2013 New York Consolidated Laws
RCO - Religious Corporations
Article 10 - (190 - 211) OTHER DENOMINATIONS
192 - The meeting for incorporation.

 
    §   192.   The   meeting  for  incorporation.    At  the  meeting  for
  incorporation held in pursuance of such notice, the  following  persons,
  and  no  others,  shall be qualified voters, to wit: All persons of full
  age, who are then members in good and regular standing of such church by
  admission into full communion or  membership  therewith,  in  accordance
  with   the   rules   and  regulations  thereof,  and  of  the  governing
  ecclesiastical body, if any, of the denomination or order, to which  the
  church belongs, or who have statedly worshiped with such church and have
  regularly  contributed  to the financial support thereof during the year
  next preceding such meeting, or from the time of the formation thereof.
    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 voting thereon, a quorum being present.
    The  first  named  of  the  following  persons  who is present at such
  meeting shall preside thereat, to wit: The minister of the  church,  the
  officiating  minister  thereof, the elders thereof in the order of their
  age, beginning with the oldest, the deacons  thereof  in  the  order  of
  their  age,  beginning  with  the oldest, any qualified voter elected to
  preside. The presiding officer of the meeting shall receive  the  votes,
  be  the  judge of the qualifications of voters and declare the result of
  the votes cast on any matter. The polls of the meeting shall remain open
  for one hour, and longer, in the discretion of the presiding officer, or
  if required by a majority of the voters present.
    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
  number  of  the trustees thereof, which shall be three, six or nine, 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-third of the number of trustees
  so decided on who shall hold office until the first annual  election  of
  trustees thereafter, one-third of such number of trustees to hold office
  until  the  second annual election of trustees thereafter, and one-third
  of such number of  trustees  to  hold  office  until  the  third  annual
  election of trustees thereafter.