When in the judgment of the governing body of any county, city, town, borough or township or any municipality or any division thereof, it is to the best interest to bring to the attention of the greatest possible number of its citizens, any of its legal notices, ordinances, resolutions, audits or notice of any kind, it shall be lawful for said governing body of any said county, city, town, borough or township or any municipality or any division of the same to cause to be published its legal notices, ordinances, resolutions, audits or notices of any kind at the legal rates fixed by law, in any newspaper legally qualified published outside of said county, city, town, borough, township or municipality thereof, but circulated within said county, city, town, borough, township or municipality; provided, same is published within the State of New Jersey, when in their judgment said publication will inform the greatest number of its citizens of any action of said governing body; and provided further, that the number of insertions shall not exceed the number required by law.

L.1944, c. 83, p. 163, s. 1, eff. April 6, 1944.