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NY Rel Corps L § 171 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 8 - Churches of the United Church of Christ, Congregational Christian and Independent Churches 171 - Transfer of Property.

§  171.  Transfer  of  property. Any incorporated church of the United   Church of Christ and any incorporated  Congregational  Christian  church   which  is  a  member  of the New York Conference of the United Church of   Christ, created by or existing under the laws of the state of New  York,   having  its  principal  office  or  place of worship in the state of New   York, or whose last place of worship was within the state of  New  York,   is hereby authorized and empowered, by the concurrent vote of two-thirds   of  its  qualified  voters  present  and  voting  therefor, at a meeting   regularly called  for  that  purpose,  and  of  two-thirds  of  all  its   trustees,  to direct the transfer and conveyance of any of its property,   real or personal, which it now has or  may  hereafter  acquire,  to  any   religious,  charitable  or  missionary  corporation  connected  with the   United Church of Christ and incorporated by or organized under  any  law   of  the  state  of  New York, either solely, or among other purposes, to   establish or maintain, or  to  assist  in  establishing  or  maintaining   churches,  schools  or  mission  stations,  or to erect or assist in the   erection of such buildings as may be necessary for any of such purposes,   with or  without  the  payment  of  any  money  or  other  consideration   therefor; and upon such concurrent votes being given, the trustees shall   execute  such  transfer or conveyance; and upon the same being made, the   title to and the ownership and right of possession of  the  property  so   transferred  and  conveyed  shall  be  vested  in  and  conveyed to such   grantee; provided, however, that nothing herein contained  shall  impair   or  affect  in  any  way  any  existing  claim  upon or lien against any   property so transferred or conveyed, or  any  action  at  law  or  legal   proceeding; and such transfer shall be subject, in respect to the amount   of  property the said grantee may take and hold, to the restrictions and   limitations of all laws then in force.
NY Rel Corps L § 172 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 8 - Churches of the United Church of Christ, Congregational Christian and Independent Churches 172 - Application of This Article.

§  172.  Application  of  this  article.  This article applies only to   churches of  the  United  Church  of  Christ,  Congregational  Christian   churches,  whether  or  not  part  of  the  United Church of Christ, and   Independent churches.
NY Rel Corps L § 169-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 8-A - Churches of the Ukrainian Orthodox Churches of America 169-A - Application for Incorporation.

§  169-a. Application for incorporation. Any Ukrainian Orthodox church   of the Greek rite may become incorporated in this state as a  church  of   the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of America by executing, acknowledging and   filing a certificate of incorporation as hereinafter provided.
NY Rel Corps L § 169-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 8-A - Churches of the Ukrainian Orthodox Churches of America 169-B - Notice of Meeting for Incorporation and Provisions Governing Meetings for Incorporation.

§  169-b. Notice of meeting for incorporation and provisions governing   meetings for incorporation. 1. Notice of a meeting for  the  purpose  of   incorporating  an  unincorporated Ukrainian Orthodox church of the Greek   rite 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  shall  be publicly read at a regular service of such   unincorporated church on a Sunday next preceding such meeting and a copy   of such notice shall be sent by mail postpaid at least ten days prior to   the date fixed for such meeting to each member of such  church  in  good   and  regular  standing  at his last known address as same appears in the   church record.3. At the meeting for incorporation held in pursuance of such  notice,   all  persons  of  full  age,  who  are  then members in good and regular   standing of such  church,  shall  be  qualified  voters.  All  the  duly   qualified  voters present at such meeting, at least six in number, shall   constitute a quorum, and all matters or questions shall be decided by  a   majority of the qualified voters voting thereon.4.  There  shall  be elected at such meeting from the qualified voters   then present a presiding officer and a clerk to keep the records of  the   proceedings  of  the  meeting.  The  presiding  officer shall decide the   results of the votes cast on any matter and shall be the  judge  of  the   qualifications of the voters.5.  If  the meeting shall decide that such unincorporated church shall   become incorporated, the meeting shall also decide upon the name of  the   proposed  corporation,  the  number  of  trustees thereof which shall be   either three, five or seven, and the date, not more than fifteen  months   thereafter,  on which the first annual election of the trustees shall be   held.6. Such meeting shall thereupon elect from the  persons  qualified  to   vote  thereat  the trustees who shall hold office until the first annual   election of the trustees  thereafter,  or  until  their  successors  are   elected and take office.
NY Rel Corps L § 169-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 8-A - Churches of the Ukrainian Orthodox Churches of America 169-C - Certification of Incorporation.

