Title 11, Title 11: Corporations, Partnerships and Associations

§ 1475. Sale of pews for nonpayment When the owner or occupant of a pew so assessed does not pay the assessment to the person authorized by the meeting to collect the same, upon three weeks’ notice and demand made after the completion of the repairs, which notice and demand shall…

§ 1476. Redemption Within six months after the sale, the owner or occupant may redeem the property by paying to the person entitled to receive the same, the purchase price with accrued interest. If such property is not redeemed, the collector shall thereupon execute and deliver t…

§ 1501. Procedure The word “persons” as used in sections 42 and 1925 of this title shall apply to and include churches and religious or ecclesiastical corporations or societies. Churches and religious or ecclesiastical corporations or societies desiring to unite and form a corpor…

§ 1502. Signing and filing of articles In case it is voted to form a new corporation, a church, or religious or ecclesiastical corporation or society so voting, at the meeting when such vote is taken, shall authorize the secretary of such corporation or society to sign the name o…

§ 1531. Petition for dissolution When five members of a corporation or society created for the support of the gospel and the maintenance of public worship, or to procure, hold, and keep in repair a house of public worship, or a parsonage, or for all or any of such purposes, desir…

§ 1532. Recognizance Before issuing the citation the petitioners shall cause some other person to recognize to such corporation or society in not less than $500.00, to the satisfaction of the clerk of the court, conditioned that the petitioners will prosecute their petition to ef…

§ 1533. Opposing petition When such petition is brought, members of the corporation or society may appear and defend in the name of such corporation or society, by filing a bond with the clerk in the penal sum of not less than $500.00, conditioned for the payment of the costs whi…

§ 1534. Appointment of commissioners, hearing If sufficient cause is shown, the court shall appoint three disinterested persons as commissioners, who shall fix a time and place for hearing, and give reasonable notice thereof to those who defend. If, at the time of giving such not…

§ 1535. Report and judgment When, upon such hearing, it appears to be for the best interests of a majority of the members of such corporation or society or the persons interested therein, that the same should be dissolved or moved, and that the property should be divided among th…

§ 1536. Further proceedings If no appeal is taken, the court shall issue its order directing the commissioners forthwith to carry out the provisions of such judgment and make return of their doings thereon to the clerk of the court and to the town clerk of the town where such cor…

§ 1537. Commissioner’s fees; costs Each commissioner shall receive $2.00 a day for his or her services and necessary expenses, to be paid by the State as in case of other commissioners appointed by the Superior Court. All other costs incurred shall be taxed as costs are taxed in …

§ 1571. Authority to act as trustee A religious state convention organized under the laws of this State is hereby authorized to act as trustee under deeds, wills, or otherwise when such convention is a beneficiary under the trust.