N.Y. Religious Corporations Law § 192: The meeting for incorporation

§ 192. The 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 by

admission into full communion or membership therewith, in accordance

with the rules and regulations thereof, and of the governing

ecclesiastical body, if any, of the denomination or order, to which the

church belongs, or who have statedly worshiped with such church and have

regularly contributed to the financial support thereof during the year

next preceding such meeting, or from the time of the formation thereof.

The presence of a majority of such qualified voters, at least six in

number, shall be necessary to constitute a quorum of such meeting. 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 first named of the following persons who is present at such

meeting shall preside thereat, to wit: The minister of the church, the

officiating minister thereof, the elders thereof in the order of their

age, beginning with the oldest, the deacons thereof in the order of

their age, beginning with the oldest, any qualified voter elected to

preside. The presiding officer of the meeting shall receive the votes,

be the judge of the qualifications of voters and declare the result of

the votes cast on any matter. The polls of the meeting shall remain open

for one hour, and longer, in the discretion of the presiding officer, or

if required by a majority of the voters present.

Such meeting shall decide whether such unincorporated church shall

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

such meeting shall decide upon the name of the proposed corporation, the

number of the trustees thereof, which shall be three, six or nine, 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 elect from the persons

qualified to vote at such meeting, one-third of the number of trustees

so decided on who shall hold office until the first annual election of

trustees thereafter, one-third of such number of trustees to hold office

until the second annual election of trustees thereafter, and one-third

of such number of trustees to hold office until the third annual

election of trustees thereafter.