New Jersey § 16:3-9 Consolidation;  agreement

New Jersey Statutes

§ 16:3-9 — Consolidation; agreement

New Jersey § 16:3-9

Title 16CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS, RELIGIOUS

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 16:3-9 (2026).

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Such consolidation may be effected in the following manner: A written agreement, setting forth the corporate title of the new church, the number of trustees of the new church, the date for holding the first annual election of trustees, and fixing the time and place for the first consolidated meeting of the duly enrolled members of such consolidating churches, shall be adopted by a two-thirds vote of the duly enrolled members of each of the churches to be consolidated, who are present at a regular or special meeting of the church, regularly called. This agreement, when adopted, shall be signed by the president or chairman of the board of trustees or directors and shall be attested by the secretary or clerk of each of the churches adopting it.

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Such consolidation may be effected in the following manner: A written agreement, setting forth the corporate title of the new church, the number of trustees of the new church, the date for holding the first annual election of trustees, and fixing the time and place for the first consolidated meeting of the duly enrolled members of such consolidating churches, shall be adopted by a two-thirds vote of the duly enrolled members of each of the churches to be consolidated, who are present at a regular or special meeting of the church, regularly called. This agreement, when adopted, shall be signed by the president or chairman of the board of trustees or directors and shall be attested by the secretary or clerk of each of the churches adopting it.