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Whenever such association, post or society has been in undisputed possession, for a period of twenty-five years or more, of any real estate, and for which there is no deed of record, \u00a7 57-17 shall be construed as if it was expressly made applicable to such association, post or society.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":214526,"text":"When any conveyance of land has been or shall be made to trustees for the use of any society of Freemasons, Odd Fellows, Sons of Temperance, posts of Veterans of Foreign Wars or of the American Legion, Spanish War Veterans, Disabled American Veterans and of other associations of veterans of the armed forces of the United States, or any other benevolent or literary associations, or school league, or other groups organized for rural community civic purposes or improvement of farm life or operations of like purposes and not for profit, or if without the intervention of trustees such conveyance has been made since March 31, 1848, or shall be hereafter made for such use, \u00a7\u00a7 57-8, 57-11, 57-14 and 57-15 shall be construed as if they were expressly made applicable to such association, post or society. Whenever such association, post or society has been in undisputed possession, for a period of twenty-five years or more, of any real estate, and for which there is no deed of record, \u00a7 57-17 shall be construed as if it was expressly made applicable to such association, post or society.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14265,"edition_id":1,"name":"Benevolent Associations and Objects","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13734,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:31","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:31","permalink":{"id":251607,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14265,"identifier":"3","token":"57\/2\/3","url":"\/57\/2\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13734,"edition_id":1,"name":"Church Property; Benevolent Associations and Objects","identifier":"2","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13324,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:44","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:44","permalink":{"id":251525,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13734,"identifier":"2","token":"57\/2","url":"\/57\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13324,"edition_id":1,"name":"Religious and Charitable Matters; Cemeteries","identifier":"57","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:39","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:39","permalink":{"id":251501,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13324,"identifier":"57","token":"57","url":"\/57\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":80250,"structure_id":14265,"section_number":"57-18","catch_line":"Conveyance for charitable purpose to unincorporated bodies, societies, groups, associations, or posts","url":"\/57-18\/","token":"57\/2\/3\/57-18","metadata":false},{"id":58530,"structure_id":14265,"section_number":"57-19","catch_line":"Conveyances of land to benevolent and other associations to be subject to certain sections","url":"\/57-19\/","token":"57\/2\/3\/57-19","metadata":false},{"id":68412,"structure_id":14265,"section_number":"57-20","catch_line":"Quantity of land benevolent and other associations may hold","url":"\/57-20\/","token":"57\/2\/3\/57-20","metadata":false},{"id":55517,"structure_id":14265,"section_number":"57-21","catch_line":"May hold personal property through trustees","url":"\/57-21\/","token":"57\/2\/3\/57-21","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":80250,"structure_id":14265,"section_number":"57-18","catch_line":"Conveyance for charitable purpose to unincorporated bodies, societies, groups, associations, or posts","url":"\/57-18\/","token":"57\/2\/3\/57-18","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":68412,"structure_id":14265,"section_number":"57-20","catch_line":"Quantity of land benevolent and other associations may hold","url":"\/57-20\/","token":"57\/2\/3\/57-20","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/57-19\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 129; in 1956, chapter 203.<\/p>","references":[{"id":80250,"section_number":"57-18","catch_line":"Conveyance for charitable purpose to unincorporated bodies, societies, groups, associations, or posts","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-18\/"},{"id":68412,"section_number":"57-20","catch_line":"Quantity of land benevolent and other associations may hold","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-20\/"},{"id":55517,"section_number":"57-21","catch_line":"May hold personal property through trustees","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-21\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85753,"section_number":"57-11","catch_line":"Suits by and against trustees","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-11\/"},{"id":67767,"section_number":"57-14","catch_line":"Suits by members to have land sold or mortgaged","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-14\/"},{"id":78728,"section_number":"57-15","catch_line":"Proceedings by trustees or members for similar purposes, exception for certain transfers","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-15\/"},{"id":59134,"section_number":"57-17","catch_line":"Conveyance of church land held in adverse possession","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-17\/"},{"id":66631,"section_number":"57-8","catch_line":"Appointment of trustees to effect the purposes of conveyances, etc.; validation of certain appointments","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-8\/"}],"permalink":{"id":251613,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58530,"identifier":"57-19","token":"57\/2\/3\/57-19","url":"\/57-19\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/57-19\/","token":"57\/2\/3\/57-19","dublin_core":{"Title":"Conveyances of land to benevolent and other associations to be subject to certain sections","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 57-19","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

When any conveyance of land has been or shall be made to trustees for the use of any society of Freemasons, Odd Fellows, Sons of Temperance, posts of Veterans of Foreign Wars or of the American Legion, Spanish War Veterans, Disabled American Veterans and of other associations of veterans of the armed forces of the United States, or any other benevolent or literary associations, or school league, or other groups organized for rural community civic purposes or improvement of farm life or operations of like purposes and not for profit, or if without the intervention of trustees such conveyance has been made since March 31, 1848, or shall be hereafter made for such use, \u00a7\u00a7 57-8<\/a>, 57-11<\/a>, 57-14<\/a> and 57-15<\/a> shall be construed as if they were expressly made applicable to such association, post or society. Whenever such association, post or society has been in undisputed possession<\/span>, for a period of twenty-five years or more, of any real estate, and for which there is no deed of record, \u00a7 57-17<\/a> shall be construed as if it was expressly made applicable to such association, post or society.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONVEYANCES OF LAND TO BENEVOLENT AND OTHER ASSOCIATIONS TO BE SUBJECT TO\nCERTAIN SECTIONS (\u00a7 57-19)\n\nWhen any conveyance of land has been or shall be made to trustees for the use of\nany society of Freemasons, Odd Fellows, Sons of Temperance, posts of Veterans of\nForeign Wars or of the American Legion, Spanish War Veterans, Disabled American\nVeterans and of other associations of veterans of the armed forces of the United\nStates, or any other benevolent or literary associations, or school league, or\nother groups organized for rural community civic purposes or improvement of farm\nlife or operations of like purposes and not for profit, or if without the\nintervention of trustees such conveyance has been made since March 31, 1848, or\nshall be hereafter made for such use, \u00a7\u00a7 57-8, 57-11, 57-14 and 57-15 shall be\nconstrued as if they were expressly made applicable to such association, post or\nsociety. Whenever such association, post or society has been in undisputed\npossession, for a period of twenty-five years or more, of any real estate, and\nfor which there is no deed of record, \u00a7 57-17 shall be construed as if it was\nexpressly made applicable to such association, post or society.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 47; 1946, p. 230; 1954, c. 129; 1956, c. 203.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}