....

... on the .....

Upon reading and filing the application of AttorneyGeneral of the State of New York, in the above entitled proceeding, dated 189, praying for an order in pursuance of section 13 of the Religious Corporations Law, requiring (corporate name) to make and file an inventory and account of its property, on motion of ....

General of the State of New York,

Attorney

Ordered, That the trustees of such corporation be required to show cause before me at on the ...... day of ... .. 189, why they should not make and file such an inventory and account.

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......

.......

It is hereby further ordered, That a copy of such application and of this order be served upon the trustees of such corporation, personally, on or before the..... day of

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189.

(Signature of justice of the Supreme Court.)

(Proof of service of the application and notice should be presented to the court.)

Application having been made to this court by the Attorney-General of the State of New York, in pursuance of section 13 of the Religious Corporations Law for an order requiring (corporate name) to make and file an inventory and account of its property; and proof having been made to me of

the personal service of such application, together with a notice of the time and place of presentation thereof, on the trustees of (corporate name), at least eight days prior thereto, and having heard ............ in favor of such application and ...... in opposition thereto, and no good cause being shown why such corporation should not be required to make and file such inventory and account,

Ordered, That A. B., of ...

be appointed referee herein,

and he is hereby directed to make and file with this court an inventory and account of the corporate property of such corporation in pursuance of section 13 of the Religious Corporations Law, and report to this court on or before the...... day of 189.

(Signature of justice of the Supreme Court.)

(When such referee's report has been made, either party may give notice of an application to the court for confirmation of the report of the referee and for an order finally determining the amount of property held by such corporation.)

Final Order.

At a Special Term of the Supreme Court, held at

on the ....

Attorney-General of the State of New York, for an order requiring (corporate name) to make and file an inventory and amount of property of such corporation in pursuance of section 13 of the Religious Corporations Law, and A. B. having been appointed referee to take and state the amount of such property by an order of this court, dated.. and such referee having made and filed with this court an inventory and account of the property of such corporation, now on application of ....

It is ordered and determined, That the amount of property now held by such corporation is (state value), the annual income from which is (state income).

Dated

(Signature of justice of the Supreme Court.)

No. 8.

Incorporation of Governing Bodies.

(Religious Corporati ns Law, § 14.)

We, the undersigned, A. B., chairman, and C. D., clerk of (state name of governing body) do hereby certify as follows:

at

That a stated meeting of such (state name of governing body) was held on the ...... day of...... 189.

.....

That at such meeting the undersigned, A. B., acted as chairman, and the undersigned, C. D., acted as clerk.

That the following resolution was offered:

"Resolved, That (name of unincorporated governing body) shall become a corporation in pursuance of section 14 of the Religious Corporations Law, by the name of (state corporate name desired); that (state names of not less than three nor more than nine persons) be the first trustees of such corporation; and that the presiding officer and clerk of (state name of governing body) be hereby directed to execute, acknowledge and file a certificate effecting such incorporation, in pursuance of section 14 of the Religious Corporations Law."

That upon the question of the adoption of such resolution (state number) votes were cast, of which (state number) votes were cast in favor thereof, being a plurality of votes of all the members of such presbytery (or other governing body) present and voting thereon.

That such resolution was thereupon declared duly adopted.

In witness whereof, we have made, signed, acknowledged, verified and filed this certificate.

A. B., chairman, and C. D., clerk, being duly and severally sworn, each deposes and says, that he has read the foregoing certificate subscribed by him and knows the contents thereof, and that the same is true and correct of his own knowledge.

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On this ...... day of 189, before me personally came A. B. and C. D., to me personally known to be the persons described in and who made and signed the foregoing certificate and duly acknowledged to me that they made, signed and executed the same for the uses and purposes therein set forth.

(Signature of notary.)

NOTE -Certificate should be filed in the office of the county clerk. Fees for filing are six cents; for recording, 10 cents per folio.

No. 9.

Certificates of Incorporation of Corporation for Maintaining Mission Churches and Sunday Schools.

(Religious Corporations Law, § 16.)

We, the undersigned, all being persons of full age, at least two-thirds of whom are citizens of the United States, and one of whom is a resident of the State of New York, being members of (state names of churches of which they are members), desiring to form a corporation for the purpose of organizing and maintaining a mission church (or a Sunday school) at (and places in the vicinity of such churches) and of acquiring property therefor, in pursuance of section 16 of the Religious Corporations Law, do hereby make, sign, acknowledge and file this certificate for such purposes as follows:

First. The name of the proposed corporation is (state corporate name). Second. The principal office (or place of worship) of the corporation is to be located in the city of (state name).

Third. The members of (state names of churches) shall be admitted to membership in such corporation in pursuance of the by-laws thereof.

Fourth. The number of its trustees shall be (three, six or nine).

Fifth. The names and places of residence of its trustees for the first year of its existence are as follows:

Names.

Places of residence.

In witness whereof, we have made, signed, acknowledged and filed this certificate this

day of

189 .

......

On this ...... day of 189, before me personally came (insert names of subscribers to certificate), to me personally known to be the persons described in and who made and signed the foregoing certificate, and severally duly acknowledged to me that they made, signed and executed the same for the uses and purposes therein set forth.

(Signature of notary.)

NOTE. The certificates should be filed in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the principal office or place of worship of the corporation is intended to be located.

Fees for filling, six cents; for recording, 10 cents per folio. If such mission church should desire to incorporate as a separate church, the proceedings for incorporation should be the same as for a church of the denomination to which it belongs.

(See article applicable to such denomination.)

No. 10.

Incorporation of Corporations for Acquiring Parsonages for Presiding Elders or Camp Meeting Grounds.

(Religious Corporations Law, § 17.)

We, the undersigned, A. B., presiding elder, and C. D. and E. F., etc., a majority of the district stewards, residing within (state name), a presiding elder's district, erected by the (state name) annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, desiring to become incorporated in pursuance of section 17 of the Religious Corporations Law, for the purposes of acquiring, maintaining and improving real property as a parsonage for the presiding elder of such district (or as a camp ground for camp meeting purposes, or for both of such objects), do hereby make, sign, acknowledge and file this certificate for such purposes, as follows:

First. The name of the proposed corporation is (state name).

Second. The object for which the corporation is to be formed is (state object).

Third. The name of such presiding elder's district is (state name).

Fourth. The name of the annual conference by which such presiding elder's district was erected is (state name).

Fifth. The names, residences and official relation to such district of the signers of this certificate are respectively as follows:

Names.

Residence.

Official relation.

Sixth. The number of trustees of such corporation shall be (state number, three or some multiple of three, not more than twenty-one).

Seventh. The names of the trustees to hold office for three years are (names of one-third of the trustees); the names of the trustees to hold office for two years are (names of one-third of the trustees); and the names of the trustees to hold office for one year are (names of one-third of the trustees).

In witness whereof, we have made, signed, acknowledged and filed this certificate on this ...... day of

....

189

(Signatures of presiding elder and a majority of the district stewards.)

STATE OF NEW YORK,

COUNTY OF....

....

On this...... day of 189, before me personally came (names of subscribers), personally known to me to be the persons described in and who made and signed the foregoing certificate, and severally ackowledged to me that they made, signed and executed the same for the purposes therein set forth.

(Signature of notary.)

NOTE.- Certificates should be filed in the county clerk's office of the county in which the presiding elder's district, or a part thereof, is located. Fees for filing, six cents; for recording, 10 cents per folio.