New Jersey Statutes 40A:62-1. Incorporation; Corporate Seal
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40A:62-1
- clerk: means the clerk of a municipality or of a board of chosen freeholders. See New Jersey Statutes 40A:1-1
b. This act shall apply to all towns which, prior to the effective date of this act, used the provisions applicable to towns as set out in the Revised Statutes, Title 40, chapters 123 to 141 inclusive, and those towns whose incorporation was by special act of the Legislature prior to 1875.
c. Each town governed by the laws pertaining to the town form of government shall have full power to sue and be sued and have a corporate seal.
d. Any existing town may, by resolution of the council, adopt a name, as prescribed in subsection a. of this section, and the town clerk shall then file a copy of the resolution adopting the name with the county clerk, certified by the town clerk. After the filing of the certificate, the town shall be known and designated by the name so adopted, but no suit, proceeding or instrument shall abate or in anywise be affected by any change of corporate name. (Source: R. S. 40:86-2, R. S. 40:142-1, and New.)
L. 1988, c. 7, s. 1.