N.Y. Religious Corporations Law § 326: Changing number of trustees

§ 326. Changing number of trustees. An incorporated United Methodist

church may, at its annual corporate meeting where trustees are elected,

by vote change the number of its trustees to three, six or nine by

adding more trustees, one-third of which shall be elected for three

years, one-third for two years and one-third for one year; or by voting

to discontinue the offices of certain specified trustees as they expire,

one-third of said offices to be discontinued each year, until the number

left is the number decided upon. Such changes in the board of trustees

shall always provide that at least two-thirds of the trustees shall be

members of The United Methodist church. No such changes shall affect the

terms of the trustees then in office, but each shall hold office until

his full term has expired unless his office shall terminate as provided

for elsewhere in this article.