New York Laws
RCO - Religious Corporations

3 - Filing and Recording Certificates of Incorporation of Religious Corporations. - § 3. Filing and recording certificates of incorporation of religious...

4 - Property of Unincorporated Society Transferred by Its Incorporation. - § 4. Property of unincorporated society transferred by its incorporation....

4-A - Age Qualifications of Voters. - § 4-a. Age qualifications of voters. To vote at a...

5 - General Powers and Duties of Trustees of Religious Corporations. - § 5. General powers and duties of trustees of religious...

5-A - Investment of Funds. - § 5-a. Investment of funds. Subject to the discipline, rules...

5-B - . - § 5-b. Any investment of the funds of any religious...

6 - Acquisition of Property by Religious Corporations for Branch Institutions; Establishment, Maintenance and Management Thereof. - § 6. Acquisition of property by religious corporations for branch...

7 - Acquisition of Property by Religious Corporations for Cemetery Purposes; Management Thereof. - (a) sell, or have, enter into or perform a lease...

7-A - Deeds for Cemetery Purposes; Presumption. - § 7-a. Deeds for cemetery purposes; presumption. Every deed of...

8 - Lot Owners' Rights. - § 8. Lot owners' rights. Lots in such cemeteries shall...

8-A - Reacquisition of a Lot, Plot or Part Thereof by a Cemetery. - (a)(i) If the records of the corporation demonstrate that the...

9 - Removal of Human Remains From One Cemetery of a Religious Corporation to Another Cemetery Owned by It. - § 9. Removal of human remains from one cemetery of...

10 - Acquisition of Property by Two or More Religious Corporations for a Common Parsonage. - § 10. Acquisition of property by two or more religious...

11 - Correction and Confirmation of Conveyances to Religious Corporations. - § 11. Correction and confirmation of conveyances to religious corporations....

12 - Sale, Mortgage and Lease of Real Property of Religious Corporations. - § 12. Sale, mortgage and lease of real property of...

13 - Consolidation or Merger of Incorporated Churches. - § 13. Consolidation or merger of incorporated churches. Two or...

14 - Judicial Investigation of Amount of Property of Religious Corporations. - § 14. Judicial investigation of amount of property of religious...

15 - Corporations With Governing Authority Over, or Advisory Relations With, Churches or Synods, or Both. - (a) to the jurisdiction of the Orthodox Oecumenical Patriarchate of...

15-A - Consolidation of Incorporated Presbyteries. - § 15-a. Consolidation of incorporated presbyteries. 1. Two or more...

15-B - Consolidation or Merger of Incorporated Presbyterian and Lutheran Synods. - (b) Lutheran. One or more foreign religious synods and one...

16 - Property of Extinct Churches. - § 16. Property of extinct churches. Such incorporated governing body...

17 - Property of Extinct Free Baptist Churches. - § 17. Property of extinct Free Baptist churches. The property...

17-A - Property of Extinct Seventh Day Baptist Churches and Seventh Day Baptist Religious Societies. - § 17-a. Property of extinct Seventh Day Baptist churches and...

17-B - Property of Extinct Presbyterian Churches in Connection With the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (u.s.a.). - § 17-b. Property of extinct Presbyterian churches in connection with...

17-C - Property of Lutheran Congregations. - (i) The congregation takes action to dissolve; (ii) The congregation...

18 - Dissolution of Religious Corporations. - § 18. Dissolution of religious corporations. Whenever any religious corporation...

19 - Corporations for Organizing and Maintaining Mission Churches and Sunday Schools. - § 19. Corporations for organizing and maintaining mission churches and...

20 - Corporations for Acquiring Parsonages for District Superintendents and Camp-Meeting Grounds. - § 20. Corporations for acquiring parsonages for district superintendents and...

21 - Corporations for Acquiring Camp-Meeting Grounds for the Reformed Methodist Denomination. - § 21. Corporations for acquiring camp-meeting grounds for the Reformed...

21-A - Corporations for Acquiring Lands for Parsonage or Camp-Meeting Purposes for the Free Methodist Denomination. - § 21-a. Corporations for acquiring lands for parsonage or camp-meeting...

22 - Establishing and Maintaining a Home for Aged Poor. - § 22. Establishing and maintaining a home for aged poor....

23 - Powers of Churches Created by Special Laws. - § 23. Powers of churches created by special laws. If...

24 - Government of Churches Incorporated Prior to January First, Eighteen Hundred and Twenty-Eight. - § 24. Government of churches incorporated prior to January first,...

25 - Pastoral Relation. - § 25. Pastoral relation. No provision of this chapter authorizes...

26 - Worship. - § 26. Worship. No provision of this chapter authorizes the...

27 - Reservation as to Baptist Churches, Churches of the United Church of Christ and Congregational Christian Churches. - § 27. Reservation as to Baptist churches, churches of the...

28 - Electronic Meetings. - § 28. Electronic meetings. Notwithstanding any provision of law, certificate...

