New Jersey Statutes 40A:16-2. Definitions
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40A:16-2
- 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
- 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
a. “Governing body” means the body exercising general legislative power in the municipality, including any mayor selected by the governing body from among its own members;
b. “Incumbent” means a person in present possession of the office of mayor or member of a governing body and who is legally authorized to discharge the duties of the office;
c. “Mayor” means the person elected to that office at large by the voters of the municipality;
d. “Municipality” means any village, borough, town, township or city of this State;
e. “Officer” means a mayor elected at large or the member of a governing body;
f. “Political party” means a party which, at the election held for all of the members of the General Assembly next preceding the holding of any primary election held pursuant to Title 19 of the Revised Statutes, polled for members of the General Assembly at least 10% of the total vote cast in the State.
L.1979, c. 83, s. 1, eff. April 26, 1979.