Zion Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Manlius
ZION SOCIETY OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN MANLIUS
Town of Manlius
Submitted by Kathy Crowell
Miscellaneous Records, Onondaga County Courthouse, (F,279):
We the Subscribers do Certify that at a meeting in the town of Manlius
County of Onondaga on the tenth day of April in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and thirty three of the male persons of full age
being members of the Methodist Episcopal Church held in pursuance of publick
notice given two successive Sabbaths and at least fifteen days before the
time of meeting for the purpose of incorporating themselves according to
the "act to provide for the incorporation of religious Societies" John
M. Snyder and Peter C. Young two of the Officers of said Society were duly
chosen to preside in the Meeting and that Samuel Brown, Jedediah Caswell
and Arnold Remington were duly elected Trustees of the society to be incorporated.
And it was resolved by the said meeting that the Society to be incorporated
should be called and known by the name or title of the Zion Society of
the Methodist Episcopal Church in Manlius County aforesaid and State of
New York. And we do further certify under our hands and seals that
the above mentioned procedings were had in our presence John M. Snyder
Peter C. Young State of New York Onondaga County Ss. I Certify
that on the 27 day of May 1833 personally appeared before me John M. Snyder
& Peter C. Young known to me to be the persons described in & who
executed the within Certificate & who severally acknowledged that they
executed the same for the uses & purposes therein mentioned.
I allow the same to be recorded. John Watson First Judge of
Onondaga County. Recorded May 31st 1833. A. Edwards Jr.
Dep. Clk.
Submitted 7 June 1998