RCO - Religious Corporations
- Article 1 - (1 - 2-B) SHORT TITLE AND DEFINITIONS
- Article 2 - (3 - 27) GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 3 - Filing and recording certificates of incorporation of religious corporations.
- 4 - Property of unincorporated society transferred by its incorporation.
- 4-A - Age qualifications of voters.
- 5 - General powers and duties of trustees of religious corporations.
- 5-A - Investment of funds.
- 5-B - (Enacted without section heading).
- 6 - Acquisition of property by religious corporations for branch institutions; establishment, maintenance and management thereof.
- 7 - Acquisition of property by religious corporations for cemetery purposes; management thereof.
- 7-A - Deeds for cemetery purposes; presumption.
- 8 - Lot owners' rights.
- 9 - Removal of human remains from one cemetery of a religious corporation to another cemetery owned by it.
- 10 - Acquisition of property by two or more religious corporations for a common parsonage.
- 11 - Correction and confirmation of conveyances to religious corporations.
- 12 - Sale, mortgage and lease of real property of religious corporations.
- 13 - Consolidation of incorporated churches.
- 14 - Judicial investigation of amount of property of religious corporations.
- 15 - Corporations with governing authority over, or advisory relations with, churches or synods, or both.
- 15-A - Consolidation of incorporated presbyteries.
- 15-B - Consolidation or merger of incorporated Presbyterian and Lutheran synods.
- 16 - Property of extinct churches.
- 17 - Property of extinct Free Baptist churches.
- 17-A - Property of extinct Seventh Day Baptist churches and Seventh Day Baptist religious societies.
- 17-B - Property of extinct Presbyterian churches in connection with the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
- 17-C - Property of Lutheran congregations.
- 18 - Dissolution of religious corporations.
- 19 - Corporations for organizing and maintaining mission churches and Sunday schools.
- 20 - Corporations for acquiring parsonages for district superintendents and camp-meeting grounds.
- 21 - Corporations for acquiring camp-meeting grounds for the Reformed Methodist denomination.
- 21-A - Corporations for acquiring lands for parsonage or camp-meeting purposes for the Free Methodist denomination.
- 22 - Establishing and maintaining a home for aged poor.
- 23 - Powers of churches created by special laws.
- 24 - Government of churches incorporated prior to January first, eighteen hundred and twenty-eight.
- 25 - Pastoral relation.
- 26 - Worship.
- 27 - Reservation as to Baptist churches, churches of the United Church of Christ and Congregational Christian churches.
- Article 3 - (40 - 49) PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL PARISHES OR CHURCHES
- 40 - Meeting for incorporation.
- 41 - Certificate of incorporation.
- 42 - Corporate trustees, vestry; powers and duties thereof.
- 42-A - Additional powers of the corporate trustees and vestry.
- 43 - Annual election and special meetings of incorporated Protestant Episcopal parishes.
- 44 - Changing the number of vestrymen of Protestant Episcopal parishes hereafter incorporated.
- 45 - Changing date of annual election, number and terms of office of vestrymen and terms of office of churchwardens in Protestant Episcopal churches hereto
- 46 - Changing the qualifications of voters and the qualifications of wardens and vestrymen.
- 47 - Free churches in communion with the Protestant Episcopal church.
- 48 - Legacies.
- 49 - Eligibility of certain minors as lay delegates and to vote and hold office.
- Article 3-A - (50 - 59-B) APOSTOLIC EPISCOPAL PARISHES OR CHURCHES
- 50 - Application for incorporation.
- 51 - Notice of meeting for incorporation.
- 52 - Provisions governing meetings for incorporation.
- 53 - Resolution to be adopted at incorporation meeting.
- 54 - Certificate of incorporation.
- 55 - Annual and special corporate meetings.
- 56 - Changing date of annual corporate meetings.
- 57 - Changing number of laymen trustees.
- 58 - Meetings of trustees.
- 58-A - Vacancies among trustees.
- 59 - Rector; vicar; ministers; their appointment, removal and compensation.
