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NY Rel Corps L § 291 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 15 291 - Application for Incorporation.

§  291. Application for incorporation. An unincorporated congregation,   church, parish or society may apply to the appropriate hierarch,  bishop   or administrator for permission to incorporate under this article.When  such permission or sanction for incorporation has been given, in   writing, over the seal and signature of the appropriate hierarch, bishop   or administrator and has  been  certified  by  the  secretariat  of  the   Federated  Orthodox  Greek Catholic Primary Jurisdictions in America, it   shall  be  attached  to  a  certificate  of  incorporation;   and   said   certificate  shall  be  executed, acknowledged and filed, as hereinafter   provided, and thereupon such congregation, parish,  church,  society  or   committee shall become a corporation under this article.
NY Rel Corps L § 292 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 15 292 - Notice of Meeting for Incorporation.

§  292.  Notice  of meeting for incorporation. Notice of a meeting for   the purpose of incorporating  an  unincorporated  parish,  congregation,   church,  society  or committee to which this article is applicable shall   be given as follows:1. The notice shall be in writing and shall state in substance that  a   meeting  of the members of such church, congregation, parish, society or   committee will be held at a stated place, date and hour for the  purpose   of incorporating, electing trustees and selecting a corporate name.2.  The  notice  shall  also state that the appropriate ecclesiastical   authority  has  given  sanction  and  permission,  required  under  this   article, for the incorporation.3. The notice must be signed by at least six persons of legal age who,   either  from the time of the formation of said church or for a period of   at least one year have been communicants in  canonical  standing  within   the  Eastern  Orthodox communion and are resident members of the parish,   church, society or committee which proposes to incorporate.4. Such notice shall be publicly read, by the minister  in  charge  of   such church or by one of the members signing the same, at two successive   regular  meetings  for  public  worship  or  at special meetings of said   parish or society on the two Sundays immediately preceding  the  meeting   for  incorporation;  and  at  least  fifteen days before the meeting for   incorporation, a copy of such notice shall be posted  at  the  place  of   worship or at the place where such special meetings are to be held.
NY Rel Corps L § 294 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 15 294 - Certificate of Incorporation.

§   294.   Certificate   of  incorporation.     1.  A  certificate  of incorporation for a church, society, or committee, to which this article is applicable shall be executed and acknowledged  by  the  trustees  who sign the resolution for incorporation.   The said certificate of incorporation shall contain the following:  (a) the name by which the proposed corporation shall be known.  (b)  the  number  of  trustees thereof; the names and addresses of the persons elected as trustees; and the term of office for which they  were respectively elected.  (c)  the  name of county, town, city or village in which the principal place of worship or office is or is intended to be located.  (d) the purpose and intent for which said corporation is  created,  to be set forth as follows:   "The purpose and intent of this corporation is to maintain, propagate, practice  and forever perpetuate religious worship, services, sacraments and teaching in full accordance and unity  with  the  doctrine,  ritual, canon law, faith, practice, discipline, and traditions and usages of the Orthodox  Greek Catholic (Eastern Orthodox) Church; and for the carrying out of said purpose  and  intent,  to  form  and  maintain  a  religious organization   or   church   adherent   and  obedient  to  the  Orthodox ecclesiastical jurisdiction and authority, and to the Orthodox hierarch, bishop  or  administrator,  selected  by  the   members   applying   for incorporation,  and  certified  by  the  Orthodox Greek Catholic Primary Jurisdictions in America, through the secretariat thereof, as  canonical and  appropriate  for  the  Orthodox communicant members comprising this corporation."  (e) In the certificate of incorporation of societies or organizations, other than parishes, special purposes, additional to the above,  may  be set forth.   2. On filing such certificate in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the place of worship or office of such corporation is or is  intended to be located, such church, society or committee shall be a corporation by the name  stated  in  the  certificate  and  the  persons therein  declared  to  be trustees of such corporation shall be trustees until their successors are elected.
NY Rel Corps L § 295 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 15 295 - Government: Powers and Duties of Trustees.

