N.Y. Religious Corporations Law § 425: Meeting for incorporation

§ 425. Meeting for incorporation. 1. At the meeting for incorporation

held in pursuance of such notice, only qualified voters shall be

eligible to vote.

2. 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 thereon. The quorum shall not be

less than six persons.

3. The first named of the following persons who is present at such

meeting shall preside thereat, to wit: Any executive officer of the New

York district of the Assemblies of God or delegated representative

thereof, the minister of the church or the officiating minister thereof.

The meeting shall be called to order by the presiding officer. There

shall be elected to such meeting a clerk to keep the record of the

proceedings of the meeting, and two inspectors of election to receive

the ballots cast.

4. The presiding officer of the meeting shall be the judge of the

qualifications of voters. The presiding officer and the inspectors of

election shall decide the results of the ballots cast on any matter.

5. 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 names of the first three trustees thereof, 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 trustee who shall hold office until the first

annual election of trustees thereafter, a second trustee to hold office

until the second annual election of trustees thereafter, and a third

trustee to hold office until the third annual election of trustees

thereafter. The trustees shall hold office until their successors are

elected.

6. At the meeting for incorporation a constitution and by-laws may be

adopted except it shall not conflict with: (a) the duly adopted

constitution and by-laws of the general council of the Assemblies of

God, (b) the duly adopted constitution and by-laws of the New York

district of the Assemblies of God, and (c) the provisions of this

article or this chapter.