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Act No. 1459 Section 163

Section 163

SEC. 163. The right to administer all temporalities and all property held or owned by a religious order or society, or by the diocese, synod, or district organization of any religious denomination or church shall, on its incorporation, pass to the corporation and shall lie held in trust for the use, purpose, behoof, and benefit of the religious, society or' order so incorporated or of the church of which the diocese, synod, or district organization is an organized and constituent part.

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CitationAct No. 1459 Section 163 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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