§ 50-kk. Rector; vicar; ministers; their appointment, removal and
compensation. The rector or vicar or other ministers of any such church,
by whatever title they are called in ecclesiastical language, shall be
called, settled or removed and their salaries fixed, only by the vote of
a majority of the members of such corporation duly qualified to vote at
elections present and voting at a meeting of such corporation
specifically called for that purpose, subject to the consent of the
archbishop who is the ecclesiastical administrator of Metropolitan Synod
Holy Orthodox Church in America, given in writing. A rector or vicar or
other minister so called, with the sanction of the archbishop in
writing, shall be deemed settled definitely in such church, when he has
accepted such call in writing. Unless there is sufficient cause to
terminate the relationship of such clergyman and such church such
relationship shall be deemed permanent and governed entirely by the
rules and usages of the Holy Orthodox Church in America, subject to the
archbishop and Metropolitan Synod.