New York § 342 - 342Reincorporation of existing corporations
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 342 — 342Reincorporation of existing corporations, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 342. 342Reincorporation of existing corporations
§ 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.
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Section 342 ("342Reincorporation of existing corporations") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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