N.Y. Religious Corporations Law § 189-b: Changing number of trustees

§ 189-b. Changing number of trustees. Any incorporated church or

society to which this article is applicable may, at an annual corporate

meeting, change the number of its trustees to any number from three to

twelve and classify them so that the terms of one-third as nearly as

possible expire each year, provided that notice of such intended change

be included in the notice of such annual corporate meeting. No such

change shall affect the terms of the trustees then in office, and if the

change reduces the number of trustees, election shall not be held to

fill the vacancies caused by the expiration of the terms of trustees,

until the number of trustees equals the number to which the trustees

were reduced. Whenever the number of trustees in office is less than the

number so determined on, sufficient additional trustees shall be elected

to make the number of trustees for the ensuing year equal to the number

so determined on. The trustees so elected up to and including as nearly

as possible one-third of the number so determined on, shall be elected

for three years, the remainder up to and including as nearly as possible

one-third of the number so determined on for two years and the remainder

for one year.