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 which service he shall be entitled to receive the fee provided in section 22:2-19 of the title Fees and Costs. Thereupon the trustees and their successors shall be a corporation by the name stated in the certificate.
Structure New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 16 - Corporations and Associations, Religious
Section 16:1-1 - Incorporation of religious societies or congregations.
Section 16:1-2 - Certificate; contents; recording; effect on corporate existence
Section 16:1-3 - Certain religious societies authorized to file record with secretary of state
Section 16:1-5 - Corporate action by majority of members; presence in person; validity
Section 16:1-6 - Property; power of sale; authorization
Section 16:1-7 - Land for cemetery or burial purposes; acquisition and disposition
Section 16:1-7.1 - Prohibitions relative to religious entities; terms defined.
Section 16:1-8 - Election of trustees; tenure
Section 16:1-10 - Annual meeting; notice; procedure
Section 16:1-11 - Trustees of corporations incorporated under special act; qualifications
Section 16:1-13.3 - Qualifications of trustees and officers; members entitled to vote
Section 16:1-14 - Convening of corporation and execution of contracts
Section 16:1-15 - Secretary; duties; delivery of records when office expires; access to records
Section 16:1-16 - Treasurer; duties; delivery of records when term expires
Section 16:1-18 - Corporate changes; name; number of officers or trustees; tenure
Section 16:1-19 - Certificate of change; filing
Section 16:1-20 - Consolidation; procedure
Section 16:1-21 - Effect of consolidation on property, powers, rights, privileges and franchises
Section 16:1-22 - Sale or disposition of trust property; law applicable; disposition of proceeds
Section 16:1-24 - Conveyance of real estate to church or religious society by its corporate name
Section 16:1-25 - Diversion of estate, property and revenue; action
Section 16:1-26 - Disposition of funds for school purposes; action to determine disposition
Section 16:1-27 - Effect of incorporation of unincorporated society on property previously held
Section 16:1-28 - Saving of rights under charters granted by Great Britain
Section 16:1-29 - Title extended to singing classes and Sunday schools
Section 16:1-30 - Church, religious society or denomination; corporate entity; suits
Section 16:1-31 - Organizations or committees to aid feeble congregations; additional powers
Section 16:1-32 - Incorporation; powers
Section 16:1-33 - Property subject to regulations of state organization
Section 16:1-34 - Incorporation; powers; corporate action
Section 16:1-35 - Trustees; election
Section 16:1-36 - Officers; duties
Section 16:1-37 - Incorporation; certificate; trustees; tenure
Section 16:1-38 - Account; trustees to furnish; audit
Section 16:1-39 - Property of extinct churches
Section 16:1-40 - Incorporation; certificate; contents and filing
Section 16:1-41 - Trustees; holders of designated offices as
Section 16:1-42 - Trustees; filling vacancies
Section 16:1-43.1 - Consolidation authorized
Section 16:1-43.2 - Consolidation agreement
Section 16:1-43.3 - Consolidation agreement; provisions for organization, etc.
