{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-religious-corporations-law-349","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Religious Corporations Law § 349","heading":"Vacancies among layman trustees","body":"§ 349. Vacancies among layman trustees. If any layman trustee of an\nincorporated church to which this article is applicable declines to act,\nresigns or dies, or ceases to be a qualified voter at a corporate\nmeeting thereof, or has his trusteeship terminated by any other means,\nhis office shall be vacant; and such vacancy may be filled by the\nremaining trustees until the next annual corporate meeting of such\nchurch; at which meeting the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired\nterm.","path":["Religious Corporations Law","Article 18. Churches of the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church In America"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/RCO/349","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"f0b0d56005d76576d649cd058760ea74c45bddf5bc0cf524bc4fefb952d8aa33","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-religious-corporations-law-348","next":"us-ny/n.y.-religious-corporations-law-350"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}