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§  275.  Government.  The  district  superintendent of the district to  which any incorporated church of the Nazarene belongs, and his successor  in office, shall be by virtue of his office, a trustee of  said  church;  and  the  laymen,  members of such church who signed said certificate of  incorporation shall together constitute  the  first  board  of  trustees  thereof.  The  term of office of the laymen trustees of the incorporated  church of the Nazarene, shall be one year; the number of laymen trustees  shall be three, six or nine. Whenever the  office  of  any  such  laymen  trustees  shall  become  vacant  by  expiration  of  term  of  office or  otherwise, his successor shall be elected by a majority vote of the duly  qualified members of said church. No act or proceedings of the  trustees  of  any  incorporated church shall be valid, without the sanction of the  district superintendent of the district to which such church belongs, or  in case of his absence or inability to act, without the sanction of  one  of  the  general  superintendents  of  the church of the Nazarene of the  United States.

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-york > Rco > Article-14 > 275

§  275.  Government.  The  district  superintendent of the district to  which any incorporated church of the Nazarene belongs, and his successor  in office, shall be by virtue of his office, a trustee of  said  church;  and  the  laymen,  members of such church who signed said certificate of  incorporation shall together constitute  the  first  board  of  trustees  thereof.  The  term of office of the laymen trustees of the incorporated  church of the Nazarene, shall be one year; the number of laymen trustees  shall be three, six or nine. Whenever the  office  of  any  such  laymen  trustees  shall  become  vacant  by  expiration  of  term  of  office or  otherwise, his successor shall be elected by a majority vote of the duly  qualified members of said church. No act or proceedings of the  trustees  of  any  incorporated church shall be valid, without the sanction of the  district superintendent of the district to which such church belongs, or  in case of his absence or inability to act, without the sanction of  one  of  the  general  superintendents  of  the church of the Nazarene of the  United States.

State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-york > Rco > Article-14 > 275

§  275.  Government.  The  district  superintendent of the district to  which any incorporated church of the Nazarene belongs, and his successor  in office, shall be by virtue of his office, a trustee of  said  church;  and  the  laymen,  members of such church who signed said certificate of  incorporation shall together constitute  the  first  board  of  trustees  thereof.  The  term of office of the laymen trustees of the incorporated  church of the Nazarene, shall be one year; the number of laymen trustees  shall be three, six or nine. Whenever the  office  of  any  such  laymen  trustees  shall  become  vacant  by  expiration  of  term  of  office or  otherwise, his successor shall be elected by a majority vote of the duly  qualified members of said church. No act or proceedings of the  trustees  of  any  incorporated church shall be valid, without the sanction of the  district superintendent of the district to which such church belongs, or  in case of his absence or inability to act, without the sanction of  one  of  the  general  superintendents  of  the church of the Nazarene of the  United States.