Statute · New York Religious Corporations Law
N.Y. Relig. Corp. Law § 342 — Reincorporation of existing corporations
N.Y. Relig. Corp. Law § 342
- Type
- Statute
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- New York Religious Corporations Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 342. Reincorporation of existing corporations. Any heretofore incorporated church, to which this article is applicable, may reincorporate under the provisions of this article by the same procedure hereinbefore set forth for incorporation substituting, at appropriate places, the word…
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N.Y. Relig. Corp. Law § 342 — Reincorporation of existing corporations is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 342. Reincorporation of existing corporations. Any heretofore incorporated church, to which this article is applicable, may reincorporate under the provisions of this article by the same procedure hereinbefore set forth for incorporation substituting, at appropriate places, the word "reincorporate" for "incorporate" and filing the certificate of reincorporation in the office of the county clerk in the county in which its principal place of worship is located. Immediately upon the filing of such certificate all the right, title, equity and interest of such corporation in any estate, real or personal, together with all franchise and charter rights, shall be vested in the corporation so created under this article, and the original corporation shall be null and void.