2013 New York Consolidated Laws
RCO - Religious Corporations
Article 8-B - (175 - 179) CHURCHES OF THE HOLY UKRAINIAN AUTOCEPHALIC ORTHODOX CHURCH IN EXILE
179 - Reincorporation of existing corporations.

 
    §   179.  Reincorporation  of  existing  corporations.  Any  Ukrainian
  Orthodox church heretofore incorporated, other than  those  incorporated
  under  the provisions of article five of the religious corporations law,
  may reincorporate under the provisions of this article, by filing in the
  county clerk's office in the county in  which  its  principal  place  of
  worship  is  located, a certificate, signed by the trustees in office at
  the time of such reincorporation, or by the majority  of  them,  setting
  forth  that  they  desire  to reincorporate under the provisions of this
  article, the corporate name by which such church  shall  be  known,  the
  county,  town,  city  or  village  where  its  place of worship is or is
  intended to be located, and the number and the names of the trustees who
  are to hold office until the next annual meeting of said corporation. If
  the bishop or archbishop having ecclesiastical  jurisdiction  over  such
  church   is   not  one  of  the  trustees  signing  the  certificate  of
  reincorporation, such certificate shall not be valid until  said  bishop
  or  archbishop  has  given his assent in writing to such reincorporation
  and the same is made a part of the  certificate.  Immediately  upon  the
  filing  of  such  certificate  all the right, title and interest of such
  organization or corporation in any estate, real or personal, shall, with
  all franchise and charter rights, be vested in said body  corporate  and
  politic  so created under this article and the original incorporation of
  such organization shall be null and void.
    The incorporation of a new church or reincorporation of an old  church
  under  this  article shall not be valid until the same has been approved
  by a justice of the supreme court.