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N.Y. RCO Law § 331

This is the official text of N.Y. RCO Law § 331, 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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Control of trustees by corporate meetings

Official statutory text

§ 331. Control of trustees by corporate meetings. A corporate meeting\nof an incorporated United Methodist church, whose trustees are elective\nas such, may give directions, not inconsistent with law or with the\ndiscipline of The United Methodist Church, as to the manner in which any\nof the temporal affairs of the church shall be administered by the\ntrustees thereof; and such directions shall be followed by the trustees.\n

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