Jeffery v. Ehrhardt

Stukes, Justice.

By legislative act approved December 21, 1814, VIII Stat. 272, “The Protestant Episcopal Church of St. Paul in Rad-cliffeboro” was incorporated for a term of fourteen years and until the next meeting of the legislature thereafter, “with authority to purchase, have, hold, receive, enjoy, possess and retain to itself in perpetuity or for any term of years, any es-state and estates, of what kind or nature soever, not exceeding the sum of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) dollars per an-num; and to sell, alien, exchange, demise or lease the same,” etc. The Church was reincorporated for…