Section 16:1-43.4 - Approval and adoption of agreement
Section 16:1-43.5 - Certificate of adoption; filing, notice of adoption
Section 16:1-43.6 - Effect of consolidation
Section 16:1-43.9 - Powers of consolidated corporation
Section 16:1-43.10 - Copy of consolidation agreement to be evidence; records
Section 16:1-44 - Registration of name with secretary of state; fee
Section 16:1-45 - Certificate of registration; certificate as evidence
Section 16:1-46 - Infringement on name; misdemeanor
Section 16:1-47 - Directors of corporations for support of ministers; increase; tenure
Section 16:2-1 - Incorporation
Section 16:2-2 - Certificate; filing and recording
Section 16:2-3 - Powers; rules and regulations
Section 16:2-4 - Conveyances or written contracts; requisites
Section 16:2-5 - Devise or bequest; not defeated by misnomer
Section 16:2-6 - Organization for business; president
Section 16:2-7 - Trustees; accounting; action by majority
Section 16:2-8 - Property; powers concerning
Section 16:2-9 - Trustees; election; tenure; notice of meeting
Section 16:2-10 - Trustees; increase in number
Section 16:2-11 - Law applicable
Section 16:2-12 - Incorporation under this article
Section 16:2-13 - Consolidation
Section 16:2-14 - Change of name
Section 16:2-15 - Certificate of change; recording
Section 16:2-17 - Incorporation; powers and privileges
Section 16:2-18 - Change of name; certificate; filing
Section 16:2-19 - Disposition of property; reversionary interests; liens
Section 16:2-20 - Dissolution of church
Section 16:2-21 - Action for dissolution; disposition of property
Section 16:3-1 - Incorporation; meeting for
Section 16:3-2 - Meeting; facts to be determined; election of trustees; tenure
Section 16:3-3 - Certificate; contents; recording
Section 16:3-4 - Powers; sale of property subject to approval of members; by-laws
Section 16:3-5 - Trustees; filling vacancies; election
Section 16:3-6 - Reincorporation under this chapter
Section 16:3-7 - Changes; title; number of trustees
Section 16:3-8 - Right to consolidate
Section 16:3-9 - Consolidation; agreement
Section 16:3-10 - Consolidation; meeting; election of trustees; tenure
Section 16:3-11 - Certificate; contents; filing and recording; consolidation effected on; property
Section 16:4-1 - Incorporation
Section 16:4-2 - Trustees; powers
Section 16:4-3 - Trustees; succession; filling vacancies
Section 16:4-4 - President; powers and duties
Section 16:4-5 - Corporate action by majority vote of members
Section 16:4-6 - Revival of corporation dissolved for failure to continue succession of trustees
Section 16:5-1 - Incorporation
Section 16:5-2 - Incorporation validated
Section 16:5-3 - Certain provisions of title extended to Lutheran Church Congregations
Section 16:5-4 - Lutheran Synod or District; formation
Section 16:5-5 - Board of trustees
Section 16:5-6 - Certificate; filing; fee
Section 16:5-7 - Contents of certificate
Section 16:5-8 - Written certificate required; acknowledgment
Section 16:5-11 - Officers and committees
Section 16:5-12 - Powers of corporation
Section 16:5-13 - Strife and division in congregation; settlement; title and disposition of property
Section 16:5-16 - Resolution of incorporation; number of trustees; election; terms
Section 16:5-17 - Trustees; terms; vacancies
Section 16:5-18 - Corporate name; determination; resolution; required vote
Section 16:5-19 - Certificate of incorporation; contents; acknowledgment
Section 16:5-20 - Certificate; filing; recording; effect
Section 16:5-21 - Members; voting rights
Section 16:5-23 - Meetings; by-laws
Section 16:5-25 - Merger; consent; certificate
Section 16:5-26 - Disbanding or ceasing to function; passage of title to synod or district
Section 16:5-27 - Combinations, consolidations or mergers
Section 16:6-1 - Extinct Free Methodist churches or societies; disposition of property
Section 16:6-2 - Extinct church or society defined
Section 16:6-3 - Conference; powers with relation to extinct churches or religious societies
Section 16:7-1 - Division of property on division or separation in unincorporated Society of Friends