§  169-c.  Certification of incorporation. 1. The presiding officer of such meeting and at least two other persons present and  voting  thereat shall execute and acknowledge a certificate of incorporation which shall set forth the following:  (a) The name of the proposed corporation.  (b) The number of trustees thereof.  (c) The names of the trustees elected for the first year.  (d)  The county and town, city or village in which the principal place of worship is or is intended to be located.  (e) The date of its annual meeting for the election of trustees.   2. On filing such certificate in the office of the county clerk of the county in which such church is or is intended to be located, such church shall be a  corporation  by  the  name  stated  in  the  certificate  of incorporation.
NY Rel Corps L § 169-D (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 8-A - Churches of the Ukrainian Orthodox Churches of America 169-D - Government; Powers and Duties of the Trustees.

§  169-d.  Government;  powers  and  duties of the trustees. 1.  Every   Ukrainian Orthodox church incorporated pursuant to  this  article  shall   recognize  and  be  subject  to  the  jurisdiction of the duly appointed   bishop or archbishop of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of America, or his   lawful successor in office, and shall conform to and  adopt  the  faith,   doctrine, discipline, canons and constitution of the said church.2.  The  trustees  of  every  such  incorporated church shall have the   custody and control of all the  temporalities  and  property,  real  and   personal,  belonging  to the corporation and 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  governing   diocesan council of the said Ukrainian Orthodox Church of America.
NY Rel Corps L § 169-E (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 8-A - Churches of the Ukrainian Orthodox Churches of America 169-E - Reincorporation of Existing Corporations.

§  169-e.  Reincorporation  of  existing  corporations.  Any Ukrainian   Orthodox church of the Greek rite heretofore  incorporated,  other  than   those incorporated under the provisions of article five of the religious   corporations  law,  may  reincorporate  under  the  provisions  of  this   article, by filing in the county clerk's office in the county  in  which   its  principal place of worship is located, a certificate, signed by the   trustees in office at the  time  of  such  reincorporation,  or  by  the   majority  of them, setting forth that they desire to reincorporate under   the provisions of this act, the corporate  name  by  which  such  church   shall  be  known,  the  county, town, city or village where its place of   worship is or is intended to be located, and the number and the names of   the trustees who are to hold office until the  next  annual  meeting  of   said  corporation.  If  the  bishop  or archbishop having ecclesiastical   jurisdiction over such church is not one of  the  trustees  signing  the   certificate  of  reincorporation,  such  certificate  shall not be valid   until said bishop or archbishop has given his assent in writing to  such   reincorporation  and  the  same  is  made  a  part  of  the certificate.   Immediately upon the filing of such certificate all the right, title and   interest of such organization or corporation  in  any  estate,  real  or   personal,  shall,  with  all  franchise and charter rights, be vested in   said body corporate and politic  so  created  under  this  act  and  the   original incorporation of such organization shall be null and void.The  incorporation of a new church or reincorporation of an old church   under this article shall not be valid until the same has  been  approved   by a justice of the supreme court.
NY Rel Corps L § 175 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 8-B - Churches of the Holy Ukrainian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in Exile 175 - Application for Incorporation.

§  175.  Application  for incorporation. Any Ukrainian Orthodox church   may become incorporated in this state as a church of the Holy  Ukrainian   Autocephalic  Orthodox  Church  in Exile by executing, acknowledging and   filing a certificate of incorporation as hereinafter provided.
NY Rel Corps L § 176 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 8-B - Churches of the Holy Ukrainian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in Exile 176 - Notice of Meeting for Incorporation and Provisions Governing Meetings for Incorporation.

§  176.  Notice  of meeting for incorporation and provisions governing   meetings for incorporation. 1. Notice of a meeting for  the  purpose  of   incorporating  an  unincorporated  Ukrainian  Orthodox church under this   article 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 shall be publicly read at a  regular  service  of  such   unincorporated church on a Sunday next preceding such meeting and a copy   of such notice shall be sent by mail postpaid at least ten days prior to   the  date  fixed  for such meeting to each member of such church in good   and regular standing at his last known address as same  appears  in  the   church record.3.  At the meeting for incorporation held in pursuance of such notice,   all persons of full age, who  are  then  members  in  good  and  regular   standing  of  such  church,  shall  be  qualified  voters.  All the duly   qualified voters present at such meeting, at least six in number,  shall   constitute  a quorum, and all matters or questions shall be decided by a   majority of the qualified voters voting thereon.4. There shall be elected at such meeting from  the  qualified  voters   then  present a presiding officer and a clerk to keep the records of the   proceedings of the meeting.  The  presiding  officer  shall  decide  the   results  of  the  votes cast on any matter and shall be the judge of the   qualifications of the voters.5. If the meeting shall decide that such unincorporated  church  shall   become  incorporated, the meeting shall also decide upon the name of the   proposed corporation, the number of  trustees  thereof  which  shall  be   either  three, five or seven, and the date, not more than fifteen months   thereafter, on which the first annual election of the trustees shall  be   held.6.  Such  meeting  shall thereupon elect from the persons qualified to   vote thereat the trustees who shall hold office until the  first  annual   election  of  the  trustees  thereafter,  or  until their successors are   elected and take office.
NY Rel Corps L § 177 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 8-B - Churches of the Holy Ukrainian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in Exile 177 - Certificate of Incorporation.

