New York § 59-A - 59-AAdditional qualifications of voters at annual and special corporate meetings
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§ 59-A. 59-AAdditional qualifications of voters at annual and special corporate meetings
§ 59-a. Additional qualifications of voters at annual and special corporate meetings. Duly qualified voters at any annual or special corporate meeting of any such incorporated church shall be baptised persons, who have been admitted to the full communion relations of such church according to its usages, and who are qualified in the other respects prescribed by this article.
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Section 59-A ("59-AAdditional qualifications of voters at annual and special corporate meetings") 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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