Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 26:4-116

  • 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
Whenever, in time of threatened epidemic or injury to the public health, the state department shall consider that a health officer should be appointed for any port or maritime place other than Perth Amboy, the state department may appoint a competent person as temporary port health officer for such place, who shall hold office during the pleasure of the department and shall receive as compensation for his services the fees which he collects under this article.
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