Article 3 - Protestant Episcopal Parishes or Churches

40 - Meeting for Incorporation. - § 40. Meeting for incorporation. Notice of a meeting for...

41 - Certificate of Incorporation. - § 41. Certificate of incorporation. If such meeting shall decide...

42 - Corporate Trustees, Vestry; Powers and Duties Thereof. - § 42. Corporate trustees, vestry; powers and duties thereof. No...

42-A - Additional Powers of the Corporate Trustees and Vestry. - § 42-a. Additional powers of the corporate trustees and vestry....

43 - Annual Election and Special Meetings of Incorporated Protestant Episcopal Parishes. - § 43. Annual election and special meetings of incorporated Protestant...

44 - Changing the Number of Vestrymen of Protestant Episcopal Parishes Hereafter Incorporated. - § 44. Changing the number of vestrymen of Protestant Episcopal...

45 - Changing Date of Annual Election, Number and Terms of Office of Vestrymen and Terms of Office of Churchwardens in Protestant Episcopal Churches Hereto - § 45. Changing date of annual election, number and terms...

46 - Changing the Qualifications of Voters and the Qualifications of Wardens and Vestrymen. - § 46. Changing the qualifications of voters and the qualifications...

47 - Free Churches in Communion With the Protestant Episcopal Church. - § 47. Free churches in communion with the Protestant Episcopal...

48 - Legacies. - § 48. Legacies. Any devise or bequest of real or...

49 - Eligibility of Certain Minors as Lay Delegates and to Vote and Hold Office. - § 49. Eligibility of certain minors as lay delegates and...

Article 3-A - Apostolic Episcopal Parishes or Churches

50 - Application for Incorporation. - § 50. Application for incorporation. An unincorporated Apostolic Episcopal Church,...

51 - Notice of Meeting for Incorporation. - § 51. Notice of meeting for incorporation. Notice of a...

52 - Provisions Governing Meetings for Incorporation. - § 52. Provisions governing meetings for incorporation. 1. At the...

53 - Resolution to Be Adopted at Incorporation Meeting. - § 53. Resolution to be adopted at incorporation meeting. At...

54 - Certificate of Incorporation. - (a) The name of the proposed corporation; (b) The number...

55 - Annual and Special Corporate Meetings. - § 55. Annual and special corporate meetings. 1. The annual...

56 - Changing Date of Annual Corporate Meetings. - § 56. Changing date of annual corporate meetings. An annual...

57 - Changing Number of Laymen Trustees. - § 57. Changing number of laymen trustees. An incorporated church...

58 - Meetings of Trustees. - § 58. Meetings of trustees. Meetings of the trustees of...

58-A - Vacancies Among Trustees. - § 58-a. Vacancies among trustees. If any trustee of any...

59 - Rector; Vicar; Ministers; Their Appointment, Removal and Compensation. - § 59. Rector; vicar; ministers; their appointment, removal and compensation....

59-A - Additional Qualifications of Voters at Annual and Special Corporate Meetings. - § 59-a. Additional qualifications of voters at annual and special...

59-B - Transfer of Property of Extinct Parishes and Churches. - § 59-b. Transfer of property of extinct parishes and churches....

Article 3-B - Parishes or Churches of the Holy Orthodox Church in America

50-AA - Application for Incorporation. - § 50-aa. Application for incorporation. An unincorporated congregation of the...

50-BB - Notice of Meeting for Incorporation. - § 50-bb. Notice of meeting for incorporation. Notice of a...

50-CC - Provisions Governing Meetings for Incorporation. - § 50-cc. Provisions governing meetings for incorporation. 1. At the...

50-DD - Resolution to Be Adopted at Incorporation Meeting. - § 50-dd. Resolution to be adopted at incorporation meeting. At...

50-EE - Certificate of Incorporation. - (a) The name of the proposed corporation; (b) The number...

50-FF - Annual and Special Corporate Meetings. - § 50-ff. Annual and special corporate meetings. 1. The annual...

50-GG - Changing Date of Annual Corporate Meetings. - § 50-gg. Changing date of annual corporate meetings. An annual...

50-HH - Changing Number of Laymen Trustees. - § 50-hh. Changing number of laymen trustees. An incorporated church...

50-II - Meetings of Trustees. - § 50-ii. Meetings of trustees. Meetings of the trustees of...

50-JJ - Vacancies Among Trustees. - § 50-jj. Vacancies among trustees. If any trustee of any...

50-KK - Rector; Vicar; Ministers; Their Appointment, Removal and Compensation. - § 50-kk. Rector; vicar; ministers; their appointment, removal and compensation....

50-LL - Additional Qualifications of Voters at Annual and Special Corporate Meetings. - § 50-ll. Additional qualifications of voters at annual and special...

50-MM - Transfer of Property of Extinct Parishes and Churches. - § 50-mm. Transfer of property of extinct parishes and churches....

