New York Laws
Article 13 - Spiritualist Churches.
263 - Incorporation of Unincorporated Spiritualist Churches and System of Incorporation and Government.

§ 263. Incorporation of unincorporated Spiritualist churches and
system of incorporation and government. A meeting for the purpose of
incorporating an unincorporated Spiritualist church in connection with
the General Assembly of Spiritualists must be called and held in
pursuance of the provisions of this article:

1. The notice and call of such meeting 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 church and designating trustees thereof.

2. The notice must be signed at least by seven persons of full age who
are then members in good and regular standing of such church by
admission into full membership therewith, 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 of faith adopted by the General
Assembly of Spiritualists.

3. The notice must have endorsed thereon the approval of the body of
the General Assembly of Spiritualists governing the admission of
churches.

4. A copy of such notice with the approval endorsed thereon shall be
publicly read at a regular meeting of such unincorporated church for
public worship, on the two successive Sundays immediately preceding the
meeting by any person qualified to sign such notice.