Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40:48-2.1

  • 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
The governing body of any municipality in this State shall have the power:

(a) To pass, enforce, alter or repeal ordinances to take effect within the limits of such municipality for the following purposes:

To regulate the opening and closing of beauty parlors on Sunday and holidays; to regulate the hours of opening and closing on weekdays; to fix and enforce penalties for the violations of any ordinances that may be passed by virtue of this act.

(b) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act, the municipality may fix and prescribe the penalties for the violation of any ordinance or section thereof in a sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars ($25.00), or imprisonment not exceeding ten days in the municipal lock-up or county jail as may be designated by the governing body.

L.1938, c. 249, p. 558, s. 1, eff. May 25, 1938.