Matter of Syracuse Masonic Temple

The relator is organized under the provisions of Benevolent Orders Law (Cons. Laws, ch. 3), section 7. Its certificate of incorporation states that the purpose and objects of said corporation shall be “ the acquiring, constructing, maintaining and managing a hall, temple, or other building, or a home for the aged and indigent members of the Masonic order and their dependent widows and orphans, and of collecting and maintaining a library for the use of the bodies uniting to form such corporation, and the entire net income of the property of such corporation shall be exclusively applied, or be…