Secretary of State as corporation commissioner

O.C.G.A. § 14-5-40 — under Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations.

O.C.G.A. § 14-5-40

Applicability of Chapter 3 of title. Validity of contracts and deposits; enforcement. Authority to act as trustee of charitable trust. Church represented by majority; effect of withdrawal of part of congregation. Church edifice liable to sale for debt. Interference by courts with management of church. Conveyances to churches or religious societies confirmed. Authority of churches or religious societies over trustees holding land for their use. Vacancies in administration of land trusts for use of churches and religious societies; certificate of appointment. Applicability of Code Sections 14-5-46 through 14-5-48 to other societies. Corporate rights generally. Powers of eleemosynary and religious corporations extended.