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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 5:8-51.3

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
1. A nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of this State for the sole purpose of making loans to students from a single New Jersey school district to defray the costs of post-secondary education shall be deemed to be a bona fide educational organization which is eligible to conduct raffles and the net proceeds of such raffles shall be deemed to be devoted to educational uses.

L.1996,c.159,s.1.