Bill Text: NY S06653 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Eliminates the time period during which a free Methodist church must hold its annual election of trustees.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-22 - REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS [S06653 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S06653-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6653
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 22, 2010
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
         and Commissions
       AN ACT to amend the religious corporations law, in relation to the annu-
         al election of the trustees of a free Methodist church
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section  225-f  of  the  religious  corpo-
    2  rations  law,  as amended by chapter 201 of the laws of 1971, is amended
    3  to read as follows:
    4    1. Trustees of an incorporated free Methodist church shall be  elected
    5  at  the  annual  society  meeting [held within three months prior to the
    6  session of the annual conference to which the society belongs].   Notice
    7  of such meeting shall be publicly announced at a regular meeting of such
    8  incorporated  church  for public worship upon Sunday, if such service be
    9  held on Sunday, and at least ten days, and not more  than  thirty  days,
   10  before  said  meeting  shall  be held. This notice shall be given by the
   11  pastor, the officiating minister or an officer of  the  church.  At  the
   12  said  annual society meeting the pastor shall preside, or in the absence
   13  of a pastor or in case of his declining, any qualified voter therein may
   14  be elected to preside. During the election of the trustees the following
   15  persons, and no others, shall be qualified voters, to wit:  all  persons
   16  who  are  then members in full connection or on probation of such church
   17  in good and regular standing.  Said election shall be by ballot and on a
   18  majority vote, and at least six persons qualified to vote thereat  shall
   19  be  necessary  to  constitute a quorum. The trustees shall be so elected
   20  that the office of one-third of them shall  continue  for  three  years,
   21  one-third for two years, and one-third for one year. At least two-thirds
   22  of  said trustees shall be members in full connection of the free Metho-
   23  dist church in good and regular standing. All trustees shall hold  their
   24  office  until  their  successors  are elected, unless their office shall
   25  terminate as provided for in section two hundred [and] twenty-five-h  of
   26  this article.
   27    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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