2016 New York Laws
BVO - Benevolent Orders
Article 2 - (Benevolent Orders) General Provisions
6 - Reorganization.

 6. Reorganization.  Any such lodge, chapter, commandery, consistory,
  council, temple or post heretofore incorporated  by  the  laws  of  this
  state,  or  thereby heretofore enabled to take and hold real or personal
  property, or both, may surrender its act of  incorporation,  charter  or
  privilege  so conferred upon it, and may become enabled to take and hold
  real or personal  property,  or  both,  under  the  provisions  of  this
  chapter,  on  making and filing a certificate in the manner specified in
  this chapter, and stating therein, in addition to what  is  required  in
  such  a certificate, the surrender of such act of incorporation, charter
  or privilege, specifying the same. The  property  theretofore  held  and
  possessed  by  it  shall be fully vested in its trustees, who shall have
  all the rights, powers  and  privileges,  and  be  subject  to  all  the
  provisions of this chapter.