New York General Municipal Law Article 7 - TRUSTS FOR PARKS AND LIBRARIES IN VILLAGES AND TOWNS

• 140 - Trusts for Public Parks, Playgrounds, Libraries and Public Buildings.
  It shall be lawful to grant and devise real estate, and to give and bequeath personal property to trustees and their successors in trust, for...
• 141 - Trustees a Corporation.
  Whenever any grant, gift, devise or bequest shall have been made, under the provisions of this article, such trustees shall thereupon become and be a...
• 142 - Eligibility of Trustees.
  In case of the death of a trustee or of his resignation, removal from office, or inability to discharge the duties of his office, his...
• 143 - Management and Appropriation of Property.
  Trustees created under the provisions of this article shall have the custody and management of all the property of such corporation, and shall appropriate the...
• 144 - Parks, Playgrounds and Libraries to Be Free.
  All parks, playgrounds and libraries existing under this article shall be free and open to the public for use and enjoyment, subject only to such...
• 145 - Subject to Visitation of Supreme Court.
  All corporations existing under this article, together with their books and vouchers, shall be subject to the visitation and inspection of the justices of the...
• 146 - Devises and Bequests Restricted.
  This article shall not be construed or held to authorize any devise or bequest whatever of more than one-half of the estate of the testator...

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