(1) Any church, congregation, or society for religious, educational, or benevolent purposes may also become incorporated under this article by electing, appointing, or selecting, at a meeting held for the purpose, two or more of its members as directors, trustees, wardens, vestrymen, or other officers whose powers and duties are similar to those of trustees or directors of a corporation organized for profit, referred to in this article as the "governing board". Said organization may adopt a domestic entity name that complies with part 6 of article 90 of this title and a seal, and, upon the filing of an affidavit with the secretary of state substantially as provided in section 7-50-102, shall become a body politic and corporate by the domestic entity name adopted.
(2) The provisions of this article shall not apply to any religious, educational, or benevolent society formed after December 31, 1967, nor to any religious, educational, or benevolent society or corporation formed prior to January 1, 1968, which has elected to accept the provisions of articles 121 to 137 of this title.
Source: G.L. § 229. G.S. § 372. R.S. 08: § 1018. C.L. § 2384. CSA: C. 41, § 177. CRS 53: § 31-21-1. L. 55: p. 240, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 31-20-1. L. 67: p. 658, § 11. L. 68: p. 2, § 3. L. 97: (2) amended, p. 758, § 15, effective July 1, 1998. L. 2000: (1) amended, p. 948, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2003: (1) amended, p. 2211, § 39, effective July 1, 2004.