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• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-1. Incorporation of religious societies or congregations
  Every religious society or congregation of christians or of Israelites, otherwise called Hebrews or Jews, entitled to protection in the free use of their religion ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-2. Certificate; contents; recording; effect on corporate existence
  The trustees shall make a certificate, under their hands and seals, of the name they take upon themselves, and shall transmit such certificate to the ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-3. Certain religious societies authorized to file record with secretary of state
  Where the trustees of any religious society, pursuant to the provisions of an act entitled "An act to incorporate trustees of religious societies," ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-4. Powers
  Every religious society or congregation incorporated by virtue of any law of this state shall have power to: a. Have perpetual succession as such corporation; ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-5. Corporate action by majority of members; presence in person; validity
  The proceedings, orders and acts of a majority of the members of such corporation present in person at any duly convened annual or special meeting, ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-6. Property; power of sale; authorization
  The trustees of any church or religious society and their successors in office or a majority of them are authorized and empowered to sell at ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-7. Land for cemetery or burial purposes; acquisition and disposition
  Any religious society, however incorporated, may hold and convey and dispose of land, not exceeding fifty acres which was, before April twelfth, one thousand eight ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-8. Election of trustees; tenure
  Any religious society or congregation may, at the meeting for the election of trustees, provide, by by-law or resolution, for the election of its ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-10. Annual meeting; notice; procedure
  The annual meetings for the election of trustees and officers shall be called by the board of trustees of such religious society or congregation upon ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-11. Trustees of corporations incorporated under special act; qualifications
  In the election of the trustees of any religious society incorporated by special act, it shall not be necessary that the trustees be members of ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-12. Change of time and place of annual meeting of church incorporated under special act
  Any church or religious society incorporated by special act prior to March twenty-second, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, may, at any annual ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-13.1. Election of president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, other officers; dual capacity as officer and trustee; tenure
  Any religious society or congregation may elect, in the same manner and at the same time as trustees are elected, a president, a vice-president, ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-13.2. Vacancies
  In the event of any vacancy on the board of trustees or among the officers occasioned by the death, resignation, moving out of the limits ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-13.3. Qualifications of trustees and officers; members entitled to vote
  Any religious society or congregation recognizing no superior judicatory may provide in its by-laws the qualifications for its trustees and officers and may further ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-14. Convening of corporation and execution of contracts
  The president may convene the corporation as occasion may require, preside at the meetings and execute all contracts. In his absence, sickness, death, resignation, refusal ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-15. Secretary; duties; delivery of records when office expires; access to records
  The secretary shall keep the minutes and enter the orders, acts and proceedings in a book kept for that purpose. He shall have custody of ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-16. Treasurer; duties; delivery of records when term expires
  The treasurer shall have charge of the money of the corporation and shall keep a correct account of its receipt and disbursement. At each annual ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-18. Corporate changes; name; number of officers or trustees; tenure
  Any religious corporation, incorporated by general or special act, may change its corporate name by a two-thirds vote of those present and entitled to ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-19. Certificate of change; filing
  Whenever any change provided for in section 16:1-18 of this title is made, a certificate thereof, over the hand of the presiding officer ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-20. Consolidation; procedure
  Whenever two or more incorporated religious societies of the same denomination agree to consolidate or unite into one, with the approval thereof by the presbytery, ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-21. Effect of consolidation on property, powers, rights, privileges and franchises
  The new corporation shall be entitled to, and invested with, all the real and personal property, assets, rights, privileges, powers and franchises belonging to each ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-22. Sale or disposition of trust property; law applicable; disposition of proceeds
  When an incorporated religious society or any officers or trustees thereof hold real estate granted, conveyed or devised by deed, will or otherwise, appropriating the ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-23. Sale and conveyance of trust property by trustees when discharged of trust by donor
  Any incorporated religious society or congregation, owning or holding the title to any real estate in trust or on condition that it shall be used ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-24. Conveyance of real estate to church or religious society by its corporate name
  When a conveyance of real estate has been made to the trustees of any church or religious society, by their individual names as trustees of ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-25. Diversion of estate, property and revenue; action
  No rector, wardens or vestrymen, or trustees, consistory or session of any incorporated church, congregation or religious society of this state shall divert the estate, ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-26. Disposition of funds for school purposes; action to determine disposition
  When funds have been given to any person or corporation for the purpose of maintaining a school, or for the support of poor scholars in ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-27. Effect of incorporation of unincorporated society on property previously held
  When real estate has been conveyed or devised to any unincorporated religious association, society, meeting, congregation or organization, or to any persons as officers, trustees ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-28. Saving of rights under charters granted by Great Britain
