New Jersey § 16:17-3

§ 16:17-3.

Any Spiritualist society, church or congregation in this state, referred to in this

article as “church”, which is a branch of and organized in accordance with the provisions

of the constitution, by-laws and rules of the New Jersey State Association of Spiritualists,

an auxiliary of the National Spiritualists' Association of the United States of America,

incorporated as a religious society under the laws of the District of Columbia, may

incorporate in the following manner: A meeting shall be called by written notice signed by at least seven duly enrolled

members of the church in good standing, who are of full age and have contributed regularly

and have submitted themselves to the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Association

of Spiritualists and the National Spiritualists' Association of the United States

of America. The notice shall state the time and place of the meeting and that it is called for

the purpose of incorporating the church, selecting the corporate name therefor and

electing the trustees thereof. The notice shall have the approval of the president or vice president, the treasurer

and secretary of the New Jersey State Association of Spiritualists indorsed thereon,

and shall be publicly read at each regular service of the church two successive Sundays

next preceding the meeting.