Section 160
SEC. 160. Any religious society or religious order, or any diocese, synod, or district organization of any church, unless forbidden by the constitution, rules, regulations, or discipline of the religious order, society, or church of which it is a part, or by competent authority, may, upon the written consent of two-thirds of the membership, or by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the membership had at a regular meeting, incorporate for the administration of its temporalities or for the management of its properties or states by tiling with the Chief of the Division of Archives, Patents, Copyrights, and Trade-Marks of the Executive Bureau articles of incorporation verified by the affidavit or affirmation of the presiding officer, secretary, or clerk or other member of such religious society, religious order, or diocese, synod, or district organization of tin; church setting forth the following facts: That the religious society or religious order or synod, diocese, or district organization is a religious society or religious order or diocese, synod, or district organization of some church; That two-thirds of its membership have given their written consent or have voted to incorporate at a regular meeting of the body; That the incorporation of the religious society, religious order, or diocese, synod, or district organization of the church desiring to incorporate is not forbidden by competent authority or by the constitution, rules, regulations, or discipline of the society, church, or order of which it forms a part; That the religious society or religious order or diocese, synod, or district organization of the church desires to incorporate for the administration of its temporalities or the management of its properties or estates; The place where the principal office of the corporation is to be established and located, which place must be within the Philippine Islands; The names and residences of the directors or trustees elected by the religious society or order, or the diocese, synod, or district organization of the church to serve for the first year or such other times as may be prescribed by the laws of the society or order, or of the diocese, synod, or district organization of the church, the board of directors or trustees to be not less than five nor more than fifteen. For the filing of such articles of incorporation the Chief of the Division of Archives, Patents, Copyrights, and Trade-Marks of the Executive Bureau shall collect twenty-five pesos.