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If it shall be so decided to incorporate the congregation, a certificate of incorporation shall be made, signed and sealed by the trustees or by such officers as shall be designated by the said board of trustees, which certificate shall recite the calling of the meeting, the giving of the notice thereof and an abstract of the proceedings of the meeting sufficient to show that a majority or said members of the congregation, or of the intended charter members, voted in favor of the incorporation of the congregation, and shall further certify the number of trustees chosen and the names and addresses of the trustees first chosen. The said certificate shall also set forth the corporate name of the corporation as determined at the meeting. The said certificate shall be acknowledged by each trustee or other officer in the same manner as is required by law for the acknowledgment of deeds of real property, and a certificate of the acknowledgment shall be endorsed in writing on the said certificate of incorporation by the official taking the same.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Jersey Statutes Title 16. Corporations and Associations, Religious 16 § 5-19 - last updated February 19, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nj/title-16-corporations-and-associations-religious/nj-st-sect-16-5-19/
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