16:11-1 - Incorporation; election of trustees; tenure - New Jersey Statutes

16:11-1.  Incorporation;  election of trustees;  tenure
    Any Christian congregation connected with the United Presbyterian Church in  the United States of America, not having an incorporated board of trustees, may  elect and incorporate a board of trustees in the following manner:

    Any 7 or more members of the congregation, male or female, 21 years of age,  may sign a written notice of a business meeting of the congregation to decide  whether trustees shall be elected and incorporated, and to elect such trustees  if so decided.  The notice shall be conspicuously posted at the main entrance  of the usual place of meeting for public worship at least 10 days previous to  the date of the meeting mentioned in the notice.  If, at such meeting, the  congregation shall decide by resolution to elect and incorporate a board of  trustees, they shall then by resolution determine the number of trustees to be  elected, which number shall be 3 or any multiple of 3, and the name by which  the incorporated board shall be known. Thereupon the congregation shall, by a  plurality of the votes cast by those of its members, male or female, 21 years  of age, who have within the 3 months next preceding contributed toward the  support of the gospel in that congregation, elect, from such members,   1/3  of the whole number of trustees to serve until the first succeeding annual  business meeting,   1/3 until the second succeeding annual business meeting,  and   1/3   until the third succeeding annual business meeting, but a majority  of the whole number of trustees shall at all times be members of the church in  good and regular standing.  At each succeeding annual business meeting of the congregation, successors of the class of trustees whose terms are then expiring  shall be elected from such members of the congregation as aforesaid to serve  until the third annual business meeting after the election of such successors.

     Amended by L.1964, c. 270, s. 1.