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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40A:9-129

  • clerk: means the clerk of a municipality or of a board of chosen freeholders. See New Jersey Statutes 40A:1-1
  • 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
In every municipality, the mayor or other chief executive and the clerk, upon taking office, shall each file with the Secretary of State a facsimile of his signature and in addition the clerk shall furnish an impression of the municipal seal and a statement of their terms of office, showing the commencement and expiration dates.

The Secretary of State shall cause to be printed the necessary blank forms and forward them to the aforesaid officials. The completed forms when filed shall be public records.

L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.