Tennessee § 66-2-202 - Title in trustees.
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§ 66-2-202. Title in trustees.
All lands bought or otherwise acquired by any religious denomination or society shall be vested in a board of trustees or other persons designated by the members of such denomination or society, for the use and benefit of the denomination or society. Code 1858, § 1509 (deriv. Acts 1855-1856, ch. 79, § 1); Shan., § 2563; Code 1932, § 4408; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-204. Textbooks. Tennessee Forms (Robinson, Ramsey and Harwell), No. 8-210. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 21 Tenn. Juris., Religious Societies, §§ 5, 7.
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Section 66-2-202 ("Title in trustees.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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