N.Y. Religious Corporations Law § 333: Conveyance of property for church, school or missionary purposes

§ 333. Conveyance of property for church, school or missionary

purposes. Any church or society of The United Methodist Church created

by or existing under the laws of the state of New York, having its

principal office or place of worship in the state of New York, or whose

place of worship was within the state of New York, is hereby authorized

and empowered by the concurrent vote of two-thirds of its qualified

voters present and voting therefor, at a meeting regularly called for

that purpose, and of two-thirds of all its trustees and by the written

consent of the resident bishop and the district superintendent, to

direct the transfer and conveyance of any of its property, real or

personal, which it now has or may hereafter acquire, to any religious,

charitable or missionary corporation connected with The United Methodist

denomination and incorporated by or organized under any law of the state

of New York, either solely, or among other purposes, to establish or

maintain, or to assist in establishing or maintaining churches, schools

or mission stations, or to erect or assist in the erection of such

buildings as may be necessary for any such purposes, with or without the

payment of any money or other consideration therefor; and upon such

concurrent votes being given, the trustees shall execute such transfer

or conveyance; and upon the same being made, the title to and the

ownership and right of possession of the property so transferred and

conveyed shall be vested in and conveyed to such grantee; provided,

however, that nothing herein contained shall impair or affect in any way

any existing claim or lien against any property so transferred or

conveyed, or any action at law or legal proceeding; and such transfer

shall be subject, in respect to the amount of property the said grantee

may take and hold, to the restrictions and limitations of all laws then

in force.