{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-religious-corporations-law-170","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Religious Corporations Law § 170","heading":"Election and salary of ministers","body":"§ 170. Election and salary of ministers.  The ministers of any such\nchurch shall be called, settled or removed and their salaries fixed,\nonly by the vote of a majority of the members of such corporation duly\nqualified to vote at elections present and voting at a meeting of such\ncorporation specially called for that purpose, in the manner\nhereinbefore provided for the call of special meetings; and any such\ncorporation may, by its by-laws, make the call, settlement or removal of\nits ministers dependent upon a concurrent vote of the unincorporated\nchurch connected with such corporation; and in that case the concurrence\nof a majority of the members of such unincorporated church, present and\nvoting at a meeting thereof, called for that purpose, shall be necessary\nto the call, settlement or removal of such ministers.","path":["Religious Corporations Law","Article 8. Churches of the United Church of Christ, Congregational Christian and Independent Churches"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/RCO/170","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"3e52e672d4a2aaebc3ad615de665b42500de570c8cf5f910e1fc1ce2ca70af30","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-religious-corporations-law-169","next":"us-ny/n.y.-religious-corporations-law-171"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}