Legislation

RELIGIOUS CORPORATIONS LAW

LAWS 1909, CHAPTER 53

AN ACT in relation to religious corporations, constituting chapter
fifty-one of the consolidated laws.
Became a law February 17, 1909, with the approval of the Governor.

Passed, three-fifths being present.

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:

CHAPTER 51 OF THE CONSOLIDATED LAWS

RELIGIOUS CORPORATIONS LAW
Article 1. Short title and definitions (§§ 1--2-b).

2. General provisions (§§ 3-28).

3. Protestant Episcopal Parishes or Churches (§§ 40-49).

3-A. Apostolic Episcopal Parishes or Churches (§§ 50--59-b).

3-b. Parishes or Churches of the Holy Orthodox Church in

America (§§ 50-aa--50-mm).

III-C. Parishes or Churches of the American Patriarchal Orthodox

Church (§§ 51-a--54-a).

4. Presbyterian Churches (§§ 60-70).

5. Roman Catholic Churches (§§ 90-92).

5-A. Christian Orthodox Catholic Churches of the Eastern

Confession (§§ 95-96).

5-B. Ruthenian Greek Catholic Churches (§§ 100-102).

5-C. Churches of the Orthodox Church in America (§§ 105-108).

6. Reformed Dutch, Reformed Presbyterian and Lutheran

Churches (§§ 110-116).

7. Baptist Churches (§§ 130-140).

8. Churches of the United Church of Christ, Congregational

Christian and Independent Churches (§§ 160-172).

8-A. Churches of the Ukrainian Orthodox Churches of America

(§§ 169-a--169-e).

8-B. Churches of the Holy Ukrainian Autocephalic Orthodox

Church in Exile (§§ 175-179).

9. Free Churches (§§ 180-183).

IX-A. Churches of Christ, Scientist (§§ 184--189-c).

10. Other Denominations (§§ 190-211).

11. Union Churches (§§ 220-221).

11-A. Free Methodist Churches (§§ 225--225-o).

12. Laws repealed; when to take effect (§§ 260-261).

13. Spiritualist Churches (§§ 262-272).

XIV. Churches of the Nazarene (§§ 273-279).

XV. (Enacted without Article heading) (§§ 290-296).

XVI. Spiritualist Churches Connected with the National

Spiritualist Association (§§ 300-306).

17. Methodist Churches (§§ 320-335).

XVIII. Churches of the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church

in America (§§ 336-352).

19. Unitarian and Universalist Societies (§§ 400-414).

20. Assemblies of God churches (§§ 420-437).

21. Coptic Orthodox churches (§§ 450-455).

22. Organizations of the Hindu faith (§§ 460-469).

23. Organizations of the Sikh faith (§§ 470-479).

24. Organizations of the Islamic faith (§§ 480-489).