N.Y. Religious Corporations Law § 341: Certificate of incorporation

§ 341. Certificate of incorporation. 1. If the meeting shall decide

that such congregation shall become an incorporated church of the

Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in America, a certificate of

incorporation therefor shall be executed and acknowledged by the

archbishop, or bishop, who is administrator of the Byelorussian

Autocephalic Orthodox Church in America, the rector of the congregation

and by the laymen trustees that have been elected, and by the clerk of

the corporation, and the said certificate of incorporation shall contain

the following:

(a) The name by which the proposed corporation shall be known;

(b) The number of laymen trustees thereof; the names and addresses of

the persons elected as trustees; and the term of office for which they

were respectively elected;

(c) An exact copy of the resolution which provides for the clerical

trustees by virtue of their offices;

(d) The name of county, town, city or village in which the principal

place of worship or office is or is intended to be located;

(e) The purpose and intent for which said corporation is created, to

be set forth as follows:

"The purpose and intent of this corporation is to maintain, propagate,

practice and forever perpetuate religious worship, services, sacraments

and teaching in full accordance and unity with the doctrine, ritual,

canon law, faith, practice, discipline, and traditions and usages of the

Holy Orthodox Church; and for carrying out of said purpose and intent,

to form and maintain a religious organization of church adherent and

obedient to the ecclesiastical jurisdiction and authority of the

archbishop, or bishop, or administrator of the Byelorussian Autocephalic

Orthodox Church in America and certified by the governing ecclesiastical

body of the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church, as canonical and

duly appointed."

(f) In the certificate of incorporation of societies or organizations,

other than churches, special purposes, additional to the above, may be

set forth.

2. On filing such certificate in the office of the county clerk of the

county in which such church is or is intended to be located, such church

shall be a corporation by the name stated in the certificate, and the

persons therein stated to be elected clerical and laymen trustees of

such church shall be trustees therefor for their respective terms and

until their successors are elected.