The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-24
The Church Property Bill.

The following il the church property bill recently
passed in the New York Senate by vote Of twenty
TO four -
SECTION l. No grant, convey ance, devise or lease OF
personal real estate to- trust Of such
or real estate for the benefit Of any person and his sue
in any eccless Off CO. shall
vest any estate interest 10 said person his
ceesor and such grant, conveyance devise lease,
TO for any such person the designation OF any such
officer shall vest any estate or interest in any
to admit the validity Of any such grant convey vance
devise OF lease heretofore made
SIC. No future grant, conveyance devise lease of
any real estate coDsecrats dedicated appropriated
INTENDED to be cansecrad dedicated appropriated
70 the purpose Of religious worship, for the Of
tersst m any person or persons to whom ,ush graft
convey ance, devise lease may be made unless the
same shall be made 70 corporation organized
state, under the act entitled ian act to pro.
vide for the incorporation OF religious societies" and
the acts amendatory thereof under the act entitled an
act for the incorporation Of societies TO establish free
churches, passed April 49, 1854. Bat nothing herein
contained shall prevent any such corporation from
veying such property bona de sale thereof under
the direction Of court Of competent Jurisdiction con-
fer such authority according 10 the Laws this State
section second Of this act and which has Sssn hereto
fore granted, devised demsed any person or per-
In any ecclesiastical Office, orders BY the desig
nation Of such office, or orders or otbersse, shall be
deemed TO be held trust for the benefit OF the congrs
CATION OF society using the same, and SHALL unless pre-
.ss n,e,oa, action nDSm ora Sss,s the
persons In whom the title shall be vested at the time Of
the passage OF this act vest the reg corporation
formed by the congregation religious society occupy
ing and enjoying such real estate as Aforesaid provided
such corporation organized according TO the laws OF
this State shall be in existence the time OF the decease
of the person or persons holding the title thereto
SEc In the event such congregation or society shall
not be incorporated aforesaid then and in that case
the title OF such real estate shall the people OF
the state Of New York in the and with this
effect II the person holding the title thereto
had died interstate, and without heirs capable Of in
heritipg such real estate.
SEc g. whenever title TO any real estate shall vcst in
the people OF the state OF New York, under aud By
virtue oil the last preceding section, shall be uuder the
Cd rge OF the Commissioners OF the Land Oce Of tho
State Of New York and II shall be their duty and they
hereby authorized upon their being satisfied OF IN,
due Incorporation Of the congregation society who
have occupied and enjo ed such real estate for the pur
poses OF religious worship prior 70 the death OF the
person perrons whose decease the title thereto
vested in this state, has been duly Incorporated,
under and according TO the provisions o. the 1T trst
nsmed In the second section OF this act, and upon
the production TO him OF certified copy OF the recorded
certificate Of incorporation under the hand and Official
seal o. The clerk Of the county In whose Office the
all the right title and interest or the people OF the State
OF New Yprk therein and thereto said raticu
which snail thereupon be vested with all right title
and interest which became vested the State by virtue
Of the provisions Of this act
src This act shan not be construed .s rcpsalag or
any way anesting chapter one hundred ar eighty.
four passed April II, 1859, entitled can act in relation
70 trusts for the beneft Of the meeting. Of the
society OF Frsnds." Provided that nothing in this
rrovisio. in said chapter one hundred and eighty
appropriated or dedicated 10 religious worship AID be.
iongng 70 the Society Of Friends, In other than lay
Bee. I. This act shall take effect Immediately