N.Y. Religious Corporations Law 225-D – Amendment of articles of incorporation
§ 225-d. Amendment of articles of incorporation. 1. It shall be lawful for any incorporated church coming under the provisions of this article, by a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting at a regularly called society meeting, to alter or amend its articles of incorporation in any manner not inconsistent with the provisions of this article, or the book of discipline of the Free Methodist Church of North America; and such alteration or amendment shall become operative when said society shall execute and acknowledge said amended articles of incorporation as provided for in section two hundred and twenty-five-c of this article, and with an attached certificate of consent by the district superintendent as provided in said section.
Terms Used In N.Y. Religious Corporations Law 225-D
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
2. Every free Methodist church organized and incorporated in the state of New York, after this article takes effect, shall be organized and incorporated under its provisions and be subject thereto.