The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-06-04

or clerk pro tempore, Of such church, and set
up in open view, at least ten days previous to
the day named therein, at or near the place
where the members of such church usually
assemble for public worship, and designating
the day and hour when, and the place where
they design to meet for such purpose upon
the day and hour so named in said notice, the
members of said church shall assemble at such
place so named, and by majority Of the votes
Of such members so present may adopta cor
porate name, and may also, by similar vote,
elect any number of persons, not less than
three nor more than seven, being members of
such church or congregation meeting there
with for public worship, to be a board of trus-
tees of the said church at such meeting,
the pastor, or any member of said church
called to the chair shall preside, and the clerk
of such church shall be the secretary of said
meeting, and shall record the proceedings of
the same in the absence of any regulation
upon the subject previously adopted by such
church, five of the members thereof shall con-
stitute a quorum at such meeting, but a
smaller number may adjourn the same from
time to time, and where such regulation exists,
the number of members necessary to consti-
tute quorum shall be determined by such
regulation.
2. And be it enacted That after the afore-
said proceedings shall have been had, certi-
iicate of the same in writing under the hands
and seals of the president and secretary of
said Meeting shall no transmitted To the clerl,
of tho CONT of conmon nlaas of tho county
whose duty it shall be to file and record the
same, for which service the said clerk shall be
entitled to receive the sum of one dollar, and
upon the filing of said certificate with said
clerk the members of said church, and their
successors, shall be and thereafter continue to
law hv tIe nan,o co adonta, a,,d a. nrossad i;
snn, oart;eaata aJ LII, ~, s,,o, 49,, 81 =,
corno,at;an Io ean.hia af s.cn,,;r;ny hv r;ft
grant nprcbasa or ether MANNER and bay;nr
and holding anv lands tenements legacies
donat;ons ,nopsys goods and chatta,s 10 an
amount not exceed;ng the YEARLY value If two
thousand dollars and the same or ,anv mart
thereof to sell Gran, ass;a,, dem;se alan Ion
and d;snose of Inf any co,,yevance of lands
or interest IN lands ~. otbar ~ ton co,tr,ct
made nv s.;d cornorat;on sball he axoontod
nnder lie hand of the nresident of the hoard
of trustees and the con,mon seal of said coy-
noration and such cornorations shall have
the mowers. and be subject IN fine liabilities of
The cnrporat;ons named in The art 70 which
tb;s l. q sunn,ement aud any dev;se or no
Quest IN any s,,ch cnrnor,t;on sh,,ll not he do
feated Inv yaason of onv m;snomer ;f tho
Intention of tIe testator can he ascerta;ned
Q An,l ba n anaotoi .Tha+. An tr,,staas IF
every such cornnrat;nn shoII % soon &c ,,r,c,;
Calls after tbeir election oraam;ze for In s;ness
hv anno;ntino ono IF Their nnmLer ne nrss;.
dent who shall have tbe custody Of the deeds
and mnp;ments of t;tle of The nrone,tv of
coil corno,at;on tha sa;d hao,,d sha1i ioan
and rennrt tn the church ANNUALLY. and often
or ;f reou;red a full and accnrata accornt of
! the;r transact;ons and tha financ;al cond;t;on
/ or tl,a church ali ,,rocead;,ye acts ,rl o.lers
i of said hoard shall be nv a majority vote nj
all the members thereof
4. And be it enacted, That the said board
/ of trustees shall have the care. custody and
OVERSIGHT of the nronertv of the church SO in
cornorated. excent moneys raised for tbe SIM.
mort of the pastor or for benevolent objects.
but tbev shall NOT have mower to ALLEVIATE. sell
or incumber sucb nroperty. close the house of
worshin tn tl,e business Of religious meetings
Of sucb church or hermit tLe same to he
need for other than spch meetinos Inv bpild
or otberw;se involve fine church in expense
aside from tbe ordinary expenditures Incurred
Inv tho nroner care rena;rs and preservation
\ az ito pronertv' w;tlont exnrcss autboritv
from ne c'nrcb itself for so doing.
And he n enacted THAT tbe Term of office
of said trustees NAV he re@nlated Inv bv-law
1 or resolution IF sucb church adonted hecnre
their election and in the absence Of such
regulat;on, the said trustees shall continue in
Office one wear from the date of their election
and until their successors are chosen.
And he n enacted That for nerpetuatino
! n line nf guccpSsiop in the trIstppS of any SIrh
church SO Incorporated, it shall be lawful for
tho n,on,bars Of sucb church ca Incorporated
70 assemble at anv fine thew NAV think nro-
nor oiv;ng notice thereof AZ bereinbefore is
direc1ed for the election of the first trustees,
or NAV 50 assemble for the election of anv
other trustee or trustees in fine stead of those
or anv of those before elected. in case thew
coo cause for tbe removal Of anv of the said
trustaes and also In mi anv VACANCY accustomed
NV tbe daath or res;gnat;nn of anv trustee or
~ his moving ont If the limits of the conore-
cation wors3;nn;n@ with said church and
Ssshon ~ assemhiod NAV nj, snch vacanc;es ar
o,oct sucI, new trustees or elact such now
hoard of trustees Inv the same vote herein re-
ov;red for the eIect;on of the frst trusteas
And ba Il enacted That If anv nant;st
ch,,ch trustees Of which are nov ;ncorno,ated
,,nder the rrov;s;ors NJ the act to which this
| 10 . sunnlemant shall desire to become ipcor-
,,ovats ad nnder Tho nrovis;nns If ths act and
s y' comnIv with the renniremants If this
act tbe sa;d church nnon taxing the n,oceed.
;nos ,,reecr;hod in sec,ion one If Ills act and
Glino tbe cart;t;cate tboreof &C ,,ro,;ded /, the
saonod soot;an 81 Ills ant shal, ,haro,,,o,, ha
$780, onr,,,n,,;on 10 c.ct and ~ ia,, Vii,
al, tbe ur;,;,e@es Granted and snh;ect to all
tha liabilities imnosad INV this act and thpra-