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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 56:1-6

  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • 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
  • 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
  • sworn: includes "affirmed. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
When any partnership which has filed the statement or certificate provided for by sections 56:1-1 and 56:1-2 of this Title shall be dissolved and a certificate setting forth the name under which the trade-name has been carried on, the business which has been conducted or transacted, the true or full name of the person or persons who have conducted or transacted the same, with the post-office addresses of such person or persons, and a statement setting forth the facts showing such dissolution, duly executed and sworn to by the person or persons who have conducted or transacted business as such trade-name, is filed in the office of the clerk of the county wherein the statement or certificate above referred to shall have been filed, together with a duplicate for filing in the office of the Secretary of State, the county clerk shall file such certificate and record the dissolution.

Amended by L.1965, c. 123, s. 9, eff. July 31, 1965.