Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 598 - Religious Corporations and Societies
Section 33-271. - District superintendent or presiding elder and stewards may form corporation.

The district superintendent or presiding elder and a majority of the district stewards appointed according to the discipline of the Methodist Church, residing in any ecclesiastical district, the whole or a part of which is in this state, and which has been or shall be created by an annual conference of said church as a district superintendent's or presiding elder's district, may organize a corporation by making, signing and acknowledging before some officer competent to take acknowledgments of deeds, and filing in the office of the Secretary of the State, a certificate in writing in which shall be stated: The corporate name of such corporation; the town in such district in which it is to be located; the names, residences and official relations to the district of the persons signing such certificate; the number of trustees, not less than three nor more than fifteen, who shall manage the property and affairs of such corporation for the first year, and their names; and that the object of such corporation shall be to secure the benefits of this section and sections 33-272, 33-273 and 33-274.

(1949 Rev., S. 5380; P.A. 00-92, S. 11.)
History: P.A. 00-92 deleted requirement that certificate be filed in the office of the clerk of the town where the corporation is to be located.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 33 - Corporations

Chapter 598 - Religious Corporations and Societies

Section 33-243 to 33-264. - Religious corporations and societies: General provisions.

Section 33-264a. - Formation of religious corporation or society.

Section 33-264b. - Filing of certificate.

Section 33-264c. - Powers.

Section 33-264d. - Change from religious society to corporation.

Section 33-264e. - Dissolution.

Section 33-264f. - Judicial dissolution.

Section 33-264g. - Receipt of funds by ecclesiastical societies, cemetery associations and library associations.

Section 33-264h. - Conveyances by ecclesiastical societies to religious societies and corporations.

Section 33-264i. - Dissolution of ecclesiastical society.

Section 33-264j. - Status of societies established prior to October 1, 1969.

Section 33-264k. - Construction of part.

Section 33-264l. - Prior rights and liabilities unaffected.

Section 33-265. - Legal status and powers.

Section 33-266. - Regulations.

Section 33-267. - Two organizations in one society.

Section 33-268. - Election of trustees.

Section 33-269. - Number; term of office.

Section 33-270. - Organization and powers of trustees. Treasurer's report.

Section 33-271. - District superintendent or presiding elder and stewards may form corporation.

Section 33-272. - Powers of corporation.

Section 33-273. - Appointment of trustees.

Section 33-274. - Trustees may convey real estate to corporation.

Section 33-275. - Union of churches; their trustees and property.

Section 33-276. - Change of name.

Section 33-277. - Election and powers of trustees.

Section 33-278. - Change of name.

Section 33-278a. - Name changes authorized.

Section 33-278b. - Powers. Merger. Dissolution. Formation.

Section 33-279. - Organization as corporation.

Section 33-280. - Property rights of Roman Catholic Church.

Section 33-281. - Subject to laws of church.

Section 33-281a. - Change of name of Methodist and Evangelical United Brethren Churches.