Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 1:5-1

  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
Whenever a statute shall be adopted or accepted by the voters of a county or municipality at an election, the clerk of the county or municipality, shall, within ten days after the result of the election is ascertained, make return of the fact to the secretary of state, who shall file the same in his office.