N.Y. Religious Corporations Law § 169-e

§ 169-e. Reincorporation of existing corporations. Any Ukrainian\nOrthodox church of the Greek rite heretofore incorporated, other than\nthose incorporated under the provisions of article five of the religious\ncorporations law, may reincorporate under the provisions of this\narticle, by filing in the county clerk's office in the county in which\nits principal place of worship is located, a certificate, signed by the\ntrustees in office at the time of such reincorporation, or by the\nmajority of them, setting forth that they desire to reincorporate under\nthe provisions of this act, the corporate name by which such church\nshall be known, the county, town, city or village where its place of\nworship is or is intended to be located, and the number and the names of\nthe trustees who are to hold office until the next annual meeting of\nsaid corporation. If the bishop or archbishop having ecclesiastical\njurisdiction over such church is not one of the trustees signing the\ncertificate of reincorporation, such certificate shall not be valid\nuntil said bishop or archbishop has given his assent in writing to such\nreincorporation and the same is made a part of the certificate.\nImmediately upon the filing of such certificate all the right, title and\ninterest of such organization or corporation in any estate, real or\npersonal, shall, with all franchise and charter rights, be vested in\nsaid body corporate and politic so created under this act and the\noriginal incorporation of such organization shall be null and void.\n The incorporation of a new church or reincorporation of an old church\nunder this article shall not be valid until the same has been approved\nby a justice of the supreme court.\n