§ 131. The meeting for incorporation. At the meeting for
incorporation, held in pursuance of such notice, the qualified voters,
until otherwise decided as hereinafter provided, shall be all persons of
full age, who are then members, in good and regular standing of such
church, by admission into full communion or membership therewith. At
such meeting the presence of a majority of such qualified voters, 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. There shall be elected at said 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 declare the result of the ballots cast on any matter, and shall be
the judges of the qualifications of voters. If the meeting shall decide
that such unincorporated church shall become incorporated, the meeting
shall also decide upon the name of the proposed corporation, the number
of the trustees thereof, which shall be three, six, nine, twelve or
eighteen, and the date, not more than fifteen months thereafter, on
which the first annual election of the trustees thereof shall be held,
and shall decide also whether those who, from the time of the formation
of such church or during the year preceding the meeting for
incorporation, have statedly worshipped with such church and have
regularly contributed to the financial support thereof, shall be
qualified voters at such meeting for incorporation, and whether those
who during the year preceding the subsequent corporate meetings of the
church shall have statedly worshipped with such church and shall have
regularly contributed to the financial support thereof, shall be
qualified voters at such corporate meetings. Such meeting shall
thereupon elect by ballot from the persons qualified to vote thereat
one-third of the number of trustees so decided on, who shall hold office
until the first annual election of trustees thereafter, and one-third of
such number of trustees who shall hold office until the second annual
election of trustees thereafter, and one-third of such number of
trustees who shall hold office until the third annual election of
trustees thereafter, or until the respective successors of such trustees
shall be elected.