Section 275. Government

The  district  superintendent of the district to
  which any incorporated church of the Nazarene belongs, and his successor
  in office, shall be by virtue of his office, a trustee of  said  church;
  and  the  laymen,  members of such church who signed said certificate of
  incorporation shall together constitute  the  first  board  of  trustees
  thereof.  The  term of office of the laymen trustees of the incorporated
  church of the Nazarene, shall be one year; the number of laymen trustees
  shall be three, six or nine. Whenever the  office  of  any  such  laymen
  trustees  shall  become  vacant  by  expiration  of  term  of  office or
  otherwise, his successor shall be elected by a majority vote of the duly
  qualified members of said church. No act or proceedings of the  trustees
  of  any  incorporated church shall be valid, without the sanction of the
  district superintendent of the district to which such church belongs, or
  in case of his absence or inability to act, without the sanction of  one
  of  the  general  superintendents  of  the church of the Nazarene of the
  United States.