Code of Virginia - Title 57 Religious And Charitable Matters; Cemeteries - Section 57-18 Conveyance for charitable purpose to unincorporated bodies or societies

§ 57-18. Conveyance for charitable purpose to unincorporated bodies or societies

In any case where, since June 18, 1914, there has been, or at any time hereafter there may be, any gift, grant or devise of real estate for charitable purposes to an unincorporated body or society whether such gift, grant or devise be directly to such body or society, or to it in trust for charitable uses, trustees to hold the same may, if such unincorporated body or society so elects, be appointed in accordance with the procedure prescribed by § 57-8, and such trustees shall hold the trust subject in accordance with the provisions of §§ 57-11, 57-13, 57-14 and 57-15, in like manner as if such sections had been made expressly applicable to such unincorporated body or society. For the purposes of this section the words church, society, denomination, congregation, religious congregation, religious body, religious denomination and religious congregation or organization, appearing in the aforesaid sections, shall be interpreted to refer to such unincorporated body or society.

(1928, p. 25; Michie Code 1942, § 49a.)

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