Section 189-B. Changing number of trustees  


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  • Any incorporated church or
      society to which this article is applicable may, at an annual  corporate
      meeting,  change  the number of its trustees to any number from three to
      twelve and classify them so that the terms of  one-third  as  nearly  as
      possible  expire each year, provided that notice of such intended change
      be included in the notice of such  annual  corporate  meeting.  No  such
      change shall affect the terms of the trustees then in office, and if the
      change  reduces  the  number  of trustees, election shall not be held to
      fill the vacancies caused by the expiration of the  terms  of  trustees,
      until  the  number  of  trustees equals the number to which the trustees
      were reduced. Whenever the number of trustees in office is less than the
      number so determined on, sufficient additional trustees shall be elected
      to make the number of trustees for the ensuing year equal to the  number
      so  determined on. The trustees so elected up to and including as nearly
      as possible one-third of the number so determined on, shall  be  elected
      for three years, the remainder up to and including as nearly as possible
      one-third of the number so determined on for two years and the remainder
      for one year.