In re Reformed Presbyterian Church
New York Supreme Court
This was an application on the petition of the Reformed Presbyterian Church for leave to sell real estate. The facts appear sufficiently by the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Edwards, Justice.—The
first objection which is made to this application is, that the petitioners failed to render an account pursuant to the provisions of §10 of the act of Apiil 5th, 1813, “for the incorporation of religious societies” (Laws of 1813, p. 217).
Assuming, for the purposes of this matter, that the petitioners have neglected to render the account required by the statute, and that by reason of such neglect they have subjected themselves to a forfeiture of their charter, and that the act of March 30lh, 1850, does not relieve them from such forfeiture; still no valid objection can be…
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