Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 14A:5-14

  • 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.
  • 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
Shares standing in the name of another domestic or foreign corporation may be voted by any officer or agent, or by proxy appointed by any of them, unless some other person, by resolution of its board or pursuant to its by-laws, shall be appointed to vote such shares.

L.1968, c.350.