CHAPTER 127. An Act to amend "An Act to Incorporate Churchill H' [Assented to March 10th, 1916.] IS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Chapter 137 of 1. Section 22 of chapter 137 of 4 George v, is hereby Section 22 of amended by striking out the word "two" in the second line 4 George v. thereof and substituting in lieu thereof the word "five," and amended. by striking out the word "four" in the third line thereof and substituting in lieu thereof the word "seven." (a) Said section 22, as amended by this Act, shall be construced as if it had always stood as so amended. 2. This Act shall come into force on the day it is assented to. Retroactive effect. CHAPTER 128. An Act to incorporate "The Congregation Teferus Yisroael." W [Assented to March 10th, 1916.] 7HEREAS Jacob J. Gorodsky, chief rabbi; Michael Preamble. Tessler, Robert Steiman, Meyer Kurzner, Abraham Reiss, Mandel Holtzman, Joseph Gershfeld, Charles Mankovsky, Michael Bernstein, Harry Erzenberg, David Feinstein, Alex Luginsky, Henry Leveten, Abraham Fineman, Favil Goldberg, Froim Bloom, David Canter, Favil Michelovsky, Harry Feinstein, Moses Holtzman, Alex Levi, Sam Levi, John Levi, Meyer Gilfix, Jacob Gershfeld, John Michelovsky and Jacob Silverman, merchants, are by birth, religious belief and conviction Jews, and have associated themselves together for the purpose of worshipping God according to the usages and practices of orthodox Jews, under the name of "The Congregation Teferus Yisroael"; and whereas the object of their association is the maintenance of public worship, the enlargement of church ordinances and the procuring and providing education in the tenets and practices of Judaism as the same are held and observed by orthodox Jews; and whereas it is expedient that the said association should be an independent, self-governing body, the government of which should be amenable to no other religious and ecclesiastical body, and that it should elect its own officers, transact its own business, determine what persons should be received and what persons excluded from its fellowship according to its understanding of the Word of God; and whereas the undermentioned persons have by petition applied to be incorporated for the better attainment of their object, and it is expedient to grant the prayer of their petition. Therefore His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assemby of Manitoba, enacts as follows: 1. Jacob J. Gorodsky, chief rabbi; Michael Tessler, Robert Incorporators. Steiman, Meyer Kurzner, Abraham Reiss, Mandel Holtzman, Joseph Gershfeld, Charles Mankovsky, Michael Bernstein, Harry Erzenberg, David Feinstein, Alex Luginsky, Henry Leveten, Abraham Fineman, Favil Goldberg, Froim Bloom, David Canter, Favil Michelovsky, Harry Feinstein, Moses Holtzman, Alex Levi, Sam Levi, John Levi, Meyer Gilfix, Jacob Gershfeld, John Michelovsky and Jacob Silverman, merchants, and all other persons who are now or may hereafter become members of the said congregation, are hereby con stituted a body politic and corporate by the name of "The Incorporation. Congregation Teferus Yisroael," and shall be a congregational church of Jews governed in its faith, ceremonial and religious observances and manner of divine service by Rabbinical laws and precedents. Hold and deal in real estate dispose of. 2. Under that name it shall be capable of sueing and being mortgages and sued, pleading and being impleaded, contracting and being contracted with, and may acquire, take, hold and possess, for its corporate use, moveable and immovable property, and may sell, mortgage, hypothecate and otherwise alienate and dispose of all such property, and may acquire other property in lieu thereof. Seal Appoint and dismiss minis ter. Hold title to lands, mort securities. 3. It shall have perpetual succession and a common seal with power to change the same at pleasure. 4. It may appoint and induct a rabbi or officiating minister, and him, at pleasure, may remove and appoint and induct another in his place at any time. 5. The said corporation may receive, acquire and hold gages and other by any description of title lands and tenements not exceeding an annual rental value of $20,000 and moveable property, mortgages and promissory notes, for the sole use and benefit of the said church corporation, and may at any time sell and alienate, mortgage and hypothecate such property and apply the proceeds thereof for the purpose for which it is authorized to acquire the same. May sell and mortgage lands. mortgage and 6. The said corporation shall, in addition to the powers conferred upon it by the next preceding section of this Act, subject to the provisions thereof, have power to sell, convey, exchange and alienate, mortgage, lease or demise any lands, tenements and hereditaments held by the said corporation, and the said corporation may also from time to time invest any or all of its funds and moneys in and upon any mortgage, Invest funds in security or lands, tenements and hereditaments, and other other securities Securities in any part or parts of Manitoba, and for the purposes of such investment may take, receive and accept a mortgage or mortgages or any assignment or assignments thereof, whether the same be made directly to it or to some person or persons in trust for it, and shall have and enjoy the same, and have as large, full and ample powers and rights of sale and foreclosure, action and suit, upon and for the purposes of enforcing all covenants, stipulations, conditions and mortgages, and all matters and things contained in such mortgages, or any of them, in as ample a manner as if it were a private person, and may sell, assign, grant and transfer all such securities to any person or persons capable of receiving any assignment thereof, and may release or discharge such mortgages or any of them. Borrow money on mortgage. 7. The said corporation shall have power to borrow money from time to time, either upon mortgage, upon movable or immovable property or real estate or promissory notes. |