Article 3-C - Parishes or Churches of the American Patriarchal Orthodox Church

51-A - Application for Incorporation. - § 51-a. Application for incorporation. An unincorporated congregation of the...

52-A - Notice of Meeting for Incorporation. - § 52-a. Notice of meeting for incorporation. Notice of meeting...

53-A - Provisions Governing Meetings for Incorporation. - (a) The name of the proposed corporation; (b) The number...

54-A - Rector; Vicar; Ministers; Their Appointment, Removal and Compensation. - § 54-a. Rector; vicar; ministers; their appointment, removal and compensation....

Article 4 - Presbyterian Churches

60 - Application of This Article. - § 60. Application of this article. This article applies only...

61 - Creation and Termination of Pastoral Relation. - § 61. Creation and termination of pastoral relation. The election,...

62 - Worship. - § 62. Worship. Nothing in this chapter contained shall authorize...

63 - Incorporation of Unincorporated Presbyterian Churches and Decision as to System of Incorporation and Government. - § 63. Incorporation of unincorporated Presbyterian churches and decision as...

64 - Changing System of Trustees. - § 64. Changing system of trustees. 1. If the trustees...

65 - Corporate Meetings. - § 65. Corporate meetings. 1. In every incorporated church to...

66 - Organization and Conduct of Corporate Meetings; Qualifications of Voters Thereat. - § 66. Organization and conduct of corporate meetings; qualifications of...

67 - Changing Date of Annual Corporate Meetings. - § 67. Changing date of annual corporate meetings. An annual...

68 - Changing Number of Trustees. - § 68. Changing number of trustees. An incorporated church to...

69 - Trustees, Their Meetings, Vacancies and Filling Thereof, Their Powers. - § 69. Trustees, their meetings, vacancies and filling thereof, their...

70 - Definitions. - § 70. Definitions. The words "spiritual officers," as used in...

Article 5 - Roman Catholic Churches

90 - Incorporation of Roman Catholic Churches. - § 90. Incorporation of Roman Catholic churches. An unincorporated Roman...

91 - Government of Incorporated Roman Catholic Churches. - § 91. Government of incorporated Roman Catholic churches. The archbishop...

92 - Division of Roman Catholic Parish; Disposition of Property. - § 92. Division of Roman Catholic parish; disposition of property....

Article 5-A - Christian Orthodox Catholic Churches of the Eastern Confession

95 - Incorporation of Christian Orthodox Catholic Churches of the Eastern Confession. - § 95. Incorporation of Christian Orthodox Catholic churches of the...

96 - Government of Incorporated Christian Orthodox Catholic Churches of the Eastern Confession. - § 96. Government of incorporated Christian Orthodox Catholic churches of...

Article 5-B - Ruthenian Greek Catholic Churches.

100 - Incorporation of Ruthenian Greek Catholic Churches. - § 100. Incorporation of Ruthenian Greek Catholic churches. An unincorporated...

101 - Government of Incorporated Ruthenian Greek Catholic Churches. - § 101. Government of incorporated Ruthenian Greek Catholic churches. The...

102 - Transfer of Other Religious Organizations to Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church; Disposition of Property. - § 102. Transfer of other religious organizations to Ruthenian Greek...

Article 5-C - Churches of the Orthodox Church in America

105 - Definitions. - § 105. Definitions. The "Orthodox Church in America", as that...

106 - Incorporation of Churches of Orthodox Church in America. - § 106. Incorporation of churches of Orthodox Church in America....

107 - Government of Incorporated Churches of Orthodox Church in America; Powers and Duties of Trustees. - § 107. Government of incorporated churches of Orthodox Church in...

108 - Reincorporation of Existing Corporations. - § 108. Reincorporation of existing corporations. Any heretofore incorporated American...

Article 6 - Reformed Dutch, Reformed Presbyterian and Lutheran Churches

110 - Decision by a Reformed Dutch or Reformed Presbyterian Church as to System of Incorporation and Government. - § 110. Decision by a Reformed Dutch or Reformed Presbyterian...

111 - Decision by Lutheran Church as to System of Incorporation and Government. - § 111. Decision by Lutheran church as to system of...

112 - Incorporation of Reformed Dutch, Reformed Presbyterian and Evangelical Lutheran Churches Under This Article. - § 112. Incorporation of Reformed Dutch, Reformed Presbyterian and Evangelical...

113 - Consistory of a Reformed Church in America; Minister, How Chosen. - § 113. Consistory of a Reformed church in America; minister,...

114 - Reformed Churches in America, Changing System of Choosing Trustees; Minister, How Chosen. - § 114. Reformed churches in America, changing system of choosing...

115 - Reformed Presbyterian Churches, Changing System of Choosing Trustees; Pew Rents and Minister's Salary. - § 115. Reformed Presbyterian churches, changing system of choosing trustees;...

116 - Evangelical Lutheran Church, Changing System of Electing Trustees. - § 116. Evangelical Lutheran church, changing system of electing trustees....