- 59-A - Additional qualifications of voters at annual and special corporate meetings.
- 59-B - Transfer of property of extinct parishes and churches.
- Article 3-B - (50-AA - 50-MM) PARISHES OR CHURCHES OF THE HOLY ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AMERICA
- 50-AA - Application for incorporation.
- 50-BB - Notice of meeting for incorporation.
- 50-CC - Provisions governing meetings for incorporation.
- 50-DD - Resolution to be adopted at incorporation meeting.
- 50-EE - Certificate of incorporation.
- 50-FF - Annual and special corporate meetings.
- 50-GG - Changing date of annual corporate meetings.
- 50-HH - Changing number of laymen trustees.
- 50-II - Meetings of trustees.
- 50-JJ - Vacancies among trustees.
- 50-KK - Rector; vicar; ministers; their appointment, removal and compensation.
- 50-LL - Additional qualifications of voters at annual and special corporate meetings.
- 50-MM - Transfer of property of extinct parishes and churches.
- Article 3-C - (51-A - 54-A) PARISHES OR CHURCHES OF THE AMERICAN PATRIARCHAL ORTHODOX CHURCH
- Article 4 - (60 - 70) PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES
- 60 - Application of this article.
- 61 - Creation and termination of pastoral relation.
- 62 - Worship.
- 63 - Incorporation of unincorporated Presbyterian churches and decision as to system of incorporation and government.
- 64 - Changing system of trustees.
- 65 - Corporate meetings.
- 66 - Organization and conduct of corporate meetings; qualifications of voters thereat.
- 67 - Changing date of annual corporate meetings.
- 68 - Changing number of trustees.
- 69 - Trustees, their meetings, vacancies and filling thereof, their powers.
- 70 - Definitions.
- Article 5 - (90 - 92) ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHES
- Article 5-A - (95 - 96) CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX CATHOLIC CHURCHES OF THE EASTERN CONFESSION
- Article 5-B - (100 - 102) RUTHENIAN GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCHES.
- Article 5-C - (105 - 108) CHURCHES OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AMERICA
- Article 6 - (110 - 116) REFORMED DUTCH, REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN AND LUTHERAN CHURCHES
- 110 - Decision by a Reformed Dutch or Reformed Presbyterian church as to system of incorporation and government.
- 111 - Decision by Lutheran church as to system of incorporation and government.
- 112 - Incorporation of Reformed Dutch, Reformed Presbyterian and Evangelical Lutheran churches under this article.
- 113 - Consistory of a Reformed church in America; minister, how chosen.
- 114 - Reformed churches in America, changing system of choosing trustees; minister, how chosen.
- 115 - Reformed Presbyterian churches, changing system of choosing trustees; pew rents and minister's salary.
- 116 - Evangelical Lutheran church, changing system of electing trustees.
- Article 7 - (130 - 140) BAPTIST CHURCHES
- 130 - Notice of meeting for incorporation.
- 131 - The meeting for incorporation.
- 132 - The certificate of incorporation.
- 133 - Time, place and notice of corporate meetings.
- 134 - Organization and conduct of corporate meetings; qualifications of voters thereat.
- 135 - Changing date of annual corporate meetings.
- 136 - Changing number of trustees.
- 137 - Meetings of trustees.
- 138 - The creation and filling of vacancies among trustees of such churches.
- 139 - Control of trustees by corporate meetings of such churches; salary of minister.
- 140 - Transfer of property to Baptist corporations.
- Article 8 - (160 - 172) Churches of the United Church of Christ, Congregational Christian and Independent Churches
- 160 - Notice of meeting for incorporation.
- 161 - The meeting for incorporation.
- 162 - The certificate of incorporation.
- 163 - Time, place and notice of corporate meetings.
- 164 - Organization and conduct of corporate meetings; qualifications of voters.
- 165 - Changing date of annual corporate meetings.
- 166 - Changing number of trustees.
- 167 - Meetings of trustees.
- 168 - Vacancies among trustees.
- 169 - Limitation of powers of trustees.
- 170 - Election and salary of ministers.