  Rev.1877, p. 960, s. 12 (C.S. p. 4311, s. 12), being section twelve of an act entitled "An act to incorporate the ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-29. Title extended to singing classes and Sunday schools
  The provisions of this title, with all its penalties, rights, privileges and advantages, are extended to and for the benefit of all associations, corporations and ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-30. Church, religious society or denomination; corporate entity; suits
  Any church, religious society, or denomination of Christians, being the whole body of religious believers having a common faith and polity, now or hereafter to ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-31. Organizations or committees to aid feeble congregations; additional powers
  All organizations or committees incorporated prior to April sixth, one thousand nine hundred and eight, under the laws of this state, either by private or ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-32. Incorporation; powers
  Any general organization for this state formed by societies or congregations which are incorporated or have a right to become incorporated under this title, and ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-33. Property subject to regulations of state organization
  Any property held by such general organization for this state shall be for the use of the members of such societies or congregations and others, ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-34. Incorporation; powers; corporate action
  Every association of persons composed of representatives from religious societies or congregations of Christians may, at any regular meeting of the association, by a majority ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-35. Trustees; election
  The members of such association, assembled at any regularly appointed meeting, may elect trustees in the manner provided in section 16:1-34 of this ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-36. Officers; duties
  Such corporation may elect a president, secretary and treasurer as provided in sections 16:1-13, 16:1-15 and 16:1-16 of this ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-37. Incorporation; certificate; trustees; tenure
  Any diocesan convention, presbytery, classis, synod, annual conference, or other governing body having jurisdiction over a number of incorporated or unincorporated churches, congregations or societies ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-38. Account; trustees to furnish; audit
  The trustees provided for in section 16:1-37 of this title shall furnish to the governing body a statement and account of the particulars ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-39. Property of extinct churches
  When any parish, congregation, society, church, chapel, mission, or religious, benevolent or educational institution in connection with any such governing body owning any property becomes ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-40. Incorporation; certificate; contents and filing
  Any diocesan convention, presbytery, classis, synod, annual conference or other governing body having jurisdiction over a number of incorporated or unincorporated churches, congregations or societies ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-41. Trustees; holders of designated offices as
  The convention or other governing body may provide that such persons, for the time holding certain designated offices in the church, convention or other governing ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-42. Trustees; filling vacancies
  Vacancies in the board of trustees shall be filled by the convention or other governing body, which may provide that vacancies occurring in trusteeships held ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-43. Powers
  Such corporation shall have power to: a. Establish, erect, maintain and manage a cathedral church within the diocese or other jurisdiction, and such other cathedral ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-43.1. Consolidation authorized
  Any cathedral church or foundation incorporated under the provisions of "A supplement to an act entitled "An act to incorporate trustees of religious ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-43.2. Consolidation agreement
  Such cathedral church or foundation, by the vote of its general chapter or other highest governing body, and such church, congregation, parish or society, by ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-43.3. Consolidation agreement; provisions for organization, etc.
  The consolidation agreement, and the constitution and statutes or by-laws, of the consolidated corporation, or either thereof, may provide, consistently with the doctrine, government, ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-43.4. Approval and adoption of agreement
  The consolidation agreement shall be submitted for approval and adoption, (a) to the diocesan convention, presbytery, classis, synod, annual conference or other governing body under ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-43.5. Certificate of adoption; filing, notice of adoption
  The consolidation agreement, after adoption, with a certificate annexed by each constituent corporation, executed under its seal and signed by its secretary or clerk or ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-43.6. Effect of consolidation
  When the consolidation becomes effective, the constituent corporations shall be one corporation by the name provided in the agreement, and all of the rights, charter ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-43.7. Gifts, legacies, etc., to vest in consolidated corporation; continuation of separate constituents
  Every gift, grant, legacy, bequest or devise, in trust or otherwise, vested or contingent, in possession or expectancy, contained in any will or other instrument, ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-43.8. Vested rights and privileges of constituent corporations; continuation of corporate existence
  Nothing herein contained shall impair, annul or affect any vested rights, charter rights, privileges, exemptions, immunities, powers, prerogatives, franchises or advantages heretofore obtained and actually ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-43.9. Powers of consolidated corporation
  The consolidated corporation shall have and may exercise all powers conferred by the respective certificates of incorporation or charters of the constituent corporations, by Title ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-43.10. Copy of consolidation agreement to be evidence; records
  A copy of the consolidation agreement, certified by the Secretary of State, shall be evidence in all courts and for all purposes of the agreement ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-44. Registration of name with secretary of state; fee
  Any religious body may register with the secretary of state the name, title or designation under which it operates, or functions, or its activities are ...
• New Jersey Corporations And Associations, Religious Laws Section 16:1-45. Certificate of registration; certificate as evidence
  The secretary of state shall issue to such registrant a certificate of the recording of any such name, title or designation, which certificate shall be ...

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