Statute · New York Religious Corporations Law
N.Y. Relig. Corp. Law § 170 — Election and salary of ministers
N.Y. Relig. Corp. Law § 170
- Type
- Statute
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- New York Religious Corporations Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 170. Election and salary of ministers. The ministers of any such church shall be called, settled or removed and their salaries fixed, only by the vote of a majority of the members of such corporation duly qualified to vote at elections present and voting at a meeting of such corporation…
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N.Y. Relig. Corp. Law § 170 — Election and salary of ministers is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 170. Election and salary of ministers. The ministers of any such church shall be called, settled or removed and their salaries fixed, only by the vote of a majority of the members of such corporation duly qualified to vote at elections present and voting at a meeting of such corporation specially called for that purpose, in the manner hereinbefore provided for the call of special meetings; and any such corporation may, by its by-laws, make the call, settlement or removal of its ministers dependent upon a concurrent vote of the unincorporated church connected with such corporation; and in that case the concurrence of a majority of the members of such unincorporated church, present and voting at a meeting thereof, called for that purpose, shall be necessary to the call, settlement or removal of such ministers.