[104] Sarah Collins Fernandis, Survey. February 8, 1919.
Constitution of Plainsboro Township, New Jersey.[105]
The name of the organization is the Community Association of Plainsboro Township.
The object of this Association is to carry out the Declaration of Purposes as subscribed to by the residents of Plainsboro Township, New Jersey.
Every resident of Plainsboro Township has the right to membership in this association and to participation in discussion at its meetings, and every citizen has a vote.
A council of seven members shall be elected to carry out the will of the community as expressed in open meetings and to act for the community in minor matters and all emergencies. But all decisions affecting the material welfare should be made in open meetings of the community.
The council shall designate one of its members as president, another as secretary, and another as treasurer, and these persons shall serve respectively as community president, secretary and treasurer.
The members elected at the first community meeting shall serve until their successors are elected at the first meeting in the month of January, and thereafter members shall be elected for one year and serve until their successors are elected.
There shall be an annual meeting in the month of January, ten days' notice of the date being given by the council.
At this meeting reports shall be made by all township officers of their respective duties.
At this annual meeting, and at all other meetings when requested, the council shall make report of its proceedings.
A regular community meeting shall be held at a date conforming to the law respecting the nomination of candidates for Township offices.
Other meetings shall be held upon call of the council, or upon notice signed by ten citizens and posted at the usual place of meeting ten days prior to the date of meeting.
Twenty voting members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
The council shall advise with all township officials in the performance of their duties. It shall determine and initiate matters concerning health, thrift, home ownership, community protection, village improvement, coöperation with outside organizations, and all other matters of community interest.