NY Rel Corps L § 55 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 3-A - Apostolic Episcopal Parishes or Churches 55 - Annual and Special Corporate Meetings.

§  55.  Annual and special corporate meetings. 1. The annual corporate   meeting of every church or congregation incorporated under this  article   shall  be held at the time and place fixed by its by-laws, or if no time   and place is so fixed, then at a time and  place  to  be  fixed  by  its   trustees,  but  to  be  changed  only  by  a by-law adopted at an annual   meeting; or if not otherwise fixed, such annual corporate meeting  shall   be  held  on  the  date  said certificate of incorporation was executed,   unless the same fall due on a Sunday or legal holiday in  any  year,  in   which  case  said  annual  corporate  meeting  shall  be  held  the  day   following.2. A special corporate meeting of any such church may be called by the   trustees thereof, on their own  motion,  and  shall  be  called  on  the   written request of at least ten qualified voters of such church.3. The trustees shall cause notice of the time and place of its annual   corporate meeting, and the names of any trustees whose successors are to   be  elected  thereat,  and  if  a special meeting, of the business to be   transacted thereat, to be publicly read by the minister of  such  church   or  any  of  the trustees thereof at a regular meeting of the church for   public worship, on the two successive Sundays immediately preceding such   meeting.4. The annual corporate meeting shall be governed with respect to  its   organization  and  election of laymen trustees, clerk of the corporation   and qualifications of voters (except with respect to age  qualifications   of  voters  as provided in section four-a) by the same provisions as set   forth in this article for the incorporation of said church, except, that   the duly ordained and regularly appointed rector or vicar shall preside,   or if there be a vacancy in  such  office,  one  of  the  wardens  shall   preside,  the  congregation  in  such  case  voting  by  ballot  for its   presiding officer.5. The same provisions shall apply to a special corporate meeting.6. At the annual corporate meeting the  trustees  shall  cause  to  be   prepared  and  read  thereat  a  budget giving the approximate amount of   money needed for the maintenance of worship, the administration  of  the   temporal  affairs  of  the  church and for the care of the property, and   such other regular  and  special  items  as  shall  be  brought  to  the   attention  of  the  meeting, which budget shall be discussed and decided   upon, ratified or amended by the said meeting  by  majority  vote,  with   ample  provision  made to raise such funds by whatever usages the church   shall elect.7. In the event that a quorum shall  not  be  present  at  any  annual   corporate  meeting  and no election of officers shall be accordingly had   thereat, the rector, vicar, or minister  in  charge  of  the  church  or   congregation  is  authorized  to and shall call a special meeting (which   may be referred to as an adjourned annual corporate meeting) at  a  time   and  place  to be fixed by him. Notice of such meeting shall be given in   the same manner as provided for any special  meeting.  If  such  special   meeting be not called by such rector, vicar or minister within two weeks   following  the date for such annual meeting, the bishop is authorized to   and shall call such special meeting and notice thereof shall be given in   like manner. The election of officers and any other business required or   scheduled to have been had or conducted at the annual corporate  meeting   may  be  had  and conducted at such special meeting. In the event that a   quorum shall not be present at such special meeting and no  election  of   officers shall be accordingly had thereat, the rector, vicar or minister   in  charge  of  the  church  or  congregation,  with the approval of the   bishop, not more than sixty days thereafter, is authorized to and  shall   appoint  the  laymen  trustees,  wardens  and  other lay officers to the   offices not filled by election at such annual corporate meeting or  such    special  meeting,  and  they  shall  hold  office as such until the next   succeeding annual meeting. If such rector, vicar or minister shall  fail   to  make  such  appointments, the bishop is authorized to and shall make   such appointments, with like force and effect.