Maine Revised Statutes

Title 13, Chapter 93: RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES

Subchapter 1: PARISHES AND SOCIETIES

Article 1: ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION

13 §2861. Meeting to form parish

13 §2861-A. Bylaws; disposal of assets

13 §2862. Organization; name

13 §2863. Property and bylaws

13 §2864. Insurance; losses

13 §2865. Admission to parish

13 §2866. Persons deemed members; dissolution

13 §2867. No compulsion; withdrawals

Article 2: MEETINGS

13 §2901. Call and notice; clerk

13 §2902. Moderator

13 §2903. Request of members for meeting

13 §2904. Refusal of assessors

13 §2905. No meeting for 3 years

13 §2906. Qualification of voters

Article 3: FINANCES

13 §2941. Authority to raise money

13 §2942. Assessment on pews

13 §2943. Payment of tax by sale of pews

13 §2944. Notice of nonoccupancy by pew owner; rights

Article 4: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

13 §2981. Territorial parishes continued (REPEALED)

13 §2982. Officers as corporations; organization and powers

13 §2983. Ministers and officers of religious societies; powers

13 §2984. Conveyance of land

13 §2985. Records open to inspection

13 §2986. Trustees of Society of Friends to hold grants as corporations

Subchapter 2: INDEPENDENT LOCAL CHURCHES

13 §3021. Incorporation

13 §3022. Notice of meeting

13 §3023. Qualification of voters; organization

13 §3024. Election of officers

13 §3025. Filing of certificate; change of name; filing duty of the Secretary of State

13 §3026. Duties of officers; notice of meetings

13 §3027. Church supporters may participate

13 §3028. Conveyance of trust property to church

13 §3029. Parish may convey property to church

Subchapter 3: PROTECTION OF PROPERTY

13 §3061. Sale of property wasting for lack of custody

13 §3062. Transfer of certain trust funds (REPEALED)

Subchapter 4: MEETINGHOUSES

13 §3101. Parish may become owner of pews; proceedings

13 §3102. Dissenting pew owners; proceedings

13 §3103. Incorporation

13 §3104. Repairs; disposal; notice of meeting

13 §3105. Conduct of alteration or sale

13 §3106. Dissenting proprietors; value of interest; limitation and forfeiture

13 §3107. Owners may incorporate

13 §3108. -- proceedings

13 §3109. Corporate rights and powers

13 §3110. Meetings of owners

13 §3111. Different denomination; division of time

13 §3112. Mode of proceeding

13 §3113. Proportion of minority appraised

13 §3114. Expenses

13 §3115. Minority may occupy their share of time unless majority purchases

Subchapter 5: MINISTERIAL AND SCHOOL LANDS

13 §3161. Fee in ministerial and school land in existing towns

13 §3162. Trustees

13 §3163. Officers

13 §3164. Powers (REPEALED)

13 §3165. Investment of funds

13 §3166. Trustees may hold for use of ministry and schools

13 §3167. Income to support schools

13 §3167-A. Expenditure of ministerial funds

13 §3168. Transfer of funds by trustees

13 §3169. Administration of ministerial and school funds

13 §3170. Annual accounting

13 §3171. Trustees of parish lands

13 §3172. First meeting of trustees