Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 16:1-21

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
The new corporation shall be entitled to, and invested with, all the real and personal property, assets, rights, privileges, powers and franchises belonging to each of the societies so consolidated or united, but subject to all the debts and liabilities of each, and to the terms of the agreement under which such consolidation or union was made. It shall also possess and exercise all the powers, rights, privileges and franchises which any religious society of like denomination may possess and exercise when incorporated under the existing laws of this state.