§ 425 — Meeting for incorporation

§ 425. Meeting for incorporation. 1. At the meeting for incorporation\nheld in pursuance of such notice, only qualified voters shall be\neligible to vote.\n 2. The presence of a majority of such qualified voters, at least six\nin number, shall be necessary to constitute a quorum of such meeting.\nThe action of the meeting upon any matter or question shall be decided\nby a majority of the qualified voters thereon. The quorum shall not be\nless than six persons.\n 3. The first named of the following persons who is present at such\nmeeting shall preside thereat, to wit: Any executive officer of the New\nYork district of the Assemblies of God or delegated representative\nthereof, the minister of the church or the officiating minister thereof.\nThe meeting shall be called to order by the presiding officer. There\nshall be elected to such meeting a clerk to keep the record of the\nproceedings of the meeting, and two inspectors of election to receive\nthe ballots cast.\n 4. The presiding officer of the meeting shall be the judge of the\nqualifications of voters. The presiding officer and the inspectors of\nelection shall decide the results of the ballots cast on any matter.\n 5. Such meeting shall decide whether such unincorporated church shall\nbecome incorporated. If such decision shall be in favor of\nincorporation, such meeting shall decide upon the name of the proposed\ncorporation, the names of the first three trustees thereof, and shall\ndetermine the date, not more than fifteen months thereafter, on which\nthe first annual election of the trustees thereof after such meeting\nshall be held. Such meeting shall elect from the persons qualified to\nvote at such meeting one trustee who shall hold office until the first\nannual election of trustees thereafter, a second trustee to hold office\nuntil the second annual election of trustees thereafter, and a third\ntrustee to hold office until the third annual election of trustees\nthereafter. The trustees shall hold office until their successors are\nelected.\n 6. At the meeting for incorporation a constitution and by-laws may be\nadopted except it shall not conflict with: (a) the duly adopted\nconstitution and by-laws of the general council of the Assemblies of\nGod, (b) the duly adopted constitution and by-laws of the New York\ndistrict of the Assemblies of God, and (c) the provisions of this\narticle or this chapter.\n