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§  346.  Changing number of laymen trustees. An incorporated church to  which this article is applicable may, at its  annual  corporate  meeting  where  trustees  are  elected,  by a majority vote of the duly qualified  voters at such meeting, change the number of its trustees by adding more  trustees, one-third of which shall be elected for three years, one-third  for two years and one-third for one year; or by  voting  to  discontinue  the  offices  of certain specified trustees as they expire, one-third of  said offices to be discontinued each year, until the number left is  the  number  decided  upon.  No  such  changes  shall affect the terms of the  trustees then in office, but each shall hold office until his full  term  has  expired unless his office shall terminate as provided for elsewhere  in this article.

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-york > Rco > Article-18 > 346

§  346.  Changing number of laymen trustees. An incorporated church to  which this article is applicable may, at its  annual  corporate  meeting  where  trustees  are  elected,  by a majority vote of the duly qualified  voters at such meeting, change the number of its trustees by adding more  trustees, one-third of which shall be elected for three years, one-third  for two years and one-third for one year; or by  voting  to  discontinue  the  offices  of certain specified trustees as they expire, one-third of  said offices to be discontinued each year, until the number left is  the  number  decided  upon.  No  such  changes  shall affect the terms of the  trustees then in office, but each shall hold office until his full  term  has  expired unless his office shall terminate as provided for elsewhere  in this article.

State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-york > Rco > Article-18 > 346

§  346.  Changing number of laymen trustees. An incorporated church to  which this article is applicable may, at its  annual  corporate  meeting  where  trustees  are  elected,  by a majority vote of the duly qualified  voters at such meeting, change the number of its trustees by adding more  trustees, one-third of which shall be elected for three years, one-third  for two years and one-third for one year; or by  voting  to  discontinue  the  offices  of certain specified trustees as they expire, one-third of  said offices to be discontinued each year, until the number left is  the  number  decided  upon.  No  such  changes  shall affect the terms of the  trustees then in office, but each shall hold office until his full  term  has  expired unless his office shall terminate as provided for elsewhere  in this article.