Article 7 - Baptist Churches

130 - Notice of Meeting for Incorporation. - § 130. Notice of meeting for incorporation. Notice of a...

131 - The Meeting for Incorporation. - § 131. The meeting for incorporation. At the meeting for...

132 - The Certificate of Incorporation. - § 132. The certificate of incorporation. If the meeting shall...

133 - Time, Place and Notice of Corporate Meetings. - § 133. Time, place and notice of corporate meetings. The...

134 - Organization and Conduct of Corporate Meetings; Qualifications of Voters Thereat. - § 134. Organization and conduct of corporate meetings; qualifications of...

135 - Changing Date of Annual Corporate Meetings. - § 135. Changing date of annual corporate meetings. An annual...

136 - Changing Number of Trustees. - § 136. Changing number of trustees. An incorporated Baptist church...

137 - Meetings of Trustees. - § 137. Meetings of trustees. Meetings of the trustees of...

138 - The Creation and Filling of Vacancies Among Trustees of Such Churches. - § 138. The creation and filling of vacancies among trustees...

139 - Control of Trustees by Corporate Meetings of Such Churches; Salary of Minister. - § 139. Control of trustees by corporate meetings of such...

140 - Transfer of Property to Baptist Corporations. - § 140. Transfer of property to Baptist corporations. Any incorporated...

Article 8 - Churches of the United Church of Christ, Congregational Christian and Independent Churches

160 - Notice of Meeting for Incorporation. - § 160. Notice of meeting for incorporation. Notice of a...

161 - The Meeting for Incorporation. - § 161. The meeting for incorporation. At the meeting for...

162 - The Certificate of Incorporation. - § 162. The certificate of incorporation. If the meeting shall...

163 - Time, Place and Notice of Corporate Meetings. - § 163. Time, place and notice of corporate meetings. The...

164 - Organization and Conduct of Corporate Meetings; Qualifications of Voters. - § 164. Organization and conduct of corporate meetings; qualifications of...

165 - Changing Date of Annual Corporate Meetings. - § 165. Changing date of annual corporate meetings. An annual...

166 - Changing Number of Trustees. - § 166. Changing number of trustees. Any such incorporated church...

167 - Meetings of Trustees. - § 167. Meetings of trustees. Meetings of the trustees of...

168 - Vacancies Among Trustees. - § 168. Vacancies among trustees. If any trustee of any...

169 - Limitation of Powers of Trustees. - § 169. Limitation of powers of trustees. The trustees of...

170 - Election and Salary of Ministers. - § 170. Election and salary of ministers. The ministers of...

171 - Transfer of Property. - § 171. Transfer of property. Any incorporated church of the...

172 - Application of This Article. - § 172. Application of this article. This article applies only...

Article 8-A - Churches of the Ukrainian Orthodox Churches of America

169-A - Application for Incorporation. - § 169-a. Application for incorporation. Any Ukrainian Orthodox church of...

169-B - Notice of Meeting for Incorporation and Provisions Governing Meetings for Incorporation. - § 169-b. Notice of meeting for incorporation and provisions governing...

169-C - Certification of Incorporation. - (a) The name of the proposed corporation. (b) The number...

169-D - Government; Powers and Duties of the Trustees. - § 169-d. Government; powers and duties of the trustees. 1....

169-E - Reincorporation of Existing Corporations. - § 169-e. Reincorporation of existing corporations. Any Ukrainian Orthodox church...

Article 8-B - Churches of the Holy Ukrainian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in Exile

175 - Application for Incorporation. - § 175. Application for incorporation. Any Ukrainian Orthodox church may...

176 - Notice of Meeting for Incorporation and Provisions Governing Meetings for Incorporation. - § 176. Notice of meeting for incorporation and provisions governing...

177 - Certificate of Incorporation. - (a) The name of the proposed corporation. (b) The number...

178 - Government; Powers and Duties of the Trustees. - § 178. Government; powers and duties of the trustees. 1....

179 - Reincorporation of Existing Corporations. - § 179. Reincorporation of existing corporations. Any Ukrainian Orthodox church...

Article 9 - Free Churches

180 - Corporation, How Formed. - § 180. Corporation, how formed. Any seven or more persons...

181 - Rights, Powers and Limitations. - § 181. Rights, powers and limitations. Upon the filing of...

182 - Vacancies in Boards of Trustees. - § 182. Vacancies in boards of trustees. Any vacancies occurring...

182-A - Increasing Number of Trustees. - § 182-a. Increasing number of trustees. The number of trustees...

183 - Seats and Pews to Be Free. - § 183. Seats and pews to be free. The seats...

Article 9-A - Churches of Christ, Scientist

184 - Application of This Article. - § 184. Application of this article. This article applies only...

185 - Notice of Meeting for Incorporation. - § 185. Notice of meeting for incorporation. Notice of a...

186 - Meeting for Incorporation. - § 186. Meeting for incorporation. At the meeting for incorporation...

