MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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exercise and continue to exercise from time to time such
supervision and control over the parish property as he
may deem necessary until such parish shall be able to
resume minimum functioning, or until its property is
disposed of pursuant to the provision of § 309 (e) of
this subheading, but if for any reason the provisions of
said § 309 (e) are not or cannot be carried into effect,
and it is impracticable or inexpedient to continue the
corporate activities of the parish, then, but only in
that event, the bishop, or in his absence, the president
of the standing committee of the diocese, shall cause a
bill or petition to be filed pursuant to the provisions
of law regulating the dissolution of charitable and
religious corporations to the end that a court of equity
may by its decree determine the disposition of all or any
part of the corporate property not needed for the payment
of the corporate debts, and direct and provide for the
transfer of such property by the exercise of the judicial
power of cy pres.

While said temporary supervision and control is
being exercised by the bishop, the vestry shall not
interfere with such supervision and control in any manner
whatsoever, nor shall the vestry have power to make new
contracts or engagements, or in any way bind the property
of said parish, without the approval of the bishop in
writing first had and obtained.

311. Construction of subheading.

(a)     Rights or obligations created prior to
Constitution of 1851 not impaired.

Nothing in this subheading shall be construed to
impair or prejudicially affect any rights, privileges,
powers, duties, or obligations of any vestry or separate
congregation heretofore created and existing prior to the
effective date of the Constitution of 1851.

(b)   Title to property not impaired.

Nor shall this subheading in anywise impair the
title to validly acquired ownership of property of any
vestry, however or whenever heretofore incorporated.

(c)     Powers and property rights of separate
congregation not affected.

Nor shall this subheading in any way prejudice or
affect the similar powers and property rights or
corporate activities of any separate congregation
heretofore formed under the law regulating the formation
of religious corporations generally.

(d)    Right of certain parishes and separate
congregation to accept provisions of this subheading.

Nor shall this subheading be construed to prevent