New Jersey Statutes 54:4-36. Assessor’s affidavit; form and content
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 54:4-36
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- 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
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- real property: include lands, tenements and hereditaments and all rights thereto and interests therein. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- 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
“I, , as assessor of the of , do swear (or affirm) that the foregoing list contains the valuations of all the property liable to taxation in the taxing district in which I am assessor, and that such property has been valued without favor or partiality, at its taxable value and I have allowed only such exemptions as are prescribed by law.”
(b) If applicable, the following statement required by R.S. 54:4-11 shall be added to the foregoing affidavit:
“I do further swear (or affirm) that, for the tax year 19 , I have completed and put into operation a district-wide adjustment of real property taxable valuations and such taxable valuations conform to the percentage level established for such year for expressing the taxable value of real property in the county.”
Amended by L.1942, c. 281, p. 1096, s. 5; L.1943, c. 120, p. 354, s. 5; L.1945, c. 163, p. 578, s. 7; L.1945, c. 260, p. 789, s. 2; L.1955, c. 244, p. 921, s. 1; L.1960, c. 51, s. 31.