, 278. property given for support of specific belief must not courts may inquire into questions of belief, 278. as to property acquired in usual way, 278. standard for determining which party is right, 278. Pews and Pew-owner. rights of pew-owner, 279. sale of pew in church, 279. Burial-lots. proper burial of the dead a public duty, 280. purchaser of burial-lot does not take title to soil, 280., action for defacing tombstone, 280. action for disinterring dead body, 280. indictment for indignities to human remains, 280. legislative control över interments, 280. vacation of graveyard, 280. dedication of land for burying-ground, 280. mandamus to compel burial, 280. Officers. trustees and other officers, 281. powers and duties of trustees, 281. trustee may sue to recover possession of church, 281: trustees must meet as a board in order to bind, 281. trustees cease to be such by withdrawing from rights and duties of treasurer, 281. BOONE CORP.-50. Religious societies-(continued.) officers acting in good faith will be protected by rights of church wardens, 281. Pastor or Priest. in England the parson has a freehold estate in in this country church property belongs to the cor- right of clergyınan as to property, 282. the congregation call the clergyman and fix his when injunction will lie, 282. clergyman may be admitted by mandamus, 282. expulsion of members, 283. effect of expulsion in England, 283. effect of expulsion in this country, 283. suit for wrongful expulsion, 283. Judicial Control. judicial control and review, 284. spiritual court is judge of its own jurisdiction, 284. conviction of member of moral delinquency, 284. Remedies. See SUITS. by and against corporations, 147. by landowner for breach of contract, 246, 269. by landowner for land taken without consent, 248. against railroad for neglect to pay for right of way, for neglect to remove snow by railroad company, 259. for defacing tombstone, 280. by expelled member of religious society, 284. by and against municipal corporations, 313. Residence of a corporation, 33. of railroad corporation, 33. of private corporation, 33. of corporation chartered by two states, 33. of national bank, 234. Savings banks, functions of, § 229. subject to jurisdiction of courts over trusts, 229. cannot engage in business of discount, 229. trustee liable for misapplication of funds, 229. pass-book is not negotiable, 229. certificate of deposit is negotiable, 229. reasonable care only is required of bank in paying if payment made on presentation of book, true de- rule requiring presentation of bank-book, 229. when pass-book is lost, depositor entitled to pay- temporary suspension by, 229. fraudulent suspension of payment, 229. managers have no rights to profits, 229. School board, powers of, 323. power to assess taxes for school purposes, 323. ratification of contract by, 323. may build hall in connection with school-house, 323. authority to provide necessary appendages, 323. may exclude disorderly persons from grounds, 323. separate schools for colored children, 323. individual members of, cannot make contracts, 323. liability of directors, 324. action against directors, 324. School district, definition, 322. division of, 322. regularity of organization, 322. use of school-house for religious services, 322. School district-(continued.) powers of school board, § 323. money borrowed for school purposes, where depos- liability of treasurer of, 324. liability of committeemen, 324. Seal, use of, not necessary in contracts, 44, 101. private seal of agent not binding on corporation, 50. what constitutes, 50. by whom affixed, 50. Sewers, duty of municipal corporation to construct, 302. after being constructed, city liable for neglect to re- skill must be exercised as to capacity of, 302. liability of city for neglect of its servants, as to, 302. city not liable for injuries caused by abandonment, city not liable for obstructions in, 302. Shares. See STOCK. definition, 105. subscription for, 108. preferred, 115. who deemed holders of, 118. transferee is estopped from disputing the validity transfer of, 122. effect of transfers of, 123. of stock not liable to execution, 171. taxation of bank shares, 233. Sidewalks. See MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS. injuries from defective, 304. liability of city for injuries from defective, 304. injury from falling sign, 304. effect of notice on liability for defects in, 305. rule as to notice of defects in, 305. liability for excavations in, 306. Societies, religious, 270. voluntary, 325, 336. benefit, 338. building, 338. friendly, 338. charitable, 339. 1 |