Certificates of Presiding Elder and Stewards of Adjoining District. We, the undersigned, A. B., presiding elder, and C. D. and E. F., a majority of the district stewards of (state name), a presiding elder's district, erected by the (state name) annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, desiring to constitute the presiding elder and stewards of such district members of a corporation formed by the presiding elder and district stewards of (state name), an adjoining presiding elder's district, having as one of its objects the acquisition, maintenance and improvement of real property as a camp-meeeting ground for camp-meeting purposes, do hereby make, sign, acknowledge and file this certificate in pursuance of section 17 of the Religious Corporations Law, as follows: First. The name of such presiding elder's district is (state name). Second. The name of the presiding elder's district with which it is desired to become associated is (state name). Third. The names, residence and official relation to such presiding elder's district of the signers of this certificate are as follows: Names. Residence. Official relation. In witness whereof, we have made, signed, acknowledged and filed this certificate this ...... day of ..... 189 . ......9 (Signatures of presiding elder and a majority of the district stewards.) ......9 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 acknowledged to me that they made, signed and executed the same for the purposes therein set forth. (Signature of notary.) (The consent of the original corporation should be indorsed on the certifi cate and the certificate filed in the county clerk's office of the county in which the district, or a part thereof, is located. Fees for filing, six cents; for recording, 10 cents per folio.) Certificate Changing the Number of Trustees. We, the undersigned, a majority of the trustees of (state corporate name), a corporation formed by the presiding elder and district stewards of (state name of presiding elder's district) in pursuance of chapter ... of the Laws of 189, do hereby certify as follows: That an annual (or special meeting duly called tion was held on the ...... day of .... ...... therefor) of such corpora189, at ...... o'clock in That at such meeting the following resolution was offered: "Resolved, That the number of trustees of such corporation be changed from (state existing number) to (three or some multiple of three or not more than twenty-one), in pursuance of section 17 of the Religious Corporations Law, and that the trustees of such corporation be directed to sign, acknowledge and file the necessary certificate therefor." That such a resolution was duly adopted by a majority vote of the members of such corporation present at such meeting and voting thereon. In witness whereof, we have made, signed, acknowledged and filed this certificate on this ...... day of ......... 189. On this ...... day of .........., 189, before me personally came (names of subscribers) personally known to me to be the persons who made and signed the foregoing certificate, and severally acknowledged to me that they made, signed and executed the same for the purposes therein set forth. (Signature of notary.) No. 11. Notice of Meeting for Incorporation of Episcopal Church. (Religious Corporations Law, § 30.) Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the members of (state name of church) will be held on the ...... day of .........., 189, at ...... o'clock in the ... ...... noon for the purpose of determining whether such society shall become incorporated, and if the decision be in favor thereof, of determining the date of the annual election of the proposed corporation, and of electing vestrymen and churchwardens thereof. No. 12. Certificate of Incorporation of Episcopal Church. (Religious Corporations Law, § 31.) We, the undersigned, A. B., chairman, and C. D. and E. F., do hereby certify as follows: First. That a notice of a meeting of the members of (state name of unincorporated church), to determine whether such church should become incorporated, was duly given in pursuance of section 30 of the Religious Corporations Law, and such meeting was held in accordance therewith on the ..... day 189, at ...... o'clock in the ......noon. Second. That A. B. was presiding officer of such meeting, and C. D. and E. F. were present at such meeting and voted thereat. Third. At such meeting it was determined to incorporate such church as religious corporation in pursuance of section 31 of the Religious Corporations Law. Fourth. The name of the proposed corporation as decided upon by such meeting is (state name). Fifth. The principal place of worship of such corporation is to be located in the county of .......... in the town (village or city) of (state name). Sixth. The date of holding the annual election of such corporation shall be (state a secular day of the week commencing with the first Sunday in Advent). Seventh. The number of vestrymen decided upon at such meeting was (state number). Eighth. The names and terms of office of the vestrymen elected by such meeting