Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 27:16-39

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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
A county maintaining a road material yard for the storing, handling and distribution of road materials, may sell any surplus materials in its possession to the state highway commissioner, to municipalities within the county, or to contractors performing work for the state highway commissioner, counties, or municipalities within the county.

The sale shall be on the basis of cost, and the price therefor, quantity sold, and a statement that the materials were not needed by the county at the time of sale, certified by the supervisor of roads of the county, shall be posted immediately after a contract for sale shall be consummated, in the offices of the county treasurer and the clerk of the board of chosen freeholders for public inspection.