Section 16:7-2 - Title to property; appointment of trustee
Section 16:7-3 - Trustee's title
Section 16:7-4 - Death of trustee; appointment of successor
Section 16:7-5 - Certified copy of minutes of meeting; recording
Section 16:7-6 - Contents of minutes
Section 16:8-1 - Certain provisions of title extended to German Reformed churches
Section 16:10A-2 - Incorporation of local churches; resolution; meeting; notice; name; trustees
Section 16:10A-3 - Certificate of incorporation; form and content
Section 16:10A-5 - Alteration or amendment of certificate of incorporation
Section 16:10A-8 - Board of trustees; membership; election; term; vacancy
Section 16:10A-9 - Powers and duties of trustees
Section 16:10A-10 - Merger of two or more local churches
Section 16:10A-12 - Proceeds from sale or mortgage not available for current church expense
Section 16:10A-13 - Written acknowledged consent to sale or transfer of real property; effect
Section 16:10A-14 - Abandonment of local church
Section 16:10A-15 - Voters; qualifications; majority vote
Section 16:11-1 - Incorporation; election of trustees; tenure
Section 16:11-2 - Certificate of incorporation; contents; acknowledgment; recording
Section 16:11-3 - Powers; sale, conveyance or mortgage; authorization by members
Section 16:11-4 - Certain powers subject to authority of session or spiritual officers
Section 16:11-5 - Voters; qualifications; list of
Section 16:11-6 - Succession of trustees of church having incorporated board
Section 16:11-7 - Trustees; change of number
Section 16:11-8 - Meetings of trustees; president to convene
Section 16:11-9 - Secretary; minutes and seal
Section 16:11-10 - Treasurer; election and duties
Section 16:11-11 - Treasurer; election by trustees; duties and powers
Section 16:11-12 - Auditing committee
Section 16:11-13 - Vacancies of trustees or officers; filling
Section 16:11-14 - Annual meetings of congregation
Section 16:11-15 - Special meetings of congregation
Section 16:11-16 - Annual reports; statements
Section 16:11-17 - Records; trustees or members may examine
Section 16:11-18 - Incorporation of presbytery; powers
Section 16:11-19 - Trustees; succession; election; tenure
Section 16:11-21 - Reincorporation under other provisions; resolution; certificate recorded
Section 16:11-23 - Property of dissolved church; disposition of property and proceeds
Section 16:11-24 - Certified copy receivable in evidence
Section 16:12-1 - Incorporation; meeting.
Section 16:12-2 - Certificate; execution, filing, recording.
Section 16:12-4 - Consent by bishop, committee required for certain transactions.
Section 16:12-6 - Members and officers.
Section 16:12-7 - Rector; filling vacancy.
Section 16:12-8 - Meetings of vestry
Section 16:12-9 - Vestry; quorum.
Section 16:12-10 - Annual parish election.
Section 16:12-11 - Election of officers; tenure.
Section 16:12-12 - Warden or vestrymember; filling vacancy.
Section 16:12-13 - Special parish meetings.
Section 16:12-14 - Changes; procedure.
Section 16:12-15 - Consolidation of parishes.
Section 16:12-16 - Property of extinct parish
Section 16:12-17 - "Parish" as meaning "congregation"
Section 16:12-18 - Incorporation
Section 16:12-19 - Powers; holding property in trust
Section 16:12-20 - Trustees; certificate of incorporation; filing; powers
Section 16:12-21 - Management of funds; property in trust
Section 16:12-22 - Statement of proceedings and account; removal of trustee; filling vacancy
Section 16:12-23 - Division of property on division of diocese
Section 16:12-24 - Change of corporate names; filing certificate
Section 16:12-25 - Effect of change on property rights and liabilities
Section 16:12-26 - Establishment of trust fund
Section 16:12-27 - Investment in trust fund
Section 16:12-28 - Name of fund; management; incorporation; powers of corporation
Section 16:12-29 - Authority to retain investments
Section 16:12-30 - Reinvestments; securities in which funds may be invested
Section 16:13-1 - Incorporation
Section 16:13-2 - Powers; execution of deeds
Section 16:13-3 - Succession of trustees; tenure; decision of disputes
Section 16:13-4 - President; corporate meetings
