2014 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 16 - CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS, RELIGIOUS
Section 16:12-9 - Vestry; quorum
16:12-9. Vestry; quorum
To constitute a quorum of the vestry there must be present either:
a. The rector, one of the wardens and a majority of the vestrymen; or
b. The rector, both wardens and one less than a majority of the vestrymen; or
c. The rector and two-thirds of the vestrymen; or
d. If the rector is absent from the diocese, or is incapable of acting, and shall have been so absent or incapable for more than three calendar months, or if the meeting is called by the rector and he is absent therefrom, or if the meeting is called by the wardens or vestrymen and the rector is absent therefrom, one warden and a majority of the vestrymen, or both wardens and one less than a majority of the vestrymen.
If there is a rector called to or settled in the parish, no action shall be taken in his absence, relating to or affecting the personal or exclusive rights of the rector, or the alienation of the capital or principal of any investments held by the corporation, or the sale of its real estate, or the encumbrance thereof, except as may be necessary for ordinary repairs.
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