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SECTION 425
Meeting for incorporation
Religious Corporations (RCO) CHAPTER 51, ARTICLE 20
§ 425. Meeting for incorporation. 1. At the meeting for incorporation
held in pursuance of such notice, only qualified voters shall be
eligible to vote.

2. The presence of a majority of such qualified voters, at least six
in number, shall be necessary to constitute a quorum of such meeting.
The action of the meeting upon any matter or question shall be decided
by a majority of the qualified voters thereon. The quorum shall not be
less than six persons.

3. The first named of the following persons who is present at such
meeting shall preside thereat, to wit: Any executive officer of the New
York district of the Assemblies of God or delegated representative
thereof, the minister of the church or the officiating minister thereof.
The meeting shall be called to order by the presiding officer. There
shall be elected to such meeting a clerk to keep the record of the
proceedings of the meeting, and two inspectors of election to receive
the ballots cast.

4. The presiding officer of the meeting shall be the judge of the
qualifications of voters. The presiding officer and the inspectors of
election shall decide the results of the ballots cast on any matter.

5. Such meeting shall decide whether such unincorporated church shall
become incorporated. If such decision shall be in favor of
incorporation, such meeting shall decide upon the name of the proposed
corporation, the names of the first three trustees thereof, and shall
determine the date, not more than fifteen months thereafter, on which
the first annual election of the trustees thereof after such meeting
shall be held. Such meeting shall elect from the persons qualified to
vote at such meeting one trustee who shall hold office until the first
annual election of trustees thereafter, a second trustee to hold office
until the second annual election of trustees thereafter, and a third
trustee to hold office until the third annual election of trustees
thereafter. The trustees shall hold office until their successors are
elected.

6. At the meeting for incorporation a constitution and by-laws may be
adopted except it shall not conflict with: (a) the duly adopted
constitution and by-laws of the general council of the Assemblies of
God, (b) the duly adopted constitution and by-laws of the New York
district of the Assemblies of God, and (c) the provisions of this
article or this chapter.