Section 263. Incorporation of unincorporated Spiritualist churches and system of incorporation and government  


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  • A meeting  for  the  purpose  of  incorporating  an  unincorporated Spiritualist church in connection with
      the General Assembly  of  Spiritualists  must  be  called  and  held  in
      pursuance of the provisions of this article:
        1.  The  notice and call of such meeting shall be in writing and shall
      state in substance, that a meeting of such unincorporated church will be
      held at its usual place of worship at a specified day and hour  for  the
      purpose of incorporating such church and designating trustees thereof.
        2. The notice must be signed at least by seven persons of full age who
      are  then  members  in  good  and  regular  standing  of  such church by
      admission into full membership therewith, in accordance with  the  rules
      and  regulations of such church, and who have in good faith expressed in
      open meeting their belief in the tenets of faith adopted by the  General
      Assembly of Spiritualists.
        3.  The  notice must have endorsed thereon the approval of the body of
      the  General  Assembly  of  Spiritualists  governing  the  admission  of
      churches.
        4.  A  copy of such notice with the approval endorsed thereon shall be
      publicly read at a regular meeting of  such  unincorporated  church  for
      public  worship, on the two successive Sundays immediately preceding the
      meeting by any person qualified to sign such notice.