N.Y. Benevolent Orders Law § 7: Joint corporations

§ 7. Joint corporations. 1. Any number of masonic bodies within the

state, chartered by the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the

State of New York, the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the State

of New York, the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the State

of New York, the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of the State of New

York, the Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite for

the Northern Masonic jurisdiction, United States of America, the

Imperial Council of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic

Shrine for North America, or the Supreme Council of the Mystic Order of

Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm of the United States of America,

any number of chapters of the Order of the Eastern Star chartered by the

Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star of the State of New York

and any number of masonic clubs duly chartered by or affiliated with the

National League of Masonic Clubs, and any number of courts of the Order

of the Amaranth chartered by the Grand Court of the Order of the

Amaranth of the State of New York;

2. Any subordinate courts or other bodies of the Foresters of America,

instituted, established or authorized by the supreme or a grand court

thereof;

3. Any lodges, encampments and cantons within the state chartered by

the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Grand

Encampment or by the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of

Odd Fellows, pursuant and subject to the constitution, general rules or

laws of said order.

4. Any Rebekah lodges under the control and direction of the General

Assembly of Rebekah lodges of the State of New York, chartered by the

Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of the State of New

York, pursuant and subject to the constitution, general rules or laws of

said order or by the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of

Odd Fellows;

5. Any lodges or other bodies of the Knights of Pythias duly chartered

by and installed according to the general rules and regulations of the

grand lodge of Knights of Pythias of the State of New York;

6. Any post of the Grand Army of the Republic chartered and installed

according to the regulations of that organization;

7. Any lodges or other bodies of the Benevolent and Protective Order

of Elks duly chartered by and installed according to the regulations of

that organization;

8. Any lodges or other bodies of the Deutcher Orden der Harugari, duly

chartered and installed according to the general rules and regulations

of the grand lodges of the Deutcher Orden der Harugari of the state of

New York, or of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Deutcher Orden der

Harugari of the United States;

9. Any councils or other bodies of the Knights of Columbus chartered

and instituted by the National Council of the Knights of Columbus

pursuant to the charter, constitution and laws of said order;

10. Any tribes or other bodies of the Improved Order of Red Men

chartered and instituted according to the constitution, general rules

and regulations of the Improved Order of Red Men of the State of New

York;

11. Any councils of the Degree of Pocahontas of the state of New York;

12. Any councils of the Degree of Pocahontas of the Improved Order of

Red Men, duly chartered and instituted according to the rules and

regulations of The Great Council of New York State, Degree of Pocahontas

of the Improved Order of Red Men;

13. The State Camp of New York of The Patriotic Order Sons of America

and any subordinate camps of the Patriotic Order Sons of America duly

chartered and instituted according to the rules and regulations of the

State Camp of New York of the Patriotic Order Sons of America;

14. Any commanderies of the Knights of Malta, chartered by and

instituted according to the general rules and regulations of the Supreme

Grand Commandery of the Ancient and Illustrious Order of Knights of

Malta;

15. Any sisterhoods of the Dames of Malta, Ladies of the Order of

Saint John, Ancient and Illustrious Order, Knights of Malta, Continent

of America, chartered by and instituted according to the general rules

and regulations of the Zenodacia of the Dames of Malta;

16. Any number of posts of the American Legion chartered and installed

according to the regulations of that organization;

16-a. Any number of posts of Jewish War Veterans of the United States,

Inc., chartered and installed according to the regulations of that

organization;

16-b. Any number of posts of Catholic War Veterans, Inc., chartered

and installed according to the regulations of that organization;

16-c. Any number of garrisons of the Army and Navy Union of the United

States of America, chartered and installed according to the regulations

of that organization;

16-d. Any member of posts or councils of the Veterans of National

Guard and Naval Militia, chartered and instituted according to the

general rules and regulations of that organization:

16-e. Any number of posts of the Masonic War Veterans of the State of

New York, Incorporated, chartered and installed according to the

regulations of that organization;

16-f. Any number of posts of Italian American War Veterans of the

United States, Incorporated, chartered and installed according to the

regulations of that organization.

16-g. Any number of units of the American Legion Auxiliary and Le

Boutique des Huit Chapeaux et Quarante Femmes, chartered and installed

according to the regulations of those organizations;

16-h. Any number of units of Ladies' Auxiliary, Italian American War

Veterans of the United States, Incorporated, chartered and installed

according to the regulations of that organization.