- 171 - Transfer of property.
- 172 - Application of this article.
- Article 8-A - (169-A - 169-E) CHURCHES OF THE UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCHES OF AMERICA
- Article 8-B - (175 - 179) CHURCHES OF THE HOLY UKRAINIAN AUTOCEPHALIC ORTHODOX CHURCH IN EXILE
- Article 9 - (180 - 183) FREE CHURCHES
- Article 9-A - (184 - 189-C) Churches of Christ, Scientist
- 184 - Application of this article.
- 185 - Notice of meeting for incorporation.
- 186 - Meeting for incorporation.
- 187 - Certificate of incorporation.
- 188 - Time, place and notice of corporate meetings.
- 189 - Organization and conduct of corporate meetings; qualifications of voters thereat.
- 189-A - Changing date of annual corporate meetings.
- 189-B - Changing number of trustees.
- 189-C - Meetings of trustees.
- Article 10 - (190 - 211) OTHER DENOMINATIONS
- 190 - Application of this article.
- 191 - Notice of meeting for incorporation.
- 192 - The meeting for incorporation.
- 193 - The certificate of incorporation.
- 194 - Time, place and notice of corporate meetings.
- 195 - Organization and conduct of corporate meetings; qualification of voters thereat.
- 196 - Changing date of annual corporate meetings.
- 197 - Changing number of trustees.
- 198 - Meetings of trustees.
- 199 - Vacancies among trustees.
- 200 - Control of trustees by corporate meetings; salaries of ministers.
- 201-A - Incorporation of the Religious Society of Friends.
- 202 - Trusts for Shakers and Friends.
- 203 - Conveyance or incumbrance of trust property of Friends.
- 204-B - Change of name of churches and affiliated and subsidiary organizations of the church of the United Brethren in Christ and the Evangelical Church.
- 205 - Presiding officer.
- 206 - Termination and dissolution of churches of the General Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Inc.
- 207 - The number of trustees of Jewish congregations and voting by proxy at certain meetings thereof.
- 208 - Consolidation.
- 209 - Effect of consolidation.
- 210 - Incorporation of church connected with supreme council of Independent Associated Spiritualists.
- 211 - Incorporation of church in connection with Spiritual Science Mother Church, Inc.
- Article 11 - (220 - 221) UNION CHURCHES
- Article 11-A - (225 - 225-O) FREE METHODIST CHURCHES.
- 225 - Application of this article.
- 225-A - Organization of a free Methodist church.
- 225-B - Meeting for incorporation.
- 225-C - Certificate of incorporation.
- 225-D - Amendment of articles of incorporation.
- 225-E - Effect upon existing corporations.
- 225-F - Annual election of trustees.
- 225-G - Changing number of trustees.
- 225-H - Vacancies in board of trustees.
- 225-I - Trustee meetings.
- 225-J - Powers of incorporated societies.
- 225-K - Powers and duties of the trustees.
- 225-L - Conveyance of property.
- 225-M - Property of extinct churches.
- 225-N - Corporations for acquiring property for special religious purposes.
- 225-O - Saving clause.
- Article 12 - (260 - 261) Laws Repealed; When to Take Effect
- Article 13 - (262 - 272) Spiritualist Churches.
- 262 - Enacted without section heading.
- 263 - Incorporation of unincorporated Spiritualist churches and system of incorporation and government.
- 264 - (Enacted without section heading).
- 265 - The certificate of incorporation.
- 266 - Time, place and notice of corporate meetings.
- 267 - Organization and conduct of corporate meetings; qualifications of voters.
- 268 - Election and salary of ministers.
- 269 - Duties of ministers, et cetera.
- 270 - Reincorporation of present incorporated Spiritualist churches.
- 271 - (Enacted without section heading).
- 272 - Enacted without section heading.
- Article 14 - (273 - 279) CHURCHES OF THE NAZARENE
- 273 - Application of article.
- 274 - Incorporation.
- 275 - Government.
- 276 - Reincorporation of present incorporated churches of the Nazarene.
