N.Y. Religious Corporations Law § 25: Pastoral relation

§ 25. Pastoral relation. No provision of this chapter authorizes the

calling, settlement, dismissal or removal of a minister, or the fixing

or changing of his salary, and a meeting of a church corporation for any

such purpose shall be called, held, moderated, conducted, governed and

notice of such meeting given and person to preside thereat ascertained

and the qualification of voters thereat determined, not as required by

any provision of this chapter but only according to the aforesaid laws

and regulations, practice, discipline, rules and usages of the religious

denomination or ecclesiastical governing body, if any, with which the

church corporation is connected.