All deeds of conveyance executed before April 1, 1969, or thereafter for any lots of land within this state to any person or persons, to any church or religious society, or to trustees for the use of any church or religious society for the purpose of erecting churches or meeting houses shall be deemed to be valid and available in law for the intents, uses, and purposes contained in the deeds of conveyance. All lots of land so conveyed shall be fully and absolutely vested in such church or religious society or in their respective trustees for the uses and purposes expressed in the deed to be held by them or their trustees for their use by succession, according to the mode of church government or rules of discipline exercised by such churches or religious societies.
History. Laws 1805, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 899; Code 1873, § 2343; Code 1882, § 2343; Civil Code 1895, § 2353; Civil Code 1910, § 2826; Code 1933, § 22-409; Code 1933, § 22-5507, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 565, § 1.
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For annual survey on real property, see 64 Mercer L. Rev. 255 (2012).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 14 - Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations
Chapter 5 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Corporations
Article 3 - Corporations Organized for Religious, Fraternal, or Educational Purposes
§ 14-5-40. Applicability of Chapter 3 of Title
§ 14-5-41. Validity of Contracts and Deposits; Enforcement
§ 14-5-42. Authority to Act as Trustee of Charitable Trust
§ 14-5-43. Church Represented by Majority; Effect of Withdrawal of Part of Congregation
§ 14-5-44. Church Edifice Liable to Sale for Debt
§ 14-5-45. Interference by Courts With Management of Church
§ 14-5-46. Conveyances to Churches or Religious Societies Confirmed
§ 14-5-47. Authority of Churches or Religious Societies Over Trustees Holding Land for Their Use
§ 14-5-49. Applicability of Code Sections 14-5-46 Through 14-5-48 to Other Societies
§ 14-5-50. Corporate Rights Generally
§ 14-5-51. Powers of Eleemosynary and Religious Corporations Extended