New Jersey Statutes 40A:7-1. Law applicable in annexed territory
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40A:7-1
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- territory: extends to and includes any territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
When part of one county is annexed to or consolidated with another county under any law, all laws, general, local or special, affecting the county to which the part is annexed shall extend to and have the same effect within the annexed territory as they have elsewhere in the county, and all such laws applicable to the county from which the annexed territory is taken shall be deemed to be repealed insofar as applicable to the annexed territory. The repeal shall not operate to affect or impair any right which any person may have acquired under any such laws.
L.1979, c. 181, s. 2, eff. Aug. 29, 1979.