N.Y. Religious Corporations Law § 186: Meeting for incorporation

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

held in pursuance of such notice, the following persons, and no others,

shall be qualified voters, to wit: All persons of full age, who are then

members in good and regular standing of such church or society by

admission into full membership therewith, in accordance with the rules

and regulations thereof.

At such meeting, the presence of a majority of such qualified voters,

at least six in number, shall be necessary to constitute a quorum. The

action of the meeting upon any matter or question shall be decided by a

majority of the qualified voters voting thereon, a quorum being present.

The meeting shall be called to order by one of the signers of the call.

There shall be elected at such meeting, from the qualified voters then

present, a presiding officer, a clerk to keep the record of the

proceedings, of the meeting and two inspectors of election to receive

the ballots cast. The presiding officer of the meeting and the

inspectors shall decide the results of the ballots cast on any matter,

and shall be the judges of the qualifications of voters.

Such meeting shall decide whether such unincorporated church or

society shall become incorporated. If such decision shall be in favor of

incorporation such meeting shall decide upon the name of the proposed

corporation which shall be "Church of Christ, Scientist," prefixed by

"First," "Second," "Third" or other numerical designation, or "Christian

Science Society" as the case may be, and followed by the name of the

place where it shall be located; the meeting also shall decide the

number of the trustees of such church or society, which shall be any

number from three to twelve, and shall determine the date, not more than

fifteen months thereafter, on which the first annual election of the

trustees thereof after such meeting shall be held. Such meeting shall

thereupon elect by ballot, from the persons qualified to vote thereat,

one-third of the number of trustees as nearly as possible so decided

upon who shall hold office until the first annual election of trustees

thereafter, one-third of such number of trustees as nearly as possible

who shall hold office until the second annual election of trustees

thereafter, and the remainder of such trustees who shall hold office

until the third annual election of trustees thereafter, or until the

respective successors of such trustees shall be elected and take office.