- 277 - Rules and regulations.
- 278 - Corporations for acquiring camp meeting grounds for camp meeting purposes.
- 279 - Incorporation of advisory board of a district of the Church of the Nazarene.
- Article 15 - (290 - 296)
- 290 - Application of article.
- 291 - Application for incorporation.
- 292 - Notice of meeting for incorporation.
- 293 - Provisions governing meetings for incorporation and resolutions to be adopted thereat.
- 294 - Certificate of incorporation.
- 295 - Government: powers and duties of trustees.
- 296 - Re-incorporation of existing corporations.
- Article 16 - (300 - 306) SPIRITUALIST CHURCHES CONNECTED WITH THE NATIONAL SPIRITUALIST ASSOCIATION
- Article 17 - (320 - 335) METHODIST CHURCHES
- 320 - Application of article.
- 321 - Change of name of churches and affiliated and subsidiary organizations.
- 321-A - Use of certain names by religious corporations.
- 322 - Meeting for incorporation.
- 323 - Certificate of incorporation.
- 324 - Amendment of certificate of incorporation.
- 325 - Corporate meetings.
- 326 - Changing number of trustees.
- 327 - Vacancies in board of trustees.
- 328 - Meetings of trustees.
- 329 - Change of date of annual corporate meetings.
- 330 - Powers and duties of trustees.
- 331 - Control of trustees by corporate meetings.
- 332 - Conveyance of property.
- 333 - Conveyance of property for church, school or missionary purposes.
- 334 - Bequests.
- 335 - Powers of certain existing corporations to conform charter to article.
- Article 18 - (336 - 352) CHURCHES OF THE BYELORUSSIAN AUTOCEPHALIC ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AMERICA
- 336 - Definitions.
- 337 - Application for incorporation.
- 338 - Notice of a meeting for incorporation.
- 339 - The meeting for incorporation.
- 340 - Resolutions to be adopted at the meeting for incorporation.
- 341 - Certificate of incorporation.
- 342 - Reincorporation of existing corporations.
- 343 - Time, place and notice of corporate meetings.
- 344 - Organization and conduct of corporate meetings; qualifications of voters.
- 345 - Change of date of annual corporate meetings.
- 346 - Changing number of laymen trustees.
- 347 - The powers and duties of trustees.
- 348 - Meetings of trustees.
- 349 - Vacancies among layman trustees.
- 350 - Pastoral relations.
- 351 - Conveyance of property.
- 352 - Property of extinct churches.
- Article 19 - (400 - 414) UNITARIAN AND UNIVERSALIST SOCIETIES
- 400 - Application of article.
- 401 - Incorporation of an unincorporated society.
- 402 - Meeting for incorporation of unincorporated society.
- 403 - Certificate of incorporation.
- 404 - Formation of a new society.
- 405 - Re-incorporation of existing corporation.
- 406 - Time, place and notice of corporate meetings.
- 407 - Qualifications of members and voters.
- 408 - Trustees.
- 409 - Ministers.
- 410 - By-laws.
- 411 - Real estate.
- 412 - Merger and consolidation.
- 413 - Dissolution.
- 414 - Amendment.
- Article 20 - (420 - 437) ASSEMBLIES OF GOD CHURCHES
- 420 - Application.
- 421 - Assemblies of God schools; seminaries and agencies of social relief.
- 422 - Approval for incorporation.
- 423 - Qualification of voters.
- 424 - Notice of meeting for incorporation.
- 425 - Meeting for incorporation.
- 426 - Certificate of incorporation.
- 427 - Reincorporation of present incorporated churches.
- 428 - Time; place and notice of corporate meetings.
- 429 - Corporate meetings.
- 430 - Ownership of property.
- 431 - Property of extinct Assemblies of God churches.
- 432 - Church council and church management.
- 433 - Right of self government.
- 434 - Right of affiliation; relationships between churches, district corporations and the general council of the Assemblies of God.
- 435 - District corporation.
- 436 - District government.
- 437 - District superintendent.
- Article 21 - (450 - 455) COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCHES