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Home » US Law » 2022 New York Laws » Consolidated Laws » BVO - Benevolent Orders » Article 2 - General Provisions » 14 – Changes of Purposes and Powers of Corporations Incorporated or Reincorporated Hereunder.
§ 14. Changes  of  purposes and powers of corporations incorporated or
reincorporated   hereunder.   1.   Any   corporation   incorporated   or
reincorporated  under  this  chapter may, within the authority conferred
and the limitations imposed by sections seven and eight,  extend,  limit
or  otherwise  change  the  purposes,  objects  or powers, or the use or
disposition of the revenues of the corporation, by filing a  certificate
in  the  office  of  the  secretary of state which shall be entitled and
endorsed "Certificate of  (stating  the  nature  of  the  change  to  be
accomplished)  of  (name of corporation) pursuant to section fourteen of
the benevolent orders law" and shall state:

(a) The name of the corporation and the names of the several bodies comprising such corporation;

(b) The date of filing of the certificate of incorporation or certificate of reincorporation in each state office where filed;

(c) The purposes, powers or provisions to be amended or eliminated; the purposes, powers or provisions to be added or substituted, and the use or disposition to be made of the revenues of the corporation. 2. The certificate shall be executed and acknowledged by the trustees of such corporation who shall make and annex thereto an affidavit stating that they have been authorized to execute and file such certificate by a two-thirds vote of all the members of each of the several bodies comprising such corporation present at any regular or special meeting of such body, and that notice thereof was duly given according to the constitution and by-laws, rules and regulations of such body.