New York Laws
Article 17 - Methodist Churches
326 - Changing Number of Trustees.

§ 326. Changing number of trustees. An incorporated United Methodist
church may, at its annual corporate meeting where trustees are elected,
by vote change the number of its trustees to three, six or nine 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. Such changes in the board of trustees
shall always provide that at least two-thirds of the trustees shall be
members of The United Methodist church. 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.

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