Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 16:5-6

  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • 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 trustees so elected, or the presiding officer and secretary, or acting secretary, of such convention, conference or meeting, on behalf of said trustees, shall make a certificate, as hereinafter provided, under their hands and seals, and file it in the office of the Secretary of State. The fee for the filing of any such certificate shall be as provided in section 22A:4-1 of the New Jersey Statutes.

L.1950, c. 84, p. 147, s. 3. Amended by L.1953, c. 16, p. 144, s. 8, eff. March 19, 1953.