§ 40:44-9 Short title
§ 40:44-10 Application to and governance of municipalities divided into wards
§ 40:44-11 Division into wards by ward commissioners
§ 40:44-12 Compensation of ward commissioners, assistance
§ 40:44-13 Meetings; oath; division into wards or change in boundaries
§ 40:44-14 Boundaries; requirements
§ 40:44-15 Report on ward boundaries; filing, format
§ 40:44-16 Publication of notice of ward boundaries
§ 40:44-17 Adjustment of boundaries; continuance in office of elected officers
§ 40:44-18 Inapplicability of act to wards or ward boundaries existing on January 12, 1982
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes > Title 40 > Chapter 44 - Municipal Ward Law

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