N.Y. NPC Law § 910

§ 910. Merger or consolidation of corporations formed under the\n religious corporations law and certain other corporations\n formed for religious purposes.\n (a) One or more corporations formed under the religious corporations\nlaw and one or more corporations formed for religious purposes to which\nthe not-for-profit corporation law applies by virtue of paragraph (a) of\nsection one hundred three of this chapter may be merged or consolidated\npursuant to section nine hundred one, with the effect provided in\nsection nine hundred one and paragraph (b) of section nine hundred five\nof this chapter.\n (b) Each corporation which is a party to such merger or consolidation\nshall comply with the provisions of this section and of sections 902,\n903, 904 and 907 of this chapter and, if and to the extent applicable,\nsections 906 and 909 of this chapter.\n (c) If the surviving corporation or consolidated corporation is a\ndomestic or authorized foreign corporation not formed under the\nreligious corporations law, then, a certificate of merger or\nconsolidation shall be filed with the department of state, and the\nsurviving or consolidated corporation shall thereafter cause a copy of\nsuch certificate, certified by the department of state, to be filed in\nthe office of the clerk of the county in which each constituent\ncorporation other than the surviving corporation is located, the county\nin which the certificate of incorporation of each constituent domestic\ncorporation or application for authority of each constituent authorized\nforeign corporation, other than the surviving corporation, is filed and\nthe office of the official who is the recording officer of such county\nin this state in which real property of a constituent corporation other\nthan the surviving corporation, is located.\n (d) If the surviving corporation or consolidated corporation is a\ncorporation formed under the religious corporations law, then, the\ncertificate of merger or consolidation shall be filed with the office of\nthe official in which the certificate of incorporation of the surviving\nor consolidated corporation was filed, and the surviving or consolidated\ncorporation shall thereafter cause a copy of such certificate, certified\nby such office, to be filed in the office in which the certificate of\nincorporation of each constituent domestic corporation or application\nfor authority of each authorized foreign corporation other than the\nsurviving corporation was filed, and in the office of the official who\nis the recording officer of each county in this state in which real\nproperty of a constituent corporation, other than the surviving or\nconsolidated corporation, is located.\n (e) Such merger or consolidation shall become effective with respect\nto each constituent corporation upon the filing of a certificate of\nmerger or consolidation or certified copy thereof pursuant to paragraph\n(c) or paragraph (d) of this section with the appropriate state or\ncounty official therein specified. With respect to the surviving\ncorporation, such merger may become effective on such date subsequent\nthereto, not to exceed thirty days, as shall be set forth in such\ncertificate. The filing of a certified copy with the office of a\nrecording officer of a county in which real property is located shall\nnot be a condition precedent to such merger or consolidation becoming\neffective.\n