Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40:75-43

  • 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
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
If the office of the incumbent shall become vacant either by his resignation, failure to file an incumbent’s petition, or by the result of the recall election, his successor shall be the nominee receiving the highest number of votes at the recall election. The person so elected shall hold the office vacated by the incumbent for the remainder of the incumbent’s term of office and shall succeed to all the rights and duties of the office of commissioner in the municipality.

Any person having the qualifications required by section 40:72-1 of this title shall be eligible as a nominee to succeed an incumbent.

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