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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 48:12A-20

  • 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.
  • 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
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
As used in this act, unless the context indicates another or different meaning or intent:

(a) “Carrier” shall mean any individual, copartnership, association, corporation, joint stock company, receiver or trustee, operating any railroad in the State for public use;

(b) “Commissioner” shall mean the State Highway Commissioner;

(c) “Improvements to capital facilities” shall mean the construction, reconstruction, relocation, establishment, improvement (by way of betterments, additions or otherwise) or rehabilitation in connection with passenger service of passenger stations and terminals, automobile parking facilities for railroad patrons, track connections, signal systems, power systems, roadbeds, equipment storage and service facilities, and shall include the reconstruction or rehabilitation of railroad passenger cars, locomotives, self-propelled passenger carrying rail cars.

L.1962, c. 191, s. 4, eff. Dec. 10, 1962.