187 - Certificate of Incorporation. - § 187. Certificate of incorporation. If the meeting shall decide...

188 - Time, Place and Notice of Corporate Meetings. - § 188. Time, place and notice of corporate meetings. The...

189 - Organization and Conduct of Corporate Meetings; Qualifications of Voters Thereat. - § 189. Organization and conduct of corporate meetings; qualifications of...

189-A - Changing Date of Annual Corporate Meetings. - § 189-a. Changing date of annual corporate meetings. Any incorporated...

189-B - Changing Number of Trustees. - § 189-b. Changing number of trustees. Any incorporated church or...

189-C - Meetings of Trustees. - § 189-c. Meetings of trustees. The chairman of the board...

Article 10 - Other Denominations

190 - Application of This Article. - § 190. Application of this article. This article is not...

191 - Notice of Meeting for Incorporation. - § 191. Notice of meeting for incorporation. Notice of a...

192 - The Meeting for Incorporation. - § 192. The meeting for incorporation. At the meeting for...

193 - The Certificate of Incorporation. - § 193. The certificate of incorporation. The presiding officer of...

194 - Time, Place and Notice of Corporate Meetings. - § 194. Time, place and notice of corporate meetings. The...

195 - Organization and Conduct of Corporate Meetings; Qualification of Voters Thereat. - § 195. Organization and conduct of corporate meetings; qualification of...

196 - Changing Date of Annual Corporate Meetings. - § 196. Changing date of annual corporate meetings. An annual...

197 - Changing Number of Trustees. - § 197. Changing number of trustees. An incorporated church to...

198 - Meetings of Trustees. - § 198. Meetings of trustees. Two of the trustees of...

199 - Vacancies Among Trustees. - § 199. Vacancies among trustees. If any trustee of an...

200 - Control of Trustees by Corporate Meetings; Salaries of Ministers. - § 200. Control of trustees by corporate meetings; salaries of...

201-A - Incorporation of the Religious Society of Friends. - § 201-a Incorporation of the Religious Society of Friends. An...

202 - Trusts for Shakers and Friends. - § 202. Trusts for Shakers and Friends. All deeds or...

203 - Conveyance or Incumbrance of Trust Property of Friends. - § 203. Conveyance or incumbrance of trust property of Friends....

204-B - Change of Name of Churches and Affiliated and Subsidiary Organizations of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ and the Evangelical Church. - § 204-b. Change of name of churches and affiliated and...

205 - Presiding Officer. - § 205. Presiding officer. Nothing contained in this article shall...

206 - Termination and Dissolution of Churches of the General Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Inc. - (b) Such order shall operate to transfer the interest of...

207 - The Number of Trustees of Jewish Congregations and Voting by Proxy at Certain Meetings Thereof. - § 207. The number of trustees of Jewish congregations and...

208 - Consolidation. - § 208. Consolidation. Any two or more religious corporations of...

209 - Effect of Consolidation. - § 209. Effect of consolidation. The consolidated or merged corporation...

210 - Incorporation of Church Connected With Supreme Council of Independent Associated Spiritualists. - § 210. Incorporation of church connected with supreme council of...

211 - Incorporation of Church in Connection With Spiritual Science Mother Church, Inc. - § 211. Incorporation of church in connection with Spiritual Science...

Article 11 - Union Churches

220 - Joint Meeting for the Purposes of Incorporation. - § 220. Joint meeting for the purposes of incorporation. Two...

221 - Government of Incorporated Union Churches. - § 221. Government of incorporated union churches. Any union church...

Article 11-A - Free Methodist Churches.

225 - Application of This Article. - § 225. Application of this article. This article applies only...

225-A - Organization of a Free Methodist Church. - § 225-a. Organization of a free Methodist church. It shall...

225-B - Meeting for Incorporation. - § 225-b. Meeting for incorporation. 1. Notice of a meeting...

225-C - Certificate of Incorporation. - § 225-c. Certificate of incorporation. 1. The presiding officer of...

225-D - Amendment of Articles of Incorporation. - § 225-d. Amendment of articles of incorporation. 1. It shall...

225-E - Effect Upon Existing Corporations. - § 225-e. Effect upon existing corporations. Every free Methodist church...

225-F - Annual Election of Trustees. - § 225-f. Annual election of trustees. 1. Trustees of an...

225-G - Changing Number of Trustees. - § 225-g. Changing number of trustees. An incorporated church may,...

225-H - Vacancies in Board of Trustees. - § 225-h. Vacancies in board of trustees. If any trustee...

225-I - Trustee Meetings. - § 225-i. Trustee meetings. 1. Meetings of the trustees of...

225-J - Powers of Incorporated Societies. - § 225-j. Powers of incorporated societies. 1. An incorporated free...

225-K - Powers and Duties of the Trustees. - § 225-k. Powers and duties of the trustees. 1. The...

225-L - Conveyance of Property. - § 225-l. Conveyance of property. Whenever it may become necessary...

