Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40:62-105.8

  • 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
Such petition shall be addressed to the clerk of the board of water commissioners and shall set forth that the signers thereof are qualified voters of the water district in which they reside and for which they desire to nominate the candidate, that they indorse the candidate named in such petition for member of the board of water commissioners, and that they request that the name of the person so indorsed be printed upon the official ballot to be used at the ensuing election. The petition shall further state the residence and post-office address of each person so indorsed, and shall certify that the person so indorsed is legally qualified to be elected a member of the board of water commissioners. With the petition the person indorsed therein shall file a certificate stating that he is qualified to be elected a member of the board of water commissioners, that he consents to stand as a candidate for election, and that, if elected, he agrees to accept and qualify as a member of such body.

L.1951, c. 280, p. 955, s. 8, eff. June 25, 1951.

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