2006 New York Code - 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.

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