The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-02-17
A PPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT
"A OF CHARTER.

In the Court OF Common Pleas of Somerset
County, Pa.
In Re application OF the German Reformed
Congregation OF Amity's or Union Chueh AT
Meyersdale for amendment of charter.
ON presentation of the petition for amend
ment on NJ January, lSi7. the Court made the
following order:
The Court being of opinion that the alterl-
''tions and amendments stated will be lawful
''and beneficial and not in conflict with the
Constitution of the State or OF the United
states. order that notice by publication in
'-the Somerset Herald and in the MeyerSdale
Commercial be given once week for three
weeks; that application for amendment OF
'-charier will lie made on Wednesday, 2ith
February, 1897 said notice 10 briefly set
forth the character and objects of the amend
.mentS.
II. F. BARRON.
Clerk. By THE COURT.
NOTICE is hereby given that in pursuance
Of said order, the appilcsitlon for charter VIII
on said 18th day OF February, 1881, be present.
ed and decree asked for.
The Improvements, changes, alterations and
amendments briefly stated are
ARTICLE /. Strike out the word German
and change the name OF the corporation 10
"Ihe AmIty Reformed Congregation OF Mey
'.eTsdale." And strike out the word male
where 1t occurs in Article /, and also the word
~onen before the word thousand and insert
the word live"
:. strike out Article and inserta new ar
ticle, that .'ali the affairs and business Of the
led by board OF trustees as within article
provides for, excepting that the calling Of a
pastor and providing Tor his support, the de
"termining OF the nature of the religious ser
''vices ana other exercises 10 be held In the
'-church, and all such other matters under
"the constitution and regulations of the Re
formed Church of the United States, belongs
ito the cOnsistery composed of the Elders and
'Delcons OF the congregation shall be done
'and managed by the cOnsistery in the name
''of the congregation. The Elders. Deacons
''and Trustees shall be elected annually On
'-the lst day Of January In such manner and
''for such term of office as by the bye laws OF
1.-THE corporation is or may be provided for,
''who shall serve until a successor or success
''ors shall have been chosen or elected. and II
''at any time the corporation shall omit to
''elect ON said day, or Ior any reason may be
required TO fill "A vacancy, two weeks notice
'-oI AN election shall be given by "A public an
''nouncement TO the congregation when as
'.semDed. The trustees now in office are =.
IN. saylor, W. n. Hay, VIM. Apple and Jno.
-. Graves"
3. Amend Article by striking out all that
follows the word corporation in the 10th line,
and that begins with the words ''done to di-
rect and insert: provided, however, that
''said bye laws and ordinances shall not be
'.binding until they shall have been approved
'-by the congregation and that they
shall not be repugnant 10 the articles OF in
corporation or To the constitution and laws OF
tion, rules and regulations OF the Reformed
Church of the United States.
D. Amend Article by striking out the
word "male" where il occurs
w. ]. BAER,
Solicitor for Applicants.