Chap. 64.—An ACT to provide for authorizing Religious Congrega-
tions and other Benevolent, Literary and Charitable Institutions
which are not incorporated, to sell, exchange or encumber their pro-
perty.

Approved January 31, 1884.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
the trustees of any relisrious congregation, or of any other i in-
corporated benevolent, ‘literary or charitable organization, Or
institution, may file their petition in the circuit court of any
city or county, or the corporation or hustings court of any
city or before the judge thereof in vacation, asking leave to
sell or encumber their property, and upon evidence being
produced before the court, or the judge thereof in vacation,
that it is the wish of any such congregation, or of the mem-
bers of any such institution or organization, to sell, exchange
or encumber their property, the court, or the judge thereof"
in vacation, shall make such order as may be proper, provid-
ing tor the sale of said property, or that the same may be ex-
chaneed or encumbered, and in the case of sale of any pro-
perty, for the proper reinvestment of the proceeds of the
same. The court may make such order, as to costs, as to it
may seem proper.

2. This act shall be in force from its passage.