Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 54:4-53

  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • 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
  • taxing district: when used in a law relating to the assessment or collection of taxes, assessments or water rates or water rents, include every political division of the State, less than a county, whose inhabitants, governing body or officers have the power to levy taxes, assessments or rates. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
The county board of taxation upon proof of the discovery of a clerical error in the reported ratables of a taxing district, after the amounts to be raised for State, State school, county and free county library purposes and for purposes of regional and consolidated school districts and school districts comprising 2 or more taxing districts have been apportioned for a given year, shall make an adjustment by debit or credit in the following year in accordance with the provisions of section 54:4-49 of the Revised Statutes.

Amended by L.1957, c. 8, p. 21, s. 2.