New York § 304 Certificate of incorporation

New York Statutes

§ 304 — Certificate of incorporation

New York § 304

Law RCOReligious Corporations

Art. 16Spiritualist Churches Connected With the National Spiritualist Association

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N.Y. Religious Corporations § 304 (2026).

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  § 304. Certificate of incorporation. The certificate of incorporation\nshall contain:\n  1. The name by which the proposed corporation shall be known.\n  2. The names and addresses of the officers and trustees elected at the\nincorporation meeting, together with the respective terms of said\nofficers and trustees.\n  3. The name of the county and the city, town or village in which the\nproposed place of worship is or is intended to be located.\n  4. The purpose and intent for which the corporation is created to be\nset forth as follows:\n  "The purpose and intent of this religious corporation is to promote\nthe science and promulgate the philosophy and religion of Spiritualism,\nas adopted and practiced by the National Spiritualist Association.\n  This corporation is subject to the const

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§ 304. Certificate of incorporation. The certificate of incorporation\nshall contain:\n 1. The name by which the proposed corporation shall be known.\n 2. The names and addresses of the officers and trustees elected at the\nincorporation meeting, together with the respective terms of said\nofficers and trustees.\n 3. The name of the county and the city, town or village in which the\nproposed place of worship is or is intended to be located.\n 4. The purpose and intent for which the corporation is created to be\nset forth as follows:\n "The purpose and intent of this religious corporation is to promote\nthe science and promulgate the philosophy and religion of Spiritualism,\nas adopted and practiced by the National Spiritualist Association.\n This corporation is subject to the constitution and by-laws of the\nNational Spiritualist Association, a religious body incorporated under\nthe laws of the District of Columbia, to the extent that they may not be\ninconsistent with the laws of the United States or of this state."\n The certificate shall be executed and acknowledged by the duly elected\nofficers and trustees and, together with the written permission to\nincorporate granted by the board of trustees of the National\nSpiritualist Association, shall be filed in the office of the county\nclerk of the county in which the place of worship is or is intended to\nbe located. On such filing the church shall be a corporation and the\npersons so elected to be officers and trustees shall be such officers\nand trustees.\n