57-3 - Appropriation of glebe lands and church property.
§ 57-3. Appropriation of glebe lands and church property.
A. The glebe lands and church property, or the proceeds thereof held by theauthorities of any county under the act of January 12, 1802, or under anyother act, which may not have been applied to some particular object under alocal statute passed for the purpose, shall be appropriated to such object orobjects, other than for a religious purpose, as may be voted for in suchcounty (at such time and place as the circuit court may prescribe) by amajority of the persons entitled to vote in the county for a delegatetherefrom to the General Assembly, and, if no such object be so voted for,shall remain vested in such authorities and be appropriated by them for thebenefit of the poor of such county; provided that the counties of Essex,Middlesex, Northampton, and Lancaster may use the "Glebe Fund," togetherwith other funds, for improvements to the courthouse and related facilities.
B. Any county granted authority on or after July 1, 2004, to use "GlebeFund" for improvements to its courthouse or related facilities shall usesuch funds exclusively for compliance with the Americans with DisabilitiesAct (40 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.) at such courthouse or related facilities.
(Code 1919, § 36; 1962, c. 101; 1964, cc. 33, 601; 2004, c. 595.)