are, respectively, as follows: Names. Terms of office. Ninth. The names and terms of office of the churchwardens elected at such meeting are, respectively, as follows: Names. Terms of office. In witness whereof, we have made, signed, acknowledged and filed this certificate on this ...... day of.... 189. (Signatures of the presiding officer of the meeting and of two persons present and voting thereat.) ...... day of ......... " On this 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 acknowledged to me that they made, signed and executed the same for the purposes therein set forth. (Signature of notary.) NOTE. - Certificate should be filed in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the principal place of worship of such church is, or is to be, located. Fees for filling, six cents; for recording, 10 cents per folio. No. 13. Notice of Annual Elections of the Episcopal Church. Notice is hereby given that the annual election of (corporate name) will be held on the ........... day of ......................, 189, immediately after morning service, and that at such election a churchwarden and (state number) of vestrymen will be elected to fill the vacancies occurring by reason of expiration of the terms of office of (state names of officers). No. 14. Certificate Changing the Number of Vestrymen of Episcopal Church. (Religious Corporations Law, § 34.) We, the undersigned, A. B., presiding officer, and C. D. and E. F., do certify as follows: That the annual meeting of (corporate name) was held on the ...... day of .... 189 at...... o'clock in the ..... .noon. That A. B. was the presiding officer of such meeting and C. D. and E. F. were present and qualified to vote thereat. That at such meeting the following resolution of the vestry of such corporation was submitted for consideration: "Resolved, That the vestry of (corporate name) recommend that the number of vestrymen of such parish be changed from (state existing number) to (three, six or nine), in pursuance of section 34 of the Religious Corporations Law, and that a notice of such recommendation be included in the notice of the next annual meeting of such parish." That notice of such resolution was included in the notice of such annual meeting. That such resolution was ratified by a majority of votes of the members of such corporation present at such meeting and voting thereat. That the number of vestrymen of such parish, as determined by such meeting, shall hereafter be (state number, three, six or nine). In witness whereof, we have made, signed, acknowledged, verified and filed this certificate on the ...... day of ....... 189 (Signatures of presiding officer and of two qualified voters present at the election.) A. B., presiding officer, and C. D. and E. F., being duly sworn, each deposes and says, that he has read the foregoing certificate, subscribed by him, and knows the contents thereof, and the same is true and correct of his own knowledge. 189 before me personally came On this ...... day of .... (names of subscribers) to me personally known to be the persons described in and who made and signed the foregoing certificate, and severally acknowledged to me that they made, signed and executed the same for the purposes therein set forth. (Signature of notary.) NOTE.-Certificate should be filed in the office of the county clerk in which the original certificate was filed. Fees for filing, six cents; for recording, 10 cents per folio. Certificate Changing Date of No. 15. Annual Election, Number and Terms of (Religious Corporations Law, § 35.) We, the undersigned, A. B., presiding officer, and C. D. and E. F., do certify as follows: That the annual meeting of (corporate name) was held on the ...... day of .........., 189. That A. B. was the presiding officer of such meeting, and C. D. and E. F. were present and qualified to vote thereat. That at such meeting the following resolution of the vestry was submitted for consideration: Resolved, That the vestry of (corporate name) recommend that the date of the annual election of such church be changed to a secular day of the week beginning with the first Sunday in Advent (or that the number of vestrymen be changed to three, six or nine, and that the terms of the churchwardens be changed so that one warden shall be elected annually), and that a notice of such recommendation be included in the notice of the next annual meeting of such parish." That notice of such resolution was included in the notice of such annual meeting. That such resolution was ratified by a majority of votes of all the members of such corporation present at such meeting and voting thereat. That the date determined upon for the annual meeting of the parish was (state the date) (or that the number of vestrymen so decided on was ......, and the meeting determined to thereafter elect churchwardens so that the term of one warden shall expire annually.) In witness whereof, we have made, signed, acknowledged, verified and filed this certificate on the .... day of ........ 189. ...... (Signatures of presiding officer and of two qualified voters present at the election.) |