New York § 333 Conveyance of property for church, school or missionary purposes

New York Statutes

§ 333 — Conveyance of property for church, school or missionary purposes

New York § 333

Law RCOReligious Corporations

Art. 17Methodist Churches

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N.Y. Religious Corporations § 333 (2026).

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  § 333. Conveyance of property for church, school or missionary\npurposes. Any church or society of The United Methodist Church created\nby or existing under the laws of the state of New York, having its\nprincipal office or place of worship in the state of New York, or whose\nplace of worship was within the state of New York, is hereby authorized\nand empowered by the concurrent vote of two-thirds of its qualified\nvoters present and voting therefor, at a meeting regularly called for\nthat purpose, and of two-thirds of all its trustees and by the written\nconsent of the resident bishop and the district superintendent, to\ndirect the transfer and conveyance of any of its property, real or\npersonal, which it now has or may hereafter acquire, to any religious,\ncharitable or missionary cor

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§ 333. Conveyance of property for church, school or missionary\npurposes. Any church or society of The United Methodist Church created\nby or existing under the laws of the state of New York, having its\nprincipal office or place of worship in the state of New York, or whose\nplace of worship was within the state of New York, is hereby authorized\nand empowered by the concurrent vote of two-thirds of its qualified\nvoters present and voting therefor, at a meeting regularly called for\nthat purpose, and of two-thirds of all its trustees and by the written\nconsent of the resident bishop and the district superintendent, to\ndirect the transfer and conveyance of any of its property, real or\npersonal, which it now has or may hereafter acquire, to any religious,\ncharitable or missionary corporation connected with The United Methodist\ndenomination and incorporated by or organized under any law of the state\nof New York, either solely, or among other purposes, to establish or\nmaintain, or to assist in establishing or maintaining churches, schools\nor mission stations, or to erect or assist in the erection of such\nbuildings as may be necessary for any such purposes, with or without the\npayment of any money or other consideration therefor; and upon such\nconcurrent votes being given, the trustees shall execute such transfer\nor conveyance; and upon the same being made, the title to and the\nownership and right of possession of the property so transferred and\nconveyed shall be vested in and conveyed to such grantee; provided,\nhowever, that nothing herein contained shall impair or affect in any way\nany existing claim or lien against any property so transferred or\nconveyed, or any action at law or legal proceeding; and such transfer\nshall be subject, in respect to the amount of property the said grantee\nmay take and hold, to the restrictions and limitations of all laws then\nin force.\n