Chapter 16:1 - INCORPORATION OF RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES OR CONGREGATIONS
- 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 16:1-4 - Powers
- 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 16:1-12 - Change of time and place of annual meeting of church incorporated under special act
- Section 16:1-13.1 - Election of president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, other officers; dual capacity as officer and trustee; tenure
- Section 16:1-13.2 - Vacancies
- 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 16:1-23 - Sale and conveyance of trust property by trustees when discharged of trust by donor
- 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 - Powers
- 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 16:1-43.7 - Gifts, legacies, etc., to vest in consolidated corporation; continuation of separate constituents
- Section 16:1-43.8 - Vested rights and privileges of constituent corporations; continuation of corporate existence
- 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