§ 171 — Transfer of property

§ 171. Transfer of property. Any incorporated church of the United\nChurch of Christ and any incorporated Congregational Christian church\nwhich is a member of the New York Conference of the United Church of\nChrist, created by or existing under the laws of the state of New York,\nhaving its principal office or place of worship in the state of New\nYork, or whose last place of worship was within the state of New York,\nis hereby authorized and empowered, by the concurrent vote of two-thirds\nof its qualified voters present and voting therefor, at a meeting\nregularly called for that purpose, and of two-thirds of all its\ntrustees, to direct the transfer and conveyance of any of its property,\nreal or personal, which it now has or may hereafter acquire, to any\nreligious, charitable or missionary corporation connected with the\nUnited Church of Christ and incorporated by or organized under any law\nof the state of New York, either solely, or among other purposes, to\nestablish or maintain, or to assist in establishing or maintaining\nchurches, schools or mission stations, or to erect or assist in the\nerection of such buildings as may be necessary for any of such purposes,\nwith or without the payment of any money or other consideration\ntherefor; and upon such concurrent votes being given, the trustees shall\nexecute such transfer or conveyance; and upon the same being made, the\ntitle to and the ownership and right of possession of the property so\ntransferred and conveyed shall be vested in and conveyed to such\ngrantee; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall impair\nor affect in any way any existing claim upon or lien against any\nproperty so transferred or conveyed, or any action at law or legal\nproceeding; and such transfer shall be subject, in respect to the amount\nof property the said grantee may take and hold, to the restrictions and\nlimitations of all laws then in force.\n