126 CORPORATIONS. [ART. 23

1892, ch. 614.

217 C. If at any time one of the corporators so as aforesaid
to be annually elected, shall die, resign or become disqualified
by ceasing to be a pewholder of the said church, it shall be
competent for the remaining members of the said corporation to
appoint a successor to the one so dying, resigning or becoming
disqualified, which successor shall hold office until some one to
fill his place shall be chosen at the next annual meeting of the
said congregation; and if at any time the member so as afore-
said, to be annually appointed by the ordinary of the diocese
shall die or resign, it shall be competent for the said ordinary to
fill the said vacancy in the corporation aforesaid, by appointing
another person to serve for the remainder of the term of the one
so dying or resigning, and until a successor thereto shall be duly
chosen according to the terms of this article; and if at any time
the corporators for the time being shall think it wise to change
the name of the said corporation, they may do the same by a
certificate under their hands and seals, to be acknowledged and
recorded as provided for in the case of the original certificate
mentioned in section 217 A, of this article.

Ibid.

217 D. Any person or persons, individual or corporation, hold-
ing lands or goods and chattels, or any interest therein, in trust
for any particular church or congregation, church society congre-
gation, of the said denomination, wherein a corporation shall be
formed in accordance with the terms of this section, shall convey
the same to the said corporation as soon as possible after its forma-
tion under the terms of the three preceding sections; and any
gift, devise or bequest heretofore or hereafter made to any such
congregation, or to any person or persons, individual or corpora-
tion in trust therefor, shall enure to the benefit of the corporation
to be formed in such congregation (if any such corporation shall
be so formed according to the terms of said sections, ) whether
the said corporation be or be not accurately described in such
gift, devise or bequest; provided that the intention of the donor
or testator be clear that the same should enure to the benefit of
the said congregation.