N.J.S.A. 16:5-3 — Certain provisions of title extended to Lutheran Church Congregations

16:5-3. Certain provisions of title extended to Lutheran Church Congregations The provisions of article 1 of chapter 1 of this Title relating to the incorporation, and the rights, privileges and duties of religious societies and congregations, shall be applicable to all Lutheran Church Congregations except as otherwise provided in this chapter, and in the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of article 1 of chapter 1 of this Title and this chapter of this Title, the provisions of this chapter, as amended and supplemented, shall govern. Each incorporated Lutheran Church Congregation shall be subject to the laws and discipline of the synod and church with which it is affiliated. Amended by L.1957, c. 82, p. 155, s. 2; L.1962, c. 53, s. 2.

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