§ 40:81-1 Members; number; increase or decrease by initiative and referendum
§ 40:81-3 Members elected at large
§ 40:81-4 Members of first council; election and terms
§ 40:81-5 Time of annual election; terms
§ 40:81-5.1 Staggered terms for municipal council members under municipal manager form of government
§ 40:81-6 Councilmen; removal from office
§ 40:81-7 Organization; mayor chosen
§ 40:81-8 Mayor; powers and duties
§ 40:81-9 Council to be governing body
§ 40:81-10 Council may create and abolish boards and departments
§ 40:81-11 Appointment of municipal manager and other officers; qualifications of attorney; terms of office
§ 40:81-11a Offices of tax collector and treasurer held by same persons; residence
§ 40:81-11.1 Appointments to water commission by municipal council
§ 40:81-11.2 Termination of present members’ term of office for failure to be appointed as provided by this act; vacancy
§ 40:81-13 Advisory boards
§ 40:81-14 Control of funds; disbursements
§ 40:81-15 Examination of accounts
§ 40:81-16 Council to act as body; investigating committees
§ 40:81-17 Certain persons ineligible for appointments
§ 40:81-19 Regular and special meetings; open to public; minutes
§ 40:81-20 Quorum; procedure at meetings
§ 40:81-21 Emergency ordinances
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes > Title 40 > Chapter 81 - Members; Number; Increase or Decrease by Initiative and Referendum

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • 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
  • Attorney-at-law: A person who is legally qualified and licensed to practice law, and to represent and act for clients in legal proceedings.
  • collector: when used in relation to the collection of taxes or water rents or other public assessments, includes all officers charged with the duty of collecting such taxes, water rents or assessments, unless a particular officer is specified. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" means a calendar year. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • 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
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • 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
  • Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.