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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 48:1-1

  • 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.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
Every corporation organized under any of the provisions of this title, in addition to the powers conferred upon it by the provisions of this title, shall have the general powers and privileges conferred by Title 14, Corporations, General, and shall be governed by the provisions and be subject to the restrictions and liabilities in said Title 14 contained, so far as the same are appropriate to and not inconsistent with the provisions of the act under which any such corporation is organized or created and are convenient or necessary to the objects set forth in its certificate of incorporation.