16:12-9 - Vestry; quorum - New Jersey Statutes

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.