Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:61-11

  • 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
All affidavits indorsed on or added to deeds as required by law by any sheriff, or other officer or person, shall, notwithstanding any errors or imperfections in such affidavits, be taken and held to be good and sufficient in law, but only if such deeds shall have been recorded for a period of at least 6 years.

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