No grant, conveyance, devise or lease of any real estate dedicated or appropriated or intended to be dedicated or appropriated, to purposes of religious worship for the use of any congregation or society shall vest any right, title or interest in any person or persons to whom such grant, conveyance, devise or lease is made unless such grant, conveyance, devise or lease shall be made, both in form and in fact, to a corporation organized according to the provisions of the laws of this State, as contained and provided in and by this chapter.

11 Del. Laws, c. 275, § ?2; Code 1915, § ?2182; Code 1935, § ?2489; 27 Del. C. 1953, § ?113;

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Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 27 Sec. 113

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302