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New York Religious Corporations Law, Religious Corporations, New York, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1126345
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RELIGIOUS CORPORATIONS LAW LAWS 1909, CHAPTER 53 AN ACT in relation to religious corporations, constituting chapter fifty-one of the consolidated laws. Became a law February 17, 1909, with the approval of the Governor. Passed, three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: CHAPTER 51 OF THE CONSOLIDATED LAWS RELIGIOUS CORPORATIONS LAW Article 1. Short title and definitions (§§ 1--2-b). 2. General provisions (§§ 3-28). 3. Protestant Episcopal Parishes or Churches (§§ 40-49). 3-A. Apostolic Episcopal Parishes or Churches (§§ 50--59-b). 3-b. Parishes or Churches of the Holy Orthodox Church in America (§§ 50-aa--50-mm). III-C. Parishes or Churches of the American Patriarchal Orthodox Church (§§ 51-a--54-a). 4. Presbyterian Churches (§§ 60-70). 5. Roman Catholic Churches (§§ 90-92). 5-A. Christian Orthodox Catholic Churches of the Eastern Confession (§§ 95-96). 5-B. Ruthenian Greek Catholic Churches (§§ 100-102). 5-C. Churches of the Orthodox Church in America (§§ 105-108). 6. Reformed Dutch, Reformed Presbyterian and Lutheran Churches (§§ 110-116). 7. Baptist Churches (§§ 130-140). 8. Churches of the United Church of Christ, Congregational Christian and Independent Churches (§§ 160-172). 8-A. Churches of the Ukrainian Orthodox Churches of America (§§ 169-a--169-e). 8-B. Churches of the Holy Ukrainian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in Exile (§§ 175-179). 9. Free Churches (§§ 180-183). IX-A. Churches of Christ, Scientist (§§ 184--189-c). 10. Other Denominations (§§ 190-211). 11. Union Churches (§§ 220-221). 11-A. Free Methodist Churches (§§ 225--225-o). 12. Laws repealed; when to take effect (§§ 260-261). 13. Spiritualist Churches (§§ 262-272). XIV. Churches of the Nazarene (§§ 273-279). XV. (Enacted without Article heading) (§§ 290-296). XVI. Spiritualist Churches Connected with the National Spiritualist Association (§§ 300-306). 17. Methodist Churches (§§ 320-335). XVIII. Churches of the Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in America (§§ 336-352). 19. Unitarian and Universalist Societies (§§ 400-414). 20. Assemblies of God churches (§§ 420-437). 21. Coptic Orthodox churches (§§ 450-455). 22. Organizations of the Hindu faith (§§ 460-469). 23. Organizations of the Sikh faith (§§ 470-479). 24. Organizations of the Islamic faith (§§ 480-489).