Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 16:11-13

  • 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
  • President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
Whenever a vacancy shall occur in any board of trustees, the remaining trustees shall constitute the board until the vacancy is filled. The vacancy may be filled for the unexpired term either at a special business meeting of the congregation duly called for that purpose or at the next annual business meeting of the congregation. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the office of president, the trustee of the board, senior in age, shall be president pro tempore, and the board shall elect one of its number to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. A vacancy in the office of secretary or treasurer, or in the auditing committee, shall be filled by the board of trustees electing a person to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.