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§  278.  Corporations  for  acquiring  camp  meeting  grounds for camp  meeting purposes. The district superintendent and  the  members  of  the  camp  meeting board duly elected by a district assembly of the Church of  the Nazarene may become incorporated  for  the  purposes  of  acquiring,  maintaining  and improving real property to be used as a camp ground for  camp  meeting  purposes,  by  executing,  acknowledging  and  filing   a  certificate  stating the name and object of the corporation, the name of  such district assembly and of such district, the names and residences of  the signers thereof, the number of trustees of such  corporation,  which  shall be three, or some multiple of three, not more than twenty-one, the  names  of  such  trustees,  designating one-third to hold office for one  year, one-third to hold office for  two  years  and  one-third  to  hold  office  for  three  years.  On  filing  such  a certificate the district  superintendent and the members of such camp meeting  board  shall  be  a  corporation  by  the  name  and  for the purposes therein stated and the  trustees therein named shall be the first trustees thereof.    A person holding property in trust for camp meeting purposes or  other  religious purposes for the Church of the Nazarene may convey the same to  a  corporation  organized  for  the  purpose  of acquiring such property  within the district in which the property is situated.    Meetings held under the direction of such a corporation  upon  grounds  owned  by it shall be deemed religious meetings within the provisions of  the law relating to disturbance of religious meetings.

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-york > Rco > Article-14 > 278

§  278.  Corporations  for  acquiring  camp  meeting  grounds for camp  meeting purposes. The district superintendent and  the  members  of  the  camp  meeting board duly elected by a district assembly of the Church of  the Nazarene may become incorporated  for  the  purposes  of  acquiring,  maintaining  and improving real property to be used as a camp ground for  camp  meeting  purposes,  by  executing,  acknowledging  and  filing   a  certificate  stating the name and object of the corporation, the name of  such district assembly and of such district, the names and residences of  the signers thereof, the number of trustees of such  corporation,  which  shall be three, or some multiple of three, not more than twenty-one, the  names  of  such  trustees,  designating one-third to hold office for one  year, one-third to hold office for  two  years  and  one-third  to  hold  office  for  three  years.  On  filing  such  a certificate the district  superintendent and the members of such camp meeting  board  shall  be  a  corporation  by  the  name  and  for the purposes therein stated and the  trustees therein named shall be the first trustees thereof.    A person holding property in trust for camp meeting purposes or  other  religious purposes for the Church of the Nazarene may convey the same to  a  corporation  organized  for  the  purpose  of acquiring such property  within the district in which the property is situated.    Meetings held under the direction of such a corporation  upon  grounds  owned  by it shall be deemed religious meetings within the provisions of  the law relating to disturbance of religious meetings.

State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-york > Rco > Article-14 > 278

§  278.  Corporations  for  acquiring  camp  meeting  grounds for camp  meeting purposes. The district superintendent and  the  members  of  the  camp  meeting board duly elected by a district assembly of the Church of  the Nazarene may become incorporated  for  the  purposes  of  acquiring,  maintaining  and improving real property to be used as a camp ground for  camp  meeting  purposes,  by  executing,  acknowledging  and  filing   a  certificate  stating the name and object of the corporation, the name of  such district assembly and of such district, the names and residences of  the signers thereof, the number of trustees of such  corporation,  which  shall be three, or some multiple of three, not more than twenty-one, the  names  of  such  trustees,  designating one-third to hold office for one  year, one-third to hold office for  two  years  and  one-third  to  hold  office  for  three  years.  On  filing  such  a certificate the district  superintendent and the members of such camp meeting  board  shall  be  a  corporation  by  the  name  and  for the purposes therein stated and the  trustees therein named shall be the first trustees thereof.    A person holding property in trust for camp meeting purposes or  other  religious purposes for the Church of the Nazarene may convey the same to  a  corporation  organized  for  the  purpose  of acquiring such property  within the district in which the property is situated.    Meetings held under the direction of such a corporation  upon  grounds  owned  by it shall be deemed religious meetings within the provisions of  the law relating to disturbance of religious meetings.