The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-05-14
mo llol AN ACT,
In relation to conveyan;es. and Devices

In relation to Conveyances and Devices
of Property, for Religious purposes.
SECTION /. Be it enadted BY the Gener-
al Assembly Of the State of Ohio, That no
grant, conveyance, DEVISE or lease of personal
or real estate %, nor any trust Of such personal
or real estate, for the benefit Of any person and
his successor, or successors, in any ecclesiasti-
cal office, shall vest any estate or interest in such
person, or in his SUCCESSOR and no such grant
conveyance, devise, or lease to, or for any such
person by the designation OF any such Office
shall vest any estate or interest in any successor
of such person; Provided, that this section shall
not be deemed to admit the validity Of any such
grant, conveyance, devise, or lease heretofore
made.
Sec. 2. No future grant, conveyance, de.
wise, or lease Of any real estate consecrated, ded-
icated, or appropriated, or intended to be con.
secrated, dedicated, or appropriated to the pur.
poses OF religious worship, or for the use Of any
congregation or society, or a cemetery connected
Herewith, shall vest any right, title or interest
in any person or persons to VIII IN such grant,
conveyance, devise or lease may be made, un.
less the same shall be made to q corporation Or
ganized according TO the provisions of the "act
to provide Tor the creation and regulation Of in.
corporated companies in the State of Ohio"
passed May l, 1852, or TO some other corpora
tlon organized according to some other law Of
the State OF Ohio.
Sec. 3. Any real estate, Of the description nam
ed in the second section of this act, and which has
been heretofore granted. DEVISED or dcmsed to any
person or persons in any ecclesiastical Office or Or
ders, or by the designation Of such Office, or ORDERS
or otherwise, shall be deemed to be held in trust for
the benefit OF the congregation or society using the
same and shall, unless previously conveyed TO q
cOrporatiOn as provided in section two Of this act
upon the death Of the person or persons in whom
the legal title shall be vested ut the time of the
passage Of this act vest in the religious corporation
formed by the congregation or religious society oc
cupyng and enjoying such real estate as aforesaid:
Provided, such corporation, organized according
to the laws Of this State shall be IN existence at tho
timo of the docease Of the person holding the title
thereto.
See. H. If such congregation shall not be ncor-
pOrated as aforesaid then and in that case, the IT,
tie Of such real estate shall vest in the STATE or
Ohio, in tho same manner and with t,le same effect
as if the person holding the same had Il led int
tate, without heirs capable Of inheritng such real
estate.
See. g. Whenever title 10 anyroaI estate shall
vest in the State Of Ohio. under the nr,yi.ous If
TINS act 1t .ul be the duty of the Governor of tho
otae, and he is hereby authorized, upon boing sat
lshed that the congregation or society which had
ased, occupied, or enjoyed such real estate for the
purposes aforesaid, prior to the death of the porsOn
or persons on whose decease the title thereto vested
IN the State has been duly incorporated, under and
according to the provisions Of any law Of the State
Of Ohio which may then be in force for tho incor-
pOrntlOn OF religious societies, and upon the pro.
duotiOn to him Of a certified copy Of the record Of
the certificate Of Incorporation, by the recorder Of
the county in whose Office tho said certificate shall
be filed, to convey such real estate and all the
right, title and interest Of the State therein and
thereto, to said corporation, which shall ihercupon
be vested with all the right tis and interest which
shall have become vested in tho State by virtue Of
the provisions Of this act
Sec. g.. This act shall take effect on the passage
thereof.
N II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOS. II. FORD,
President Of the Senate.
April IA, 1857,
auditors Office, Jackson Con'y,l
May, 7, 1857
l hereby certify that the acts published
in this paper are correctly copied from the
official paper Of this State.
JoHN STEPHENSON,
Auditor of jackson County