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NY Rel Corps L § 340 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 18 - Churches of the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in America 340 - Resolutions to Be Adopted at the Meeting for Incorporation.

§  340. Resolutions to be adopted at the meeting for incorporation. In   order to incorporate under this article, the  meeting  shall  adopt  the   following  resolution by a majority of its qualified voters, present and   voting, to wit:Whereas, this congregation was founded and established, and thereby  a   permanent  trust was created, for the purpose and intent of adhering to,   maintaining and promoting religious worship and  teaching  according  to   the  communion,  doctrine,  discipline,  rite, canon law, traditions and   usages of the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church; andWhereas, such purpose and intent and the trust thereby created can  be   fully  effected  and  safeguarded  only in complete canonical unity with   jurisdictions and in obedience to bishops acknowledged and certified  by   the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in America; andWhereas, the signors thereof are the trustees, duly elected as such at   a  meeting  duly  held  on the ............ day of .......... , nineteen   hundred  ..........  ,  in  accordance  with  article  eighteen  of  the   religious corporations law; andWhereas,  by  a  majority  vote  the  said  meeting  has determined to   incorporate as a Church of the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church   in America under the name of (here give the corporate name by which such   church is to be known); andWhereas, permission and sanction for such incorporation has been given   and certified in accordance with the provisions of said article by (here   name the appropriate  archbishop,  bishop  or  administrator)  to  whose   jurisdiction and authority this corporation shall adhere.Therefore  it  is hereby resolved, that this congregation shall become   and remain an incorporated church of the aforesaid jurisdiction in  full   unity   of   communion,  faith  and  discipline  with  the  Byelorussian   Autocephalic Orthodox Church in America and that the clergymen  trustees   of  this  said  church  shall  be  the archbishop, or bishop, who is the   administrator  of  the  Byelorussian  Autocephalic  Orthodox  Church  in   America and rector of this church, and their successors in office, shall   by  virtue  of  their offices, be the clergymen trustees of this church,   which said two officers together, with the  ..........  laymen  trustees   elected  at  this  incorporation  meeting, shall constitute the trustees   thereof. Said clergymen trustees' term of office  shall  continue  until   their   successors   in   said  office  are  elected  by  the  governing   ecclesiastical body of the Byelorussian  Autocephalic  Orthodox  Church,   and said laymen trustees' term of office shall be that fixed by statute.
NY Rel Corps L § 341 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 18 - Churches of the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in America 341 - Certificate of Incorporation.

§  341.  Certificate  of incorporation. 1. If the meeting shall decide that such congregation  shall  become  an  incorporated  church  of  the Byelorussian  Autocephalic  Orthodox Church in America, a certificate of incorporation  therefor  shall  be  executed  and  acknowledged  by  the archbishop,   or  bishop,  who  is  administrator  of  the  Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in America, the rector of the  congregation and  by  the laymen trustees that have been elected, and by the clerk of the corporation, and the said certificate of incorporation shall contain the following:  (a) The name by which the proposed corporation shall be known;  (b) The number of laymen trustees thereof; the names and addresses  of the  persons  elected as trustees; and the term of office for which they were respectively elected;  (c) An exact copy of the resolution which provides  for  the  clerical trustees by virtue of their offices;  (d)  The  name of county, town, city or village in which the principal place of worship or office is or is intended to be located;  (e) 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 Holy  Orthodox  Church; and for carrying out of said purpose and intent, to form and maintain a religious organization  of  church  adherent  and obedient  to  the  ecclesiastical  jurisdiction  and  authority  of  the archbishop, or bishop, or administrator of the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in America and certified by the governing ecclesiastical body of the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church, as canonical  and duly appointed."  (f) In the certificate of incorporation of societies or organizations, other  than  churches, 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 such church is or is intended to be located, such church shall be a corporation by the name stated in the  certificate,  and  the persons  therein  stated  to  be elected clerical and laymen trustees of such church shall be trustees therefor for their  respective  terms  and until their successors are elected.
NY Rel Corps L § 342 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 18 - Churches of the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in America 342 - Reincorporation of Existing Corporations.

