New York Laws
Article 3-B - Parishes or Churches of the Holy Orthodox Church in America
50-DD - Resolution to Be Adopted at Incorporation Meeting.

§ 50-dd. Resolution to be adopted at incorporation meeting. At such
meeting held for the incorporation of such parish, church or
congregation as of the Holy Orthodox Church in America, by whatever
corporate name said church shall take, the following resolution shall be
passed by a majority of the qualified voters of such meeting, to wit:

"Resolved, that whereas, it has been decided by a majority vote to
incorporate said church under the name of (here give the corporate name
by which such church is to be known) as a congregation of the Holy
Orthodox Church in America and under the spiritual jurisdiction of
Metropolitan Synod of such denomination; we likewise, by a majority vote
of the duly qualified voters at this meeting, held for the incorporation
of said church, now decide that the clergymen trustees of this said
church shall be the archbishop who is the ecclesiastical administrator,
the vicar-general and the chancellor of the aforesaid metropolitan synod
and the rector or vicar of this church, and their successors in office,
shall by virtue of their offices, be the clergymen trustees of this
church, which said four 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
Metropolitan Synod Holy Orthodox Church in America, and said laymen
trustees term of office shall be that fixed by statute. "