N.Y. Benevolent Orders Law § 6: Reorganization

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

council, temple or post heretofore incorporated by the laws of this

state, or thereby heretofore enabled to take and hold real or personal

property, or both, may surrender its act of incorporation, charter or

privilege so conferred upon it, and may become enabled to take and hold

real or personal property, or both, under the provisions of this

chapter, on making and filing a certificate in the manner specified in

this chapter, and stating therein, in addition to what is required in

such a certificate, the surrender of such act of incorporation, charter

or privilege, specifying the same. The property theretofore held and

possessed by it shall be fully vested in its trustees, who shall have

all the rights, powers and privileges, and be subject to all the

provisions of this chapter.