The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-07-13

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AT the last session OF the Virginia Com
ference it vas !" ResotUed, That ~. Z.
Phelps be and ne IS hereby appointed to
prepare q statement OF the Church property
laents III support OF our claims as nc may
THn,,,t, d,a y vi Pup d',tu - ,o,, o
the esrr peddS ,;sbas nf nv conierence In
1870 tha Genar. iI Assemble Of Virginia en-
aetad tl'a eol,o'.,,,o law wR;cb ,vas deemed
,,ecasssr,, ~ I've be courts ,rsdct;o,, i,
tho ease of C6nrcb nronertv =
s.ppoprY,ry Aco,,yp IN nv o,,,1p,.,,
y sfHofEEIf -AoQulEisD 81 A.oHo hcH
SINCE ''Shh THE rs FFvol1oilo u =
i. Every conveyance, devise, or dedica-
ton shall be valid which since the first day
of january, seventeen hundred and severn
ty-seven, has been made, and every convey
ance shall be valid which hereafter shall be
made, OF land Tor the use or benefit OF any
religious congregation as place OF public
worship, or as a burial place, or q residence
for minister and the land shall be held
for such use or benefit, and for such purpose
and not otherwise.
ss2. The circuit court of the county or
corporation wherein there may be any par
eel of such land. or the greater part thereof.
NAV. on. application of the proper autbori,,
ties 6f such Congregation. from time to time
apnoint Trustees either where there were
OF are none. or i, Mace of former Trustees.
and change those SO appointed whenever It
NAV seem to the court proper to effect or
/. promote the purpose of the conveyance. de-
wise. or dedication and the legal title TO
such land shall for that nurnose he vested
in the said Trustees for the time being and
their SUCCESSORS, This last section was
amended and reanacted in 1897 SO that
what next follows was added to II namely:
WAnd whereas. divisions have occurred in
/, some Churches or religious societies to
which such religious conpreeatioT,ss have
been attached and such divisions NAV
hereafter occur Il shall In any such ease be
lawful for the COMMITMENTS and new-hold-
ers and pew- owners over twenty-one wears
of age, by a vote of a majority of the whole
number as soon as nracticahle after the
nassaSa of tb; S act - 81 whenever s,,ch d;x;o
Sion shall occ,,r IN datarmine,to which
branch Of the church or society such con-
eregation NAV belong: and which deterrni-
nation shall be reported to the said court.
and If apnroyed shall be so entered on the
Minutes. and shall be conclusive as to the
title to and control of any property held in
trust for such congregation. and shall be
respected and enforced accordingly in the
courts of this Commonwealth, . etc. In
the new constitution adopted in 1863. un-i
der which the State was admitted to repre-
sentation in Congress. there is this article
on 49,.
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ala al. Hc ol sIoseiuen. oven., nea y any
49, :. sne h7st aa1 a puporsa y S1selm
no s, h ~ I ~ s .1s po!s,. s',a,, Paas
~ anu ,al IooSs 1S pa, .,ea so. ~, AZ =,
iaoo, - ny ~ ;no
L dI tIso SUN o,pai "a Pa .,on
ot m ot oe ~ ~ aa any
sS ~ ~ o sbo III he III d rod SppYsh. au
e;na,, 10 iam 80 V;rn;n;a hoar;no nor, tho
sso'' '''0 - .s " "sn"a 'e"''s' upo" e''o
r' Tho law &c 1910 Tho to,,,, ..,,o,;o;o,,
,,taU ;s ,,Sad a'1;d It'll ;,,ta'sd Gus
to gncI,,de n,,ly the actual members of the
Cbnrch or soc;atv This ;s carta;nIv tbe
sense attached to II bv The courts me she
law of he same iote nrov;des that t,,steaS
nav be annonted Ioresls %. 'a ao,,,ote te