The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-07-17

Supplement to an act entitled "An act to ncorpor-
ale associations societies, clubs for social in
teectual and recreative purposes" approved March
twenty-seventh one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-eight.
bly, of the State of New Jersey, That the officers OF
any association society club organized for social
Intellectual and recreatve purposes under the act to
which this is supplement now existing hereafter
to be incorporated, may elect two persons, laymen,
eligible for membership of the association society or
club who together with the Roman catholic bishop of
the diocese in which said association, society club
may be- and the pastor or clergyman-inc chief of any
Roman catholic church in the city, town borough
in which said association, society club is situated
and fifth trustee, to be chosen by said bishop and
said pastor from the lay members of such association
society club, shall be and constitute board of
trustees of the said association society club and
shall be body polite and corporate in law by the
name of the trustees of - association so
cety or club he blank to be filled according to the
D -oper name of the association, upon filing in the
office of the clerk of the court Of pleas of
the county in which such association society or club
may be situated certified copy OF the proceedings
of said election by the officers and the written accept
of the said offices by the persons elected
chosel, the said bishop and the said pastor, and
signed by their names and acknowledged before any
officer authorized to take the acknowledgment Of
deeds within this state; and it shall be the duty of
the clerk of said court to record the Immediate
ly for which he shall be entitled to receive dol
q And be it enacted, That the said board of
trustees by their said corporate name be capable
acquire by purchase git, grant, devise, bequest or
otherwise and to hold any personal real
property the of the said association society
or club and with the consent OF the officers thereof
the same any part therefor to sell, grant assign
mortgage, alien and dispose of; to and be sued
plead and be impeaded, to make and use common
seal, and the 10 al'er and renew; and to make
bylaws and rules not inconsistent with the laws Of
this state the constitution of the United States and
that Of the state of New Jersey for the management
of its business and AFFAIRS the converting holding
of its meetings, and election appointments pow
ers duties and removal of its officers and agents, and
to alter. amend or repeal the same at pleasure.
he nfaA hat fDrf Tho ,F
petuatng the line of succession OF the trustees OF
such association, society club whenever vacancy
shall in such board OF trustees, occasoned by
the death or resignation of either of the two eecte
trustees his moving out of the limits OF the said
association, the same shall be filed by majority
of the remaining trustees by the election such
vacancy of some person, layman, who shall be
similarly eligible for membership of said association
society or club and in case of the death or removal
from the said diocese of such bishop the vacancy
cAsoned thereby shall be supplied without further
act election by his bishop of said do
cese. who shall at become trustee; and in
of vacancy occurring by reason of the death, resg
nation removal of such pastor, such vacancy sh all
be supplied without further act election by the
successor of the deceased, resigned or trans
ferred pastor who shall at become trustee and
in of vacancy occurring in the of the fifth
trustee to be chosen by the bishop and pastor by
DEATH resignation removal out of the limits of the
said association such vacancy shall be filled by said
bishop and pastor by a similar choice from the lay
members aforesaid.
L. And be it enacted. That the said bishop of such
diocese shall be exocio the president Of the board
of trustees and that such pastor shall be the vice
president of the board of trustees and said presi-
dent in his absence said vice president is hereby
authorized TO convene the board action may re-
quire, and to preside at all meetings of the board
and to execute for and in the OF the board of
trustees all contracts deeds, leases mortgages and
other instruments which shall be required to be ex-
ecuted by said board
s. And be it enacted, That the board of trustees
shall elect appoint soon after their election
practicable from their own number. secretary and
treasurer and may also appoint such other officers
agents the said board may from time to time deem
expedien the proceedings orders and acts of four of
the trustees for the time being but not of less
Der, except to I'LL vacancy, shall be valid and Of
fectual in law.
g. And be it enacted That the board of trustees
shall devote the property held by said board real and
personal and the income thereof to the purposes of
the association society club, and to other pur
pose whatever; and long the officers OF the said
association society club shall expend the same
the board of trustees shall pay to the said officers
the income OF the property real and personal of the
association, society club in the discharge of the
ties of the board of trustees it may in it's dscre
ton constitute the finance, auditing executive
mittee or other committee having charge Of the a.
of the said association, society club, its a
ents for the repairs renting and collection of the rents
tho property of the association society club
the property held by the said board of trustees for
the use OF the said association, Aocety club.
7. And be it enacted That any such association.
society club awaiting itself of the benefits of this
act and having at that time property real personal
shall convey and assign the the board of trus
constituted by authority OF this act to be held by
the said board of trustees for the of the said
ISOLATION, society club, in the same manner and
with the powers and duties in regard thereto
are provided In section two of this act.
8. And be 1t enacted That this act shall take eff
feet Immediately.
Approved May 2, 1894.