New Jersey Statutes 54:1-36. Failure to obey constitution and laws; commissioner to declare vacancy
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 54:1-36
- assessor: when used in relation to the assessment of taxes or water rents or other public assessments, includes all officers, boards or commissions charged with the duty of making such assessments, unless a particular officer, board or commission is specified. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- 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
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- taxing district: when used in a law relating to the assessment or collection of taxes, assessments or water rates or water rents, include every political division of the State, less than a county, whose inhabitants, governing body or officers have the power to levy taxes, assessments or rates. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
If an assessor or other person charged with reviewing assessments in a taxing district shall willfully or intentionally fail, neglect or refuse to comply with the constitution and laws relating to the assessment and collection of taxes, the county board of taxation shall thereupon make complaint to the commissioner who may, upon a proper hearing, after due notice, dismiss him and declare his office vacant. The commissioner shall cause a certified copy of his judgment to be transmitted to the county board of taxation which shall cause notice thereof to be given to the governing body of the taxing district or officer having power to elect or appoint such successor or other person. Such governing body or officer shall appoint a successor, who shall hold office for the remainder of the then fiscal year.