Wisconsin § 188.01 - Election of trustees.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 188.01 — Election of trustees., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 188.01. Election of trustees.
The members of any grand lodge or division or of any subordinate lodge or division acting under the authority of any grand lodge or division of Free Masons, Odd Fellows, Hermann’s Sons, or Sons of Temperance, Grand Army of the Republic, or of the State Grange, or any subordinate grange of the order of Patrons of Husbandry acting under the authority of a state or national grange, or of the State Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, or any county, district or local Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, or of any other society constituted in a manner generally similar to either of the foregoing, whether acting under the jurisdiction of a grand lodge or division or not, may assemble at their usual place of meeting and, in pursuance of the rules of their society, elect not less than 3 nor more than 9 of their number trustees to take care of the property, real and personal, belonging to the society and transact all the business relative to the investment and disposal of the society’s property. 188.01 History History: 1997 a. 254 .
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Wisconsin § 188.01
What does Wisconsin Statutes § 188.01 cover?
Section 188.01 ("Election of trustees.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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