Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-05-10
CHAPTER CxXxn.

An Act to authorize the formation of religions cor
porations by members Of societies confraterni-
ties OF clergymen-
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly Of the State Of New Jersey, That it shall
be lawful for any church or congregation which has
been or may be established by branch of any So
ciey or confraternty of clefgymen in this state to
be incorporated under and by virtue Of the provis-
ions hereinafter stated the pastor Of such church
or congregation for the time being and four of the
clergymen resident in the house or parsonage con-
nected with such church congregation, and
members of the society or confraternity by which
the church congregation about to be Incorporated
has been established, who shall be elected by ma
jority of the clergymen resident aforesaid, may
sign certificate setting forth the name by which
they and their successors shall be known and dis
tngulshed as body corporate, and transmit the
said certificate 10 the clerk of the court of common
pleas Of the county in which such church or con-
gregation may be located, whose duty it shall be
forthwith to file and record the same, for which
he shall be entitled to receive dollar, and there
upon such church or congregation shall be body
corporate by the name or title taken, certified
2. And be it enacted, That the persons so signing
said certificate shall be the trustees of such corp0
poration, and they and their Successors shall by
such name of incorporation be able and capable to
acquire, purchase receive, have and hold any lands
tenements, heredtaments, legacies, donations,
moneys, goods and chattels in trust fo- the use of
such church or congregation to an amount not cx-
ceeding three thousand dolarsa a year exclusive of
the church edifices, schoo-houses and parsonages
and the lands whereon the same are OF may be
erecteus anu DuryillS platss anu the same OF any
part thereof, to sell, grant, assign, demise, alien
and dispose OF; to sue and be sued, plead and be
impleaded, in any court of law equity; to make
and use common seal, and the same to alter and
renew at their pleasure
8. And be it enacted That in order to perpetnate
line of succession in the trustees of every such
church congregation, the successor in office for
the time being of such pastor SHALL by virtue Of his
office, be the trustee of such church congrega-
ton in place of his predecessor; and the office of
either of the trustees shall become vacant by his
removal out Of the limits OF such church congre-
CATION; and whenever the office OF any trustee ex
cept the pastor, shall become vacant by death, re-
moval, resignation or otherwise. his successor shall
be chosen in the manner herein provided for the
selection of the original members of such board of
trustees.
4. And be it enacted, That such corporation NAV
elect annually, or oftener if necessary expedient,
one OF their own members to be president, who
shall keep the minutes and enter the orders and
proceedings Of the corporation in book to be
kept Tor that purpose shall have the custody Of
the common seal and the papers, documents,
deeds writings and books of relating to such cor
poration, and who is hereby authorized and en-
powered to convene such corporation as occasion
may require.
5. And be it enacted, That the proceedings, or
ders and acts OF majority Of all the members Of
such corporation, but not of less number shall be
valid and effectual in law.
6. And be it enacted, That if any corporation
created under or by virtue of the provisions of this
act shall be dissolved by failure to continue the
succession of the trustees thereof il NAV be revived
and the church or congregation Incorporated under
this act, in the mode herein prescribed, at any
time within SIX years from the date of such disso-
lutions and thereupon all the property, real and
personal, belonging to such dissolved corporation
at the time of its dissolution shall vest in such new
corporation.
7. And be It enacted That this act shall be
deemed public act and take effect imme-
dately.