Senate Bill S6653

2009-2010 Legislative Session

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

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S6653 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10760
Current Committee:
Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Religious Corporations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §225-f, Rel Corp L

2009-S6653 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2009-S6653 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6653 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6653

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 22, 2010
                               ___________

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:

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section  225-f  of  the  religious  corpo-
rations  law,  as amended by chapter 201 of the laws of 1971, is amended
to read as follows:
  1. Trustees of an incorporated free Methodist church shall be  elected
at  the  annual  society  meeting [held within three months prior to the
session of the annual conference to which the society belongs].   Notice
of such meeting shall be publicly announced at a regular meeting of such
incorporated  church  for public worship upon Sunday, if such service be
held on Sunday, and at least ten days, and not more  than  thirty  days,
before  said  meeting  shall  be held. This notice shall be given by the
pastor, the officiating minister or an officer of  the  church.  At  the
said  annual society meeting the pastor shall preside, or in the absence
of a pastor or in case of his declining, any qualified voter therein may
be elected to preside. During the election of the trustees the following
persons, and no others, shall be qualified voters, to wit:  all  persons
who  are  then members in full connection or on probation of such church
in good and regular standing.  Said election shall be by ballot and on a
majority vote, and at least six persons qualified to vote thereat  shall
be  necessary  to  constitute a quorum. The trustees shall be so elected
that the office of one-third of them shall  continue  for  three  years,
one-third for two years, and one-third for one year. At least two-thirds
of  said trustees shall be members in full connection of the free Metho-
dist church in good and regular standing. All trustees shall hold  their
office  until  their  successors  are elected, unless their office shall
terminate as provided for in section two hundred [and] twenty-five-h  of
this article.
  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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