Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 16:12-26

  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • parish: when used in this chapter shall be construed to be equivalent to "congregation" whenever necessary to carry out the object and intent of the chapter. See New Jersey Statutes 16:12-17
  • 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 Diocesan Convention of any Diocese of the Protestant Episcopal Church within the State of New Jersey may, by canon or by-law, establish a common trust fund for the purpose of furnishing investments to itself and to any trustees, incorporated or unincorporated, holding funds for the benefit of the missionary, religious, benevolent, charitable or educational purposes of said Diocese and to any church, parish, congregation, society, chapel or mission of, or connected with the Protestant Episcopal Church in said Diocese, whether said funds are held as fiduciary or otherwise.

L.1944, c. 139, p. 371, s. 1, eff. April 14, 1944.