§  342.  Reincorporation  of  existing  corporations.  Any  heretofore   incorporated  church,  to  which  this  article   is   applicable,   may   reincorporate under the provisions of this article by the same procedure   hereinbefore  set  forth  for incorporation substituting, at appropriate   places, the  word  "reincorporate"  for  "incorporate"  and  filing  the   certificate  of reincorporation in the office of the county clerk in the   county in which its principal place of worship is located.   Immediately   upon  the  filing  of  such certificate all the right, title, equity and   interest of such 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 § 343 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 18 - Churches of the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in America 343 - Time, Place and Notice of Corporate Meetings.

§  343.  Time,  place  and notice of corporate meetings. 1. The annual   corporate meeting of every church incorporated under this article  shall   be  held  at  the time and place fixed by its by-laws, or if no time and   place be so fixed, then at a time and place to be  first  fixed  by  its   trustees,  but  to  be  changed  only  by  a by-law adopted at an annual   meeting.2. A special corporate meeting of any such church may be called by the   board of trustees thereof, on its 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  such   annual  corporate meeting, therein specifying the names of any trustees,   whose successors are to be  elected  thereat  and  the  business  to  be   transacted thereat, and, if a special meeting, specifying business to be   transacted  thereat,  to  be  publicly  read  at  two successive regular   meetings for public worship or at special meetings of such church on the   two Sundays  immediately  preceding  the  annual  or  special  corporate   meeting,  by  the  rector  of  such  church or if there be none or he be   necessarily absent, by the officiating minister  thereof,  if  there  be   one,  or  if not, or if any such minister refuse to give such notice, by   any officer of such church. If no public worship  be  held  during  said   period,  or  if it be the notice of special corporate meeting, a copy of   such notice shall be posted conspicuously on the  outside  of  the  main   entrance  to  the  usual  or principal place of worship at least fifteen   days before such meeting and a copy of such notice shall be sent by mail   postpaid at least ten days prior to the date set  for  such  meeting  to   each  member  of  such  church in good and regular standing by admission   into full communion and membership therewith,  in  accordance  with  the   rules  and regulations thereof, and of the governing ecclesiastical body   of the Byelorussian Autocephalic  Orthodox  Church,  and  who  has  been   stated  attendant  at  divine  worship  in such church and has regularly   contributed to the  financial  support  thereof  during  the  year  next   preceding such meeting, at his last known address as same appears in the   records of the church.
NY Rel Corps L § 345 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 18 - Churches of the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in America 345 - Change of Date of Annual Corporate Meetings.

§  345.  Change  of  date  of  annual  corporate  meetings.  An annual   corporate meeting of an incorporated church to  which  this  article  is   applicable  may, by a majority vote of the duly qualified voters at such   meeting, change the date of the annual meeting thereafter. If such  date   as so changed shall next thereafter occur less than six months after the   annual  meeting  at  which  such change is made, the next annual meeting   shall be held one year from such next recurring date. For the purpose of   determining the terms of office of trustees, the period of time elapsing   between the date of the annual meeting at which such change is made  and   the next annual meeting thereafter shall be reckoned as one year.
NY Rel Corps L § 346 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 18 - Churches of the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in America 346 - Changing Number of Laymen Trustees.

§  346.  Changing number of laymen trustees. An incorporated church to   which this article is applicable may, at its  annual  corporate  meeting   where  trustees  are  elected,  by a majority vote of the duly qualified   voters at such meeting, change the number of its trustees by adding more   trustees, one-third of which shall be elected for three years, one-third   for two years and one-third for one year; or by  voting  to  discontinue   the  offices  of certain specified trustees as they expire, one-third of   said offices to be discontinued each year, until the number left is  the   number  decided  upon.  No  such  changes  shall affect the terms of the   trustees then in office, but each shall hold office until his full  term   has  expired unless his office shall terminate as provided for elsewhere   in this article.
NY Rel Corps L § 347 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 18 - Churches of the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in America 347 - The Powers and Duties of Trustees.

