Illinois Statutes
§ 44
Illinois § 44
JurisdictionIllinois
TopicBUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT
Ch. 805BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
Act 805 ILCS 110/Religious Corporation Act.
This text of Illinois § 44 is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Illinois primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
805 Ill. Comp. Stat. 44 (2026).
Text
Any congregation, church or society, heretofore incorporated under the provisions of any law for the incorporation of religious societies, may become incorporated under the provisions of this act, relative to religious societies, in the same manner as if it had not previously been incorporated, in which case the new corporation shall be entitled [to] and invested with all the real and personal estate of the old corporation, in like manner and to the same extent as the old corporation, subject to all the debts contracts and liabilities. The word trustees, wherever used in this act, shall be construed to include wardens and vestrymen, or such other officers as perform the duties of trustees.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Legislative History
(Source: Laws 1871-72, p. 296.)
Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Illinois § 44, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/il/805/44.