SECTION 1. Continuance of existing corporations

SECTION 2. Existing societies; limitation or modification of rights, privileges, etc.

SECTION 3. Status of church privileges

SECTION 4. By-laws

SECTION 5. Membership; rights and restrictions

SECTION 6. Membership; women and non-residents

SECTION 7. Meetings; election of officers; tenure; vacancies

SECTION 8. Method of election of officers

SECTION 9. Powers of moderator

SECTION 10. Assessors or standing committee; election; tenure

SECTION 11. Management of prudential affairs

SECTION 12. Procedure when officers fail to call meeting

SECTION 13. Warning of meetings

SECTION 14. Warrant for meetings; contents

SECTION 15. Presiding officer during selection of moderator; oath of office

SECTION 16. Collector

SECTION 17. Appropriations

SECTION 18. Assessments on pews and property of members; liability of members for parish debts

SECTION 19. Sale or removal of pews or meeting-house

SECTION 20. ''Religious society'' and ''society'', defined

SECTION 21. Incorporation of religious societies

SECTION 22. Organization meeting; certificate of incorporation, filing, etc.

SECTION 23. Incorporation of religious society

SECTION 24. Incorporation of owners of meeting houses

SECTION 25. Restrictions on amount of property owned; use of income

SECTION 26. Record of organization proceedings; filing

SECTION 27. Use of funds; purposes

SECTION 28. Societies incorporated under special acts; powers

SECTION 29. Manner of calling meetings

SECTION 30. Collection of assessments

SECTION 31. Sale of pews for taxes

SECTION 32. Notice of sale; affidavit of posting

SECTION 33. New or rejuvenated meeting houses; acquisition of funds by selling pews

SECTION 34. Meeting-houses unfit for worship; rights of pew owners to compensation

SECTION 35. Assessments on pews

SECTION 36. Assessments on pews; consent of owners

SECTION 37. Purchase of pews

SECTION 38. Property status of pews

SECTION 39. Protestant Episcopal societies; organization

SECTION 40. Methodist Episcopal churches; organization

SECTION 41. Powers of trustees

SECTION 42. First meeting of trustees, etc.

SECTION 43. Filing record of organization

SECTION 44. Roman Catholic churches; incorporation

SECTION 45. Status and powers of archbishop's successor

SECTION 46. Powers of corporation

SECTION 47. Incorporation of churches

SECTION 48. Notice of meeting

SECTION 49. Election of officers

SECTION 50. By-laws

SECTION 51. Certification of organization to state secretary

SECTION 52. Church members only to be members of corporation; associate membership

SECTION 53. Conveyances by church officers

SECTION 54. Conveyances from religious societies

SECTION 55. Orthodox churches; incorporation