Section 186. Meeting for incorporation  


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  • At the meeting for incorporation
      held in pursuance of such notice, the following persons, and no  others,
      shall be qualified voters, to wit: All persons of full age, who are then
      members  in  good  and  regular  standing  of  such church or society by
      admission into full membership therewith, in accordance with  the  rules
      and regulations thereof.
        At  such meeting, the presence of a majority of such qualified voters,
      at least six in number, shall be necessary to constitute a quorum.   The
      action  of the meeting upon any matter or question shall be decided by a
      majority of the qualified voters voting thereon, a quorum being present.
      The meeting shall be called to order by one of the signers of the  call.
      There  shall  be elected at such meeting, from the qualified voters then
      present, a presiding  officer,  a  clerk  to  keep  the  record  of  the
      proceedings,  of  the  meeting and two inspectors of election to receive
      the  ballots  cast.  The  presiding  officer  of  the  meeting  and  the
      inspectors  shall  decide the results of the ballots cast on any matter,
      and shall be the judges of the qualifications of voters.
        Such meeting  shall  decide  whether  such  unincorporated  church  or
      society shall become incorporated. If such decision shall be in favor of
      incorporation  such  meeting  shall decide upon the name of the proposed
      corporation which shall be "Church of Christ,  Scientist,"  prefixed  by
      "First," "Second," "Third" or other numerical designation, or "Christian
      Science  Society"  as  the  case may be, and followed by the name of the
      place where it shall be located;  the  meeting  also  shall  decide  the
      number  of  the  trustees  of such church or society, which shall be any
      number from three to twelve, 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
      thereupon elect by ballot, from the persons qualified to  vote  thereat,
      one-third  of  the  number  of trustees as nearly as possible so decided
      upon who shall hold office until the first annual election  of  trustees
      thereafter,  one-third  of such number of trustees as nearly as possible
      who shall hold office until  the  second  annual  election  of  trustees
      thereafter,  and  the  remainder  of such trustees who shall hold office
      until the third annual election of trustees  thereafter,  or  until  the
      respective successors of such trustees shall be elected and take office.