Wisconsin § 188.12 - Corporate powers of the 40 and 8; liability for acts.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 188.12 — Corporate powers of the 40 and 8; liability for acts., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 188.12. Corporate powers of the 40 and 8; liability for acts.
188.12(1) (1) Any Grand Voiture or Voiture Locale of the La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux organized in this state pursuant to authority granted by La Societe Nationale des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux shall have full corporate power to transact business in this state and take over the assets and liabilities of the existing Voitures Locale and Grand Voiture of the state of Wisconsin, upon filing with the department of financial institutions a statement of its intent so to do and a full and complete list of its duly elected officers. No filing fees shall be charged by the department of financial institutions for so doing. 188.12(2) (2) All acts done by the Grand Voiture or any Voiture Locale of La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux or unit, county or district council, so incorporated, shall be considered acts of the Grand Voiture, Voiture Locale, or unit, county or district council, as a body corporate, and no personal liability shall be attached to any member therefor. 188.12 History History: 1995 a. 27 .
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 188.12 ("Corporate powers of the 40 and 8; liability for acts.") 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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