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N.Y. RCO Law § 302

This is the official text of N.Y. RCO Law § 302, part of New York’s RCO Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "RCO Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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Notice of meeting for incorporation

Official statutory text

§ 302. Notice of meeting for incorporation. A notice of meeting for\nthe purpose of incorporating an unincorporated Spiritualist church in\nconnection with the National Spiritualist Association shall be given as\nfollows:\n 1. The notice shall be in writing and shall state in substance that a\nmeeting of the members of such church will be held at a stated place,\ndate and hour for the purpose of incorporating, electing officers and\ntrustees and selecting a corporate name.\n 2. The notice shall also state that written permission has been\ngranted by the board of trustees of the National Spiritualist\nAssociation.\n 3. The notice shall be signed by at least fifteen persons of legal age\nwho are in good and regular standing of such church, in accordance with\nthe rules and regulations of such church, and who have in good faith\nexpressed in open meeting their belief in the tenets and the declaration\nof principles adopted by the National Spiritualist Association.\n 4. The notice shall be publicly read at a regular meeting of such\nunincorporated church for public worship on two successive Sundays\nimmediately preceding the meeting by any person qualified to sign such\nnotice.\n

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