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§  66.  Organization and conduct of corporate meetings; qualifications  of voters thereat. 1. At a corporate meeting of an  incorporated  church  to  which this article is applicable the following persons and no others  shall be qualified voters, to wit: All persons who are then  members  in  good  and  regular  standing  of  such  church  by  admission  into full  communion and membership therewith, in accordance with the  constitution  of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).    2.  The presence at any corporate meeting of an incorporated church of  at least six communicant members of  full  age  shall  be  necessary  to  constitute  a  quorum.  The  action  of  the  meeting upon any matter or  question shall be decided by a majority of the qualified voters present.    3. At any corporate meeting of an incorporated church  to  which  this  article  is  applicable,  the  pastor  of  such  church, the officiating  minister thereof, or the  president  of  the  board  of  trustees  shall  preside thereat.    4.  Nothing  contained  in  this  article  shall prevent the qualified  voters at any meeting held pursuant to  this  article  from  choosing  a  person  to  preside at any corporate meeting of any incorporated church,  other than the person or officer designated in this article  to  preside  thereat,  and  when  such other person shall be chosen he shall exercise  all the powers in this article conferred upon the presiding  officer  of  such meeting.    5.  The  presiding  officer  of  a corporate meeting shall receive the  votes, be the judge of the qualifications of  voters,  and  declare  the  result of the votes cast on any matter. The polls of an annual corporate  meeting  shall  continue  open  until all qualified voters present shall  have had a full opportunity to vote.    6. At each annual corporate meeting successors to those trustees whose  terms of office then expire shall be elected from the  qualified  voters  by  ballot  for  a  term  of  three years thereafter. The nomination and  election of trustees shall be conducted as provided in the  constitution  of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

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Statutes > New-york > Rco > Article-4 > 66

§  66.  Organization and conduct of corporate meetings; qualifications  of voters thereat. 1. At a corporate meeting of an  incorporated  church  to  which this article is applicable the following persons and no others  shall be qualified voters, to wit: All persons who are then  members  in  good  and  regular  standing  of  such  church  by  admission  into full  communion and membership therewith, in accordance with the  constitution  of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).    2.  The presence at any corporate meeting of an incorporated church of  at least six communicant members of  full  age  shall  be  necessary  to  constitute  a  quorum.  The  action  of  the  meeting upon any matter or  question shall be decided by a majority of the qualified voters present.    3. At any corporate meeting of an incorporated church  to  which  this  article  is  applicable,  the  pastor  of  such  church, the officiating  minister thereof, or the  president  of  the  board  of  trustees  shall  preside thereat.    4.  Nothing  contained  in  this  article  shall prevent the qualified  voters at any meeting held pursuant to  this  article  from  choosing  a  person  to  preside at any corporate meeting of any incorporated church,  other than the person or officer designated in this article  to  preside  thereat,  and  when  such other person shall be chosen he shall exercise  all the powers in this article conferred upon the presiding  officer  of  such meeting.    5.  The  presiding  officer  of  a corporate meeting shall receive the  votes, be the judge of the qualifications of  voters,  and  declare  the  result of the votes cast on any matter. The polls of an annual corporate  meeting  shall  continue  open  until all qualified voters present shall  have had a full opportunity to vote.    6. At each annual corporate meeting successors to those trustees whose  terms of office then expire shall be elected from the  qualified  voters  by  ballot  for  a  term  of  three years thereafter. The nomination and  election of trustees shall be conducted as provided in the  constitution  of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

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State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-york > Rco > Article-4 > 66

§  66.  Organization and conduct of corporate meetings; qualifications  of voters thereat. 1. At a corporate meeting of an  incorporated  church  to  which this article is applicable the following persons and no others  shall be qualified voters, to wit: All persons who are then  members  in  good  and  regular  standing  of  such  church  by  admission  into full  communion and membership therewith, in accordance with the  constitution  of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).    2.  The presence at any corporate meeting of an incorporated church of  at least six communicant members of  full  age  shall  be  necessary  to  constitute  a  quorum.  The  action  of  the  meeting upon any matter or  question shall be decided by a majority of the qualified voters present.    3. At any corporate meeting of an incorporated church  to  which  this  article  is  applicable,  the  pastor  of  such  church, the officiating  minister thereof, or the  president  of  the  board  of  trustees  shall  preside thereat.    4.  Nothing  contained  in  this  article  shall prevent the qualified  voters at any meeting held pursuant to  this  article  from  choosing  a  person  to  preside at any corporate meeting of any incorporated church,  other than the person or officer designated in this article  to  preside  thereat,  and  when  such other person shall be chosen he shall exercise  all the powers in this article conferred upon the presiding  officer  of  such meeting.    5.  The  presiding  officer  of  a corporate meeting shall receive the  votes, be the judge of the qualifications of  voters,  and  declare  the  result of the votes cast on any matter. The polls of an annual corporate  meeting  shall  continue  open  until all qualified voters present shall  have had a full opportunity to vote.    6. At each annual corporate meeting successors to those trustees whose  terms of office then expire shall be elected from the  qualified  voters  by  ballot  for  a  term  of  three years thereafter. The nomination and  election of trustees shall be conducted as provided in the  constitution  of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).