225-M - Property of Extinct Churches. - § 225-m. Property of extinct churches. 1. Any incorporated annual...

225-N - Corporations for Acquiring Property for Special Religious Purposes. - § 225-n. Corporations for acquiring property for special religious purposes....

225-O - Saving Clause. - § 225-o. Saving clause. Article ten of this chapter is...

Article 12 - Laws Repealed; When to Take Effect

260 - Laws Repealed. - § 260. Laws repealed. Of the laws enumerated in the...

261 - When to Take Effect. - § 261. When to take effect. This chapter shall take...

Article 13 - Spiritualist Churches.

262 - Enacted Without Section Heading. - * § 262. This article applies only to a Spiritualist...

263 - Incorporation of Unincorporated Spiritualist Churches and System of Incorporation and Government. - § 263. Incorporation of unincorporated Spiritualist churches and system of...

264 - . - * § 264. At the meeting for incorporation, held in...

265 - The Certificate of Incorporation. - § 265. The certificate of incorporation. If the meeting shall...

266 - Time, Place and Notice of Corporate Meetings. - § 266. Time, place and notice of corporate meetings. The...

267 - Organization and Conduct of Corporate Meetings; Qualifications of Voters. - § 267. Organization and conduct of corporate meetings; qualifications of...

268 - Election and Salary of Ministers. - § 268. Election and salary of ministers. The ministerial and...

269 - Duties of Ministers, Et Cetera. - § 269. Duties of ministers, et cetera. Ministers and clerical...

270 - Reincorporation of Present Incorporated Spiritualist Churches. - § 270. Reincorporation of present incorporated Spiritualist churches. Any Spiritualist...

271 - . - * § 271. Any church incorporating or reincorporating under this...

272 - Enacted Without Section Heading. - * § 272. The word church as used herein shall...

Article 14 - Churches of the Nazarene

273 - Application of Article. - § 273. Application of article. This article applies only to...

274 - Incorporation. - § 274. Incorporation. An unincorporated church of the Nazarene may...

275 - Government. - § 275. Government. The district superintendent of the district to...

276 - Reincorporation of Present Incorporated Churches of the Nazarene. - § 276. Reincorporation of present incorporated churches of the Nazarene....

277 - Rules and Regulations. - § 277. Rules and regulations. Any church incorporated or reincorporated...

278 - Corporations for Acquiring Camp Meeting Grounds for Camp Meeting Purposes. - § 278. Corporations for acquiring camp meeting grounds for camp...

279 - Incorporation of Advisory Board of a District of the Church of the Nazarene. - § 279. Incorporation of advisory board of a district of...

Article 15

290 - Application of Article. - § 290. Application of article. 1. This article applies to...

291 - Application for Incorporation. - § 291. Application for incorporation. An unincorporated congregation, church, parish...

292 - Notice of Meeting for Incorporation. - § 292. Notice of meeting for incorporation. Notice of a...

293 - Provisions Governing Meetings for Incorporation and Resolutions to Be Adopted Thereat. - § 293. Provisions governing meetings for incorporation and resolutions to...

294 - Certificate of Incorporation. - (a) the name by which the proposed corporation shall be...

295 - Government: Powers and Duties of Trustees. - § 295. Government: powers and duties of trustees. 1. Every...

296 - Re-Incorporation of Existing Corporations. - § 296. Re-incorporation of existing corporations. Any heretofore incorporated church,...

Article 16 - Spiritualist Churches Connected With the National Spiritualist Association

300 - Application of Article. - § 300. Application of article. This article shall apply only...

301 - Application for Incorporation. - § 301. Application for incorporation. An unincorporated Spiritualist church may...

302 - Notice of Meeting for Incorporation. - § 302. Notice of meeting for incorporation. A notice of...

303 - Incorporation Meeting. - § 303. Incorporation meeting. 1. At the incorporation meeting, held...

304 - Certificate of Incorporation. - § 304. Certificate of incorporation. The certificate of incorporation shall...

305 - Pastor. - § 305. Pastor. The pastor of the church shall be...

306 - Re-Incorporation. - § 306. Re-incorporation. Any heretofore incorporated Spiritualist church in connection...

Article 17 - Methodist Churches

320 - Application of Article. - § 320. Application of article. This article applies only to...

321 - Change of Name of Churches and Affiliated and Subsidiary Organizations. - § 321. Change of name of churches and affiliated and...

321-A - Use of Certain Names by Religious Corporations. - § 321-a. Use of certain names by religious corporations. 1....

322 - Meeting for Incorporation. - § 322. Meeting for incorporation. 1. Notice of a meeting...

323 - Certificate of Incorporation. - § 323. Certificate of incorporation. The presiding officer of such...

324 - Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation. - § 324. Amendment of certificate of incorporation. It shall be...

325 - Corporate Meetings. - § 325. Corporate meetings. 1. The trustees of an incorporated...

