Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40:81-11a

  • collector: when used in relation to the collection of taxes or water rents or other public assessments, includes all officers charged with the duty of collecting such taxes, water rents or assessments, unless a particular officer is specified. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • 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
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, any municipality governed by this subtitle may by ordinance provide that any person who is appointed to or holds, at the same time, both the office of tax collector and the office of treasurer in any such municipality need not reside within the said municipality in order to hold such offices. Such offices shall not be deemed vacated by a change of residence of any such person.

L.1973, c. 84, s. 1, eff. April 24, 1973.