Hawaii § 419-1 - Formation of corporation sole for ecclesiastical purposes.
Full text of Hawaii Hawaii Revised Statutes § 419-1 — Formation of corporation sole for ecclesiastical purposes., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 419-1. Formation of corporation sole for ecclesiastical purposes.
A nonprofit corporation sole may be formed hereunder by the bishop, chief priest, presiding elder, or other presiding officer of any church, for the purposes of administering and managing the affairs, property, and temporalities of the church, in the district within which the bishop, chief priest, presiding elder, or other presiding officer has ecclesiastical jurisdiction. [L Sp 1941, c 58, pt of §1(6765); RL 1945, §8401; RL 1955, §175-1; HRS §419-1] Case Notes To be a corporation sole, it must be created under statute. 16 H. 345 (1904). Previous Vol08_Ch0401-0429 Next
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Section 419-1 ("Formation of corporation sole for ecclesiastical purposes.") is part of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Hawaii. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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