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BY-LAWS
of the Corporation of Redeemer Orthodox Presbyterian Church of Toms River, New Jersey ARTICLE I: PURPOSE Redeemer Orthodox Presbyterian Church, in the Township of Dover, shall be incorporated in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey. The Corporation shall be organized according to THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. The purpose of this Corporation is to act as the agent of the Congregation to handle affairs pertaining to the property and other temporal matters as required by the civil authorities. The Board of Trustees of the Corporation are empowered to transact the legal and civil business of the Corporation, under the authority of the Session. The Trustees may designate their President and Secretary or other persons to sign legal documents for said Corporation. ARTICLE II: MEMBERSHIP Only those and all those who are communicant members of Redeemer Orthodox Presbyterian Church and who are eighteen years of age or older shall be entitled to vote at Corporation Meetings. Voting by proxy shall not be permitted, nor shall anyone be allowed to vote except when the vote is being taken. ARTICLE III: MEETINGS OF THE CORPORATION A. The Annual Meeting of the Corporation will follow the Congregational Meeting on the same day as the Annual Congregational Meeting. B. One-third of the voting members will constitute a quorum at a Corporation Meeting. C. Special Meetings of the Corporation may be called at any time by the Board of Trustees or by one-fourth of the members of the Corporation. No business may be conducted not specified in the call for the Meeting. D. Notice of a Special Meeting will be announced from the pulpit on the two Lord's Days prior to the date of the Meeting. ARTICLE IV: OFFICERS The Board of Trustees shall be elected by the Corporation at its Annual Meeting under the direction of the Session in accordance with THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT. The Trustees of the Corporation shall consist of three (3) or more voting members of the Corporation chosen to serve a term of three (3) years. They shall be divided into three (3) classes, one of which shall be elected every year. More than one-half of the Board of Trustees shall be ruling elders or deacons. ARTICLE V: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Board of Trustees shall elect their own officers, consisting of President, Vice-President, Clerk, Treasurer, and Assistant Treasurer. They shall meet regularly. A majority of the Trustees shall be sufficient to accomplish their business. ARTICLE VI: RULES OF ORDER Robert's Rules of Order shall govern meetings of the Corporation so long as they are not inconsistent with the Standards of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church and these By-Laws. ARTICLE VII: AMENDMENTS These By-Laws may be amended in the whole or in part, by a two-thirds vote of the members present at a Corporation Meeting, provided that notice of the proposed amendment(s) be given in writing to the Clerk of Session and announced from the pulpit at least two weeks prior to the Meeting. The Clerk of Session must provide such written proposal(s) to each voting member at least two weeks prior to the Meeting. |
