New York § 23 - 23Powers of churches created by special laws
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§ 23. 23Powers of churches created by special laws
§ 23. Powers of churches created by special laws. If a church be incorporated by special law, it and its trustees shall have, in addition to the powers conferred on it by such law, all the powers and privileges conferred on incorporated churches and the trustees thereof respectively by the provisions of this article, and also all the powers and privileges conferred by this chapter on churches of the same denomination or of the like character, and on the trustees thereof respectively.
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