New Jersey § acts:saved-16 - (4)
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § acts:saved-16 — (4), with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ acts:saved-16. (4)
30. The congregation having met at the time and place appointed, the rector or minister,
or if there be no rector or minister, or if he be necessarily absent, one of the church
wardens or vestrymen shall preside at the meeting and the secretary of the vestry
shall record the proceedings of the meeting; the congregation shall then proceed,
by a vote of the majority of those present, to designate the corporate name or title
by which the church shall be known, which shall be in the manner and form as follows:
“the rector, wardens and vestrymen of ․․․․․․ church in ․․․․․․”; the congregation shall then choose two wardens, and not more than ten nor less
than five vestrymen; and also fix and determine the day, annually, on which new elections
of officers shall take place; a certificate of these proceedings, under the hands
and seals of the president and secretary of the meeting, shall be transmitted to the
clerk of the court of common pleas of the county, whose duty it shall be to record
the same for which he shall be entitled to receive the usual compensation for similar
service.
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