§  295.  Government:  powers  and duties of trustees. 1. Every church,   parish,   congregation,   society,   or   committee   incorporated    or   re-incorporated,  pursuant  to  this article, shall recognize and be and   remain subject to the jurisdiction and authority of the  duly  appointed   and canonical hierarch, bishop or other administrator, certified through   the  secretariat  of  the  Federated  Orthodox  Greek  Catholic  Primary   Jurisdictions in  America,  as  appropriate  for  its  members,  or  his   successor in office whose authority is likewise certified; shall accept,   secure  or receive the sacramental, pastoral, or ministerial services of   such clergy only as are so certified  to  be  of  lawful  and  canonical   status  or  authority  in the Orthodox Greek Catholic (Eastern Orthodox)   Church; and shall retain or secure as pastors only such clergy as  have,   in  addition,  the  permission  of the hierarch, bishop or administrator   certified to be appropriate; and shall in all other respects conform to,   maintain, and follow the faith, doctrine, ritual, communion, discipline,   canon law, traditions and usages of the Orthodox Greek Catholic (Eastern   Orthodox) Church.2. Any action of the  trustees  or  parish  committees  regarding  the   calling,  appointment, removal or compensation of parish clergy shall be   subject  to  approval,  in  writing,  by  the  appropriate   bishop   or   administrator exercising jurisdiction.3.  The trustees of every such incorporated or re-incorporated church,   society or committee shall have the  custody  and  control  of  all  the   temporalities   and  property,  real  and  personal,  belonging  to  the   corporation, and of all the revenues therefrom; and shall administer the   same strictly in accordance with the by-laws of the corporation and  the   rules,   regulations   and   usages  of  the  orthodox  jurisdiction  or   ecclesiastical governing body to which such church, society or committee   is subject.4. The number  of  first  trustees  shall  be  a  multiple  of  three;   one-third  of  such  first  trustees  to  hold  office  for three years;   one-third thereof to hold office for two years; and one-third thereof to   hold  office  for  one  year  from  the  first  election  following  the   incorporation;  and  thereafter  at  each annual election there shall be   elected for a term of three years one-third of the number of trustees.
NY Rel Corps L § 296 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 15 296 - Re-Incorporation of Existing Corporations.

§  296.  Re-incorporation  of  existing  corporations.  Any heretofore   incorporated church, congregation, parish,  society,  or  committee,  to   which   this   article  is  applicable,  may  re-incorporate  under  the   provisions of this article by the same procedure hereinbefore set  forth   for   incorporation   substituting,  at  appropriate  places,  the  word   "re-incorporate"  for  "incorporate"  and  filing  the  certificate   of   re-incorporation  in  the  office  of  the county clerk in the county in   which its principal place of worship or office is  located.  Immediately   upon  the  filing  of  such certificate all the right, title, equity and   interest of such organization or corporation  in  any  estate,  real  or   personal,  together  with  all  franchise  and  charter rights, shall be   vested in the  corporation  so  created  under  this  article,  and  the   original corporation shall be null and void.
NY Rel Corps L § 300 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 16 - Spiritualist Churches Connected With the National Spiritualist Association 300 - Application of Article.

§  300.  Application  of  article.  This  article  shall apply only to   Spiritualist churches  in  connection  with  the  National  Spiritualist   Association.
NY Rel Corps L § 301 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 16 - Spiritualist Churches Connected With the National Spiritualist Association 301 - Application for Incorporation.

§  301.  Application for incorporation. An unincorporated Spiritualist   church may apply to the National Spiritualist Association for permission   to incorporate under this article, which written permission  granted  by   the  board of trustees of the National Spiritualist Association shall be   attached to and become a part of the certificate of incorporation.
NY Rel Corps L § 302 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 16 - Spiritualist Churches Connected With the National Spiritualist Association 302 - Notice of Meeting for Incorporation.

§  302.  Notice  of meeting for incorporation. A notice of meeting for   the purpose of incorporating an unincorporated  Spiritualist  church  in   connection  with the National Spiritualist Association shall be given as   follows:1. The notice shall be in writing and shall state in substance that  a   meeting  of  the  members of such church will be held at a stated place,   date and hour for the purpose of incorporating,  electing  officers  and   trustees and selecting a corporate name.2.  The  notice  shall  also  state  that  written permission has been   granted  by  the  board  of  trustees  of  the   National   Spiritualist   Association.3. The notice shall be signed by at least fifteen persons of legal age   who  are in good and regular standing of such church, in accordance with   the rules and regulations of such church, and who  have  in  good  faith   expressed in open meeting their belief in the tenets and the declaration   of principles adopted by the National Spiritualist Association.4.  The  notice  shall  be  publicly read at a regular meeting of such   unincorporated church for  public  worship  on  two  successive  Sundays   immediately  preceding  the meeting by any person qualified to sign such   notice.
NY Rel Corps L § 303 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 16 - Spiritualist Churches Connected With the National Spiritualist Association 303 - Incorporation Meeting.

