Title 16, Title 16: CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS, RELIGIOUS

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, a …

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 of such society or congregation, or any other cause or reason, such vacancy may be filled for the unexpired term by the t…

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 provide therein the qualifications of …

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 to act, or removal out of the limits of the rel…

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 the common seal, and of the papers, deeds, writings, do…

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 election for officers he shall render to the society a statement, in …

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 vote at any regular meeting, or at a special meeting dul…

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 of the corporation and attested by its secretary, shall be filed with the secretary of state within thir…

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 county clerk, who shall forthwith record the same, for whi…

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, classis or other like governing body of their denomination within whose jurisdicti…

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 of the societies so consoli…

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 rents, issues and profits…

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 for church purposes, may, by its board of…

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 the church or religious society, said trustees and t…

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, property or revenue belonging thereto to any purpose…

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 a school formerly maintained, on the property of a religious …

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 or otherwise o…

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 trustees of religious societies," approved April ninth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five,…

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 classes now or hereafter organized in this state, the o…

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," approved April ninth, one thousand eight hundr…

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 be established in the United States of Ameri…

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 public acts, for the purpose of aiding fe…

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 which belong to any one denomination or classification, and in which organization all th…

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, subject to such regulations as shall be adopted by such corporation and …

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 vote, by ballot or otherwise, according to the constitut…

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 title for the purpose of: a. Filling any vacancy occasioned by the removal of any trustee by such member…

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 title, which officers shall have the powers and duties therein set out, except that the treasurer so elected shall render a state…

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 of any church or religiou…

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 and items of their trust and permit an audit of the same and an inspection of their books and inv…

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 extinct, by reason of the death or removal of its memb…

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; b. Sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in any court; c. Adopt and use a common seal and alter and rene…

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 of any church or religi…

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 body, shall, by virtue thereof, be members of the board of truste…

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 by persons selected in accordance with the provisions of section 16:1-41 of this titl…

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 foundations, schools, faculties and other religious and charitable works as may be connected therew…

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 societies' (Revision), approved April ninth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five, and …

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 and of the existence, property rights, charter rights, privileges,…

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 the vote of its trustees, consistory, session, vestry, or other highest governing body,…

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, discipline and usages of t…

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 the jurisdiction of which such cathedral church or f…

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 registrar or assistant secretary or clerk or reg…

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 rights, privileges, exemptions, immunities, powers, prerogatives and franchises…

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, made bef…

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 he…

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 14 (Corporations, General), and by Title 16 (Corporati…

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 carried on. The secretary of state shall provide for the registration…