New Jersey Acts Saved from Repeal ACTS SAVED 16 § 14-1(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.