§  347.  The  powers  and  duties  of  trustees. 1. The trustees of an   incorporated church to which this article is applicable shall  have  the   custody  and  control  of  all  the  temporalities and property, real or   personal, belonging to the corporation and of all the revenues therefrom   and  shall  administer  the  same  strictly  in  accordance   with   the   discipline,  rules,  usages,  laws  and constitution of the Byelorussian   Autocephalic Orthodox Church in America, and with the provisions of  law   relating  thereto,  for  the  support  and  maintenance  of  the  church   corporation or providing the members  thereof  at  a  corporate  meeting   thereof shall so authorize, of some religious, charitable, benevolent or   educational  object,  conducted by such church, or connected with it, or   the governing  ecclesiastical  body  of  the  Byelorussian  Autocephalic   Orthodox  Church  in  America,  and  they shall not use such property or   revenue for any other purpose or divert the same from such uses.2. By-laws or directions adopted at any corporate meeting of any  such   incorporated church shall control the subsequent action of its trustees,   as  to  the  temporalities and property or revenues therefrom, and as to   the care thereof, and changes in either thereof and disposition thereof.3. The trustees of any such church shall have no  power,  without  the   consent  of a corporate meeting, to incur debts beyond what is necessary   for the care of the property of the corporation.4. The trustees shall not prevent or  interfere  with  the  rector  or   other  duly  authorized  ministers  in  the  use  of  said  property for   religious services or other proper meetings recognized by  the  law  and   usages of the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in America.5.  The  trustees  of  an incorporated church to which this article is   applicable, shall have no power to settle or remove or fix the salary of   the minister. The trustees shall also have no power to fix or change the   time, nature or order of the public or social worship  of  such  church,   except  when  such  trustees  are  also  the  spiritual officers of such   church.6. The trustees of  any  such  church  shall  be  responsible  to  the   diocesan  council or the convention (sobor) of the diocese within bounds   of which such church is situated  in  accordance  with  the  discipline,   rules,  usages,  laws  and constitution of the Byelorussian Autocephalic   Orthodox Church in America and  shall  make  reports  to  said  diocesan   council  or convention (sobor) which reports shall include all the items   required.
NY Rel Corps L § 348 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 18 - Churches of the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in America 348 - Meetings of Trustees.

§  348.  Meetings  of  trustees.  1.  Meetings  of  the trustees of an   incorporated church to which this article is applicable may be  held  at   stated  intervals,  or  shall  be called by the chairman of the board of   trustees on his own motion, or upon request  of  one  of  the  clergymen   trustees  or  any  two  of  the  laymen  trustees  by  giving  at  least   twenty-four hours notice thereof personally or by mail to all  trustees,   but  by  the  unanimous  consent  of  the trustees a meeting may be held   without previous notice thereof.2. To duly constitute such regular or special meeting of the  trustees   for the transaction of business, at any meeting lawfully convened, there   shall  be  present a majority of the laymen trustees, the archbishop, or   bishop, who is administrator of the Byelorussian  Autocephalic  Orthodox   Church  in  America, the rector of the church, unless there is no rector   at that time, or he shall be necessarily absent, and the  clerk  of  the   corporation.  If  the  archbishop,  or bishop, cannot be present, he may   send his proxy to one of the laymen trustees.3. The chairman of the board of trustees shall preside or if he  shall   be necessarily absent, the rector shall preside at the meeting.4. No act or procedure other than regular routine matters in regard to   the  administration  of  the  temporal affairs of the church and for the   care of the property of the  corporation,  as  included  in  the  budget   items, shall be valid without the sanction of the archbishop, or bishop,   who is administrator of the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in   America.5.  The effect of a tie vote creating a deadlock shall be to carry the   question involved (with all pending questions appertaining thereto) over   to the next meeting of the board. In case of such a  deadlock  extending   beyond  three  successive  meetings  of the board of trustees, the whole   matter involved shall be settled in a meeting of the corporate society.
NY Rel Corps L § 349 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 18 - Churches of the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in America 349 - Vacancies Among Layman Trustees.

§  349.  Vacancies  among layman trustees. If any layman trustee of an   incorporated church to which this article is applicable declines to act,   resigns or dies, or ceases to  be  a  qualified  voter  at  a  corporate   meeting  thereof,  or has his trusteeship terminated by any other means,   his office shall be vacant; and  such  vacancy  may  be  filled  by  the   remaining  trustees  until  the  next  annual  corporate meeting of such   church; at which meeting the vacancy shall be filled for  the  unexpired   term.
NY Rel Corps L § 350 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 18 - Churches of the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in America 350 - Pastoral Relations.

