§ 27:19-1 Construction; maintenance and repair; joint county bridges
§ 27:19-2 Petition for bridge or viaduct; referendum; resolution
§ 27:19-3 Ballot; form and content
§ 27:19-4 Petition for bridge or viaduct in adjoining counties; referendum or resolution
§ 27:19-5 Acquisition of property and rights therein; payment
§ 27:19-6 Bridges and viaducts to connect highways
§ 27:19-7 Commission to settle disputes; appointment, powers, duties and compensation
§ 27:19-9 Closing unsafe bridges; repair; freeholders notified
§ 27:19-10 Bridges; actions for personal injuries or property damage
§ 27:19-11 Toll bridges and viaducts; acquisition; maintenance as free bridges
§ 27:19-12 Acquisition of joint bridges; agreements; contents; cost apportioned
§ 27:19-13 Regulations for bridges and viaducts; bridge tenders; police powers
§ 27:19-14 Advertisement for bids; designs, plans and specifications
§ 27:19-15 Moneys for preliminary expenses; annual charges; how raised
§ 27:19-16 Approaches included in “viaduct and bridge”
§ 27:19-17 Joint construction and operation of bridge in one county
§ 27:19-18 Bridges to conform to wharf lines; drawbridges
§ 27:19-19 Tracks, pipes, conduits on bridges; agreement; appeal to utility commissioners
§ 27:19-20 Bridge over certain tidal waters; legislative consent
§ 27:19-21 Liability during repairs
§ 27:19-22 Changing course of stream; acquisition of property
§ 27:19-23 Joint county bridges; preliminary survey; cost of survey apportioned
§ 27:19-24 Bond issue; maturity
§ 27:19-25 Contribution by state
§ 27:19-26 County bridge commission; general powers; “bridge” defined
§ 27:19-26.1 Definitions relative to county bridge commission projects, certain
§ 27:19-26.2 Additional powers of county bridge commission
§ 27:19-26.3 Empowerment to enter into lease, agreement
§ 27:19-26.4 Powers of county, municipality
§ 27:19-26.5 Empowerment to convey land to commission
§ 27:19-27 Entry upon and condemnation of lands
§ 27:19-28 Power to acquire or construct approaches and bridges
§ 27:19-29 Tolls, facility charges
§ 27:19-30 Total cost; what to include
§ 27:19-31 Financing of purposes, powers of bridge commission
§ 27:19-32 Bonds of bridge commission
§ 27:19-32.1 Covenant of State with bondholders
§ 27:19-32.2 Legal investments, evidences of indebtedness of commission as
§ 27:19-33 Creation of commission; corporate powers; members; terms and vacancies; property exempt from taxation and execution; bonds tax exempt
§ 27:19-34 Organization of commission; officers and employees; compensation
§ 27:19-34.1 Contracts for hospitalization, medical, surgical, etc., benefits; validation and confirmation of payments
§ 27:19-35 Awarding of contracts, agreements
§ 27:19-36 Operation of bridges; tolls; agreements with counties for maintenance of bridges; powers of counties
§ 27:19-36.1 Payments to municipality in lieu of taxes
§ 27:19-36.2 Lease or conveyance of real property to county bridge commission
§ 27:19-36.3 Appointment of bridge police; authority; procedure on arrest
§ 27:19-36.4 Rules and regulations by county bridge commission
§ 27:19-36.5 Penalties for violations
§ 27:19-37 Records, semiannual statements, examination
§ 27:19-37.1 Surplus capital funds; determination; disposition
§ 27:19-37.2 Use of surplus capital funds
§ 27:19-39 Dissolution of commission; assumption of duties
§ 27:19-40 Bridges extending within limits of other states not to be acquired or constructed
§ 27:19-41 Sale by commission of bridges extending within limits of other states
§ 27:19-42 Disposition of proceeds of sale of bridges extending within limits of other states
§ 27:19-43 Disposition of proceeds of condemnation award for bridge
§ 27:19-44 Dissolution of county bridge commission
§ 27:19-45 Replacement or reconstruction of bridges or approaches; powers of commission

Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes > Title 27 > Chapter 19 - Construction; Maintenance and Repair; Joint County Bridges

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • magistrate: includes any judge, municipal magistrate or officer or other person having the powers of a committing magistrate. 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
  • 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
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • 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.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.