New York § 169 Limitation of powers of trustees

New York Statutes

§ 169 — Limitation of powers of trustees

New York § 169

Law RCOReligious Corporations

Art. 8Churches of the United Church of Christ, Congregational Christian and Independent Churches

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N.Y. Religious Corporations § 169 (2026).

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  § 169. Limitation of powers of trustees.  The trustees of any such\nincorporated church shall have no power to call, settle or remove a\nminister or to fix his salary, nor without the consent of a corporate\nmeeting, to incur debts, beyond what is necessary for the administration\nof the temporal affairs of the church and for the care of the property\nof the corporation; or to fix or change the time, nature or order of the\npublic or social worship of such church.\n

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§ 169. Limitation of powers of trustees. The trustees of any such\nincorporated church shall have no power to call, settle or remove a\nminister or to fix his salary, nor without the consent of a corporate\nmeeting, to incur debts, beyond what is necessary for the administration\nof the temporal affairs of the church and for the care of the property\nof the corporation; or to fix or change the time, nature or order of the\npublic or social worship of such church.\n