NY Rel Corps L § 50-CC (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 3-B - Parishes or Churches of the Holy Orthodox Church in America 50-CC - Provisions Governing Meetings for Incorporation.

§  50-cc.  Provisions  governing meetings for incorporation. 1. At the   meeting for  incorporation,  held  in  pursuance  of  such  notice,  the   qualified voters, until otherwise decided as hereinafter provided, shall   be all persons of full age who have statedly worshipped with such church   and  have regularly contributed to its support, according to its usages,   for at least one year or since it was formed.2. At such meeting the  presence  of  a  majority  of  such  qualified   voters,  at  least  six  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.3.  The  meeting shall be called to order by one of the signers of the   call. There shall be elected at such meeting from the  qualified  voters   then  present,  a  presiding  officer, a clerk to keep the record of the   proceedings of the meeting and two inspectors of election to receive the   ballots cast. The presiding officer and the inspectors shall decide  the   result  of the ballots cast on any matter and shall be the judges of the   qualifications of the voters.4. If the meeting shall decide  that  such  unincorporated  church  or   congregation  shall  become  incorporated, the meeting shall also decide   upon the name of the proposed corporation, the number of laymen trustees   thereof, which shall be three, six or nine, and the date, not more  than   fifteen  months  thereafter,  on  which the first annual election of the   laymen trustees shall be held; and it may, by a two-thirds vote,  decide   that  all members of the unincorporated church, of full age, in good and   regular standing, who have statedly worshipped with such church, but who   have not contributed to the financial support  thereof,  shall  also  be   qualified  voters at such meeting; and that such church members, who for   one year next preceding any subsequent  corporate  meeting,  shall  have   statedly  worshipped  with  such church and have been members thereof in   good and regular standing, but have not  regularly  contributed  to  the   financial  support  thereof, shall be qualified voters at such corporate   meeting.5. Such meeting shall thereupon  elect  by  ballot  from  the  persons   qualified to vote thereat one-third of the number of the laymen trustees   so  decided on, who shall hold office until the first annual election of   laymen trustees thereof, one-third of the number of such laymen trustees   who shall hold office until  the  second  annual  election  of  trustees   thereafter,  and  one-third  of such number of laymen trustees who shall   hold office until the third annual election of trustees  thereafter,  or   until  the  respective  successors  of  such  laymen  trustees  shall be   elected.6. Such meeting shall also elect by ballot a clerk of the corporation,   who shall hold office until the close of the next annual meeting.7. Such meeting shall also designate by a vote by ballot  two  of  the   laymen  trustees  so  elected, who shall be wardens of the church, whose   terms of office as wardens shall be one year or until  their  respective   successors are elected from among the remaining laymen trustees.