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2018 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 40 - MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES
Chapter 43 - Every municipality a body corporate
- Section 40:43-1 - Every municipality a body corporate
- Section 40:43-2 - Records of municipal incorporations prior to March 28, 1930
- Section 40:43-3 - Records of municipal incorporations after March 28, 1930
- Section 40:43-4 - Petition for; referendum
- Section 40:43-5 - Adoption of changed name; copies filed
- Section 40:43-6 - Effect of change on charter; ordinances
- Section 40:43-7 - Actions and liabilities unaffected
- Section 40:43-8 - Corporate title shortened
- Section 40:43-9 - When effective; actions and liabilities unaffected; resolution published
- Section 40:43-9.1 - No proceedings for new charter or form of government while other proceedings pending
- Section 40:43-10 - Acquisition of property and liabilities; apportionment
- Section 40:43-11 - Officers continued; new government established
- Section 40:43-12 - Substitution of parties in legal action
- Section 40:43-13 - Taxes and assessments; enforcement and collection
- Section 40:43-14 - Election districts; election procedure
- Section 40:43-15 - Division into wards
- Section 40:43-16 - Organization of newly elected officers
- Section 40:43-17 - Joint committee to divide property; appointment
- Section 40:43-18 - Joint meeting; property and indebtedness apportioned
- Section 40:43-19 - Quorum; procedure; clerk appointed
- Section 40:43-20 - Joint committee; powers; subpoenas
- Section 40:43-21 - Commissioners appointed where no agreement reached
- Section 40:43-21.1 - Refunding pro rata share of indebtedness
- Section 40:43-22 - Dissolution of municipality
- Section 40:43-23 - Officers of old municipality residing in new municipality; how affected
- Section 40:43-24 - Special acts repealed on incorporation; rights thereunder unaffected
- Section 40:43-25 - Real estate includes sewers; indebtedness for; neither considered in apportionment
- Section 40:43-25.1 - Newly created municipalities may adopt by reference ordinances of municipality of which it was a part
- Section 40:43-25.2 - Adoption of ordinances by reference; procedure
- Section 40:43-64.1 - Consolidation of borough under jurisdiction of Local Government Board with township not so functioning; release
- Section 40:43-64.2 - Release of consolidating borough from liability to county for delinquent taxes; approval
- Section 40:43-64.3 - Transfer of property and rights to township; liabilities; offices; adjustments
- Section 40:43-65 - Consolidation of boroughs or other municipalities with cities lying in different counties
- Section 40:43-66.35 - Short title
- Section 40:43-66.36 - Legislative findings and declarations
- Section 40:43-66.37 - Definitions
- Section 40:43-66.38 - Authorization
- Section 40:43-66.39 - Proposal for formation of joint municipal consolidation study commission.
- Section 40:43-66.40 - Petition for formation of joint municipal consolidation study commission; certification of sufficiency; transmittal
- Section 40:43-66.41 - Question of forming consolidation commission submitted to voters; alternative methods.
- Section 40:43-66.42 - Election of members of consolidation commission.
- Section 40:43-66.43 - Qualifications of candidates of consolidation commission.
- Section 40:43-66.45 - Membership of joint municipal consolidation study commission.
- Section 40:43-66.46 - Certification of election results
- Section 40:43-66.47 - Appointment of commissioner's representative.
- Section 40:43-66.48 - Organization, meeting of consolidation commission.
- Section 40:43-66.49 - Vacancies
- Section 40:43-66.50 - Duties and function; report of findings and recommendations
- Section 40:43-66.51 - Meetings and hearings; application of Open Public Meetings Act; subpenas
- Section 40:43-66.52 - Compensation of members; reimbursement of expenses
- Section 40:43-66.53 - Budget; apportionment among municipalities; acceptance of aid; facilities and employees; audit
- Section 40:43-66.54 - Study of fiscal aspects of proposed consolidation.
- Section 40:43-66.56 - Filing of final report, recommendations.
- Section 40:43-66.57 - Discharge of commission
- Section 40:43-66.58 - Recommendations in final report
- Section 40:43-66.59 - Referendum
- Section 40:43-66.60 - Special charter; petition to legislature upon approval of plan by voters
- Section 40:43-66.61 - Prohibition on creation of joint municipal consolidation study commission while proceedings pending.
- Section 40:43-66.62 - Vote necessary
- Section 40:43-66.63 - Consolidation of municipalities; election of officers; date of consolidation; ward boundaries; election district boundaries
- Section 40:43-66.64 - New corporate entity; adoption of ordinances by resolution; notice; publication; application of general laws of state
- Section 40:43-66.65 - Succession in government
- Section 40:43-66.66 - Cooperation of officers and employees of participating municipalities
- Section 40:43-66.67 - Transfer of funds and property; tax levy for property subject to separate taxation
- Section 40:43-66.68 - Officers and appointees of governing body of participating municipalities; termination of office
- Section 40:43-66.69 - Legal proceedings
- Section 40:43-66.70 - Debt obligations and bond issues
- Section 40:43-66.71 - Permits, licenses and franchises
- Section 40:43-66.72 - Succession in school districts
- Section 40:43-66.73 - Principals, teachers and employees in public schools
- Section 40:43-66.74 - Members of school boards of education
- Section 40:43-66.75 - Officers and employees
- Section 40:43-66.76 - Joint service program grant; application; limitations
- Section 40:43-66.77 - Liberal construction of act; severability
- Section 40:43-66.78 - Findings, declarations relative to consolidation of sparsely populated municipalities
- Section 40:43-66.79 - Definitions
- Section 40:43-66.80 - Ordinance proposing municipality's consolidation; consent
- Section 40:43-66.81 - Question of consolidation submitted to voters
- Section 40:43-66.82 - Meeting with mayors; timetable of consolidation
- Section 40:43-66.83 - Effects of consolidation
- Section 40:43-66.84 - Tuition, transportation costs of students on federal property
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