326 - Changing Number of Trustees. - § 326. Changing number of trustees. An incorporated United Methodist...

327 - Vacancies in Board of Trustees. - § 327. Vacancies in board of trustees. If any trustee...

328 - Meetings of Trustees. - § 328. Meetings of trustees. Meetings of the trustees of...

329 - Change of Date of Annual Corporate Meetings. - § 329. Change of date of annual corporate meetings. An...

330 - Powers and Duties of Trustees. - § 330. Powers and duties of trustees. 1. The trustees...

331 - Control of Trustees by Corporate Meetings. - § 331. Control of trustees by corporate meetings. A corporate...

332 - Conveyance of Property. - § 332. Conveyance of property. The trustees of an incorporated...

333 - Conveyance of Property for Church, School or Missionary Purposes. - § 333. Conveyance of property for church, school or missionary...

334 - Bequests. - § 334. Bequests. Any bequest of real or personal property...

335 - Powers of Certain Existing Corporations to Conform Charter to Article. - § 335. Powers of certain existing corporations to conform charter...

Article 18 - Churches of the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in America

336 - Definitions. - § 336. Definitions. 1. The "Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in...

337 - Application for Incorporation. - § 337. Application for incorporation. Any number of persons of...

338 - Notice of a Meeting for Incorporation. - § 338. Notice of a meeting for incorporation. Notice of...

339 - The Meeting for Incorporation. - § 339. The meeting for incorporation. 1. At the meeting...

340 - Resolutions to Be Adopted at the Meeting for Incorporation. - § 340. Resolutions to be adopted at the meeting for...

341 - Certificate of Incorporation. - (a) The name by which the proposed corporation shall be...

342 - Reincorporation of Existing Corporations. - § 342. Reincorporation of existing corporations. Any heretofore incorporated church,...

343 - Time, Place and Notice of Corporate Meetings. - § 343. Time, place and notice of corporate meetings. 1....

344 - Organization and Conduct of Corporate Meetings; Qualifications of Voters. - § 344. Organization and conduct of corporate meetings; qualifications of...

345 - Change of Date of Annual Corporate Meetings. - § 345. Change of date of annual corporate meetings. An...

346 - Changing Number of Laymen Trustees. - § 346. Changing number of laymen trustees. An incorporated church...

347 - The Powers and Duties of Trustees. - § 347. The powers and duties of trustees. 1. The...

348 - Meetings of Trustees. - § 348. Meetings of trustees. 1. Meetings of the trustees...

349 - Vacancies Among Layman Trustees. - § 349. Vacancies among layman trustees. If any layman trustee...

350 - Pastoral Relations. - § 350. Pastoral relations. The election, calling, settlement, installation, dismissal,...

351 - Conveyance of Property. - § 351. Conveyance of property. Whenever it may become necessary...

352 - Property of Extinct Churches. - § 352. Property of extinct churches. The diocesan council of...

Article 19 - Unitarian and Universalist Societies

400 - Application of Article. - § 400. Application of article. 1. This article applies to...

401 - Incorporation of an Unincorporated Society. - § 401. Incorporation of an unincorporated society. Any five members...

402 - Meeting for Incorporation of Unincorporated Society. - § 402. Meeting for incorporation of unincorporated society. At a...

403 - Certificate of Incorporation. - (1) the name of the proposed corporation, (2) a statement...

404 - Formation of a New Society. - § 404. Formation of a new society. Five or more...

405 - Re-Incorporation of Existing Corporation. - § 405. Re-incorporation of existing corporation. Any previously incorporated society,...

406 - Time, Place and Notice of Corporate Meetings. - (b) The notices of any annual or special meeting shall...

407 - Qualifications of Members and Voters. - (b) Every member of the society shall be entitled to...

408 - Trustees. - (b) The by-laws shall provide for the term of office...

409 - Ministers. - § 409. Ministers. Any minister shall be called or removed...

410 - By-Laws. - (b) The substance of any proposed by-law change shall be...

411 - Real Estate. - (b) If a sale or mortgage of any real property...

412 - Merger and Consolidation. - (b) Any such agreement of merger or consolidation shall contain...

413 - Dissolution. - (b) Such petition shall state: (1) The particular reasons or...

414 - Amendment. - (1) The name of the society and, if it has...

Article 20 - Assemblies of God Churches

420 - Application. - § 420. Application. 1. This article applies to any unincorporated...

421 - Assemblies of God Schools; Seminaries and Agencies of Social Relief. - § 421. Assemblies of God schools; seminaries and agencies of...

422 - Approval for Incorporation. - § 422. Approval for incorporation. Any unincorporated church wishing to...

423 - Qualification of Voters. - § 423. Qualification of voters. 1. The following persons and...

424 - Notice of Meeting for Incorporation. - § 424. Notice of meeting for incorporation. Notice of a...

425 - Meeting for Incorporation. - § 425. Meeting for incorporation. 1. At the meeting for...

