{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-16-12-17","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 16:12-17","heading":"\"Parish\"  as meaning  \"congregation\"","body":"The word \"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.","path":["TITLE 16 CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS, RELIGIOUS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"4e9648a47c5c311fd365250415c3716adf97515378251fb41406ba0c32d24fd7","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-16-12-16","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-16-12-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}