Michigan § 458.272 - Conditions under which legal title vests in bishop even though not named in conveyance.

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§ 458.272. Conditions under which legal title vests in bishop even though not named in conveyance.

Sec. 2.

All gifts, grants, deeds, wills and other conveyances wherein or whereby any lands, tenements or other property within this state, or any personal property the donor or grantor of which resided in this state at the time such conveyance or will became effective, have been, or shall hereafter be given, granted, devised or bequeathed or in any manner conveyed unto any parish, mission or religious, educational or charitable society of the Protestant Episcopal church in the state of Michigan by name, and such parish, mission or society shall be incapable of receiving or holding such property, whether by reason of being unincorporated, or because the persons designated as grantees are uncertain and indefinite, and all such gifts, devises and bequests which have been made, or shall hereafter be made, in trust for any religious, educational, or charitable purpose of the Protestant Episcopal church, in which no trustee is named in the conveyance or will, or in which the trustee so named shall fail to qualify, shall vest the legal title of, in and to said lands, tenements and personal property in the present bishop of the Protestant Episcopal church of the diocese in which such society is located or within which such religious, educational or charitable purpose is to be executed, and in his successor or successors forever, in trust for the uses and purposes for which said property is, or may be hereafter acquired, granted or devised.

Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Michigan Compiled Laws § 458.272 cover?

Section 458.272 ("Conditions under which legal title vests in bishop even though not named in conveyance.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. 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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