Religious Corporations are unique entities such as churches and synagogues with which the attorneys of Weiss & Weiss are familiar. Entities created for religious purposes may wish to determine whether to organize or dissolve pursuant to the Religious Corporation Law of the State of New York.
Bylaws are internal documents, so they don't need to be filed with the New York Department of State like your Certificate of Incorporation. But even though the state government may never see your bylaws, they're still legally required for all New York corporations.
Delivery made to a corporation's registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. (c) Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those shareholders who have not consented in writing.
A Shareholders' Consent to Action Without Meeting, or a consent resolution, is a written statement that describes and validates a course of action taken by the shareholders of a particular corporation without a meeting having to take place between directors and/or shareholders.
Section 615 - Greater requirement as to quorum and vote of members (a) The certificate of incorporation or a by-law adopted by the members may contain provisions specifying either or both of the following: (1) That the proportion of members, or of a class thereof, who shall be present in person or by proxy at any ...
The New York State Business Corporation Law in section 602 requires business corporations, including co-ops, to hold annual meetings for the selection of board members.
The difference between a Written Consent and a Corporate Resolution is that a Written Consent is used when no meeting has occurred in order for the board or the members or managers of an LLC to approve corporate activity, whereas a corporate resolution is used in conjunction with a meeting (in the minutes) for ...
(b) No written consent shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein unless, within sixty days of the earliest dated consent delivered in the manner required by this paragraph to the corporation, written consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take action are delivered to the ...
Voluntary dissolution is generally a two-step process: Obtaining written consent from the Tax Department1 (which will check to see if the corporation owes back taxes and if it has filed all its returns)2; and. Filing paperwork with the New York Department of State, including a Certificate of Dissolution.
To get clearance you must: Complete the Request for Consent to Dissolution form. If you are filing the request on behalf of a corporation, you must also complete a Power of Attorney form. Mail the forms to DOF. DOF will send you a Dissolution Consent.