Illinois § 10

Full text of Illinois Illinois Compiled Statutes § 10, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 10.

Consolidation of certain missionary and benevolence organizations prior to this Act - Validation. In all cases where, prior to the adoption of this Act, 2 or more such non-profit corporations organized for the promotion of religious, educational, missionary or other benevolent or Christian activities have consolidated, without legal authority as herein by this Act provided, where no objection has been made or shall be made at the time of the passage of this Act to such merger or consolidation by any member of or owner of interest in any such merging or consolidating corporation, then and in that event all of the acts of merger and consolidation of such corporations organized for the promotion of religious, educational, missionary or other benevolent or Christian activities shall be as valid and binding as though taken under and pursuant to the provisions of this Act, and all deeds, gifts, mortgages, bequests, leases, assignments, bills of sale, and all other transfers to or from the merged or consolidated corporation and the title to any real estate and personal property under and by virtue of such deeds, gifts, mortgages, bequests, leases, bills of sale, or otherwise, are hereby validated and made effective to the same extent as though such attempted consolidation had been made pursuant to the provisions of this Act. (Source: P.A. 84-549.)

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