New York Laws
BVO - Benevolent Orders

Article 1 - Short Title

1 - Short Title. - § 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as...

1-A - Applicability of Not-for-Profit Corporation Law to Benevolent Orders. - (a) If any provision of the not-for-profit corporation law conflicts...

1-B - Definition. - § 1-b. Definition. The term "minor", as used in this...

Article 2 - General Provisions

2 - Organization. - § 2. Organization. Either of the following orders: 1. A...

3 - Powers. - § 3. Powers. Such trustees or executive committee may take,...

3-A - . - § 3-a. (enacted without section heading). A subordinate lodge, chapter,...

4 - Terms of Trustees. - § 4. Terms of trustees. 1. The persons first elected...

5 - Powers of Trustees. - § 5. Powers of trustees. 1. Such trustees shall have...

6 - Reorganization. - § 6. Reorganization. Any such lodge, chapter, commandery, consistory, council,...

7 - Joint Corporations. - § 7. Joint corporations. 1. Any number of masonic bodies...

7-A - Consolidation. - § 7-a. Consolidation. Any two or more of the bodies...

8 - Trustees. - § 8. Trustees. The persons executing such certificate and named...

9 - Powers of Joint Corporations. - § 9. Powers of joint corporations. Such corporation may acquire...

10 - Mortgaging Property. - § 10. Mortgaging property. If the funds of the corporation...

11 - Reincorporation of Joint Corporations. - § 11. Reincorporation of joint corporations. A corporation heretofore organized,...

12 - Placing Minors by Adoption. - § 12. Placing minors by adoption. Any corporation created under...

13 - . - § 13. (enacted without section heading). Any corporation such as...

14 - Changes of Purposes and Powers of Corporations Incorporated or Reincorporated Hereunder. - (a) The name of the corporation and the names of...

Article 3 - Laws Repealed; When to Take Effect

20 - Laws Repealed. - § 20. Laws repealed. Of the laws enumerated in the...

21 - When to Take Effect. - § 21. When to take effect. This chapter shall take...