§ 303. Incorporation meeting. 1. At the incorporation meeting, held in   pursuance  of  such notice, the qualified voters shall be all persons of   legal age who are in  good  and  regular  standing  in  such  church  in   accordance with the rules and regulations of such church and who have in   good faith in open meeting expressed their belief in the tenets of faith   and  the  declaration of principles adopted by the National Spiritualist   Association. At such meeting the presence of a majority of the qualified   voters, at least eight in number, shall be  necessary  to  constitute  a   quorum,  and  all matters or questions shall be decided by a majority of   the qualified voters voting thereon.2. The meeting shall be called  to  order  by  the  minister  of  such   church, or in his absence, by one of the signers of the notice and shall   elect  from  the  qualified  voters,  a  chairman,  a  secretary and two   inspectors of election. The chairman  and  the  inspectors  of  election   shall  decide  the  qualifications  of  the voters and the result of the   ballots cast on any matter.3.  If  the  meeting  shall  decide  that  such  church  shall  become   incorporated,  the  meeting  shall  also  decide  upon  the  name of the   proposed corporation, the number and term of officers and trustees,  and   the  name  of  the  county  and  the  city, town or village in which the   principal place of worship is or is intended to be located. The  meeting   shall  also  elect the officers and trustees. The meeting may also adopt   by-laws for the government of the church.
NY Rel Corps L § 304 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 16 - Spiritualist Churches Connected With the National Spiritualist Association 304 - Certificate of Incorporation.

§  304. Certificate of incorporation. The certificate of incorporation   shall contain:1. The name by which the proposed corporation shall be known.2. The names and addresses of the officers and trustees elected at the   incorporation meeting,  together  with  the  respective  terms  of  said   officers and trustees.3.  The  name of the county and the city, town or village in which the   proposed place of worship is or is intended to be located.4. The purpose and intent for which the corporation is created  to  be   set forth as follows:"The  purpose  and  intent of this religious corporation is to promote   the science and promulgate the philosophy and religion of  Spiritualism,   as adopted and practiced by the National Spiritualist Association.This  corporation  is  subject  to the constitution and by-laws of the   National Spiritualist Association, a religious body  incorporated  under   the laws of the District of Columbia, to the extent that they may not be   inconsistent with the laws of the United States or of this state."The certificate shall be executed and acknowledged by the duly elected   officers  and  trustees  and,  together  with  the written permission to   incorporate  granted  by  the  board  of  trustees   of   the   National   Spiritualist  Association,  shall  be  filed in the office of the county   clerk of the county in which the place of worship is or is  intended  to   be  located.  On  such  filing the church shall be a corporation and the   persons so elected to be officers and trustees shall  be  such  officers   and trustees.
NY Rel Corps L § 305 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 16 - Spiritualist Churches Connected With the National Spiritualist Association 305 - Pastor.

§  305.  Pastor.  The pastor of the church shall be called, settled or   removed and his or her salary fixed, only by the vote of a  majority  of   the  members  of  the  corporation  duly  qualified to vote at elections   present and voting at a meeting of  such  corporation  called  for  that   purpose,  subject to the written consent of the board of trustees of the   National Spiritualist Association.
NY Rel Corps L § 306 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 16 - Spiritualist Churches Connected With the National Spiritualist Association 306 - Re-Incorporation.

§  306.  Re-incorporation.  Any  heretofore  incorporated Spiritualist   church in connection with the  National  Spiritualist  Association,  may   re-incorporate  under  the  provisions  of  this  article  by  the  same   procedure hereinbefore set forth for incorporation, substituting at  the   appropriate place the word "re-incorporate" for "incorporate" and filing   the certificate of re-incorporation in the office of the county clerk in   the county in which its principal place of worship is located.
NY Rel Corps L § 320 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 17 - Methodist Churches 320 - Application of Article.

§  320. Application of article. This article applies only to Methodist   churches and to affiliated and subsidiary organizations.
NY Rel Corps L § 321 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 17 - Methodist Churches 321 - Change of Name of Churches and Affiliated and Subsidiary Organizations.