§  177. Certificate of incorporation. 1. The presiding officer of such meeting and at least two other persons present and voting thereat  shall execute  and  acknowledge a certificate of incorporation which shall set forth the following:  (a) The name of the proposed corporation.  (b) The number of trustees thereof.  (c) The names of the trustees elected for the first year.  (d) The county and town, city or village in which the principal  place of worship is or is intended to be located.  (e) The date of its annual meeting for the election of trustees.   2. On filing such certificate in the office of the county clerk of the county in which such church is or is intended to be located, such church shall  be  a  corporation  by  the  name  stated  in  the certificate of incorporation.
NY Rel Corps L § 178 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 8-B - Churches of the Holy Ukrainian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in Exile 178 - Government; Powers and Duties of the Trustees.

§  178.  Government;  powers  and  duties  of  the  trustees. 1. Every   Ukrainian Orthodox church incorporated pursuant to  this  article  shall   recognize  and  be  subject  to  the  jurisdiction of the duly appointed   bishop or archbishop of the Holy Ukrainian Autocephalic Orthodox  Church   in  Exile,  or  his lawful successor in office, and shall conform to and   adopt the faith, doctrine, discipline, canons and  constitution  of  the   said church.2.  The  trustees  of  every  such  incorporated church shall have the   custody and control of all the  temporalities  and  property,  real  and   personal,  belonging  to the corporation and 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  governing   diocesan council of the said Holy Ukrainian Autocephalic Orthodox Church   in Exile.
NY Rel Corps L § 179 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 8-B - Churches of the Holy Ukrainian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in Exile 179 - Reincorporation of Existing Corporations.

§   179.  Reincorporation  of  existing  corporations.  Any  Ukrainian   Orthodox church heretofore incorporated, other than  those  incorporated   under  the provisions of article five of the religious corporations law,   may reincorporate under the provisions of this article, by filing in the   county clerk's office in the county in  which  its  principal  place  of   worship  is  located, a certificate, signed by the trustees in office at   the time of such reincorporation, or by the majority  of  them,  setting   forth  that  they  desire  to reincorporate under the provisions of this   article, the corporate name by which such church  shall  be  known,  the   county,  town,  city  or  village  where  its  place of worship is or is   intended to be located, and the number and the names of the trustees who   are to hold office until the next annual meeting of said corporation. If   the bishop or archbishop having ecclesiastical  jurisdiction  over  such   church   is   not  one  of  the  trustees  signing  the  certificate  of   reincorporation, such certificate shall not be valid until  said  bishop   or  archbishop  has  given his assent in writing to such reincorporation   and the same is made a part of the  certificate.  Immediately  upon  the   filing  of  such  certificate  all the right, title and interest of such   organization or corporation in any estate, real or personal, shall, with   all franchise and charter rights, be vested in said body  corporate  and   politic  so created under this article and the original incorporation of   such organization shall be null and void.The incorporation of a new church or reincorporation of an old  church   under  this  article shall not be valid until the same has been approved   by a justice of the supreme court.
NY Rel Corps L § 180 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 9 - Free Churches 180 - Corporation, How Formed.

§ 180. Corporation, how formed. Any seven or more persons of full age,   citizens of the United States, and a majority of them being residents of   this  state,  who shall associate themselves for the purpose of founding   and  continuing  one  or  more  free  churches,  may  make,   sign   and   acknowledge, before any officer authorized to take the acknowledgment of   deeds  of  land to be recorded in this state, and may file in the office   of the secretary of state, and also of the clerk of the county in  which   any  such church is to be established, and record as provided in section   three of this chapter, a certificate  in  writing,  in  which  shall  be   stated  the  name  or  title by which such society shall be known in the   law, the purpose of its organization, and the names of  seven  trustees,   of whom not less than five shall be persons who are not ministers of the   gospel  or  priests  of  any  denomination, to manage the same; but such   certificate shall not be filed, unless  with  the  written  consent  and   approbation  of  a justice of the supreme court of the district in which   any such church shall be intended to be established, to be  indorsed  on   such certificate.
NY Rel Corps L § 181 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 9 - Free Churches 181 - Rights, Powers and Limitations.

