Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:17-22

  • 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
  • sworn: includes "affirmed. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
The appraisers, before acting under their appointment, shall be severally sworn faithfully, honestly and impartially to appraise the property levied on, according to the true and intrinsic value thereof, without reference to what the same might be supposed to bring at a sale under the execution or process.

The oaths of the appraisers may be administered by the sheriff or other officer of the county or by any person authorized to administer oaths, and shall be indorsed on the appointment, and, with the appointment, shall be filed in the office of the county clerk of that county.

L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.