Section 16:13-5 - Minutes; seal; records
Section 16:13-6 - Access to corporate records
Section 16:13-7 - Corporate action by majority vote; right to vote
Section 16:13-8 - Renunciation of charter upon incorporation under this chapter
Section 16:13-9 - Division of congregations and property
Section 16:13-10 - Renunciation of separate charters and joint incorporation
Section 16:13-12 - Rights and customs confirmed
Section 16:13-13 - Sections inapplicable to Reformed churches
Section 16:13-14 - Extinct church or religious society; vesting of property; reversionary interests
Section 16:13-15 - Extinct church or religious society defined; dissolution; transfer of property
Section 16:13-16 - Action for dissolution
Section 16:13-17 - Management or sale of property by classis
Section 16:14-1 - Reformed Episcopal Church; incorporation and powers
Section 16:15-1 - Incorporation
Section 16:15-2 - Trustees; powers
Section 16:15-3 - Succession of trustees; tenure; vacancy
Section 16:15-5 - Corporate action by majority of members; sanction of bishop
Section 16:15-6 - Reincorporation after failure of succession; property
Section 16:15-7 - Reincorporation of religious associations
Section 16:15-8 - Conduct of affairs; conveyances and mortgages without approval of congregation
Section 16:15-9 - Incorporation
Section 16:15-10 - Trustees; tenure; vacancies; succession
Section 16:15-11 - Powers of trustees
Section 16:15-12 - President and treasurer
Section 16:15-14 - Corporate action by majority of members; sanction of bishop
Section 16:15-15 - Dissolution not caused by failure of succession of trustees
Section 16:15-16 - Reincorporation under this article
Section 16:15-17 - Incorporations under other statutory provisions unaffected
Section 16:15A-1 - "Russian Church in America" and "Russian Orthodox Church" defined
Section 16:15A-2 - Incorporation
Section 16:15A-4 - Governing bodies and authorities
Section 16:15A-5 - Trustees; powers
Section 16:15A-6 - Reincorporation of Russian Orthodox church
Section 16:16-1 - Incorporation
Section 16:16-2 - Reincorporation of religious organizations
Section 16:16-3 - Trustees; powers
Section 16:16-4 - Trustees; succession; tenure; vacancies
Section 16:16-7 - Corporate action by majority of members; sanction of bishop
Section 16:16-8 - Dissolution not caused by failure of succession of trustees
Section 16:16-9 - Incorporation
Section 16:16-10 - Powers of trustees
Section 16:16-11 - Trustees; succession; tenure; vacancy
Section 16:16-12 - President and treasurer
Section 16:16-14 - Corporate action by majority of members; sanction of bishop
Section 16:16-15 - Dissolution not caused by failure of succession of trustees
Section 16:16-16 - Incorporations under general law unaffected
Section 16:17-2 - Powers of state association
Section 16:17-3 - Incorporation; meeting called; notice
Section 16:17-4 - Meeting; qualifications of voters and officers; matters decided; trustees
Section 16:17-5 - Certificate; contents; approval of state association; filing and recording
Section 16:17-6 - Powers of trustees; constitution and by-laws
Section 16:17-7 - Trustees; vacancies
Section 16:17-8 - Changes; corporate title; number of trustees
Section 16:17-9 - Officers; tenure; duties
Section 16:17-11 - Church subject to state association
Section 16:17-12 - Spiritualist churches; reincorporation
Section 16:19-1 - General law applicable
Section 16:19-2 - Incorporation
Section 16:19-3 - Board of trustees; name; terms; certified copy of proceedings filed
Section 16:19-4 - Powers of board of trustees
Section 16:19-5 - Trustees; filling vacancies
Section 16:19-6 - President; powers and duties
Section 16:19-7 - Secretary, treasurer and other officers
Section 16:19-8 - Property and income; application
Section 16:19-9 - Property of association formed under this chapter
Section 16:20-1 - Definitions, Coptic Orthodox Church
Section 16:20-2 - Applicability of act
Section 16:20-3 - Procedure for becoming incorporated as a church
Section 16:20-4 - Procedure for reincorporating a church
Section 16:20-5 - Incorporation of diocese, archdiocese