§  181.  Rights,  powers  and  limitations.  Upon  the  filing of such   certificate the persons named therein as trustees, and their successors,   being citizens of the United States and residents of this  state,  shall   be a body politic and corporate, with all the rights, powers and duties,   and   subject   to  all  the  restrictions  and  obligations  and  other   provisions, so far as the same may be  applicable  and  consistent  with   this  article,  specified  and contained in the act entitled "An act for   the incorporation of benevolent, charitable, scientific  and  missionary   societies,"  passed April twelfth, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, and   the act amending the same, passed April seventh,  eighteen  hundred  and   forty-nine,  except that the limitation in the first of the said acts of   the value of real estate that may be held by any society in the city  or   county  of  New  York,  incorporated  under  this  article, shall not be   applicable to any church edifice erected or owned by  such  society,  or   the  lot  of  ground on which the same may be built; and except that the   provision in the first of the said acts, in  relation  to  the  personal   liability  of the trustees, shall be applicable only to the trustees who   shall have assented to the creation of any debt.
NY Rel Corps L § 182 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 9 - Free Churches 182 - Vacancies in Boards of Trustees.

§ 182. Vacancies in boards of trustees. Any vacancies occurring in the   said  board  of  trustees shall be supplied by the remaining trustees at   any legal meeting of the members; but there shall  always  be  at  least   five members of the board who are not ministers of the gospel or priests   of any denomination.
NY Rel Corps L § 182-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 9 - Free Churches 182-A - Increasing Number of Trustees.

§  182-a. Increasing number of trustees. The number of trustees may be   increased to not exceeding eleven by said board of trustees at any legal   meeting of the members, whereupon a certificate of such  increase  shall   be  made, signed, acknowledged and filed by the existing trustees in the   manner provided by section one hundred and eighty for the execution  and   filing  of the certificate of incorporation, except that the consent and   approbation of a justice of the supreme court shall not be necessary  to   the  filing  of  such certificate. The additional trustees authorized by   such increase shall be supplied in the same manner as vacancies  in  the   original  board  of  trustees;  but  there  shall  always  be at least a   majority of the board who are not ministers of the gospel or priests  of   any denomination.
NY Rel Corps L § 183 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 9 - Free Churches 183 - Seats and Pews to Be Free.

§  183. Seats and pews to be free. The seats and pews in every church,   building or edifice, owned or  occupied  by  any  corporation  organized   under  this  article,  shall be forever free for the occupation and use,   during public worship, of all persons choosing to occupy the  same,  and   conducting  themselves  with  propriety, and no rent, charge or exaction   shall ever be made or demanded for such occupation or use.
NY Rel Corps L § 184 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 9-A - Churches of Christ, Scientist 184 - Application of This Article.

§  184.  Application  of  this  article.  This article applies only to   Churches of Christ, Scientist and Christian Science Societies, which are   branches  of  The  First  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist,   in   Boston,   Massachusetts.  Any such church or society heretofore incorporated shall   hereafter be governed by the  provisions  of  this  article  so  far  as   applicable  except  that  no  person, who shall, when this article takes   effect, be a duly qualified voter in any  such  previously  incorporated   church  or  society,  shall  be  deprived  of  the  right to vote at its   corporate meetings by any provision of this article.
NY Rel Corps L § 185 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 9-A - Churches of Christ, Scientist 185 - Notice of Meeting for Incorporation.

§  185.  Notice  of meeting for incorporation. Notice of a meeting for   the  purpose  of  incorporating  an  unincorporated  Church  of  Christ,   Scientist  or  Christian Science Society, shall be given as follows: The   notice shall be in writing,  and  shall  state,  in  substance,  that  a   meeting  of  such  unincorporated  church or society will be held at its   usual place of worship at a specified day and hour, for the  purpose  of   incorporating  such  church  or  society, electing trustees thereof, and   selecting a corporate name therefor.The notice must be signed by at least six persons of full age who  are   then  members  in good and regular standing of such church or society by   admission into full membership therewith, in accordance with  the  rules   and  regulations  of such church or society. A copy of such notice shall   be publicly read at each regular service of such  unincorporated  church   or  society on the two successive Sundays next preceding such meeting by   the person acting as first reader, and a copy of such  notice  shall  be   sent  by  mail  post  paid at least ten days prior to the date fixed for   such meeting to each member of  such  church  or  society  in  good  and   regular standing at his last known address as same appears in the church   or society records.