§ 6. Reorganization. Any such lodge, chapter, commandery, consistory,
council, temple or post heretofore incorporated by the laws of this
state, or thereby heretofore enabled to take and hold real or personal
property, or both, may surrender its act of incorporation, charter or
privilege so conferred upon it, and may become enabled to take and hold
real or personal property, or both, under the provisions of this
chapter, on making and filing a certificate in the manner specified in
this chapter, and stating therein, in addition to what is required in
such a certificate, the surrender of such act of incorporation, charter
or privilege, specifying the same. The property theretofore held and
possessed by it shall be fully vested in its trustees, who shall have
all the rights, powers and privileges, and be subject to all the
provisions of this chapter.