Section 53. Resolution to be adopted at incorporation meeting  


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  • At such
      meeting  held  for  the  incorporation  of  such   parish,   church   or
      congregation  as  an  Apostolic  Episcopal Church, by whatever corporate
      name said church shall take, the following resolution shall be passed by
      a majority of the qualified voters of such meeting, to wit:
        "Resolved, that whereas, it has been decided by  a  majority  vote  to
      incorporate  said church under the name of (here give the corporate name
      by which such church is to be known) as a congregation of the  Apostolic
      Episcopal  Church  and  under the spiritual jurisdiction of metropolitan
      synod of such denomination; we likewise, by a majority vote of the  duly
      qualified  voters  at  this  meeting, held for the incorporation of said
      church, now decide that the clergymen trustees of this said church shall
      be the bishop who is the ecclesiastical administrator, the vicar-general
      and the chancellor of the aforesaid metropolitan synod and the rector or
      vicar of this church, and their successors in office, shall by virtue of
      their offices, be the clergymen trustees of this church, which said four
      officers together with the ............ laymen trustees elected at  this
      incorporation  meeting,  shall  constitute  the  trustees  thereof. Said
      clergymen trustees' term of office shall continue until their successors
      in said office are elected by the Metropolitan Synod Apostolic Episcopal
      Church, and said laymen trustees term of office shall be that  fixed  by
      statute."