§ 4:13-1 Definitions
§ 4:13-2 Incorporation
§ 4:13-2.1 Annual fee; exemption from corporation business tax act and uniform security act
§ 4:13-3 Purposes of incorporation
§ 4:13-4 Certificate of incorporation
§ 4:13-5 Use by similar organizations of term “co-operative”
§ 4:13-6 Filing of certificate; fee
§ 4:13-7 Association as body corporate
§ 4:13-8 Amending certificate
§ 4:13-9 Certificate as evidence
§ 4:13-10 Merger or consolidation of associations
§ 4:13-10.1 Federated co-operative associations; membership
§ 4:13-11 Dissolution of associations
§ 4:13-12 General corporation laws to govern
§ 4:13-13 Right of existing associations to come within chapter
§ 4:13-14 Associations incorporated under 1920 law subject to chapter
§ 4:13-15 Authorizing foreign corporations to transact business
§ 4:13-16 General powers of association
§ 4:13-17 First meeting
§ 4:13-18 Election of directors; by-laws; adoption; contents
§ 4:13-19 Board of directors
§ 4:13-20 Officers
§ 4:13-21 Eligibility to membership
§ 4:13-22 Expulsion of members; removal of director or officer
§ 4:13-23 Issuance of certificates
§ 4:13-24 Voting
§ 4:13-24.1 Proportionate voting rights; exception
§ 4:13-24.2 Election of delegates; method of voting
§ 4:13-25 Liability of member for debts of association
§ 4:13-26 Marketing contracts and agencies
§ 4:13-26.1 Deductions from contracts by members with buyers, handlers or processors payable to association; liability for failure to deduct
§ 4:13-27 Requiring members to deal through association; withdrawal
§ 4:13-28 Liquidated damages for failure of member to perform
§ 4:13-29 Validity of contracts with members; breach of contract; injunction
§ 4:13-30 Dealings with nonmembers
§ 4:13-31 Reserve funds; fees and charges; patron’s revolving funds; certificates
§ 4:13-32 Dividing yearly balance of associations without capital stock
§ 4:13-33 Dividends and division of balance of associations with capital stock
§ 4:13-34 Annual audit and report; disclosure forbidden
§ 4:13-34.1 Filing of annual report; contents
§ 4:13-35 List of associations not filing report of audit
§ 4:13-36 Notice to associations
§ 4:13-37 Proclamation of dissolution; publication
§ 4:13-38 Dissolution upon issuance of proclamation
§ 4:13-39 Copies of proclamation; mailing; filing
§ 4:13-40 Reservation of names of dissolved associations
§ 4:13-41 Certificate of compliance; effect; fees
§ 4:13-42 Publication of notice of compliance
§ 4:13-43 Definitions
§ 4:13-44 Public policy
§ 4:13-45 Unfair practices
§ 4:13-46 Violations; complaints; hearings
§ 4:13-47 Injunctions
§ 4:13-48 Penalties
§ 4:13-49 Penalty enforcement proceedings; process; summary proceedings; jail sentence
§ 4:13-50 Compliance not deemed conspiracy or combination in restraint of trade, etc.; dissemination of information; marketing adjustments
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes > Title 4 > Chapter 13

  • 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.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" means a calendar year. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • 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
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • registered mail: include "certified mail". 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
  • territory: extends to and includes any territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.