Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40:160-3

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
L.1882, c. 121, p. 158 (C.S. p. 5753, s.s. 78 to 84), entitled “An act concerning elections in villages,” approved March twenty-second, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two, as amended by L.1890, c. 162, p. 262 (C.S. pp. 5754 to 5756, s.s. 85 to 99), approved April fifteenth, one thousand eight hundred and ninety, and supplemented by L.1899, c. 187, p. 491 (C.S. p. 5754, s. 85a), approved March twenty-fourth, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, saved from repeal. [This act with its amendment and supplement provided for election officers and procedure in villages set off from townships.]