§ 50 Application for incorporation
§ 51 Notice of meeting for incorporation
§ 52 Provisions governing meetings for incorporation
§ 53 Resolution to be adopted at incorporation meeting
§ 54 Certificate of incorporation
§ 55 Annual and special corporate meetings
§ 56 Changing date of annual corporate meetings
§ 57 Changing number of laymen trustees
§ 58 Meetings of trustees
§ 58-A Vacancies among trustees
§ 59 Rector; vicar; ministers; their appointment, removal and compensation
§ 59-A Additional qualifications of voters at annual and special corporate meetings
§ 59-B Transfer of property of extinct parishes and churches

Terms Used In New York Laws > Religious Corporations > Article 3-A - Apostolic Episcopal Parishes or Churches

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.