§ 333. Conveyance of property for church, school or missionary
purposes. Any church or society of The United Methodist Church created
by or existing under the laws of the state of New York, having its
principal office or place of worship in the state of New York, or whose
place of worship was within the state of New York, is hereby authorized
and empowered by the concurrent vote of two-thirds of its qualified
voters present and voting therefor, at a meeting regularly called for
that purpose, and of two-thirds of all its trustees and by the written
consent of the resident bishop and the district superintendent, to
direct the transfer and conveyance of any of its property, real or
personal, which it now has or may hereafter acquire, to any religious,
charitable or missionary corporation connected with The United Methodist
denomination and incorporated by or organized under any law of the state
of New York, either solely, or among other purposes, to establish or
maintain, or to assist in establishing or maintaining churches, schools
or mission stations, or to erect or assist in the erection of such
buildings as may be necessary for any such purposes, with or without the
payment of any money or other consideration therefor; and upon such
concurrent votes being given, the trustees shall execute such transfer
or conveyance; and upon the same being made, the title to and the
ownership and right of possession of the property so transferred and
conveyed shall be vested in and conveyed to such grantee; provided,
however, that nothing herein contained shall impair or affect in any way
any existing claim or lien against any property so transferred or
conveyed, or any action at law or legal proceeding; and such transfer
shall be subject, in respect to the amount of property the said grantee
may take and hold, to the restrictions and limitations of all laws then
in force.