N.Y. Religious Corporations Law § 138: The creation and filling of vacancies among trustees of such churches

§ 138. The creation and filling of vacancies among trustees of such

churches. If any trustee of an incorporated Baptist church declines to

act, resigns or dies, or having been a member or such church ceases to

be such member, or not having been a member of such church, ceases to be

a qualified voter at a corporate meeting thereof, his office shall be

vacant, and such vacancy may be filled by the remaining trustees until

the next annual corporate meeting of such church, at which meeting the

vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term.