New Jersey Statutes 12:9-4. Supervising cleaning of wharves and docks; removal of nuisances
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 12:9-4
- 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
- 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
The harbor masters shall superintend and enforce the execution of all laws of this state for cleaning the wharves and docks and for preventing and removing nuisances in or upon them. If the person whose duty it is to remove such nuisance shall neglect to remove it within forty-eight hours after notice from the harbor masters, or either of them, so to do, the harbor masters may demand and receive from such person the sum of two dollars and fifty cents. In case of nonpayment of such sum on demand, the same may be sued for and recovered in the names of and for the use of the harbor masters.