§ 190 Application of this article
§ 191 Notice of meeting for incorporation
§ 192 The meeting for incorporation
§ 193 The certificate of incorporation
§ 194 Time, place and notice of corporate meetings
§ 195 Organization and conduct of corporate meetings; qualification of voters thereat
§ 196 Changing date of annual corporate meetings
§ 197 Changing number of trustees
§ 198 Meetings of trustees
§ 199 Vacancies among trustees
§ 200 Control of trustees by corporate meetings; salaries of ministers
§ 201-A Incorporation of the Religious Society of Friends
§ 202 Trusts for Shakers and Friends
§ 203 Conveyance or incumbrance of trust property of Friends
§ 204-B Change of name of churches and affiliated and subsidiary organizations of the church of the United Brethren in Christ and the Evangelical…
§ 205 Presiding officer
§ 206 Termination and dissolution of churches of the General Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Inc
§ 207 The number of trustees of Jewish congregations and voting by proxy at certain meetings thereof
§ 208 Consolidation
§ 209 Effect of consolidation
§ 210 Incorporation of church connected with supreme council of Independent Associated Spiritualists
§ 211 Incorporation of church in connection with Spiritual Science Mother Church, Inc

Terms Used In New York Laws > Religious Corporations > Article 10 - Other Denominations

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.