16-i. Any number of charters of the Vietnam Veterans of America,

chartered and installed according to the regulations of that

organization;

17. Any number of trades unions, trades assemblies, trades

associations or labor organizations;

18. Any number of subordinate lodges, tribes or other bodies of any

benevolent or fraternal order or society incorporated under and pursuant

to the laws of this state;

18-a. Any subordinate lodge of the Grand Lodge of the State of New

York, Order Sons of Italy in America, Incorporated, duly chartered by

and installed according to the general rules and regulations of the

Grand Lodge of the State of New York, Order Sons of Italy in America,

Incorporated.

18-b. Any number of units of Ladies' Lodges, Grand Lodge of the State

of New York, Order Sons of Italy in America, Incorporated, duly

chartered and installed according to the regulations of that

organization.

19. Any subordinate lodges within the state, chartered by and

installed according to the general rules and regulations of the United

States Grand Lodge, Independent Order Brith Abraham of the United States

of America;

19-a. Any number of chapters of the order of the American Hellenic

Educational Progressive Association, Incorporated, duly chartered and

installed according to the constitution and laws of the supreme lodge of

said order.

19-b. Any member of posts or units of the Department of New York,

Polish Legion of American Veterans, or any subordinate post thereof,

which is duly chartered and instituted in accordance with the

constitution and by-laws of the Polish Legion of American Veterans, U.

S. A. , and the Ladies Auxiliary, Department of New York, Polish Legion

of American Veterans or any subordinate chapter thereof, which is duly

chartered and installed according to the regulations of the Polish

Legion of American Veterans.

19-c. Any number of clans of the United Scottish Clans of New York and

New Jersey, duly chartered and installed according to the regulations of

that organization;

20. A subordinate of the King of Tyre Affiliation A.F. and A.M. of the

State of New York.

21. Any of the benevolent or fraternal orders or societies, or their

subordinate bodies, enumerated in this section;

22. The International Veterans Boxers Association.

May unite in forming a corporation, providing they do not hold

membership in a similar organization, for the purpose of acquiring,

constructing, maintaining and managing a hall, temple or other building,

or a home for the aged and indigent members of such order and their

dependent surviving spouses and orphans, of acquiring, constructing,

maintaining and managing an asylum, home or school for the free

education of the orphans and children of the worthy, aged and indigent

members of the bodies so uniting and of creating, collecting and

maintaining a library for the use of the bodies uniting to form such

corporation, or for any of such purposes, but the membership of any such

lodge, chapter, commandery, consistory, council, temple, grotto, post,

tent, nest, camp, encampment, or canton will be dependent upon its

continued allegiance to the governing body by whom it was chartered,

installed, and under whose general rules and regulations it exists, and

such governing body, if its consent to such incorporation is necessary,

and it is a domestic corporation, shall have the right of visitation to

such home, asylum or school for the aged and indigent members of such

order or society, and their dependent surviving spouses and orphans, for

the purpose of controlling and arresting abuses, and to enforce a due

observance of the general laws, rules and regulations of such order or

society, governing its care, control and maintenance of aged and

indigent members, their dependent surviving spouses and orphans, in so

far as the same shall not be contrary to any law or statute.

Each body hereafter uniting to form such corporation shall at a

regular meeting thereof, held in accordance with its constitution and

general rules and regulations or by-laws, elect one or more members

thereof for a term of either one, two or three years, as the rules,

regulations and by-laws of the body may prescribe, to represent it in

such corporation. If the bodies uniting to form such corporation, do

not exceed thirty in number, then each representative so elected shall

be a trustee of said corporation, and shall make and file in the office

of the clerk of the county where such building is, or is to be located,

a certificate of such election signed and acknowledged by the highest

two officers of the body electing him, stating the time and place of the

election, its regularity, the name of the trustee, and the name of the

body from which he was elected. If the bodies uniting to form such

corporation shall exceed thirty in number then the representatives

elected as hereinbefore provided, shall assemble annually at a time and

place fixed by the constitution, by-laws, rules and regulations of the

corporation, and shall elect from amongst themselves a president,

vice-president, secretary and treasurer, each of whom shall be

ex-officio trustees of the corporation, and not less than nine nor more

than twenty-four other trustees. Each of the bodies uniting to form such

corporation shall elect not more than three representatives, who shall

be elected in the manner above prescribed and whose certificate of

election shall be made and filed in the manner and form above

prescribed. The trustees so elected shall make, acknowledge and file

with the secretary of state a certificate stating the name of the

corporation to be formed, and indorsed thereon the written consent of

the grand body to which it is subordinate, if so required by the general

rules and regulations of such superior body, its purposes and objects,

the names and places of residence of the trustees, the names of the

bodies which they respectively represent, the names of the bodies

uniting to form the corporation and their location, and the name of the

town, village or city and the county where such building is, or is to be

located; and there upon the several bodies so uniting shall be a

corporation for the purposes specified in such certificate.