The Constitution, Canons, &C. Of the Protestant Episcopal Church, in the State of New Jersey

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Excerpt from The Constitution, Canons, &C., Of the Protestant Episcopal Church, in the State of New Jersey: As Revised and Adopted, in a Convention, Held at Burlington, on the 1st and 2nd of May, 1811, Also, the Journal of the Proceedings of Said Convention This certifies, that at a meeting of the congregation of this church for the purpose of electing church-officers, and deputies to the Convention or, for the purpose of electing deputies to the Convention, if the meeting be for that object alone A.B. C.D. and E.F. were duly chosen to represent the congregation in that body for the year ensuing. In testimony of which, I have hereunto set my hand, [or, if two vestrymen subscribe, 'we have set our hands'] the day and year above written. This certificate shall be signed by the Rector, if present, otherwise, by one warden, or two vestry-men: and the form of it shall annually be inserted at the end of the printed Journals. V. The instituted Rectors, who may be present, at the time of meeting, with the deputies from five such churches, shall constitute a quorum, but no measure shall be conclusive without the concurrence of a majority of voles of each order, the clergy voting individually, and the laity by congregations. VI. The Bishop of the Diocess is the President of the Convention ex-officio. But, until a Bishop be elected and established, and, whenever vacancies occur in the episcopal chair, or the Bishop be necessarily absent, the office of President shall devolve, in rotation, on the Rectors of the several churches, according to the priority of the date of their Priests Orders. The absence of the Rector, who is by seniority entitled to the chair, deprives him of his right in that course, and the next in order succeeds to his place. VII. A Secretary to the Convention shall be appointed at each annual meeting. The President, whenever that office is held by a Rector, and the Secretary, shall continue in office, till the next stated Convention be organized. VIII. A Treasurer shall also be appointed, who shall continue in office during the pleasure of the Convention. He shall, if required, give satisfactory security for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office, and present a statement of his accounts to each annual Convention. With him also shall be deposited the manuscript journals, and all other papers of the Convention. IX. At every annual Convention, divine service shall be performed, and a sermon, suitable to the occasion, shall be delivered, previously to entering on business: and these religious exercises shall commence precisely at eleven o'clock A.M. on the stated day of meeting. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.