3. In any locality, village or town, of less than 3 000 inhabitants, every society so incorporated may acquire and hold, within the municipality which authorized the incorporation, or within an adjacent municipality within the same judicial district and registration division, moveable and immoveable property, required for the purposes of the society, not exceeding in rental value the sum of $2 000; and, in any city, town or village having 3 000 inhabitants or more, moveable and immoveable property not exceeding in rental value $4 000.
No by-law made by a society incorporated under the provisions of this act shall have any effect before being approved by the Government.
R. S. 1964, c. 299, s. 3; 1971, c. 50, s. 120.