N.Y. Religious Corporations Law § 169-e: Reincorporation of existing corporations

§ 169-e. Reincorporation of existing corporations. Any Ukrainian

Orthodox church of the Greek rite heretofore incorporated, other than

those incorporated under the provisions of article five of the religious

corporations law, may reincorporate under the provisions of this

article, by filing in the county clerk's office in the county in which

its principal place of worship is located, a certificate, signed by the

trustees in office at the time of such reincorporation, or by the

majority of them, setting forth that they desire to reincorporate under

the provisions of this act, the corporate name by which such church

shall be known, the county, town, city or village where its place of

worship is or is intended to be located, and the number and the names of

the trustees who are to hold office until the next annual meeting of

said corporation. If the bishop or archbishop having ecclesiastical

jurisdiction over such church is not one of the trustees signing the

certificate of reincorporation, such certificate shall not be valid

until said bishop or archbishop has given his assent in writing to such

reincorporation and the same is made a part of the certificate.

Immediately upon the filing of such certificate all the right, title and

interest of such organization or corporation in any estate, real or

personal, shall, with all franchise and charter rights, be vested in

said body corporate and politic so created under this act and the

original incorporation of such organization shall be null and void.

The incorporation of a new church or reincorporation of an old church

under this article shall not be valid until the same has been approved

by a justice of the supreme court.