Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40:69A-16

  • 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.
If the charter commission shall propose a special charter or specific amendment or amendments of or to the existing charter of the municipality, it shall be the duty of the governing body of the municipality to forthwith petition the Legislature for a special law or laws, pursuant to the Constitution of 1947 and in the manner provided by general enabling legislation thereunder, to carry out the recommendations of the charter commission.

L.1950, c. 210, p. 466, s. 1-16, eff. June 8, 1950.