426 - Certificate of Incorporation. - § 426. Certificate of incorporation. 1. If at the meeting...

427 - Reincorporation of Present Incorporated Churches. - § 427. Reincorporation of present incorporated churches. Any church heretofore...

428 - Time; Place and Notice of Corporate Meetings. - § 428. Time; place and notice of corporate meetings. 1....

429 - Corporate Meetings. - § 429. Corporate meetings. 1. Each church shall determine the...

430 - Ownership of Property. - (a) That in the event that any church shall make...

431 - Property of Extinct Assemblies of God Churches. - § 431. Property of extinct Assemblies of God churches. 1....

432 - Church Council and Church Management. - § 432. Church council and church management. Any incorporated church...

433 - Right of Self Government. - § 433. Right of self government. Each church shall have...

434 - Right of Affiliation; Relationships Between Churches, District Corporations and the General Council of the Assemblies of God. - § 434. Right of affiliation; relationships between churches, district corporations...

435 - District Corporation. - (a) Title was acquired by the district on behalf of...

436 - District Government. - (b) The district council in session shall consist of all...

437 - District Superintendent. - § 437. District superintendent. The district superintendent shall by virtue...

Article 21 - Coptic Orthodox Churches

450 - Application. - § 450. Application. 1. This article applies to any unincorporated...

451 - Definitions. - § 451. Definitions. As used in this article, the following...

452 - Incorporation of Coptic Orthodox Churches. - § 452. Incorporation of Coptic Orthodox Churches. An unincorporated Coptic...

453 - Reincorporation of Existing Corporations. - § 453. Reincorporation of existing corporations. Any Coptic Orthodox Church...

454 - Government of Incorporated Coptic Orthodox Churches. - § 454. Government of Incorporated Coptic Orthodox Churches. The bishop...

455 - Disposition of Property. - § 455. Disposition of property. Whenever a Coptic Orthodox parish...

Article 22 - Organizations of the Hindu Faith

460 - Application. - § 460. Application. 1. This article applies to any unincorporated...

461 - Application for Incorporation. - § 461. Application for incorporation. Any unincorporated church or any...

462 - Qualification of Voters. - § 462. Qualification of voters. The following parties and no...

463 - Notice of Meeting for Incorporation. - § 463. Notice of meeting for incorporation. Notice of a...

464 - Meeting for Incorporation. - § 464. Meeting for incorporation. 1. At the meeting for...

465 - Church Governance. - § 465. Church governance. 1. A church incorporated under this...

466 - Certificate of Incorporation. - § 466. Certificate of incorporation. 1. If at the meeting...

467 - Reincorporation of Present Incorporated Churches. - § 467. Reincorporation of present incorporated churches. 1. Any church...

468 - Time, Place and Notice of Corporate Meetings. - § 468. Time, place and notice of corporate meetings. 1....

469 - Corporate Meetings. - § 469. Corporate meetings. 1. Each church shall determine the...

Article 23 - Organizations of the Sikh Faith

470 - Application. - § 470. Application. 1. This article applies to any unincorporated...

471 - Application for Incorporation. - § 471. Application for incorporation. Any unincorporated church or any...

472 - Qualification of Voters. - § 472. Qualification of voters. The following parties and no...

473 - Notice of Meeting for Incorporation. - § 473. Notice of meeting for incorporation. Notice of a...

474 - Meeting for Incorporation. - § 474. Meeting for incorporation. 1. At the meeting for...

475 - Church Governance. - § 475. Church governance. 1. A church incorporated under this...

476 - Certificate of Incorporation. - § 476. Certificate of incorporation. 1. If at the meeting...

477 - Reincorporation of Present Incorporated Churches. - § 477. Reincorporation of present incorporated churches. 1. Any church...

478 - Time, Place and Notice of Corporate Meetings. - § 478. Time, place and notice of corporate meetings. 1....

479 - Corporate Meetings. - § 479. Corporate meetings. 1. Each church shall determine the...

Article 24 - Organizations of the Islamic Faith

480 - Application. - § 480. Application. 1. This article applies to any unincorporated...

481 - Application for Incorporation. - § 481. Application for incorporation. Any unincorporated church or any...

482 - Qualification of Voters. - § 482. Qualification of voters. The following parties and no...

483 - Notice of Meeting for Incorporation. - § 483. Notice of meeting for incorporation. Notice of a...

484 - Meeting for Incorporation. - § 484. Meeting for incorporation. 1. At the meeting for...

485 - Church Governance. - § 485. Church governance. 1. A church incorporated under this...

486 - Certificate of Incorporation. - § 486. Certificate of incorporation. 1. If at the meeting...

487 - Reincorporation of Present Incorporated Churches. - § 487. Reincorporation of present incorporated churches. 1. Any church...

488 - Time, Place and Notice of Corporate Meetings. - § 488. Time, place and notice of corporate meetings. 1....

489 - Corporate Meetings. - § 489. Corporate meetings. 1. Each church shall determine the...

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