Section 425. Meeting for incorporation  


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  • 1. At the meeting for incorporation
      held in pursuance  of  such  notice,  only  qualified  voters  shall  be
      eligible to vote.
        2.  The  presence of a majority of such qualified voters, at least six
      in number, shall be necessary to constitute a quorum  of  such  meeting.
      The  action  of the meeting upon any matter or question shall be decided
      by a majority of the qualified voters thereon. The quorum shall  not  be
      less than six persons.
        3.  The  first  named  of the following persons who is present at such
      meeting shall preside thereat, to wit: Any executive officer of the  New
      York  district  of  the  Assemblies  of  God or delegated representative
      thereof, the minister of the church or the officiating minister thereof.
      The meeting shall be called to order by  the  presiding  officer.  There
      shall  be  elected  to  such  meeting  a clerk to keep the record of the
      proceedings of the meeting, and two inspectors of  election  to  receive
      the ballots cast.
        4.  The  presiding  officer  of  the meeting shall be the judge of the
      qualifications of voters. The presiding officer and  the  inspectors  of
      election shall decide the results of the ballots cast on any matter.
        5.  Such meeting shall decide whether such unincorporated church shall
      become  incorporated.  If  such  decision   shall   be   in   favor   of
      incorporation,  such  meeting shall decide upon the name of the proposed
      corporation, the names of the first three trustees  thereof,  and  shall
      determine  the  date,  not more than fifteen months thereafter, on which
      the first annual election of the trustees  thereof  after  such  meeting
      shall  be  held.  Such meeting shall elect from the persons qualified to
      vote at such meeting one trustee who shall hold office until  the  first
      annual  election of trustees thereafter, a second trustee to hold office
      until the second annual election of trustees  thereafter,  and  a  third
      trustee  to  hold  office  until  the  third annual election of trustees
      thereafter. The trustees shall hold office until  their  successors  are
      elected.
        6.  At the meeting for incorporation a constitution and by-laws may be
      adopted except  it  shall  not  conflict  with:  (a)  the  duly  adopted
      constitution  and  by-laws  of  the general council of the Assemblies of
      God, (b) the duly adopted constitution  and  by-laws  of  the  New  York
      district  of  the  Assemblies  of  God,  and  (c) the provisions of this
      article or this chapter.