Title 16, Title 16: CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS, RELIGIOUS

16:16-5. President The Ruthenian Catholic bishop appointed by the Pope as aforesaid shall, by virtue of his office, be the president of the board of trustees and of the corporation, and may convene the trustees as occasion may require.

16:16-6. Secretary The corporation may elect annually, or at such periods as it may deem fit, one of such trustees to be the secretary of such corporation. He shall keep the minutes and enter the orders, acts and proceedings of the corporation in a book to be kept for that purpos…

16:16-7. Corporate action by majority of members; sanction of bishop The proceedings, orders, acts, contracts or obligations of a majority of all the members of the corporation, but not of a less number, upon receiving the written sanction or approval of the bishop, or in his abs…

16:16-8. Dissolution not caused by failure of succession of trustees Any corporation created under or by virtue of the provisions of this article shall not be dissolved by failure to continue the succession of the trustees thereof at any time specified for the election of such tr…

16:16-9. Incorporation Any Ruthenian Catholic diocese in this state or of the United States, of the Catholic Greek rite in the United States, may incorporate in the following manner: Any Catholic bishop appointed by the Pope of Rome to have supervision over Catholics of the Ruthe…

16:17-1. Corporation continued; trustees; election; term of office; corporate officers members of board The New Jersey State Association of Spiritualists, incorporated under authority of an act entitled "A supplement to an act entitled "An act to incorporate trustee[s] of religio…

16:17-10. Ministers The ordained, licentiate and associate ministers of the church shall be called, elected and removed and their salaries be fixed as the church shall provide in its by-laws. Such minister shall be regularly commissioned by the New Jersey State Association of Spi…

16:17-11. Church subject to state association Any church organized under the provisions of this article shall be subject to the constitution, by-laws and rules of the New Jersey State Association of Spiritualists.

16:17-12. Spiritualist churches; reincorporation Any church which is a branch of and organized in accordance with the provisions of the constitution, by-laws and regulations of the New Jersey State Association of Spiritualists, and however incorporated in this state, may incorpor…

16:17-2. Powers of state association The trustees of the New Jersey State Association of Spiritualists, or their successors, shall have power to: a. Have perpetual succession by its corporate name; b. Sue and be sued; c. Adopt and use a common seal and alter the same; d. Grant al…

16:17-3. Incorporation; meeting called; notice Any Spiritualist society, church or congregation in this state, referred to in this article as "church" , which is a branch of and organized in accordance with the provisions of the constitution, by-laws and rules of the New Jersey S…

16:17-4. Meeting; qualifications of voters and officers; matters decided; trustees The members of the church having met at the time and place appointed, the meeting shall be called to order by one of the signers of the notice. Only duly enrolled members of such church in good and…

16:17-5. Certificate; contents; approval of state association; filing and recording The chairman and clerk of the meeting shall make, sign and acknowledge before any person authorized to take the acknowledgment and proof of deeds in this state, a certificate in writing, setting f…

16:17-6. Powers of trustees; constitution and by-laws For such incorporated church the trustees elected in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall have power to: Have perpetual succession by its corporate name; Sue and be sued; Adopt and use a common seal and alter t…

16:17-7. Trustees; vacancies The enrolled members of any such church who are of the full age of twenty-one years may assemble at a duly called regular or special meeting, and when so assembled may fill any vacancies or elect new trustees by a majority vote of those present.

16:17-8. Changes; corporate title; number of trustees Any church incorporated under this article may, at any regular or special meeting of its enrolled members duly called for that purpose, change its corporate title or the number of its trustees by a two-thirds vote of those pre…

16:17-9. Officers; tenure; duties The officers of the church shall be the president, vice president, secretary and treasurer, and such other officers as the by-laws provide. They shall be elected by the trustees and shall hold office for one year and until their successors are el…

16:19-1. General law applicable The provisions of article 1 of chapter 1 of this title (s. 16:1-1 et seq.), with all its penalties, privileges and advantages shall be applicable to associations in this state known as: a. Young Men's Christian Associations; b. Young Women's Christ…

16:19-2. Incorporation Any association enumerated in section 16:19-1 of this Title may, by a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of the association, held in their regular place of meeting and called by them upon ten days' notice in writing set up at such place in plain view, …

16:19-3. Board of trustees; name; terms; certified copy of proceedings filed The board of directors of any such association may elect 8 or more persons, of whom, when elected by the directors of any Young Men's Christian Association, no more than one-third shall be members of any…

16:19-4. Powers of board of trustees The board of trustees shall, by their corporate name, have power to: a. Make and use a common seal, and alter or renew the same; b. Sue and be sued; c. Make by-laws and rules, consistent with law, for the management of its business and affairs…

16:19-5. Trustees; filling vacancies When a vacancy shall occur in such board of trustees, by reason of the death or resignation of any trustee or his removal from the limits of the association, the same shall be filled by a majority vote of the remaining trustees. Nominations fo…

16:19-6. President; powers and duties The trustees shall elect at their first meeting one of their number to be the president of the board of trustees. The president may convene the board as occasion may require, preside at the meetings thereof, and may execute, for and in the na…

16:19-7. Secretary, treasurer and other officers The board of trustees shall elect or appoint as soon after their election as practicable, from their number, a secretary and treasurer, and may also appoint such other officers or agents as such board may, from time to time, deem e…

16:19-8. Property and income; application The board of trustees shall devote the real and personal property held by them, and the income thereof, only to the purposes of the association, and so long as the board of directors shall so expend the same, the board of trustees shall p…

16:19-9. Property of association formed under this chapter Any such association availing itself of the benefits of this chapter, and having at that time any real or personal property, shall convey and assign the same to the board of trustees constituted under this chapter, to be …

16:20-1. Definitions, Coptic Orthodox Church 1. As used in this act: "Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese" refers to that person who is serving as bishop for that diocese pursuant to the authority of and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Synodical Committee fo…

16:20-2. Applicability of act 2. This act applies to any unincorporated church in this State and any unincorporated diocese or archdiocese located in whole or in part in this State affiliated with the Coptic Orthodox Church and to any church, diocese or archdiocese heretofore inc…

16:20-3. Procedure for becoming incorporated as a church 3. An unincorporated church in this State may become incorporated as a church by executing, acknowledging and filing a certificate of incorporation, stating the corporate name by which that church shall be known in the coun…

16:20-4. Procedure for reincorporating a church 4. Any church heretofore incorporated in this State, with the consent of the Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese in which its place of worship is located, may reincorporate under the provisions of this act by filing in the office …

16:20-5. Incorporation of diocese, archdiocese 5. Any diocese or archdiocese of the Coptic Orthodox Church located in whole or in part in this State may become incorporated as a diocese or archdiocese under the provisions of this act by filing in the Office of the Secretary of St…

16:20-6. Trustees of church 6. The Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese in which the place of worship of an incorporated church in this State is located and his successors in office shall, by virtue of his office, be a trustee of that church. Two or more persons selected by the …

16:20-7. Division of parish, transfer of assets 7. Whenever a Coptic Orthodox parish shall be duly divided by the Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese in which the parish is located into two parishes within that diocese, then the bishop or his successor shall have the right and …