Title 16, Title 16: CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS, RELIGIOUS

16:2-13. Consolidation Any Baptist church, incorporated under any law of this state, may resolve to merge and consolidate with any other Baptist church by a two-thirds vote of the members having the right to vote, who are present at a meeting of said church duly called, and held …

16:2-14. Change of name Any Baptist church in this state, however incorporated, may change its corporate name by a majority vote of its members present at a meeting held in the church building or usual place of meeting, and called upon the same notice as prescribed in section 16:…

16:2-15. Certificate of change; recording A certificate in writing, setting forth and certifying that notice of such meeting had been given in accordance with section 16:2-14 of this title, the former name of such church, the name to which it has been changed and such other proce…

16:2-16. Dissolution Any Baptist church incorporated under any law of this state may dissolve by a two-thirds vote of the members, entitled to vote, present and voting at a meeting held in its meetinghouse or usual place of assembly for worship, after at least ten days' notice se…

16:2-17. Incorporation; powers and privileges Any association composed of representatives from Baptist churches may incorporate in the following manner: At any regular meeting such association shall adopt a name and resolve to be incorporated by such name. The clerk, secretary or…

16:2-18. Change of name; certificate; filing Any association of Baptist churches, incorporated under the laws of this state, may change its corporate name by a majority vote of its members assembled at any regular meeting, specifying by such vote the new name. A certificate of su…

16:2-19. Disposition of property; reversionary interests; liens All the real and personal property belonging to or held in trust for any Baptist church or Baptist religious society or belonging to or held in trust for any Seventh-Day Baptist church or Seventh-Day Baptist religiou…

16:2-2. Certificate; filing and recording A certificate in writing of such proceedings, under the hands and seals of the president and secretary of the meeting, shall be transmitted to the clerk of the county, who shall file and record the same, for which service the county clerk…

16:2-20. Dissolution of church Any Baptist church or religious society or any Seventh-Day Baptist church or religious society in this State, which has ceased, or failed to maintain religious worship, or services, or to use its property for religious worship or services according …

16:2-21. Action for dissolution; disposition of property Such an action may be brought by any member, trustee or officer of the New Jersey Baptist Missionary Convention or of the Seventh-Day Baptist Missionary Society, as the case may be, or any member of such church or society, …

16:2-3. Powers; rules and regulations Every such corporation shall have all the powers and liabilities of corporations enumerated in article 1 of chapter 1 of this title (s. 16:1-1 et seq.), and may make rules and regulations for the transaction of its business, number and electi…

16:2-4. Conveyances or written contracts; requisites Any conveyance of real estate or interest therein, or other written contract made by any such corporation shall be executed under the hand of the president of its board of trustees and its common seal.

16:2-5. Devise or bequest; not defeated by misnomer Any devise or bequest to any such corporation shall not be defeated by reason of any misnomer, if the intention of the testator can be ascertained.

16:2-6. Organization for business; president The board of trustees of every such corporation shall, as soon as practicable after their election, organize for business by appointing one of their number president, who shall have custody of the deeds and muniments of title of the co…

16:2-7. Trustees; accounting; action by majority Such board shall keep and report to the church annually, or oftener if required, a full and accurate account of its transactions and the financial condition of the church. All proceedings, acts and orders of the board shall be by a…

16:2-8. Property; powers concerning The board of trustees shall have the care, custody and oversight of the property of such incorporated church, except moneys raised for the support of the pastor or for benevolent objects. It shall not have the power, without express authority f…

16:2-9. Trustees; election; tenure; notice of meeting The members of any such incorporated church may, upon the notice prescribed by section 16:2-1 of this title, by the vote required for the election of first trustees by such section, elect trustees for the purposes and at the t…