Iowa Statutes
§ 565.6 — Gifts to governmental bodies
Iowa § 565.6
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Bluebook
Iowa Code § 565.6 (2026).
Text
Civil townships wholly outside of any city, and school corporations, are authorized to take
and hold property, real and personal, by gift and bequest and to administer the property
through the proper officer in pursuance of the terms of the gift or bequest. Title shall not pass
unless accepted by the governing board of the corporation or township. Conditions attached
to the gifts or bequests become binding upon the corporation or township upon acceptance.
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Legislative History
[C97, §740, 2903, 2904; S13, §740; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10188; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71,
73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §565.6; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1088]
Nearby Sections
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§ 565.1
Churches may lease§ 565.12
Condition as to annuity§ 565.13
Annuity tax§ 565.15
Surplus of tax§ 565.2
Taxation§ 565.3
Gifts to state§ 565.4
Management of property§ 565.5
Gifts to state institutions§ 565.6
Gifts to governmental bodies§ 565B.1
Definitions§ 565B.10
Single custodianship§ 565B.11
Validity and effect of transfer§ 565B.12
Care of custodial property§ 565B.13
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