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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

How to be
held.

corporation sole, for the use and benefit of any particular
church, congregation or society, whether the said designated
beneficiary be incorporated or not, or upon any other lawful
conditions or any other trusts permitted by law, it shall be
taken, held, used and enjoyed by the said corporation sole,
upon such conditions and trusts only, and in no manner and for
no purpose whatsoever inconsistent therewith; and whenever
the same shall be so as lastly aforesaid granted, devised or
bequeathed without any such conditions, or any such trusts, or
absolutely, then the same shall be taken, held, used and enjoyed
by the said corporation sole only to advance the general wel-
fare of inhabitants of this State professing the above-named
form of the Chnstian religion, or to promote the legitimate
ends of its creation as such corporation sole as aforesaid, and
in no other manner and for no other purpose whatsoever.

Proviso.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That nothing herein
contained shall be construed to dispense with or as amounting
to the sanction of this General Assembly, to any acquisition
of property whereunto such sanction is required to be given
by article 38 of the Bill of Rights of this State.

Repeal.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That all acts or parts of
acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act be and the
same are hereby repealed, to the extent of such inconsistency.

Amendment
or repeal.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted. That the General Assem-
bly may at any time repeal or amend this act, or any part or
provision thereof.

Effective.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That this act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 7th, 1894.