Auditor General v. Women's Temperance Ass'n
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Manistee; McMahon, J. Petition by Roscoe D. Dix, auditor general, for the sale -of lands delinquent for taxes: On objections filed by the "Women’s Temperance Association of Manistee. From a decree for defendant, petitioner appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLong, J.
The defendant is a corporation organized under Act No. 356, Laws 1865, being an act authorizing the formation of corporations for literary and scientific purposes. The articles of incorporation were executed in March, 1874, and the corporation formed “for the purpose of furnishing a free public reading room and library.” For the purpose of carrying this object into effect, certain Teal estate was donated, consisting of two lots in the city ■of Manistee, and, with individual contributions, a two-story building was erected thereon, and dedicated to the purpose of maintaining and supporting a…
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