In re Carpenters' & Joiners' Union
New York Supreme Court
Application for approval of certificate of incorporation under Laws 1875 (p. 264), c. 267, of the Carpenters’ and Joiners’ Union, No. 6, of the city of Amsterdam. The certificate presented for approval was as follows; “ The following named persons of full age, citizens of the United States and citizens of the State of New York, have formed themselves into a society for their mutual benefit as journeymen carpenters and joiners.
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Application for approval of certificate of incorporation under Laws 1875 (p. 264), c. 267, of the Carpenters’ and Joiners’ Union, No. 6, of the city of Amsterdam. The certificate presented for approval was as follows; “ The following named persons of full age, citizens of the United States and citizens of the State of New York, have formed themselves into a society for their mutual benefit as journeymen carpenters and joiners. “ The name of such society is, 6 The Carpenters’ and Joiners’ Union, No. 6, of the city of Amsterdam,’ and the object of such society is the improvement and advancement…
1Opinion of the CourtFish, J.
—Chapter 287 of the Laws of 1875 provides for the incorporation of societies for certain lawful purposes.
Section 1 authorizes any five persons of full age.....to sign and acknowledge . . and file in the office of the secretary of state, and in the office of the clerk of the county in which the office of such society or club shall be situated, a certificate in writing. . .
But such certificate shall not be filed unless by the written consent and approbation of one of the justices of the supreme court of the district in which the principal office of such society or club shall be located, to be…
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- Sieger v. CulyerNew York City Court · 1876