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If the vestry of a Protestant Episcopal parish heretofore incorporated shall by resolution recommend that the qualifications of voters and the qualifications of wardens and vestrymen be changed to conform in both cases to the requirements of section forty-three of this chapter, notice of such recommendation shall be included in the notice of the next annual election of such parish, and be submitted to the meeting. If such recommendation be ratified by such meeting the presiding officer thereof and at least two qualified voters present thereat shall execute and acknowledge a certificate setting forth such resolution of the vestry, the fact that notice thereof had been given with the notice of such annual election, and that the meeting had ratified the same. Such certificate shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the county in which the original certificate of incorporation is filed and recorded.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Religious Corporations Law - RCO § 46. Changing the qualifications of voters and the qualifications of wardens and vestrymen - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/religious-corporations-law/rco-sect-46/
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