2013 New York Consolidated Laws
RCO - Religious Corporations
Article 11-A - (225 - 225-O) FREE METHODIST CHURCHES.
225-B - Meeting for incorporation.

 
    §  225-b.  Meeting  for  incorporation. 1. Notice of a meeting for the
  purpose of incorporating an unincorporated free Methodist  church  shall
  be  in  writing  and  shall  state  in substance, that a meeting of such
  unincorporated church will be held at its usual place of  worship  at  a
  specified  day  and hour, for the purpose of incorporating such a church
  and selecting a name therefor and electing trustees thereof.
    2. Such notice must be signed by at least six members, either in  full
  connection or on probation, of the local society of full age and in good
  and  regular  standing.  This notice shall be publicly read at a regular
  meeting of such unincorporated church for public worship, at  least  ten
  days,  and  not  more  than thirty days, before the date of such meeting
  upon Sunday, if such service be held on Sunday, by the pastor or by  one
  of  the  signers  thereof;  and  a  copy  of such notice shall be posted
  conspicuously on the outside of the  main  entrance  to  such  place  of
  worship at least fifteen days before the date of such meeting.
    3.  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 of such church, either  in
  full  connection  or on probation, and in good and regular standing. The
  presence of the majority of such  qualified  voters,  at  least  six  in
  number,  shall  be  necessary  to  constitute  a quorum of such meeting,
  without which no action can be taken. Each action of  the  meeting  upon
  any  matter  or question shall be decided by a majority of the qualified
  voters present and voting thereon. At  such  meeting  the  pastor  shall
  preside,  or  in  the absence of a pastor or in case of his declining to
  preside, any qualified voter may be elected to  preside.  The  presiding
  officer  shall  be the judge of the qualifications of voters, subject to
  appeal to the vote of the members present whose qualifications as voters
  are not challenged, and shall receive the votes  cast  and  declare  the
  result of the same.
    4.  If  such  meeting  shall decide to incorporate such unincorporated
  church,  it  shall  also  decide  upon  the   name   of   the   proposed
  incorporation, the number of trustees thereof, which shall be three, six
  or  nine.    Such  meeting  shall elect by ballot the number of trustees
  decided upon, at least two-thirds of  whom  shall  be  members  in  full
  connection  of  the  free  Methodist  church  and  in  good  and regular
  standing. One-third of these shall hold office until  the  first  annual
  election  of  trustees  thereafter,  one-third  until  the second annual
  election, and one-third until the third annual election.
    5. The first annual meeting for the election of trustees shall be held
  at the date fixed for the annual society meeting which shall  be  within
  three months prior to the session of the annual conference.