New York § 42-A - 42-AAdditional powers of the corporate trustees and vestry
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 42-A — 42-AAdditional powers of the corporate trustees and vestry, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 42-A. 42-AAdditional powers of the corporate trustees and vestry
§ 42-a. Additional powers of the corporate trustees and vestry. Notwithstanding and in addition to the provisions of section five of this chapter, and subject always to the trust in which all real and personal property is held for the Protestant Episcopal Church and the Diocese thereof in which the parish, mission or congregation is located, the vestry or trustees of any incorporated Protestant Episcopal parish or church, the trustees of every incorporated governing body of the Protestant Episcopal Church and each diocese are authorized to administer the temporalities and property, real and personal, belonging to the corporation, for the support and maintenance of the corporation and, provided it is in accordance with the discipline, rules and usages of the Protestant Episcopal Church and with the provisions of law relating thereto, for the support and maintenance of other religious, charitable, benevolent or educational objects whether or not conducted by the corporation or in connection with it or with the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 42-A ("42-AAdditional powers of the corporate trustees and vestry") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. 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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