New York § 296 - 296Re-incorporation of existing corporations
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 296 — 296Re-incorporation of existing corporations, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 296. 296Re-incorporation of existing corporations
§ 296. Re-incorporation of existing corporations. Any heretofore incorporated church, congregation, parish, society, or committee, to which this article is applicable, may re-incorporate under the provisions of this article by the same procedure hereinbefore set forth for incorporation substituting, at appropriate places, the word "re-incorporate" for "incorporate" and filing the certificate of re-incorporation in the office of the county clerk in the county in which its principal place of worship or office is located. Immediately upon the filing of such certificate all the right, title, equity and interest of such organization or 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 296 ("296Re-incorporation 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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