Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 18A:20-11

  • Board: means the board of education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • District: means a school district. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • 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
When any person dies and by his last will and testament gives, devises and bequeaths any real estate to any board of education, by whatever name or names the board may be designated, in trust to take and receive the rents, issues, and profits arising from the same, pay all expenses necessary to the maintenance and proper care of such premises, and the net income arising therefrom to invest in books or other school properties, or otherwise for and on behalf of the schools or any school in the district, and for the use and benefit of the pupils thereof, such real estate may be sold under the circumstances hereinafter enumerated and in the manner hereinafter prescribed.

L.1967, c.271.