New Jersey Statutes 40:62-45. Lease of system; term; referendum
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40:62-45
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- 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
The governing body may lease any system of transportation acquired by the municipality under this article to any person who will contract to operate the same according to rules and timetables established by the governing body for a term not exceeding five years, but no such contract shall be made until a majority of the legal voters of the municipality shall vote so to do. The question of the making of any such lease shall be submitted to the voters in the manner provided in sections 40:62-36 to 40:62-39 of this title.