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§  402.  Meeting  for  incorporation  of  unincorporated society. At a  meeting for incorporation held pursuant to section four hundred one, the  qualified voters, until otherwise decided as hereafter  provided,  shall  be  all  persons  of  full  age  who  are  members of the unincorporated  society, according to its rules or usages, for at least one  year  prior  to the meeting or since it was formed.    At  such  meeting the presence of a majority of such qualified voters,  in person, at least six in number, shall be necessary  to  constitute  a  quorum,  and  all matters or questions shall be decided by a majority of  the qualified voters voting thereon. The  meeting  shall  be  called  to  order  by one of the signers of the call. There shall be elected at such  meeting, from the qualified voters then present, a presiding officer,  a  clerk  to  keep  the  record  of  the proceedings of the meeting and two  inspectors of election  to  receive  the  ballots  cast.  The  presiding  officer  and  the inspectors shall decide the result of the ballots cast  on any matter, and shall be the judges  of  the  qualifications  of  the  voters.    If  the  meeting  shall  decide that such unincorporated society shall  become incorporated, the meeting shall also decide upon the name of  the  proposed corporation, the number of the trustees thereof, which shall be  not  less  than  three  and not more than twelve, and the date, not more  than fifteen months thereafter, on which the first  annual  election  of  the trustees thereof shall be held.    Such  meeting  shall  also  adopt  by-laws  and  then  elect by ballot  trustees in accordance with the provisions of such by-laws.    Thereafter, the officers  of  the  corporation  shall  be  elected  in  accordance with the by-laws.

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Statutes > New-york > Rco > Article-19 > 402

§  402.  Meeting  for  incorporation  of  unincorporated society. At a  meeting for incorporation held pursuant to section four hundred one, the  qualified voters, until otherwise decided as hereafter  provided,  shall  be  all  persons  of  full  age  who  are  members of the unincorporated  society, according to its rules or usages, for at least one  year  prior  to the meeting or since it was formed.    At  such  meeting the presence of a majority of such qualified voters,  in person, at least six in number, shall be necessary  to  constitute  a  quorum,  and  all matters or questions shall be decided by a majority of  the qualified voters voting thereon. The  meeting  shall  be  called  to  order  by one of the signers of the call. There shall be elected at such  meeting, from the qualified voters then present, a presiding officer,  a  clerk  to  keep  the  record  of  the proceedings of the meeting and two  inspectors of election  to  receive  the  ballots  cast.  The  presiding  officer  and  the inspectors shall decide the result of the ballots cast  on any matter, and shall be the judges  of  the  qualifications  of  the  voters.    If  the  meeting  shall  decide that such unincorporated society shall  become incorporated, the meeting shall also decide upon the name of  the  proposed corporation, the number of the trustees thereof, which shall be  not  less  than  three  and not more than twelve, and the date, not more  than fifteen months thereafter, on which the first  annual  election  of  the trustees thereof shall be held.    Such  meeting  shall  also  adopt  by-laws  and  then  elect by ballot  trustees in accordance with the provisions of such by-laws.    Thereafter, the officers  of  the  corporation  shall  be  elected  in  accordance with the by-laws.

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State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-york > Rco > Article-19 > 402

§  402.  Meeting  for  incorporation  of  unincorporated society. At a  meeting for incorporation held pursuant to section four hundred one, the  qualified voters, until otherwise decided as hereafter  provided,  shall  be  all  persons  of  full  age  who  are  members of the unincorporated  society, according to its rules or usages, for at least one  year  prior  to the meeting or since it was formed.    At  such  meeting the presence of a majority of such qualified voters,  in person, at least six in number, shall be necessary  to  constitute  a  quorum,  and  all matters or questions shall be decided by a majority of  the qualified voters voting thereon. The  meeting  shall  be  called  to  order  by one of the signers of the call. There shall be elected at such  meeting, from the qualified voters then present, a presiding officer,  a  clerk  to  keep  the  record  of  the proceedings of the meeting and two  inspectors of election  to  receive  the  ballots  cast.  The  presiding  officer  and  the inspectors shall decide the result of the ballots cast  on any matter, and shall be the judges  of  the  qualifications  of  the  voters.    If  the  meeting  shall  decide that such unincorporated society shall  become incorporated, the meeting shall also decide upon the name of  the  proposed corporation, the number of the trustees thereof, which shall be  not  less  than  three  and not more than twelve, and the date, not more  than fifteen months thereafter, on which the first  annual  election  of  the trustees thereof shall be held.    Such  meeting  shall  also  adopt  by-laws  and  then  elect by ballot  trustees in accordance with the provisions of such by-laws.    Thereafter, the officers  of  the  corporation  shall  be  elected  in  accordance with the by-laws.