Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40:43-9

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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
Upon the filing in the office of the secretary of state of any such resolution passed by any such board or body, the corporate title of such municipality shall be changed as designated in such resolution. No suit brought by or against such municipality shall abate by reason of the change of such corporate title, nor shall the liability of such municipality, or of any person to such municipality, on any contract or otherwise, be affected by reason thereof.

A copy of such resolution shall be printed with the public laws next issued after the filing of such resolution.