§ 340 — Resolutions to be adopted at the meeting for incorporation

§ 340. Resolutions to be adopted at the meeting for incorporation. In\norder to incorporate under this article, the meeting shall adopt the\nfollowing resolution by a majority of its qualified voters, present and\nvoting, to wit:\n Whereas, this congregation was founded and established, and thereby a\npermanent trust was created, for the purpose and intent of adhering to,\nmaintaining and promoting religious worship and teaching according to\nthe communion, doctrine, discipline, rite, canon law, traditions and\nusages of the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church; and\n Whereas, such purpose and intent and the trust thereby created can be\nfully effected and safeguarded only in complete canonical unity with\njurisdictions and in obedience to bishops acknowledged and certified by\nthe Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in America; and\n Whereas, the signors thereof are the trustees, duly elected as such at\na meeting duly held on the ............ day of .......... , nineteen\nhundred .......... , in accordance with article eighteen of the\nreligious corporations law; and\n Whereas, by a majority vote the said meeting has determined to\nincorporate as a Church of the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church\nin America under the name of (here give the corporate name by which such\nchurch is to be known); and\n Whereas, permission and sanction for such incorporation has been given\nand certified in accordance with the provisions of said article by (here\nname the appropriate archbishop, bishop or administrator) to whose\njurisdiction and authority this corporation shall adhere.\n Therefore it is hereby resolved, that this congregation shall become\nand remain an incorporated church of the aforesaid jurisdiction in full\nunity of communion, faith and discipline with the Byelorussian\nAutocephalic Orthodox Church in America and that the clergymen trustees\nof this said church shall be the archbishop, or bishop, who is the\nadministrator of the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in\nAmerica and rector of this church, and their successors in office, shall\nby virtue of their offices, be the clergymen trustees of this church,\nwhich said two officers together, with the .......... laymen trustees\nelected at this incorporation meeting, shall constitute the trustees\nthereof. Said clergymen trustees' term of office shall continue until\ntheir successors in said office are elected by the governing\necclesiastical body of the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church,\nand said laymen trustees' term of office shall be that fixed by statute.\n