West Virginia § 35-1-3 Property not to be taken from a religious organization

West Virginia Statutes

§ 35-1-3 — Property not to be taken from a religious organization

West Virginia § 35-1-3

Ch. 35PROPERTY OF RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS

Art. 1RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS

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W. Va. Code § 35-1-3 (2026).

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Notwithstanding the provisions of section one of this article, no lot of ground or property now used for religious purposes shall be taken from the members of the church, religious sect, society, or denomination, or of the individual church, parish, congregation or branch, that has heretofore purchased the same, or for whose use or benefit it was heretofore conveyed, devised or dedicated.

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