§  321.  Change  of  name  of  churches  and affiliated and subsidiary   organizations. 1. Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter  or  of   any  general,  special  or  local  law, the three denominations formerly   known as the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Methodist Protestant Church   and the Methodist Episcopal Church South having united  into  one  under   the name of The Methodist Church, all religious corporations or churches   heretofore  authorized  to  use,  or  be  known  by the names "Methodist   Episcopal  Church,"  "Methodist  Protestant   Church,"   or   "Methodist   Episcopal   Church   South"  and  all  societies,  conferences,  boards,   associations, corporations or  other  organizations  directly  connected   therewith  or  subsidiary  thereto shall eliminate from their respective   names the word or words "Episcopal," "Protestant"  or  "South,"  as  the   case may be, and all such churches, corporations and other organizations   shall  hereafter  be  known by such names as changed and amended by this   section.2. The changes in names provided for by this section shall not in  any   respect  change the identity of or affect, abate, defeat, alter or annul   any of the rights, privileges,  powers,  property  rights,  obligations,   liabilities or duties of any of said churches or corporations aforesaid,   all  of  which  shall  remain  in  full force and effect as though their   respective names had not been so changed.3. All churches or other  corporations  using  the  changed  names  as   provided  in this section shall continue to have and be possessed of all   of the interest, property and rights to which they  are  or  may  become   entitled under their former corporate names.4.  The  provisions  of this section shall be deemed continuous of the   provisions of chapter three hundred twenty-seven of the laws of nineteen   hundred forty, and laws amendatory thereof, and shall  be  construed  to   have  been  in  existence since April tenth, nineteen hundred forty, the   time of the enactment of such chapter.
NY Rel Corps L § 321-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 17 - Methodist Churches 321-A - Use of Certain Names by Religious Corporations.

§   321-a.   Use  of  certain  names  by  religious  corporations.  1.   Notwithstanding any provisions  of  this  chapter  or  of  any  general,   special  or  local  law,  the  two  denominations  formerly known as The   Methodist Church and  The  Evangelical  United  Brethren  Church  having   united  into  one  under  the  name  of The United Methodist Church, all   religious corporations or churches heretofore authorized to  use  or  be   known  by  the  names  Methodist  Church  or Evangelical United Brethren   Church,  and   all   societies,   conferences,   boards,   associations,   corporations   or   other  organizations  duly  connected  therewith  or   subsidiary thereto shall eliminate from their respective names the  word   or  words The Methodist Church or Evangelical United Brethren or add The   United Methodist Church, as the case  may  be  and  all  such  churches,   corporations  and other organizations shall hereinafter be known by such   names as changed and amended by this section.2. The changes and names provided for by this section shall not in any   respect change the identity or affect, abate, defeat, alter or annul any   of the rights, privileges, property rights, obligations, liabilities  or   duties  of  any of said churches or corporations aforesaid, all of which   shall remain in full force and effect as though their  respective  names   had not been so changed.3.   All   churches,  corporations,  organizations  or  unincorporated   associations using the changed names as provided in this  section  shall   continue  to  have and be possessed of all of the interest, property and   rights to which they are or  may  become  entitled  under  their  former   corporate names or other respective designations.
NY Rel Corps L § 322 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 17 - Methodist Churches 322 - Meeting for Incorporation.

§  322.  Meeting  for  incorporation.  1.  Notice of a meeting for the   purpose of incorporating an unincorporated United Methodist church shall   be in writing and shall state in  substance,  that  a  meeting  of  such   unincorporated  church  will  be held at its usual place of worship at a   specified day and hour, for the purpose of incorporating such  a  church   and selecting a name therefor and electing trustees thereof.2.  Such  notice  must  be  signed by at least six full members of the   church who are all of full age and in good and  regular  standing.  This   notice  shall be publicly read at each of the two next preceding regular   meetings of such unincorporated church for public worship, at least  one   week  apart,  at morning service, if such service be held, on Sunday, if   Sunday be the day for such regular meetings by the pastor or by  one  of   the signers thereof.3.  At the meeting for incorporation held in pursuance of such notice,   the following persons, and no others, shall be qualified voters, to wit:   all persons of full age who are then full members in  good  and  regular   standing  in such church. The presence of at least six persons qualified   to vote thereat shall be necessary to constitute  a  quorum  of  such  a   meeting. Each action of the meeting upon any matter or question shall be   decided  by  a  majority  of  the  qualified  voters  present and voting   thereon. At such a meeting the district  superintendent  or  the  pastor   shall  preside,  or  in the absence of both or in case of either or both   declining to preside, any qualified voter may  be  elected  to  preside.   The  presiding  officer  shall  be  the  judge  of the qualifications of   voters, subject to appeal to the  vote  of  the  members  present  whose   qualifications as voters are not challenged, and shall receive the votes   cast and declare the result of the same.4.  If  such  meeting  shall decide to incorporate such unincorporated   church,  it  shall  also  decide  upon  the   name   of   the   proposed   incorporation, the number of trustees thereof, which shall be three, six   or  nine,  and  shall  determine  the date, not more than fifteen months   thereafter, on which the first annual election of the  trustees  thereof   after such meeting shall be held. Such meeting shall elect by ballot the   number of trustees decided upon, which trustees shall be of full age and   two-thirds  of  whom  shall  be  members of The United Methodist Church.   One-third of these shall be elected  to  hold  office  until  the  first   annual  election  of  trustees  thereafter,  one-third  until the second   annual election, and one-third until the third annual election.