§   350.   Pastoral  relations.  The  election,  calling,  settlement,   installation,   dismissal,   removal,   translation,   constituting   or   dissolving of the pastoral relation, or fixing or changing of the salary   of  a minister, or taking any action for or toward any such purpose, and   the calling and conduct of a meeting of any such  church  for  any  such   purpose,  and  the  qualification  of voters at any such meeting are not   authorized or regulated or controlled by any provision of this  chapter,   but  the  same  shall  be  in all respects, done, and regulated, and any   meeting therefor called, conducted, and controlled, only  in  accordance   with  the  laws, regulations, practice, discipline, books of government,   rules  and  usages  of  the  ecclesiastical  governing   body   of   the   Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church, except that the salary of any   such  minister  may  be  increased  at any corporate meeting of any such   church.
NY Rel Corps L § 351 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 18 - Churches of the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in America 351 - Conveyance of Property.

§  351.  Conveyance  of  property. Whenever it may become necessary or   advisable to mortgage or dispose of any church  property,  the  trustees   may mortgage or sell and convey the same by first securing the authority   of  the  society  for  such  sale  or  mortgage  and the approval of the   archbishop,  or  bishop,  who  is  administrator  of  the   Byelorussian   Autocephalic  Orthodox  Church  in  America,  and obtaining leave of the   supreme or county court therefor pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  this   chapter;  provided  that  in  all  cases  the  proceeds  of such sale or   mortgage shall be used either for  the  payment  of  debts  or  for  the   purchase  or improvement of property for the same uses and deeded to the   same corporation; or if not so used, shall be held subject to the  order   of the diocesan council of the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church   in America which has ecclesiastical jurisdiction over such church.
NY Rel Corps L § 352 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 18 - Churches of the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in America 352 - Property of Extinct Churches.

§  352.  Property  of  extinct  churches.  The diocesan council of the   Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in America may decide  that  a   church  in  connection  with  it  or  over  which  it has ecclesiastical   jurisdiction, and to  which  this  article  is  applicable,  has  become   extinct,  if it has failed for two consecutive years next prior thereto,   to maintain religious services according to the discipline, customs  and   usages of the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church, or has had less   than   ten   resident   attending   members  making  annual  or  regular   contributions towards its  support,  and  may  take  possession  of  the   temporalities and property belonging to such church or parish and manage   the  same;  or  may,  in  pursuance  of  the  provisions of this chapter   relating to the disposition of real property sell or dispose of the same   and apply the proceeds thereof to any  of  the  purposes  to  which  the   property  of  such  diocesan council is devoted, and it shall not divert   such property to any other object. For the purpose of obtaining a record   title to the land and the church edifice, or other buildings thereon, by   such diocesan council, the surviving trustee or trustees of said extinct   church or if there be no surviving trustee, then a surviving  member  of   said extinct church, may, without a consideration being paid therefor by   such  diocesan  council,  convey  to it said land and church edifice, or   other buildings thereon, subject, however, to an order of the supreme or   county court based upon a petition reciting that said church has  become   extinct; the name of its surviving trustee or trustees; and the names of   its  members  (who  must  have given their consent to the making of said   conveyance). Upon the recital of said facts in said petition, the  court   shall have jurisdiction to grant an order allowing said conveyance to be   made  without a consideration; and should there be no surviving members,   as well as no surviving trustee of said extinct  church,  said  petition   may  be  made by an officer of said diocesan council, in which event the   court, upon the recital of said fact, shall have jurisdiction to appoint   a suitable person as trustee for the purpose of making said conveyance.
NY Rel Corps L § 400 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 19 - Unitarian and Universalist Societies 400 - Application of Article.

§  400.  Application  of article. 1. This article applies to religious   societies which are members of the Unitarian Universalist Association at   the time of incorporation under this article.The term "society" includes churches and fellowships.2. Incorporation under this article does not confer any ecclesiastical   or denominational authority upon the Unitarian Universalist  Association   in respect to the societies so incorporated.3.  The general provisions of this chapter shall be applicable only in   those circumstances where the provisions of this article do not apply.
NY Rel Corps L § 401 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RCO - Religious Corporations Article 19 - Unitarian and Universalist Societies 401 - Incorporation of an Unincorporated Society.

§ 401. Incorporation of an unincorporated society. Any five members of   an  unincorporated  religious  society,  who are of full age, may call a   meeting for  the  purpose  of  incorporating  such  society  under  this   article.  The  notice  of such meeting shall be mailed at least fourteen   days prior to the date of the  meeting.    The  notice  shall  state  in   substance that a meeting of the unincorporated society will be held at a   specified  place,  day  and  hour  for  the purpose of incorporating the   society, electing trustees and selecting a corporate name.